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This is off track. We
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Going?
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Yeah. Wow. Everybody looks chipper today.
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You guys like had a long day or two?
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I mean, I've had two long days. I don't know what Alex
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Deal is.
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Well, I don't know about that.
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James leaves like four hours
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before everyone else, so. That's true.
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Actually, I gotta be honest, these were two
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of the shortest days I've ever done at content day.
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In any capacity. Yeah. Yeah. It is pretty nice.
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It's pretty nice. Uh, kudos to Fox for organizing it.
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Well, actually, on that note, I'm curious, Alex, we,
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we talk about this day, this these days every year, right?
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Because they're just everybody's favorite time of the year
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and it's often in the past. ,
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Did that come from content day?
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Did somebody have those for you there? Nope. No.
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He just went on 'em
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on his own. Yeah, he just had those Your own,
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Um, lovely Sour Patch kid plug.
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Let's get on that, Tim. Um,
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but anyway, Alex, so we, we talk about these days every year
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and there have been years where they're run very well.
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There have been years where they are run like,
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like shockingly poorly.
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Um, how would you rank this year's format
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in totality in terms of like efficiency
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and, you know, uh, enjoyment
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and staying on schedule, et cetera?
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Lemme put it to you this way.
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The only complaint I had about yesterday was the food.
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The food was, there you go. Horrifying.
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You didn't like the boxed sandwiches.
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That wasn't it. So, oh,
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they send out like three months before this day.
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Like they demand your order. Right.
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And it's a, it's a list of like seven things, which is nice
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that they give you a choice options and
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All that.
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Yeah. Yeah. And um, a couple
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of the choices were like a salad, like a Caesar salad,
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a house salad, whatever.
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Um, so I chose a house salad knowing that, you know,
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there would be, you know, sides with it.
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Like, there's always a cookie,
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there's usually some fruit of sorts.
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Yeah. There would, there's always like chip snacks,
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something surround, right?
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Like, there's always stuff. And the sam, like,
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I really don't like, I don't like soggy sandwiches.
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Right. With the,
With the rest of 'em. Right.
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So I was just like, I'm, I'm over those. I want a salad.
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I'm not lying when I tell you the salad
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was the size of an iPhone.
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Yeah,
That was pretty frustrating because you, was that
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The, like the chicken seizure salad, like it,
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were they in those boxes?
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Did it come in a cardboard box?
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They were And then the salad was inside that. Yeah. Yeah.
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I saw that. I saw those. I'm like, I, I didn't get it.
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'cause I'm like, ah, that's not enough food.
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That's not like a meal. Sure.
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Right, right. Yeah. That's like a, that's like a,
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Especially for you, a
Side side salad.
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Well, no. Yes. It's, it's not even just for me.
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It's, it's a long day. Right. And there's minimal breaks.
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Um, and so lunch is something that is like a, it's a,
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it's a light at the end of the tunnel event, right?
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Yeah. You're, it's a, you've done a, you've done
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A happy break in the middle and Yeah,
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It's a nice break.
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You get to catch up with your
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pals, you get to have some food.
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It's, lunch is usually like 45 minutes to an hour.
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So it's like, it's a decent amount of time.
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Um, you can get your caffeine intake up,
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you can go to the restroom, all that sort of thing.
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So you can understand my, especially
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'cause I don't eat breakfast, my severe disappointment.
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'cause I've been counting down the minutes, um,
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to, to lunch and, and that happened.
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Um, and you know what?
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That's just what you get for trying to be, uh,
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just a health nut and just a big athlete .
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So, um, I will, I will end my complaining there
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because as I told Kate Davis, who is, this is kind
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of her day, um, what's the best one?
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It was the best one. Now that did not mean my enjoyment
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of it was any higher than usual.
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But I will say it was really nice to not be messed
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around scheduling wise or waiting around.
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Yeah. Or just, there was no waste of time. It was so long.
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Like it was ieg legitimately.
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I didn't leave till 7:00 PM Yeah.
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It was a 12 hour day, but I was the last one there.
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I it's weird. It's weird, but wow.
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That's the second year in a row.
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I've been the last one there. Um, it's 'cause
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She's so popular, man.
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Everybody wants to see you.
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It's weird. 'cause my glowing personality just .
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Um, I know last year you guys talked about
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how whipping the first year with Fox,
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it was like a pretty major step up.
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There was a lot of unexpected things that they came in and,
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and brought in really up the
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professionalism and things like that.
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Did they take it to a new level
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or was it just refreshing to see it was back to that,
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you know, how, what was that kind of like? I
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wouldn't say they took it to a new level.
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There was actually less stuff,
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but the quality of it was still
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like, yeah.
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So I mean they probably overdid it last
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year 'cause they didn't know what they needed.
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Right. So this year was just a little bit more refined, um,
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in terms of the stages and sets and everything.
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But they were still super badass.
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Did you see the poster room James? Dude,
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The poster room was awesome.
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Incredible. Because like a lot
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of those posters weren't real posters.
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Right. I know. So it's like somebody was just tasked
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with creating 65 po like indie
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500 esque looking posters from different eras.
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Mm-hmm . And some of the stuff they
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came up with was awesome. Was really cool.
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Amazing. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
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So, um, to answer your question, Tim, yeah.
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I mean, Fox's level of professionalism and their commitment
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and the amount of people that they bring to this event
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and their desire to create a good product for people
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to see is, is, is amazing.
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And, and you didn't actually even see the full, uh, staff
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because you were on day one
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and a bunch of them got stuck flying in.
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So there was actually more Fox people there
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today, uh, on day two.
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But no, I'm glad to hear you say that
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because from where we were sitting, so,
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so they gave us a room,
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us being all the honor people, right?
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So Buxton, Townsend, Georgia, Kevin, Jack,
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when he wasn't being a driver
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and Jamie Little were all there.
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and it was awesome.
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It's such a nice time for us to just catch up
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with everybody, get, get a feel of everyone's, you know,
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vibe going into a season.
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But it was just run so well
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and it was kept to such a tight schedule.
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We had people with clipboards and, and walkie talkies.
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That was the thing for me that
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I'm like, oh, hang on a minute.
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We are coordinating this to a level
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that we have never done before.
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And it was like, alright, we're done with Rosenquist.
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Rosen qui coming to room four now.
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And it was just like, really,
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it seemed really on it from where we were sitting.
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And so obviously we're just one room.
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It's good to know that, like, that was the experience
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for you guys as well.
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Uh, yeah, a hundred percent. So, um, hats off
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to everyone involved there.
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There wasn't even anything there.
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There was one room, and I'm not gonna call out the room,
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but it, it was, it was one of the promoter rooms.
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Um, and some of the questions were really, really bad
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and, and clearly came from someone
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who has no concept of Motors sports.
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So, um, yeah, go ahead.
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That was, yeah, I was gonna ask if there was like,
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Kind of like you No, even less. Ooh,
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That's not good.
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That's, that feels harsh.
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I was wondering if there was any rooms
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where like they were doing, you know, social videos
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or something where you were like, there was something
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that you just flat out were
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like, absolutely not gonna do that.
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Um, well here, I,
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I feel like I've got people pretty trained now. .
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Like even Oscar Meyer, even Oscar Meyer,
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who's a new partner, they knew, like,
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'cause a lot of guys walked in there
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and walked out with like their heads in their hands like
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shaking, like looking at me being like,
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you are going to hate this.
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And I walked in there and it was like, it was great.
