Glossary / General

hot lap

9 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A hot lap is a quick drive around a track where you try to go as fast as possible and see how the car performs.

Technical Definition

A hot lap is a timed driving session, often on a track, where the driver pushes the car to its limits for performance measurement.

Hear It Discussed

"Uh, oh 45 minutes for a hot lap. So it's like I mean you could still park right behind the deal while melissa came as they was qualifying"
Episode 394 - Fremont Opens Their Season, The Kokomo Grand Prix and Knoxville Dirt Nerds Podcast 25:03

"They kindly said to me, would I like to go on a hot lap? So I'd never been on the track at Laguna."
Corkscrews, Mud, and Beverly Hills That Car Show 35:36

"So therefore, Kimmy Antonelli first place. And yes, we had a hot lap with him. Go and check out on social if you haven't seen it already."
Our 2026 Belgian GP predictions P1 with Matt and Tommy 31:50