{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"The Undercut – How hot is too hot?","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-undercut-how-hot-is-too-hot","audioUrl":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TWOAO5405576063.mp3","description":"The Undercut is back for another week, downloading a hot weekend in the Top End for Supercars!\n\nAaron Noonan is joined in the studio by James Moffat, with our special guest, DJR super-sub, Todd Hazelwood!\n\nDoes Triple Eight have the wobbles? Will Waters and De Pasquale maintain the rage? Friyay or Frinay races? Is night racing the tonic to spark the Darwin trip? Plus, much more!\n\nIn Number Crunching, we look forward to Townsville – can Chaz Mostert break Triple Eight’s stranglehold on the Queensland streets?\n\nThis week on The Workbench, Moff is once again put to the test – who has the most race wins without a championship title to their credit?\n\nThere’s a brilliant behind-the-scenes clip from the Amaroo Park archives, and a whole lot more.\n\nThis is V8 Sleuth’s look at the world of Supercars, with the\nangles you don’t and won’t get anywhere else, with the analysis and numbers to\nback them up!\n\nAgree/disagree with our takes? Let us know in the comments!\n\nV8 SLEUTH MAGAZINE: ⁠https://bit.ly/47XVTxz⁠\n\nPERKINS MOTORSPORT: ⁠https://bit.ly/4mPNFfl⁠\n\nMODEL CARS: ⁠http://bit.ly/4678VH3⁠\n\nBOOKS: ⁠http://bit.ly/4pfnZLC⁠\n\nAPPAREL: ⁠http://bit.ly/4pblOIQ⁠\n\nOur thanks go out to Castrol - unlock the very EDGE of performance today, for more, check out: ⁠https://castrol.com.au/edge⁠\n\nAlso, to our Burning Questions partner, Motorcraft - the best choice for parts when it comes to your Ford.\n\nWe also welcome aboard ACL Race Series, who, for over 70 years, has been producing world-class engine bearings right here in Australia. Check out: ⁠https://www.aclperformance.com.au/⁠\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"id":447730,"startTime":92.9,"endTime":100.4,"type":"topic","title":"Trans Am weekend","url":"/glossary/trans-am-weekend","quote":"In the headlines, with a round win, albeit, does it still have an asterisk next to its name for the Trans Am weekend? 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