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So it was very easy. , nothing stupid with hot dogs.
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Big wiener guy. Um, no, the only room that I refused
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to do something in was BorgWarner,
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and they were like, hula hoop.
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And I was like, get <inaudible>,
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because A, that has nothing to do with Borg, Warner.
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B that has nothing to do with racing
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and C I'll look like a moron.
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So, and C no. Um, interesting. Okay. Okay.
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Um, speaking of Oscar Meyer, like their presence was, uh,
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pretty big as any partner. Did you,
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Did you talk to any of the, the, the wiener
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People, the hotdogs?
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No. Um, 'cause you know,
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did we talk about the Weenie 500 coming back?
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Did we talk about that last week? Or
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No, not last week.
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Maybe that got announced between
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Yeah, I didn't think so. So, so the weenie 500 is making its
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triumphant return to the Speedway mm-hmm .
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For its second annual, uh, event. Well,
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Considering it got 8 million viewers. That makes sense.
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8 million people watch that 8 million.
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Just to put that in perspective, 7.2,
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watch the Indie 500 itself.
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Um, so this was a big deal. And, uh, it's back.
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It's now gonna be on like,
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I think it's gonna be on network television.
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I think they're putting it on Big Fox,
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which is incredible. Well,
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Again, with those, with those TV numbers
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They're gonna air it against the
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Well, no, my, but my thing is, in all honesty,
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like when we commentated on that, right?
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There weren't a lot of rules
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'cause it was like, not really on real television.
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Like there's more rules on network tv, I feel like,
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and we might, I don't know what we're gonna get away
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with saying, we've also used a lot of our best material,
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so we're gonna have to come up with some new stuff.
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We're gonna have to really put our heads
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together and figure that out.
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But, uh, very excited that the weenie 500 is coming back.
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But no, Alex, I did not talk to any of the hot Doggers.
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So they all, all
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of the Hot Dogger. I didn't know that's what they were called.
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Is that the term? Yeah. Yeah, .
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Yeah.
No, that's a real thing.
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So, so they're the, the drivers of, of the wieners
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and, um, they all showed up in race suits,
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and I ran into a couple of them in the hallway.
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I saw the picture. It
Was, it was, uh, yeah.
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And super outgoing and exuberant
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and all this sort of thing. Your
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Favorite kind of people.
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And, and you, you talk to them
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for like a minute and you're like, okay.
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Like, ha ha, like that's cool with the punts.
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Like that's, that's great.
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And you ask 'em a question
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and it, they do not answer
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or talk outside of hotdog puns. And it is, they're
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Professionals.
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Incredible. These must be like borderline Julliard trained
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actors, because they are so committed
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to their role
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and they are so intelligent that like,
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you can ask them anything
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and they have a hotdog answer on the spot.
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Incredible. And I was just blown away.
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I was like, you guys are you,
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you are at such a high level compared to any
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of the drivers here that, uh, these are So we
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Need to have them on.
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We should absolutely have some hotdog. Well, I don't know,
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Because you can't, you can't ask
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them anything because it's
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Not for a full episode.
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But I think we should have 'em on for a little bit,
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like a five minute thing. Well,
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Look, we usually do a live show on Car Day,
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which is the day of the we 500. So be super busy. So
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Yeah.
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But like they come on, we, we have 'em on the show
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as guests real quick know, but
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You don't want to bug people in on a
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race weekend, you know, .
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Yeah. It's a big day for them.
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It's a big day for them. Um,
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So, so that, that was a new addition, um, to the stops.
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Another new edition was a room on my schedule
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that was called IndyCar Kids.
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And Yes, I was like, I was like, okay, thinking that,
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you know, we have some, some aspiring young, uh,
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journalists, bloggers, whatever you wanna call it Yeah.
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In the paddock, right? And
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so I was thinking this was gonna be a media availability
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of sorts, um, for are,
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Are we, are we going to, are we gonna give away
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exactly what it was?
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We're not gonna give away exactly what it was. Okay.
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All I'm gonna say is, um, Fox clearly
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saw, uh, James Hinch Cliff's, NBC tiny cars,
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uh,
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And, and they took their own, um, direction with it.
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Throw a twist on it. Yeah. And
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It was incredible
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because I, I sat, let me just say I sat down in a chair
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for a six month old , um, incredibly, it didn't break.
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And I was like, this is deja vu, except James isn't here.
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Right. . And it was the same level
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of ludicrous questions and you were
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Just like, I can't tell you that I
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did help write some of the questions, . Oh
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My gosh.
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Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
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So I'm super excited for whatever avenue
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that's gonna come out on for everyone to watch it,
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because it was amazing.
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That was by far the highlight of the day.
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I honestly don't, I was gonna ask
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what your favorite room was, so there you go. Bad Now
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We know.
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Yeah. By a mile. Yeah.
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I, I wasn't sure.
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I still don't know if that's a Fox thing
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or an in, I think it's an Indy
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car thing. I don't think it's
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A Fox thing.
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Oh, is it? Okay thing. Okay.
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I think, I don't know that.
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Um, but yeah, I'm also excited
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to see the end result of that.
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'cause the concept I thought was hilarious. Amazing.
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Amazing.
So, uh, good. I'm glad you enjoyed that.
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Mm-hmm . Okay, so that was the best room.
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That was gonna be a follow-up question. That best room.
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Uh, okay. So that's, that's content day. Um,
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I heard, I heard a rumor that, uh,
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that TBA made an appearance for, uh, for Dale coin racing.
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TBA made an appearance.
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Well, you can watch Alex Palone's Instagram video
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and see exactly who that
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is.
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Oh, he, oh, busted. Um, he'd, his back of his
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Head.
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He wouldn't do it. He didn't do it intentionally.
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It was just in the background.
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Yeah. Okay. Yeah.
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Um, well, uh, there was one other thing that I wanted
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to talk about on, uh,
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for media today that I thought was quite funny.
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Your press conference in which you called me out for,
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uh, saying that you were committing a fashion faux pa with,
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I thought you were out
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On
Holding the microphone
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Like that.
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Well, I was getting to that
I've ever seen
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in my life. Like, what are you
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Supposed to do?
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It was funny 'cause you're like hunched over
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and then you ask the question and to answer it
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and you sit up and just pick the microphone
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up and hold it with you.
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I thought it was because you were trying
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to show off. I would have to The
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stripes
, like it was, it was it,
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the microphone was this tall, it was about
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as much snow as we got in Indy. 10 inches.
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It was 10
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Inches, 10 hole.
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It was like the tiny mics from the tiny cars segment.
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Exactly. 10 inches.
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Well, yeah. Yeah. You were asked about your new look
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and you just, just unprompted.
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You're like, well, do you like my stripes?
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Because James Hinchcliffe, James Hinchcliffe thinks they're
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<inaudible>
. Yeah. You were,
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You were, you did say that on the comments.
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That's not what I said.
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I said bold strategy where it's a, it's a known fashion.
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Fapa. I don't make the rules
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and I'm not a fashion icon. I know that
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James.
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Yes sir. Everyone likes them except you
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And I didn't say I don't like them.
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This is the sour patch kids thing all over again. Well,
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Yeah. Correct. Where
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We're
Correctly
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Pointing out when you were saying you hated something,
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You
Guys are the worst. You don't listen.
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Okay. What we
Have here is that
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Failure to communicate color
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Or stripes or anything happy and joyous so that children
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Or candy or Yeah, just
We things.
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Um, no. So, uh, here's something,
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did you say wheat things, sweet things?
