{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Pike's Peak Champion Chris Lennon ","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/pike-s-peak-champion-chris-lennon","audioUrl":"https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/4778f66f-5d19-456a-9820-b08f00dfd567/52a59650-3607-4845-98ba-b444015d99e2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=42336c1a-f7c2-4898-885b-b08f00e0bb66","description":"Hannah and Matt welcome the author and Porsche driver to talk about what goes into preparing a car and getting to the podium of the century-old hill climb race in Colorado. 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The course is closed for the event, and the elevation gain is extreme, which makes cooling, traction, and power delivery especially challenging.","simplifiedExplanation":"Pike’s Peak is a race where cars drive up a mountain road. The road is closed for the event, and the climb is so steep and high that it makes driving and car cooling much harder than a normal track."}},{"startTime":113.56,"endTime":115.56,"type":"car","title":"Buick Century","url":"/cars/buick/century","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/%2700_Buick_Century_Limited.png","quote":"...d then this This has been going on for well o our century. Right, yeah, this I think this year is the one h...","canonicalId":"car:buick:century","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Buick Century is a midsize sedan that has been produced for many years, making it a long-running model name in Buick’s lineup. 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I mean\n[124.8s] they stop the they close the course for this race, but it's literally up a fourteen thousand foot mountain side on a road.","canonicalId":"concept:time-trial-on-open-public-road","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A time trial is a format where the goal is to set the fastest elapsed time rather than race wheel-to-wheel. Describing Pike’s Peak as a “time trial on open public road” highlights that it’s run on a road course with closures, not a purpose-built track circuit.","simplifiedExplanation":"A time trial means you’re racing the clock, not other cars side-by-side. In this case, it’s run on a public road that gets closed for the event."}},{"startTime":124.8,"endTime":136.2,"type":"concept","title":"fourteen thousand foot mountain side","url":"/glossary/fourteen-thousand-foot-mountain-side","quote":"they stop the they close the course for this race, but it's literally up a fourteen thousand foot mountain side on a road. It's kind of wild and wooly, and\n[136.2s] it's one of the few things that feel very old world when you go.","canonicalId":"concept:fourteen-thousand-foot-mountain-side","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Running at roughly 14,000 feet means the air is much thinner than at sea level. That affects engine breathing (less oxygen), which can change power output and how cars manage cooling and traction during a long climb.","simplifiedExplanation":"At around 14,000 feet, the air is thinner than normal. That can reduce engine power and make the car work harder, especially on a long uphill run."}},{"startTime":156.0,"endTime":163.7,"type":"concept","title":"Isle of Man TT","url":"/glossary/isle-of-man-tt","quote":"Yeah, right, It's one of those things like like the tt on the Isle of Man where you kind of totally wonder is this still legal?","canonicalId":"concept:isle-of-man-tt","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Isle of Man TT is a motorcycle road race held on public roads with minimal barriers, which makes it exceptionally dangerous. The hosts’ comparison frames it as a “legal-but-questionable” throwback to earlier eras of high-risk racing culture.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Isle of Man TT is a motorcycle race on roads that aren’t closed off like a typical track. It’s famous for being extremely risky, which is why people talk about whether it’s “still legal.”"}},{"startTime":181.3,"endTime":203.8,"type":"topic","title":"Pike's Peak racing classes","url":"/glossary/pike-s-peak-racing-classes","quote":"I mean, I was looking at how I would introduce you, Chris, and obviously you've won in your class at Pike's Peak... You've podiumed also in the open class, which I imagine is one of the fastest classes.","canonicalId":"topic:pike-s-peak-racing-classes","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Racing “classes” group cars by rules like performance potential and allowed modifications, so drivers compete against similar machinery. 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The course length (about 12.5 miles) and elevation gain make it uniquely demanding, especially because the road wasn’t designed for 100–150 mph racing speeds.","simplifiedExplanation":"Pike’s Peak is a race where cars drive up a mountain road as fast as they can. It’s tough because it’s long, steep, and the road isn’t built for that kind of speed."}},{"startTime":383.8,"endTime":410.6,"type":"concept","title":"factory teams vs grassroots teams","quote":"The other thing that makes it very unique too is that this is a combination of factory teams and grassroots teams, which you don't really find that.","canonicalId":"concept:factory-teams-vs-grassroots-teams","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Factory teams are manufacturer-backed racing programs with major funding and engineering support, while grassroots teams are smaller, independently run efforts. 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Here it’s mentioned to show that record-level attempts can require huge budgets."}},{"startTime":473.8,"endTime":477.5,"type":"concept","title":"World Endurance class racing","quote":"So to be competitive, I would say, you know in that range of quarter million up to the Volkswagen IDR that set the all time record was rumored to have spent forty million on their effort.\n\n[473.8s] And so season in World Endurance class racing.","canonicalId":"concept:world-endurance-class-racing","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.6,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“World Endurance class racing” refers to endurance-style motorsport categories where cars run for long durations and teams manage reliability, strategy, and development over time. 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It’s not just swapping the engine—there’s a whole new electric system to make it work and perform."