Glossary / General

Pit

32 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

The pit is the area where the car is serviced during the event. It’s where teams can make quick changes and help the car stay within safe operating temperatures.

Technical Definition

The “pit” is where teams work on the car during an event—often including cooling management, tire changes, and adjustments. In this segment, the pit setup is relevant because they’re discussing how the car is cooled between runs.

Hear It Discussed

"you know, five hours later with Tato, just so he could show me some stuff cause the race cars having problems. He pulls out of pit, he brakes for turn one"
Durango Hellcat Review; Waymo vs Taxi; Mercedes Update The Smoking Tire 17:31

"They had their hospitality set up right above their pit. They invited us to the track walk."
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"they've got to make these calls at this moment you're going to pit now vsc under the virtual safety car"
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