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Oh, I thought you
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Said we.
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That makes more sense. I did too. .
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Do you not like Wheat thins either You don't like doing
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what the hell's what's your problem
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With wheat things? You
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Know, those, I'm actually, you know, like pretty,
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pretty lukewarm on of all the things
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That are, that's the one.
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Are you anti getting enough fiber?
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I get plenty of
Fiber.
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They're better than trist.
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I don't think you get the right amount of fiber based on
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how that I long you sit on the toilet.
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Okay. It's
Unrelated. Anyway,
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Speaking of, uh, disagreements,
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I heard from no less than four different people yesterday.
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Mm-hmm . That they are all on my side
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of the Lazy River situation.
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Right. Which means that the other 326
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that were there are on Tim and I's side.
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Nope. I have, I have not heard anyone.
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I wanna know names. I wanna know names
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of these psychopaths.
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Well, Tim , I don't, I barely know James' name,
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so that's gonna be tough. .
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Okay. So it's none of the other drivers.
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It was man and bro and dude.
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Got it. Um, okay. Yeah.
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Well, um, good man, bro, dude in you can all have fun,
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lazy rivering with a bunch of corpses.
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Mm. Um, there was a funny question that
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Townsend asked a couple of the guys today
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that didn't make the, the list yesterday.
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But I'm just curious now to ask you the same question,
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which was, you're going to Vegas,
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I think I know your answer,
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but you're going to Vegas for two nights
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with one current driver on the IndyCar grid,
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or let's say from the last year.
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Who are you going with?
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Colton? Because he lives in Vegas,
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Because have lodging.
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He's already, Colton and I, we have been,
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we have probably been to no less than
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eight casinos on various race weekends.
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Yeah.
So, yeah. Yeah. Colton,
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You guys, did you
Like think my answer would be,
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I I thought you were gonna say Connor.
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Oh. Uh,
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But I also sort of forgot Colton lived there and Yeah.
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You guys do that Super Colton a lot,
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so that's super helpful.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
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Either one, either one would be good. I mean,
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Colton or Connor would also be fun. Yeah.
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Yeah. Okay. All right. Mm-hmm .
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Uh, well that's content day. What was
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The point?
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What was the point of him asking that question?
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Did any, and also, did anyone say me?
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So he only asked like three people.
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It was like a late addition to the lineup.
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And of those three, uh, no, nobody did say you. That's fine.
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I'd, I'd have said to you if they had
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asked me, but thanks bro,
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Not a driver.
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Um, so that was content day.
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Um, speaking of content, uh,
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Fox pumped out another IndyCar commercial.
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Mm-hmm . Um, a very different
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vibe to Joseph's. Mm-hmm .
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If you haven't seen it and you're listening, go watch it.
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It's on everything. Yeah.
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I just don't know that it, it capture.
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So we're trying really hard to
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make IndyCar appealing.
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Right. Whether that be through personalities
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or, um, how fast
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and dangerous the cars are, or the diversity of the tracks
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and racing and competitiveness and all that sort of thing.
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Right. The physicality, the history
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and having our most popular driver, um,
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drive a garbage truck around , um,
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and wave to some ladies in a lawn chair
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just didn't really move the needle for me.
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And so I, I'm interested to see if you guys agree with that
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or not, because Joseph's, I thought as we talked about
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last week or whatever, like it captured his personality
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and it kind of played into how people were into
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these semi horror comedy TV shows and that sort of thing.
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And how, like, the killers next door,
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and this was like, what are we doing with the garbage truck?
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Like, how do Own has owned three jets in the past 18 months?
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He's got a Shelby Cobra sitting in his garage. Yeah.
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What,
What are we doing here? And a McLaren, right.
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So I see, I see your point. I do see your point on that.
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I I half agree I have disagree,
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and I think the point that I, what I took away from it was
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that Joseph's thing kind
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of leaned into this sort of new character slash persona
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that Joseph's got. Right. Like
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Bad boy.
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The ki Yeah. Like he, he's the stone cold killer, right?
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He's, this is, that's kind of like the, the vibe Patto is is
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the goofy happy-go-lucky,
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like lovable dude on the grid, right?
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Like outta the car.
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He's this, that's kind of his persona,
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which I think they did a good job of capturing that
507
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and not like forcing him to kind of be in
508
00:20:51.205 --> 00:20:54.645
that same box while at the same time still at the end.
509
00:20:54.745 --> 00:20:56.605
You know, showing what he did is super bad.
510
00:20:56.605 --> 00:20:58.805
Like what he does is super badass, super cool, whatever.
511
00:21:00.135 --> 00:21:02.365
Maybe the garbage truck concept.
512
00:21:03.355 --> 00:21:05.355
Like I, I get, I kind of get
513
00:21:05.475 --> 00:21:07.715
that him driving a garbage truck might seem like
514
00:21:07.715 --> 00:21:08.715
counterintuitive because
515
00:21:08.715 --> 00:21:10.475
what he really drives is this badass race car.
516
00:21:10.815 --> 00:21:12.355
But again, I think it might be that
517
00:21:12.375 --> 00:21:13.435
Wasn't not the point of the commercial.
518
00:21:13.505 --> 00:21:15.195
It's he chose to not do this.
519
00:21:15.295 --> 00:21:17.475
He chose to drive these like no, but Right.
520
00:21:19.415 --> 00:21:24.275
, but patto is, you don't have to look too far to know.
521
00:21:24.365 --> 00:21:29.195
Patto is, is someone of, of excellent taste. Okay.
522
00:21:30.295 --> 00:21:34.755
And Patto Patto is the closest thing to F1 that we have
523
00:21:35.175 --> 00:21:36.195
by a mile.
524
00:21:37.215 --> 00:21:42.055
And it would be a farce to say that some of the appeal
525
00:21:42.155 --> 00:21:45.935
of Formula One is the glitz and glamor of it, right.
526
00:21:46.035 --> 00:21:49.175
The, the, the incredibleness of the product
527
00:21:50.655 --> 00:21:52.675
in terms of the cars, but also the events
528
00:21:52.775 --> 00:21:55.035
and the stages that they're on and the celebrity
529
00:21:55.035 --> 00:21:57.115
and the people that come and all of that sort of thing.
530
00:21:57.115 --> 00:22:01.195
Right. And you took the guy that is the closest to that
531
00:22:01.815 --> 00:22:04.235
and moved him as far away as possible from
532
00:22:04.235 --> 00:22:05.795
that. And it's just like you're
533
00:22:05.795 --> 00:22:07.675
Saying, he should have been in a tux at a casino
534
00:22:07.705 --> 00:22:08.915
roll a dice at a craps table.
535
00:22:08.915 --> 00:22:10.875
Yeah. Something. And he should have been on his jet making
536
00:22:10.875 --> 00:22:12.155
phone calls and he should have been like,
537
00:22:12.895 --> 00:22:15.475
Or on, at his villa and Punta Kaa
538
00:22:15.535 --> 00:22:18.395
or like doing anything but what he was doing. .
539
00:22:22.745 --> 00:22:24.305
I see your point. I see your point.
540
00:22:24.705 --> 00:22:27.545
I just, I just like the fact that the tone was
541
00:22:28.215 --> 00:22:29.985
more like, was very patto. Well,
542
00:22:30.105 --> 00:22:31.585
I disagree and like, like I love Fox.
