WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.195 --> 00:00:01.485 This is, is off track. 2 00:00:03.145 --> 00:00:05.485 So, Tim, why are you sleeping on the couch? 3 00:00:05.805 --> 00:00:07.085 I mean, you have a really big bed 4 00:00:07.085 --> 00:00:08.445 with two different sections in it. 5 00:00:08.555 --> 00:00:11.965 Well, you know, uh, my mom is in town and, uh, yeah, 6 00:00:11.965 --> 00:00:13.005 But you have a really big bed 7 00:00:13.005 --> 00:00:14.685 with two different sections in it. I, 8 00:00:14.765 --> 00:00:16.285 I just figured I also have a really big couch 9 00:00:16.425 --> 00:00:17.525 that's pretty comfortable. . 10 00:00:18.905 --> 00:00:21.205 That's fair. I don't think I'd share a bed with my mom. 11 00:00:21.955 --> 00:00:24.005 Yeah. Just James's mom 12 00:00:24.005 --> 00:00:25.765 Feels a little, yeah. 13 00:00:25.795 --> 00:00:28.005 We'd all obviously share a bed with James's mom. . 14 00:00:28.445 --> 00:00:30.045 I mean, that's, that's a given. 15 00:00:31.585 --> 00:00:33.285 You don't even, they don't even need to say that. 16 00:00:33.475 --> 00:00:36.965 Like, we all know that we would do that again, like second, 17 00:00:36.965 --> 00:00:38.525 third time for anything. Right. 18 00:00:38.625 --> 00:00:40.365 All right, Alex, I, I, 19 00:00:40.465 --> 00:00:41.845 I'm gonna need Joan's number real quick. 20 00:00:41.905 --> 00:00:44.045 If you could just find that, get a text, that'd be great. 21 00:00:44.305 --> 00:00:45.305 No Problem. No problem. 22 00:00:46.275 --> 00:00:48.685 Yeah. Uh, James, 23 00:00:48.685 --> 00:00:51.325 before you got here, I was telling Alex something though. 24 00:00:51.425 --> 00:00:54.045 So Teddy is sleeping down on the couch with me. 25 00:00:54.245 --> 00:00:56.125 'cause he usually stays in bed with me. 26 00:00:56.905 --> 00:01:00.565 Um, Teddy knows that if I get up, that doesn't always mean 27 00:01:00.915 --> 00:01:02.445 that, you know, the day is starting. 28 00:01:02.445 --> 00:01:03.685 Sometimes get up in the middle 29 00:01:03.685 --> 00:01:04.725 of the night, you have to go pee. 30 00:01:05.265 --> 00:01:07.605 You just want to go to grab a cup of water or something. 31 00:01:08.305 --> 00:01:10.845 So he takes a cue of, he will stay in bed 32 00:01:10.845 --> 00:01:13.645 until he sees me put on pants. Smart. 33 00:01:13.645 --> 00:01:15.965 That's a smart duck. Have still in bed. 34 00:01:16.625 --> 00:01:20.205 We apparently have a similar policy on the couch, so 35 00:01:20.585 --> 00:01:22.765 to keep him in bed so I wouldn't have to feed him 36 00:01:22.765 --> 00:01:25.925 and walk him before we started recording this at 6 28. 37 00:01:26.065 --> 00:01:27.445 Am I, I see what you're getting at Tim. 38 00:01:27.525 --> 00:01:29.085 I, I not wearing pants. Put it together. Wearing pants. 39 00:01:29.345 --> 00:01:31.485 Not wearing pants. Do you wanna know, 40 00:01:31.905 --> 00:01:35.085 I'm gonna be completely honest with you, Tim, knowing 41 00:01:35.085 --> 00:01:37.045 that it's six 30 in the morning there 42 00:01:38.115 --> 00:01:40.415 and knowing you as I do, 43 00:01:42.215 --> 00:01:43.695 I assumed you weren't wearing pants. 44 00:01:44.235 --> 00:01:45.695 That's fair. I, I like that. 45 00:01:45.735 --> 00:01:50.135 I, I think I've cultivated that like the pants air. 46 00:01:50.815 --> 00:01:52.895 I figure at 2:00 PM when we record 47 00:01:52.895 --> 00:01:54.135 these things, you're not wearing pants. 