The Thermal One
About this episode
The hosts dive into the challenges and drama of the recent Thermal race weekend, focusing heavily on tire management struggles, hybrid failures, and strategic insights. They discuss qualifying tactics, controversial penalties, and a heated on-track incident between Scotty Mack and Devlin DeFrancesco. The episode also covers the unexpected Fox broadcast blackout, their improvised commentary during the outage, and reflections on the race's entertainment value despite low TV ratings and negative perceptions of the venue. The conversation wraps with thoughts on scheduling issues and upcoming Red Bull rumors.
Hinch can't make it, until he can, but at least he's really tired and has bad internet (in Japan somehow). Alex breaks down his weekend and the positives he can take away from it, while fully dodging any conversation about pineapple on pizza. Hinch takes us behind the scenes on the power outage, and the guys talk about why Thermal has a bad rap.
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