543
00:22:31.805 --> 00:22:33.265
It was different than doing. I I thought
544
00:22:33.265 --> 00:22:34.825
that was a miss. Um, well,
545
00:22:34.825 --> 00:22:35.865
There's two more to come.
546
00:22:36.685 --> 00:22:38.465
Palo's got one. Power's got one.
547
00:22:38.965 --> 00:22:40.625
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing those ones.
548
00:22:40.965 --> 00:22:42.585
Um, I'm not sure when they're
549
00:22:42.585 --> 00:22:43.585
Airing.
550
00:22:43.585 --> 00:22:45.065
I you're dying to see Powers. I feel like that's gonna be
551
00:22:45.065 --> 00:22:46.465
Fantastic. It's gonna be,
552
00:22:46.685 --> 00:22:48.425
It, it tell us a little bit about it
553
00:22:48.565 --> 00:22:50.545
and , I'm really looking forward to seeing
554
00:22:50.545 --> 00:22:51.825
that. Do we know when
555
00:22:51.825 --> 00:22:52.825
It's
Gonna air?
556
00:22:52.825 --> 00:22:54.465
No, I just say I'm not sure. I'm not sure which.
557
00:22:54.625 --> 00:22:55.905
I mean, I assume Super Bowl.
558
00:22:56.105 --> 00:22:59.545
I mean, I don't know what else. I kind of think that's
559
00:22:59.545 --> 00:23:00.545
Coming.
560
00:23:00.545 --> 00:23:00.905
It's once a week then.
561
00:23:01.445 --> 00:23:04.065
Oh dude, I just remembered I gotta finish my
562
00:23:05.375 --> 00:23:07.705
Fran Drescher thing.
563
00:23:08.665 --> 00:23:10.625
I was like in such a zone at it for a while.
564
00:23:10.625 --> 00:23:12.985
Like I was, I was chugging through those episodes.
565
00:23:13.065 --> 00:23:14.345
I was writing up my reports
566
00:23:15.245 --> 00:23:18.665
and I then I then I had the holidays and, and I'm moving
567
00:23:18.765 --> 00:23:20.905
and that's really fallen to the bottom of my list.
568
00:23:20.925 --> 00:23:22.505
But I'm running outta time, aren't I?
569
00:23:22.695 --> 00:23:24.225
Well, not to give you an out,
570
00:23:25.965 --> 00:23:28.945
but I think you do have a little bit of an extension
571
00:23:28.945 --> 00:23:30.745
because Brian isnt even gonna be home
572
00:23:30.765 --> 00:23:31.865
for the Super Bowl. So
573
00:23:31.865 --> 00:23:32.865
Nobody's home.
574
00:23:32.865 --> 00:23:35.585
You're not home. Brian's not home. Is Brian with you?
575
00:23:36.335 --> 00:23:38.065
Brian's not with me. I will be home now,
576
00:23:38.445 --> 00:23:40.545
but obviously we can't do it without Brian.
577
00:23:41.165 --> 00:23:42.585
So anyways. Perfect.
578
00:23:42.975 --> 00:23:44.185
He's gonna, he's gonna make us do,
579
00:23:44.185 --> 00:23:45.325
he's gonna make me do it earlier now.
580
00:23:46.085 --> 00:23:47.445
Hmm.
Which is kind of fair
581
00:23:47.445 --> 00:23:48.845
because I have put this thing off
582
00:23:49.105 --> 00:23:51.125
for quite some time. . Yeah. Well,
583
00:23:51.515 --> 00:23:53.045
Alex, I'm Alex, should we talk about,
584
00:23:53.305 --> 00:23:56.205
should we talk about why you thought you weren't going
585
00:23:56.205 --> 00:23:57.325
to be there for the Super Bowl?
586
00:23:58.385 --> 00:24:00.365
Uh, we, we alluded to it a little bit last week.
587
00:24:01.025 --> 00:24:03.765
Yes, Tim? Uh, I don't know, did we talk,
588
00:24:04.085 --> 00:24:05.285
I don't know if this was on there, this,
589
00:24:05.505 --> 00:24:07.645
We alluded to it a little bit last week.
590
00:24:08.195 --> 00:24:09.685
Yeah, I think we just alluded to the fact
591
00:24:09.685 --> 00:24:11.605
that I can't come 'cause I'm Canadian, but whatever.
592
00:24:11.655 --> 00:24:12.885
Right,
Right, right, right.
593
00:24:13.105 --> 00:24:17.805
Um, well, the kind folks at nasa,
594
00:24:18.665 --> 00:24:21.605
um, knowing that I am such a big space nerd
595
00:24:22.705 --> 00:24:27.405
and believer in all things, the moon, Um, decided
596
00:24:27.505 --> 00:24:29.245
to extend an invite to me.
597
00:24:29.245 --> 00:24:31.285
Maybe this is their way of convincing me, I don't know.
598
00:24:31.745 --> 00:24:34.685
Um, decided to extend an invite, uh, to me
599
00:24:34.685 --> 00:24:39.325
and a guest to watch, um, Artemis two, uh,
600
00:24:39.465 --> 00:24:42.045
go up to Space and Artemis two for those that dunno,
601
00:24:42.175 --> 00:24:44.445
super big deal because it is a manned mission,
602
00:24:45.145 --> 00:24:46.285
um, around the moon.
603
00:24:46.785 --> 00:24:48.845
So it is the final step, um,
604
00:24:49.745 --> 00:24:52.045
before putting boots on the ground on the
605
00:24:52.045 --> 00:24:53.445
moon for the first time.
606
00:24:54.385 --> 00:24:56.925
And it's, uh, it's, I'm kidding.
607
00:24:57.105 --> 00:24:59.725
We obviously went there, allegedly.
608
00:25:00.465 --> 00:25:02.605
Um, , it's, it's cool for me
609
00:25:02.715 --> 00:25:07.045
because I coincidentally
610
00:25:07.505 --> 00:25:11.525
was at Kennedy, um, doing some straight line testing when
611
00:25:12.675 --> 00:25:14.705
Ouris one, uh, launched.
612
00:25:15.485 --> 00:25:17.665
And so I, well actually the guard
613
00:25:17.665 --> 00:25:21.705
Ms. Guy,
I will actually be at both at two, two
614
00:25:21.885 --> 00:25:24.145
of the Artemis uh, program launches,
615
00:25:24.145 --> 00:25:25.585
which is pretty incredible.
616
00:25:25.655 --> 00:25:27.865
This time it'll be a little bit more up close and personal
617
00:25:27.865 --> 00:25:30.265
before we kind of just overstate our welcome on the
618
00:25:30.265 --> 00:25:31.505
runway and watch from afar.
619
00:25:32.245 --> 00:25:34.105
Um, this time we're gonna be,
620
00:25:34.195 --> 00:25:35.305
we're gonna be in the thick of it.
621
00:25:35.645 --> 00:25:39.185
And our good, our good buddy
622
00:25:39.325 --> 00:25:43.025
and esteemed producer Tim is coming along with Hazel
623
00:25:43.325 --> 00:25:46.065
and we are going to have quite an evening,
624
00:25:46.605 --> 00:25:49.145
um, watching Rockets. So yeah,
625
00:25:49.365 --> 00:25:50.365
I'm, I've been thrilled.
626
00:25:50.415 --> 00:25:51.825
Hazel's excited everybody.
627
00:25:52.345 --> 00:25:55.265
I, I said to Alex, and not to get sentimental on it,
628
00:25:55.265 --> 00:25:57.625
but I just think it's incredible that like Hazel gets
629
00:25:57.645 --> 00:26:01.595
to have this absurdly awesome opportunity.