48 00:01:54.855 --> 00:01:56.295 A lot of times it's pajamas. 49 00:01:57.315 --> 00:01:58.335 I'm not gonna, you're more, I'm not gonna 50 00:01:58.335 --> 00:01:59.415 say I'm here in slacks. 51 00:02:00.035 --> 00:02:02.375 You're more dressed than I thought you were gonna be. 52 00:02:03.205 --> 00:02:04.895 Yeah, this was on the back of my chair. 53 00:02:05.605 --> 00:02:06.575 Yeah. Like, I thought you 54 00:02:06.575 --> 00:02:07.695 were gonna be in your robe this morning. 55 00:02:07.755 --> 00:02:08.755 I'm not gonna lie. 56 00:02:09.475 --> 00:02:11.215 Oh, thought about it. 57 00:02:11.355 --> 00:02:15.295 Um, speaking of robes, aprons are kind of like robes 58 00:02:15.795 --> 00:02:17.135 and Alex, except 59 00:02:17.135 --> 00:02:18.815 They don't cover your ass. 60 00:02:20.755 --> 00:02:23.335 No, but they cover your front and they tie up. 61 00:02:23.405 --> 00:02:24.695 There's a string involved. 62 00:02:25.285 --> 00:02:26.495 It's just not all like ae 63 00:02:26.495 --> 00:02:27.695 because arguably robes, 64 00:02:27.795 --> 00:02:29.455 that's the one area they cover the least. 65 00:02:30.205 --> 00:02:33.735 Yeah. Not at all. The same robes are open in the front. 66 00:02:34.155 --> 00:02:36.615 Are they, are you just basing this off of the fact 67 00:02:36.615 --> 00:02:37.975 that it's cloth with a string? 68 00:02:38.535 --> 00:02:40.295 Cloth with a string and you wear it on your body 69 00:02:40.595 --> 00:02:43.175 and it ties up from one side 70 00:02:43.275 --> 00:02:44.735 and covers one sideboard the other. 71 00:02:44.845 --> 00:02:47.375 There's a lot of parallels. Yeah. There's some similarities. 72 00:02:47.745 --> 00:02:50.295 These are robes. That's not what I, there 73 00:02:50.295 --> 00:02:50.975 You go. Said 74 00:02:51.315 --> 00:02:53.215 We found the transitive property of clothes. 75 00:02:53.795 --> 00:02:55.295 Mm. Happy Thanksgiving. 76 00:02:55.295 --> 00:02:59.015 Everybody. . So does that mean, does that mean, does 77 00:02:59.125 --> 00:03:00.605 that mean an apron is lingerie? 78 00:03:00.965 --> 00:03:03.885 I I think that's where we're coming. It certainly 79 00:03:03.885 --> 00:03:04.565 Could be. Let's, 80 00:03:04.685 --> 00:03:05.885 I think, yeah, let's be honest here. 81 00:03:05.945 --> 00:03:09.365 If you're just wearing an apron Yeah, absolutely. 82 00:03:10.315 --> 00:03:12.605 like, alright. Huh. 83 00:03:13.425 --> 00:03:15.725 So what are like, Nope. Not even gonna say, keep that 84 00:03:15.725 --> 00:03:16.725 Thought going. 85 00:03:16.725 --> 00:03:17.485 No, no. Keep that going. 86 00:03:18.905 --> 00:03:20.845 No. Gotten in enough trouble on this show. 87 00:03:21.305 --> 00:03:24.765 Um, alright, James, please tell me why. Aprons, why? 88 00:03:24.955 --> 00:03:28.485 Yeah, please tell me why aprons are like robes. 89 00:03:28.835 --> 00:03:30.245 They're, they're not, I mean, 90 00:03:30.245 --> 00:03:32.805 other than all the reasons we just discussed, I just said, 91 00:03:33.245 --> 00:03:36.085 speaking of, I said Yeah. 92 00:03:36.465 --> 00:03:41.205 So I was just gonna say how you've been wearing an apron 93 00:03:41.905 --> 00:03:43.485 on social media recently, 94 00:03:43.825 --> 00:03:45.485 and I wanna learn all about your 95 00:03:45.655 --> 00:03:47.045 employment at Cracker Barrel. 