{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Motorsport Brief | The Quinn Family Tackle The Mountain Together","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-motorsport-brief-the-quinn-family-tackle-the-mountain-together","audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/dd2804cb-1f45-4c79-83e9-aa4c003f9f4b/013a3a28-fdf8-414c-8739-b384006298ce/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=4dbd5294-795c-4844-a0b0-aa4c003f9f4b","description":"Tony Quinn is back on the pod to announce details of a Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 hour entry that spans three generations. His pride for this history making moment is arguably greater than his incredible business successes or the big global Motorsport events he’s tackled over the years. Next February the Quinn's will line up for the internationally acclaimed race at Mount Panorama. Tony, his sons Klark and Kent, as well as Grandson Ryder, who calls TQ Popeye! Wait till you hear which car they’re going to use and some of the people on the team spinning spanners and calling the shots. There’s some seriously good operators among the friends who will don the mechanics overalls to share the moment with them. Why Tony’s not making bold predictions about their chances and how it all came together.Plus his thoughts on Triple 8’s endurance campaign and some of the recent moves in the Supercars pit lane. This is Tony Quinn but not like other eps of the pod he’s appeared in underscoring just how much it means that the family has come together for a project that means so much more to all of them than just a tick on their bucket list.  Rusty recorded this chat ahead of round 1 of the Next Gen NZ Championship this weekend at Hampton Downs which Tony & his team in New Zealand promote. There’s a strong Aussies vs Kiwis rivalry brewing too with GT3 and GT4 from Oz staging their final round of the season as a part of the event.https://nextgennz.co.nz/    Head to Rusty's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and give us your feedback and let us know who you want to hear from on Rusty's GarageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":119.3,"endTime":122.7,"type":"concept","title":"GT4","url":"/glossary/gt4","quote":"...the final round of the Shannon Speed Series from Australia with lots of GT3 and GT4 competitors heading over from Oz to take part.","canonicalId":"concept:gt4","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"GT4 is another class of racing cars that are similar to GT3 but typically have less power and fewer modifications. 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