630
00:26:01.955 --> 00:26:03.835
'cause like I got a buddy who was like, yeah,
631
00:26:03.835 --> 00:26:05.595
I'll ask if I can bring a second guest. .
632
00:26:07.825 --> 00:26:08.835
Well, yeah, you're not gonna not,
633
00:26:08.835 --> 00:26:10.475
I mean he would've brought, sorry, just so we're clear,
634
00:26:10.855 --> 00:26:14.355
you are the second guest, like Hazel,
635
00:26:14.445 --> 00:26:17.315
Hazel was getting the invite , he just had to ask you
636
00:26:17.335 --> 00:26:18.835
as her father if she could come.
637
00:26:18.835 --> 00:26:20.715
And then it was like, well, she needs
638
00:26:20.715 --> 00:26:21.715
A guardian.
639
00:26:21.715 --> 00:26:22.875
And so it'd be pretty weird if I Yeah.
640
00:26:22.885 --> 00:26:26.595
Asked Hazel to come by herself. So you
641
00:26:26.855 --> 00:26:28.595
Had a bonus ask here. It's gonna
642
00:26:28.595 --> 00:26:29.595
Be incredible.
643
00:26:29.595 --> 00:26:33.115
The astronauts are already in quarantine before the launch.
644
00:26:33.935 --> 00:26:36.435
Uh, everything seems set to go.
645
00:26:36.495 --> 00:26:37.755
The Rocket's rolled out,
646
00:26:37.755 --> 00:26:40.835
they're gonna do their wet launch later this or wet test
647
00:26:40.855 --> 00:26:42.515
or whatever it's called later this
648
00:26:42.515 --> 00:26:43.565
week to do the final test.
649
00:26:43.705 --> 00:26:46.445
And then they'll officially designate the launch time.
650
00:26:46.745 --> 00:26:49.245
So we're, uh, we're coming right up on it.
651
00:26:49.805 --> 00:26:52.365
I think you mentioned last week that front of the pod,
652
00:26:52.365 --> 00:26:54.485
drew Foel ISS gonna be there with you guys as
653
00:26:54.485 --> 00:26:55.485
Well.
654
00:26:55.485 --> 00:26:55.845
Yeah, drew and Indie. Drew
655
00:26:55.845 --> 00:26:57.205
and Indie are going to be there anyway.
656
00:26:57.315 --> 00:26:59.045
They're like, they're . Yeah.
657
00:26:59.045 --> 00:27:01.245
They're not
Going for you guys. Yeah. Yeah.
658
00:27:01.465 --> 00:27:04.205
So we're gonna try and hang out with them again.
659
00:27:04.365 --> 00:27:07.055
I mean it's, uh, it's pretty, pretty cool .
660
00:27:08.515 --> 00:27:11.375
So again, thank you Alex. Uh, this is no problem.
661
00:27:11.525 --> 00:27:12.735
This is something I'm really looking forward to.
662
00:27:12.835 --> 00:27:14.655
And James, thank you for not being, uh,
663
00:27:14.655 --> 00:27:18.095
born in the United States so that you couldn't go, um,
664
00:27:18.795 --> 00:27:21.215
really good looking out for, uh, for Hazel and I,
665
00:27:21.515 --> 00:27:22.535
Hey, I did it for Hazel.
666
00:27:22.535 --> 00:27:24.135
I want you to know that to know that.
667
00:27:24.725 --> 00:27:27.615
Wait, I don't, I think I forgot to tell you guys this story
668
00:27:27.715 --> 00:27:29.695
and I I really hate that I'm gonna do it.
669
00:27:29.855 --> 00:27:31.255
I really hate that. I'm gonna give you this.
670
00:27:31.275 --> 00:27:34.335
Tim, did I tell you about what the kid said to me in, um,
671
00:27:34.535 --> 00:27:37.335
I say kid, young man said to me in the, uh,
672
00:27:37.565 --> 00:27:39.375
autograph line at, at Daytona?
673
00:27:39.755 --> 00:27:44.695
No. So look, okay, so IMSA is, uh,
674
00:27:44.965 --> 00:27:46.335
it's a huge series, right?
675
00:27:46.475 --> 00:27:51.055
And there are, there were over 240 drivers in the Rolex 24.
676
00:27:54.135 --> 00:27:55.475
Not everybody that comes
677
00:27:55.535 --> 00:27:59.155
to these events knows all 240 drivers, right?
678
00:27:59.155 --> 00:28:01.195
Yeah. In fact, quite a lot.
679
00:28:01.885 --> 00:28:05.155
Don't know most and not insignificant number.
680
00:28:05.205 --> 00:28:07.275
Don't know any, they're just there for a good time.
681
00:28:07.825 --> 00:28:08.835
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And will come
682
00:28:08.835 --> 00:28:10.675
through the autograph line to collect stuff, right?
683
00:28:11.255 --> 00:28:14.675
So as we've joked about plenty of times on this show
684
00:28:14.975 --> 00:28:19.275
and in real life, uh, I often get recognized for,
685
00:28:19.695 --> 00:28:24.115
you know, being on F1 TV more than being on being an IndyCar
686
00:28:24.115 --> 00:28:26.915
driver or being on the IndyCar broadcast or whatever.
687
00:28:27.535 --> 00:28:30.435
Uh, depending on the demographic and the fan base, whatever.
688
00:28:31.215 --> 00:28:35.905
So we were in the, um, we were in the line
689
00:28:36.245 --> 00:28:38.145
or we were sorry, we were signing autographs,
690
00:28:38.445 --> 00:28:39.865
uh, and whatever.
691
00:28:40.445 --> 00:28:41.825
And a couple people had come through
692
00:28:41.825 --> 00:28:43.705
and be like, Hey, you know, love your work on F1
693
00:28:43.705 --> 00:28:45.025
tv, whatever, and all this stuff.
694
00:28:45.485 --> 00:28:48.945
And it, and because of you guys, uh, everybody
695
00:28:48.945 --> 00:28:51.465
that I know now also was like, oh, big F1 guy.
696
00:28:51.495 --> 00:28:53.585
Even my ims a teammates, right. Every time.
697
00:28:54.245 --> 00:28:55.705
Yep. Yeah. So
This,
698
00:28:56.125 --> 00:28:58.505
We only say it because you are, you're a big F1 guy.
699
00:28:58.655 --> 00:29:00.545
It's, well, no, that's why I understand. I do understand.
700
00:29:00.545 --> 00:29:01.785
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Um,
701
00:29:02.085 --> 00:29:04.065
coming from the former Formula One
702
00:29:04.065 --> 00:29:05.425
driver, bit bold, but yeah, .
703
00:29:06.005 --> 00:29:10.745
Um, so, so this, this young man comes, comes up to the line
704
00:29:11.005 --> 00:29:12.545
and we're, we're getting hero cards
705
00:29:12.545 --> 00:29:13.985
and we're signing and signing some posters.
706
00:29:14.005 --> 00:29:16.025
And he goes, he's like, Hey, I,
707
00:29:16.705 --> 00:29:18.025
I think I know you from somewhere.
708
00:29:18.065 --> 00:29:20.625
I recognize you. And I was like, oh yeah.
709
00:29:20.625 --> 00:29:25.305
He goes, yes, you, I you are on, uh, you are from,
710
00:29:25.965 --> 00:29:27.985
you are from that podcast that Tim makes .
