Glossary / General

Pit

19 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."
What Pre 1995 Car Do We Drive to Denver, What Car Do We Bury, Shift & Steer EP565 Shift and Steer 09:59

"And then when cars go into pit at the NURBS, [3393.8s] there's a time minimum requirement to be in there. [3396.7s] So you can get everything done on a car much faster"
S3 E65 MartiniWorks Podcast 56:31