{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"OULTON PARK REVIEW BTCC 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/oulton-park-review-btcc-2026","audioUrl":"https://s3.castbox.fm/85/85/36/7b86ef4a379b77e4ed0c7d93f4.mp3","description":"  AN ACTION PACKED SUNDAY WITH PLENTY OF CONTROVERSY. THE LASTROUND BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK AND WE BRING YOU ALL THE ACTION.  "},"annotations":[{"id":405405,"startTime":173.6,"endTime":176.0,"type":"term","title":"tire set up","url":"/glossary/tire-set-up","quote":"In terms of tire set up the earliest hard running car.","canonicalId":"term:tire-set-up","priority":0.65,"confidence":0.72,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In touring car racing, “tire set up” refers to how teams choose and manage tires for the session—often including which compound to run and how aggressively to use them early. 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