}},{"startTime":563.4,"endTime":572.3,"type":"term","title":"breaks","url":"/glossary/breaks","quote":"The downside of that is it's exposed the fact that the breaks are not sufficient. So now that we're going as fast as we should, we can't slow down as fast as we need to.","canonicalId":"term:breaks","priority":0.7,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In this context, “breaks” refers to the braking system’s ability to slow the car down from high speed. The speaker’s point is that once the car can accelerate to the expected speeds, the limiting factor becomes stopping power—so brake hardware and brake cooling/management need development.","simplifiedExplanation":"They’re talking about brakes. As the car goes faster, it also has to stop fast enough, and their current brakes aren’t strong enough yet."}},{"startTime":589.8,"endTime":605.5,"type":"term","title":"prototype EV","url":"/glossary/prototype-ev","quote":"Wait, I have a question on the development of this car really quickly... developing a prototype EV to go up and handle this type of elevation change","canonicalId":"term:prototype-ev","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A prototype EV is an early, experimental electric vehicle built to test performance and engineering ideas before a production-ready design exists. For a hill climb like Pike’s Peak, the prototype has to handle sustained power demands, changing traction, and energy management under altitude and weather swings.","simplifiedExplanation":"A prototype EV is an experimental electric car that’s still being developed. It’s built to test how well an electric setup can handle tough conditions like a steep climb."}},{"startTime":589.8,"endTime":605.5,"type":"concept","title":"elevation change","url":"/glossary/elevation-change","quote":"because we know with the elevation change, obviously, electric vehicles have very different considerations to internal combustion cars when you're going up the hill","canonicalId":"concept:elevation-change","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Elevation change matters because it affects how the car’s systems perform as altitude rises. For EVs, the key issues are power delivery and thermal management under different air density and weather conditions; for internal combustion, it also strongly impacts engine breathing and cooling.","simplifiedExplanation":"Elevation change means the track goes up a lot in height. 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It can be more complicated, so it’s a bigger engineering jump than just tuning."}},{"startTime":639.5,"endTime":659.8,"type":"term","title":"supercharge","url":"/glossary/supercharge","quote":"we're gonna have to turbo charge or supercharge this, which leads to a whole other level of expense and risk","canonicalId":"term:supercharge","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Supercharging forces more air into an engine using a mechanically driven compressor (often belt-driven). Like turbocharging, it increases power potential, but it changes how the engine makes heat and how the car must be engineered to handle that stress.","simplifiedExplanation":"Supercharging is another way to boost power by pushing more air into the engine. It can help performance, but it also adds engineering challenges."}},{"startTime":670.4,"endTime":707.6,"type":"brand","title":"Zero Motorcycles","url":"/glossary/zero-motorcycles","quote":"Is this Zero Motorcycles... the main guy had built a prototype out of a street night portion nine twelve with four motors and four electric motors from Zero Motorcycles","canonicalId":"brand:zero-motorcycles","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Zero Motorcycles is an electric motorcycle brand, known for producing EV powertrains and battery systems. In this segment, the brand is involved as a partner group that built and developed the electric prototype drivetrain concept for the Pike’s Peak effort.","simplifiedExplanation":"Zero Motorcycles is a company that makes electric bikes. 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That can help the car put power down more effectively as conditions change on the climb."}},{"startTime":738.0,"endTime":744.7,"type":"term","title":"eight motor setup","url":"/glossary/eight-motor-setup","quote":"So now we're in an eight motor setup. Which again it's nobody has ever done this before.","canonicalId":"term:eight-motor-setup","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An “eight motor setup” means the vehicle uses eight electric motors to drive the wheels or axle(s). Multiple motors can improve traction control and torque delivery, and they can be packaged to distribute drive forces more effectively. The host emphasizes it as unusual for this kind of racing application.","simplifiedExplanation":"An “eight motor setup” means the car has eight electric motors instead of one. More motors can help the car manage traction and deliver power more precisely. 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I actually ran out of gas putting in the car back on the trailer after the race, which was perfect.","canonicalId":"concept:using-the-smallest-possible-energy-storage-for-race-strategy","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.76,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The segment describes an energy-minimization strategy: carry only as much battery energy (or fuel) as needed to complete the race. Extra energy storage adds weight, which can slow the car, so teams aim to hit the finish with minimal remaining energy. The host compares it directly to gasoline racing where you don’t want extra fuel weight.","simplifiedExplanation":"They’re talking about carrying the bare minimum energy to finish the race. If you bring extra battery or fuel, you add weight, and weight can make you slower. The goal is to arrive with just enough to complete the run."}},{"startTime":904.92,"endTime":919.1,"type":"term","title":"battery capacity","url":"/glossary/battery-capacity","quote":"want to be with the battery capacity that we want enough capacity to get in the summit. We don't even care if we've got enough to get back down.","canonicalId":"term:battery-capacity","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Battery capacity is how much electrical energy the pack can store, usually measured in kWh. For an EV hill climb, capacity determines how far you can go at full-throttle before the battery runs low.","simplifiedExplanation":"Battery capacity is basically how much energy the battery can hold. 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On a hill climb, added weight makes it harder to get up to speed and keep momentum."}},{"startTime":934.0,"endTime":950.6,"type":"term","title":"battery monoliths","url":"/glossary/battery-monoliths","quote":"we right now have four large zero motorcycles battery monoliths, which each one I think is about one hundred and seventy five pounds, So yeah, we've got four of them.","canonicalId":"term:battery-monoliths","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Battery monoliths” refers to large, self-contained battery modules/blocks used in the vehicle’s pack. 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