{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Pit Straight: We Are so Back, the IndyCar Edition","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-pit-straight-we-are-so-back-the-indycar-edition","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/frontstretch_pod/ins.blubrry.com/frontstretch_pod/The_Pit_Straight-We_are_SO_BACK.mp3","description":"Open wheel fans rejoice: the Month of May has arrived!"},"annotations":[{"startTime":25.1,"endTime":49.9,"type":"topic","title":"IndyCar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS)","url":"/glossary/indycar-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway-ims","quote":"Indy cars are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and do you have Montreal as long as it doesn't rain at Indy on\n[32.9s] a more or less Sunday\n[35.9s] F1 in Montreal doesn't quite have the same same cachet as it were\n[41.2s] but Indy cars\n[43.3s] Back at IMS for for racing this weekend","canonicalId":"topic:indycar-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway-ims","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"This segment is about IndyCar returning to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a race weekend. 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More downforce usually means better tire grip, especially at speed."}},{"startTime":358.1,"endTime":365.8,"type":"term","title":"ultimate start finish line","quote":"It's it's active and at the drop of the restart or after this the initial start passing the ultimate start finish line\n[365.8s] I think why not just have it active at the for the whole time","canonicalId":"term:ultimate-start-finish-line","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.55,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The start/finish line is the track line used to define the start of a lap and the official timing reference. The “ultimate” start/finish line phrasing here refers to the specific line the rules use to determine when certain systems (like push-to-pass) become active for the restart or initial start.","simplifiedExplanation":"The start/finish line is the track’s official timing line. 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