Glossary / General

pits

50 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

The pits are where race cars go during a race to get fuel, change tires, or fix problems. It's a busy place where teams work quickly to help their drivers.

Technical Definition

The pits, or pit lane, is an area in a racetrack where cars stop for refueling, tire changes, and repairs during a race. Teams use this time to make quick adjustments to improve performance or address issues that arise during the race.

Hear It Discussed

"twocarsgodownthedragstriptogether,uh,alloftheactivitiesthatgooninthepits,um,theallofthetheboothsthataretheresellingtheirwaresandthatsortofstuff."
Inside Pine Valley Raceway’s NHRA Revival In Lufkin Texas In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 07:04

"That was, because like, we, you know, A, the pits are much more accessible [2358.7s] than in F one or in an endurance race or in F one, they have these massive"
Ferrari Luce; My Indy500 Trip; '27 Aston DB12S Review The Smoking Tire 39:10

"It's not like, dude, the pits, you're like, I walked into the pits and I was like, Oh, this is cool."
Luft Tokyo, Rally to Magarigawa Club and RoundCat Racing - DWA! Podcast Ep. #928 Driving While Awesome 12:59