711
00:29:30.725 --> 00:29:32.025
And dude, he delivered it.
712
00:29:32.775 --> 00:29:34.745
That was somebody bus with you. Right? It so
713
00:29:34.745 --> 00:29:37.105
Well he delivered it so well.
714
00:29:37.965 --> 00:29:41.405
And so and so, like, I was, I was like, dude, well played.
715
00:29:41.555 --> 00:29:44.125
That was awesome. And like, my, the guy sitting,
716
00:29:44.125 --> 00:29:45.765
my teammates sitting next to me, Andre was like,
717
00:29:45.765 --> 00:29:47.445
you thought he was gonna say F1 tv, didn't you?
718
00:29:47.445 --> 00:29:48.765
I was like, a hundred percent. I thought he
719
00:29:48.765 --> 00:29:49.845
was gonna say F1 TV .
720
00:29:50.585 --> 00:29:54.125
And he, and he just absolutely delivered on
721
00:29:54.475 --> 00:29:55.845
that podcast Tim makes.
722
00:29:55.905 --> 00:29:58.525
And I'm like, oh, that's, no, that's a dagger to the heart.
723
00:29:59.585 --> 00:30:01.485
Oh, I, I want, I want to,
724
00:30:01.645 --> 00:30:03.445
I want whoever did this to reach out to me.
725
00:30:03.805 --> 00:30:05.525
I don't have any power to give you anything,
726
00:30:05.665 --> 00:30:06.805
but I'll buy you a beer
727
00:30:06.865 --> 00:30:08.725
and a racetrack. 'cause that's fantastic.
728
00:30:09.385 --> 00:30:10.605
It was, it was pretty funny.
729
00:30:11.225 --> 00:30:14.645
Can we, can I just talk about how incredible
730
00:30:14.705 --> 00:30:16.045
of an invention AirPods are?
731
00:30:16.435 --> 00:30:17.645
Because, because you heard that
732
00:30:17.845 --> 00:30:19.285
Whole conversation while you walked away.
733
00:30:20.525 --> 00:30:21.765
I went through my entire house
734
00:30:21.765 --> 00:30:24.445
because I lost my goldendoodle.
735
00:30:24.825 --> 00:30:29.605
Um, , it's, and it's freaking cold out.
736
00:30:29.605 --> 00:30:31.725
So I was very concerned that I left him outside.
737
00:30:32.225 --> 00:30:35.605
Um, don't worry, I just left them in the garage.
738
00:30:36.705 --> 00:30:38.485
Um, but I went ,
739
00:30:39.225 --> 00:30:40.225
Heated garage.
740
00:30:40.225 --> 00:30:41.725
Heated garage. Don't worry everybody. I
741
00:30:41.725 --> 00:30:46.265
Went, I went upstairs, downstairs to the basement
742
00:30:46.325 --> 00:30:49.025
around the entire house and I heard that entire story
743
00:30:49.245 --> 00:30:51.265
and it was, um, I chuckled
744
00:30:51.285 --> 00:30:53.705
and then got angry, uh, towards the end. I
745
00:30:53.705 --> 00:30:54.705
Know, I know.
746
00:30:54.705 --> 00:30:56.385
I was other way around. I got angry first
747
00:30:56.385 --> 00:30:58.465
and then eventually chuckled and gave the guy credit.
748
00:30:58.705 --> 00:31:00.585
'cause again, the delivery was spot on. Yeah.
749
00:31:00.585 --> 00:31:01.785
It was so well executed.
750
00:31:02.135 --> 00:31:03.905
Anyways, b brenner's fine. Um,
751
00:31:04.255 --> 00:31:05.385
Yeah, I'm glad to know Brenner's.
752
00:31:05.385 --> 00:31:07.225
Okay. I don't know how, how'd you lock him in the garage?
753
00:31:07.815 --> 00:31:09.905
Well, I, so when I took the trash out,
754
00:31:10.065 --> 00:31:11.785
I now remember like he wanted to come,
755
00:31:12.125 --> 00:31:13.865
but I was like, I'm not gonna let you outside
756
00:31:13.865 --> 00:31:16.025
because it's freezing out
757
00:31:16.025 --> 00:31:17.745
and you don't like, his little paws get
758
00:31:17.805 --> 00:31:19.185
frozen and like, okay.
759
00:31:19.185 --> 00:31:22.745
Mm-hmm . Um, and then Kelly came out
760
00:31:23.085 --> 00:31:24.785
and asked for something and I,
761
00:31:25.165 --> 00:31:28.265
and so like, there was just, I forgot he was there, so I,
762
00:31:28.885 --> 00:31:30.085
it was just disjointed.
763
00:31:30.085 --> 00:31:32.565
And so then I, yeah, so he's been out there
764
00:31:32.825 --> 00:31:36.045
for like good 45 minutes, but he is fine.
765
00:31:37.895 --> 00:31:39.925
Again, he garage noise. He was so, yeah.
766
00:31:40.305 --> 00:31:42.085
No, he's, no, he's, he's all good.
767
00:31:42.665 --> 00:31:44.285
He ran in very excited for a
768
00:31:44.285 --> 00:31:45.285
treat
.
769
00:31:46.125 --> 00:31:50.005
I bet. Um, so something came up today in one
770
00:31:50.005 --> 00:31:52.405
of the conversations that, not, not to like go back
771
00:31:52.405 --> 00:31:55.525
to content day, but it's a conversation from Content day
772
00:31:55.525 --> 00:31:56.645
that led to this discussion.
773
00:31:57.385 --> 00:31:59.125
So I was trying to think the last new track
774
00:31:59.125 --> 00:32:01.845
that we had on the calendar, kind
775
00:32:01.845 --> 00:32:04.205
of not like Nashville doesn't count in terms
776
00:32:04.205 --> 00:32:07.645
of the Speedway, so it would've been, um, Detroit.
777
00:32:08.115 --> 00:32:10.085
Yeah.
Um,
778
00:32:10.905 --> 00:32:13.405
and Nashville Street Circuit before that.
779
00:32:13.955 --> 00:32:18.925
Correct.
So did you sim Detroit
780
00:32:18.985 --> 00:32:20.845
before you went to Detroit for the first time?
781
00:32:21.265 --> 00:32:24.285
Mm-hmm . And like I know we sim Nashville.
782
00:32:24.405 --> 00:32:27.005
I re I I I did that too, so like, I know Nashville existed.
783
00:32:27.425 --> 00:32:31.245
Mm-hmm . Have you been on a sim for Arlington?
784
00:32:32.985 --> 00:32:35.365
Um, no, but I've seen it's built.
785
00:32:36.065 --> 00:32:38.605
It is so, so that will like, you will get a chance
786
00:32:38.665 --> 00:32:39.805
to sim before Arlington.
787
00:32:39.905 --> 00:32:41.005
Mm-hmm . Got it.
788
00:32:41.565 --> 00:32:42.725
'cause I was talking to a driver today
789
00:32:42.725 --> 00:32:44.525
and they weren't sure if that was even gonna be possible.
790
00:32:44.525 --> 00:32:47.125
And I was like, wow. Like going to a new track's one thing.
791
00:32:47.385 --> 00:32:49.405
But yeah, we'll definitely
792
00:32:49.745 --> 00:32:52.805
Sim Arlington, we will sim uh, Markum markum.
793
00:32:52.965 --> 00:32:54.365
I think simm DC will be harder.
