{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":" Spring Fling MILLION recap and Winternationals","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/spring-fling-million-recap-and-winternationals","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/10dfcaa68/podcast/play/118065532/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-7%2Ff4cb19c5-b843-b2b0-cb5c-7288305340fe.mp3","description":"Ronnie Kohrt Joins us tonight to review the week that was the Spring Fling Million. Early look into what could be at the Pomona Winternationals\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":255.6,"endTime":260.5,"type":"concept","title":"time slips","url":"/glossary/time-slips","quote":"Well, uh, should we get into the the meat and potatoes of this deal and\nLet's bring on the voice one of the voices of the spring fling million. Mr. Ronnie court. How are you doing tonight dog?\n...\nNasty time slips coming out of that joint this weekend","canonicalId":"concept:time-slips","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Time slips” are the official printouts from a drag strip that record elapsed time (ET) and trap speed for each run. They’re how racers compare performance and verify improvements across rounds or events.","simplifiedExplanation":"A “time slip” is the paper the track gives you after your run. It shows how fast you went and how long it took, so you can compare your results."}},{"startTime":323.8,"endTime":336.8,"type":"concept","title":"Spring Fling Million","url":"/glossary/spring-fling-million","quote":"Ronnie is that is that your first time ever at the spring fling million? ... I was on the mic two years ago for it. 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The idea is that they learn the skills early, so they’re more prepared when they move up."}},{"startTime":827.0,"endTime":830.2,"type":"term","title":"breakout","url":"/glossary/breakout","quote":"...it's not just flat-footed See who gets there and maybe a breakout like these kids are driving now","canonicalId":"term:breakout","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In bracket drag racing, a breakout is when a car runs faster than its dial-in (the target time). Breaking out usually means you lose because you beat the expected number and the other racer can still run their dial-in.","simplifiedExplanation":"In bracket racing, you pick a target time (a dial-in). 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