794
00:32:58.045 --> 00:32:59.495
Good point. Yeah, that's a
795
00:32:59.495 --> 00:33:00.495
Good point.
796
00:33:00.495 --> 00:33:03.815
Considering, um, I don't think that, I think that's exactly,
797
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uh, on one person's radar currently,
798
00:33:07.515 --> 00:33:11.535
but it just so happens to be the one radar that Yeah.
799
00:33:11.835 --> 00:33:14.095
Can make things happen. Um, so
800
00:33:15.895 --> 00:33:17.415
I guess we'll see. Yeah. Yeah.
801
00:33:17.875 --> 00:33:19.935
If, if,
If, if that were to happen,
802
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then there would be zero prep whatsoever for that.
803
00:33:23.375 --> 00:33:26.455
I feel like anybody who was surprised by that video, um,
804
00:33:27.155 --> 00:33:28.215
so was everyone else
805
00:33:28.565 --> 00:33:29.565
correct?
?
806
00:33:29.815 --> 00:33:34.135
I was not sure where you were going with that. Yes. I,
807
00:33:34.255 --> 00:33:37.215
I, I can't give away details of conversations
808
00:33:37.245 --> 00:33:39.675
that I've been, uh,
809
00:33:41.615 --> 00:33:43.035
caught up to speed on.
810
00:33:43.535 --> 00:33:48.315
Um, but yes, the, the, there was a lot of,
811
00:33:48.575 --> 00:33:52.755
uh, WTF and then there was a lot of oh,
812
00:33:54.105 --> 00:33:55.105
WTF,
, ,
813
00:33:57.425 --> 00:33:59.385
WTF, but Sterner, right?
814
00:34:01.365 --> 00:34:03.865
No WTF, but like scared like, oh,
815
00:34:04.365 --> 00:34:05.545
WTF with a question mark and then
816
00:34:05.665 --> 00:34:07.545
WTF with an exclamation mark. Exactly.
817
00:34:07.615 --> 00:34:08.905
Yeah. Got it. Um,
818
00:34:08.905 --> 00:34:13.065
but anyways, uh, so yes, we will have, we will have plenty
819
00:34:13.205 --> 00:34:16.585
of opportunity to prepare for Arlington and Markham.
820
00:34:16.965 --> 00:34:19.315
Um, so yeah, that's
821
00:34:19.315 --> 00:34:20.315
Good.
822
00:34:20.315 --> 00:34:20.635
Imagine if you didn't though,
823
00:34:20.635 --> 00:34:22.835
like imagine if there was especially a street track.
824
00:34:23.195 --> 00:34:24.835
'cause it's not even like you could look at a video,
825
00:34:25.015 --> 00:34:27.395
an onboard video from like a rental car
826
00:34:27.455 --> 00:34:29.995
or a, you know, a track day even.
827
00:34:30.025 --> 00:34:31.755
Like, it, that would be hard.
828
00:34:31.975 --> 00:34:34.555
I'm trying to remember the last time it
829
00:34:34.555 --> 00:34:35.555
Would've been like, well, it's even hard.
830
00:34:35.555 --> 00:34:39.395
It's even hard. Like, I remember Nashville vividly, like
831
00:34:39.395 --> 00:34:42.595
that first session, like even though you simm it,
832
00:34:42.595 --> 00:34:44.155
like it was hard to get up to speed.
833
00:34:44.825 --> 00:34:45.955
That was a tricky track.
834
00:34:46.145 --> 00:34:49.115
Like that had some very unique elements that made it like,
835
00:34:49.345 --> 00:34:52.275
very difficult to accurately sim a
836
00:34:52.815 --> 00:34:56.595
and then like very, very unique, even like
837
00:34:56.595 --> 00:34:57.915
for a street circuit especially.
838
00:34:58.055 --> 00:35:00.435
So that was a tricky one for sure. Mm-hmm .
839
00:35:00.515 --> 00:35:01.835
That was, you're right. That was a hard one.
840
00:35:02.215 --> 00:35:05.075
Um, is there, is there,
841
00:35:05.935 --> 00:35:09.015
of the three new events for 26,
842
00:35:09.345 --> 00:35:10.895
which one are you looking forward to the most?
843
00:35:10.895 --> 00:35:13.295
Phoenix, Arlington. Markham.
844
00:35:16.275 --> 00:35:17.455
No, that's cool. Tim, whatever.
845
00:35:18.375 --> 00:35:21.935
1990 is Colleen.
1990. That's like 1974.
846
00:35:23.285 --> 00:35:27.495
It's true .
And he's answer that is a on
847
00:35:27.585 --> 00:35:29.335
Impossible question to
Answer.
848
00:35:29.535 --> 00:35:32.055
I hope if you're not, if you're listening to this,
849
00:35:32.515 --> 00:35:34.295
go watch it on YouTube so you can see the
850
00:35:34.295 --> 00:35:35.655
insanity that's happening right now.
851
00:35:36.075 --> 00:35:37.445
Anyway. Sorry. Uh, Alex,
852
00:35:37.445 --> 00:35:38.725
which one are you most looking forward to?
853
00:35:38.905 --> 00:35:41.485
Um, that's a, that's an impossible question to answer
854
00:35:41.485 --> 00:35:44.205
because Okay. I am, I
855
00:35:44.205 --> 00:35:45.765
Think Alex's internet has gone out.
856
00:35:45.905 --> 00:35:48.165
Tim is on mute 'cause he is on a phone call.
857
00:35:48.345 --> 00:35:50.565
So now I'm just talking to myself.
858
00:35:51.985 --> 00:35:53.765
I'm here. This is fun. Can you hear me?
859
00:35:54.305 --> 00:35:56.125
He is back. Okay. Yeah, I got you now.
860
00:35:56.795 --> 00:36:00.045
Okay. Um, it's, it's an impossible question to answer
861
00:36:00.045 --> 00:36:03.205
because I truly am looking forward to all three,
862
00:36:04.325 --> 00:36:06.165
a huge amount for very different reasons.
863
00:36:06.625 --> 00:36:09.205
One, Texas is just, it's gonna in theory
864
00:36:09.465 --> 00:36:11.325
and it looks like it's gonna be an incredible event
865
00:36:11.595 --> 00:36:13.925
with some great support, um,
866
00:36:14.345 --> 00:36:16.485
and some amazing features of the track that,
867
00:36:16.485 --> 00:36:18.165
that we haven't had before in IndyCar.
868
00:36:18.795 --> 00:36:22.325
Phoenix is a noble that I love in the double header with Cup
869
00:36:22.785 --> 00:36:26.525
and a return of a, of a classic track to the calendar in an,
870
00:36:26.525 --> 00:36:27.525
an amazing part of the world.
871
00:36:27.525 --> 00:36:31.165
Awesome. And then Markum is,
872
00:36:32.435 --> 00:36:35.365
even though I'm super American, like as we know,
873
00:36:35.365 --> 00:36:38.125
there's a lot of Canadian influence in my life.
874
00:36:38.785 --> 00:36:41.005
Um, so I know, I know the area quite
875
00:36:41.005 --> 00:36:42.245
well and you're welcome.
876
00:36:43.245 --> 00:36:46.165
I think it's, it's going to be a surprise to a lot
877
00:36:46.165 --> 00:36:48.965
of people in terms of like how cool of a place that is
878
00:36:48.965 --> 00:36:50.085
to have a street race.
879
00:36:50.225 --> 00:36:53.605
So I'm, I'm truly looking forward to all three
880
00:36:54.305 --> 00:36:56.525
and it'd be great if we could like, add one more
881
00:36:56.745 --> 00:36:58.365
and get rid of Barber or Portland.
882
00:36:59.225 --> 00:37:00.765
Um, that'd be
883
00:37:00.765 --> 00:37:01.765
sick.
.
884
00:37:01.765 --> 00:37:04.365
I mean, barber's pretty neat. Let's, I, you know. Okay. We
885
00:37:04.365 --> 00:37:05.365
Can keep Barber.
886
00:37:05.365 --> 00:37:07.045
It's close. We can keep Barber just can Portland. Yeah,
887
00:37:08.265 --> 00:37:09.565
We do need something though.
888
00:37:09.565 --> 00:37:10.605
In that part of the world.
889
00:37:10.665 --> 00:37:12.605
We need something up in the Pacific
890
00:37:12.755 --> 00:37:14.205
Northwest, I believe they call it.
891
00:37:14.305 --> 00:37:16.885
Do we, let's go to Vancouver then.
892
00:37:16.885 --> 00:37:18.845
Does Sonoma count as the Pacific Northwest?
893
00:37:19.785 --> 00:37:21.365
No,
I didn't think so.
894
00:37:22.025 --> 00:37:23.365
No.
Nice try.
895
00:37:23.365 --> 00:37:24.405
We'll keep brainstorming on that one anyways.
896
00:37:24.985 --> 00:37:29.165
Um, yeah, so, all right, so then, uh, the other kind of bit
897
00:37:29.165 --> 00:37:32.325
of news, uh, something that everybody's been following
898
00:37:32.325 --> 00:37:34.565
for quite some time and now has at least some bit
899
00:37:34.565 --> 00:37:37.245
of resolution was the Alex Polo case.
900
00:37:38.105 --> 00:37:42.845
Um, which ended up, I, I don't know how you would
901
00:37:43.525 --> 00:37:46.605
classify it, uh, in terms of like in favor of,
902
00:37:46.885 --> 00:37:48.365
because McLaren was going
903
00:37:48.365 --> 00:37:51.245
after him for like 30, 31 million, something like that.
904
00:37:52.125 --> 00:37:54.765
Ultimate judgment was 12 ish million bucks.
905
00:37:55.005 --> 00:37:56.405
I mean, honestly, it's the first time
906
00:37:56.405 --> 00:37:57.445
in still a lot of money years.
907
00:37:57.475 --> 00:37:58.685
Alex Palo's lost at
908
00:37:58.845 --> 00:37:59.845
anything
.
909
00:38:08.485 --> 00:38:10.685
I mean, I mean, you could also look at it
910
00:38:10.685 --> 00:38:13.205
as he came second, which, you know,
911
00:38:13.625 --> 00:38:15.125
if you're not gonna be first also makes
912
00:38:15.125 --> 00:38:15.645
Sense. Second
913
00:38:15.645 --> 00:38:17.405
Is also what he does, right?
914
00:38:17.435 --> 00:38:19.965
He's like, just, just behind first. He's second, right?
915
00:38:20.015 --> 00:38:22.605
Right. Mm-hmm .
Oh man, that's, that's rich.
916
00:38:22.635 --> 00:38:27.005
That is funny. Um, yeah, so like, here's the thing.
917
00:38:27.505 --> 00:38:30.965
If you're Alex, are you like relieved that it's kind of done
918
00:38:31.225 --> 00:38:32.885
or are you like, you have to
919
00:38:32.885 --> 00:38:34.845
Be
12 million bucks?
920
00:38:35.385 --> 00:38:37.285
So, I mean,
921
00:38:39.465 --> 00:38:40.925
we obviously don't know the details.
922
00:38:41.665 --> 00:38:43.885
I'm sure he has an understanding
923
00:38:44.345 --> 00:38:45.365
and, uh,
924
00:38:46.005 --> 00:38:48.685
I don't think he was too worried about it financially.
925
00:38:48.945 --> 00:38:51.605
So ultimately you would just be thrilled
926
00:38:51.635 --> 00:38:53.165
that this is no longer something
927
00:38:53.165 --> 00:38:54.205
that you have to talk about.
928
00:38:54.665 --> 00:38:57.645
Get questions about spend time and resources on,
929
00:38:57.705 --> 00:39:02.445
and going to England and having to be deposed and go up
930
00:39:02.545 --> 00:39:03.805
and under oath again.
931
00:39:03.835 --> 00:39:05.845
Tell story, tell things like that's horrible.
932
00:39:06.065 --> 00:39:07.925
So yeah, I'm sure he's over with.
933
00:39:08.515 --> 00:39:12.085
It's scary and it's awful and it's sucks and Yeah. Yeah.
934
00:39:12.165 --> 00:39:13.205
You're absolutely right. I mean,
935
00:39:13.205 --> 00:39:15.125
not knowing you don't have to face that anymore.
936
00:39:15.665 --> 00:39:18.205
Um, he can finally focus a hundred percent on, uh,
937
00:39:18.205 --> 00:39:20.325
on IndyCar and really try to improve his game.
938
00:39:20.535 --> 00:39:21.805
Thank goodness. Thank goodness.
939
00:39:21.805 --> 00:39:24.965
Because honestly, he was slacking a little bit, you know?
940
00:39:25.035 --> 00:39:28.525
Yeah. I mean there was at least two of those, uh, races
941
00:39:28.525 --> 00:39:30.565
that he came second and he should have come first.
942
00:39:30.905 --> 00:39:34.885
So, uh, yeah, we're looking for 10 plus wins outta out
943
00:39:34.885 --> 00:39:36.685
of the 10 car in, in 26.
944
00:39:37.195 --> 00:39:39.165
Well, uh, that covers the week.
945
00:39:39.665 --> 00:39:44.315
Um, Alex, are you, you're, when do you go to,
946
00:39:44.315 --> 00:39:45.875
when do you go to nasa?
947
00:39:45.985 --> 00:39:48.515
When do you go to space camp? When you go to launch stuff?
948
00:39:48.935 --> 00:39:52.115
That's ne that's next Friday. Um, and, uh, no next
949
00:39:52.115 --> 00:39:56.355
Friday,
But next week we can talk about all things
950
00:39:56.385 --> 00:39:58.075
leading into the Sebring test
951
00:39:58.075 --> 00:40:01.475
because in like 10 days guys,
952
00:40:01.805 --> 00:40:03.555
indie cars are on track. So,
953
00:40:03.695 --> 00:40:05.875
And then it's like every week for the next seven weeks.
954
00:40:05.875 --> 00:40:09.635
Mm-hmm . It's Sebring, then it's Phoenix, then we hit St.
955
00:40:09.635 --> 00:40:10.635
Pete, Arlington.
956
00:40:10.655 --> 00:40:12.195
So it's really important, it's really important
957
00:40:12.225 --> 00:40:13.435
that, uh, before St.
958
00:40:13.435 --> 00:40:14.955
Pete, we, we cover Nashville
959
00:40:14.975 --> 00:40:17.315
and make sure that we, uh, talk about all the things
960
00:40:17.315 --> 00:40:18.475
that happened there.
961
00:40:18.745 --> 00:40:21.035
Yeah. Alright, we'll cover all stuff coming up
962
00:40:21.335 --> 00:40:22.795
and we will recap Nashville.
963
00:40:22.815 --> 00:40:25.835
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964
00:40:25.835 --> 00:40:26.995
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