96 00:03:47.465 --> 00:03:49.445 Ah, I don't think we've discussed the fact 97 00:03:49.445 --> 00:03:51.765 that you've now cooked your favorite meal on earth. 98 00:03:51.905 --> 00:03:54.805 The Cracker Barrel Catfish. Mm. I 99 00:03:54.885 --> 00:03:55.925 Love, I love that. 100 00:03:55.925 --> 00:03:57.965 That should have been a ten second segue. 101 00:03:58.505 --> 00:04:00.045 And Alex, you and I were like, oh, it should have been, 102 00:04:00.115 --> 00:04:01.325 Nope, not allowing that , 103 00:04:04.075 --> 00:04:05.075 What do you wanna know? 104 00:04:05.075 --> 00:04:06.885 Have you seen these videos? Have you seen these videos of 105 00:04:06.885 --> 00:04:07.845 I have. I have seen these videos. 106 00:04:08.165 --> 00:04:09.605 I wanna know what it was like working the 107 00:04:09.605 --> 00:04:10.885 kitchen at Cracker Barrel. 108 00:04:11.065 --> 00:04:14.645 Pretty fun. I've always imagined that 109 00:04:16.665 --> 00:04:20.045 at least for a period of time, being a bartender 110 00:04:20.705 --> 00:04:24.045 or being a cook in a kitchen would be fun 111 00:04:24.075 --> 00:04:27.725 because it's like, you gotta, you gotta manage your time 112 00:04:28.065 --> 00:04:30.045 and you're kind of running all over the place 113 00:04:30.695 --> 00:04:32.405 doing different things all at once. 114 00:04:32.665 --> 00:04:34.525 And it's gotta, the ingredients have 115 00:04:34.525 --> 00:04:36.885 to come together at the right time in order for it all 116 00:04:36.905 --> 00:04:38.485 to be hot and presentable 117 00:04:38.545 --> 00:04:40.725 and you're cooking more than one meal at once. 118 00:04:41.545 --> 00:04:46.365 Um, so I feel like that fast-paced, like having 119 00:04:46.365 --> 00:04:49.845 to be thinking on your feet sort of thing would, would be, 120 00:04:50.305 --> 00:04:51.885 uh, a cool job to have. 121 00:04:52.275 --> 00:04:54.325 Obviously there's a lot of stress and pressures 122 00:04:54.325 --> 00:04:59.195 and annoyances that come with that as, um, any of you 123 00:04:59.195 --> 00:05:01.555 that work in the service industry can probably attest to. 124 00:05:01.855 --> 00:05:04.955 Um, but it was cool. I enjoyed it. 125 00:05:05.155 --> 00:05:08.675 I, it, cracker Barrel, uh, what's, 126 00:05:10.095 --> 00:05:14.355 and this is not a ad, I just wanna say I was impressed 127 00:05:14.355 --> 00:05:17.795 because like their, their whole thing is like country style, 128 00:05:18.025 --> 00:05:21.155 home style kitchen and food. 129 00:05:21.325 --> 00:05:22.755 Right. And like, there's nothing, 130 00:05:22.785 --> 00:05:24.835 there's literally nothing in our kitchen that's frozen. 131 00:05:24.835 --> 00:05:26.955 Like it's a real, it's a real kitchen. 132 00:05:27.625 --> 00:05:31.635 It's not like your other chains where things come 133 00:05:32.795 --> 00:05:36.155 <inaudible> or, or, or freeze dried or whatever. 134 00:05:36.155 --> 00:05:37.875 Right. And they just kind of flash fry it Yeah. 135 00:05:37.875 --> 00:05:38.915 To, to get it up to temp. 136 00:05:38.915 --> 00:05:41.195 Like it's all, it's all from scratch now. 137 00:05:41.195 --> 00:05:43.995 A lot of it's fried, but still it's um, 138 00:05:44.985 --> 00:05:46.235 it's, it's scratch cooking. 139 00:05:46.695 --> 00:05:48.795 So I mean, they make the biscuits from 140 00:05:48.795 --> 00:05:50.795 scratch every single day. Wow. 141 00:05:50.955 --> 00:05:52.995 I love biscuits so much. Yeah. 142 00:05:53.935 --> 00:05:56.635 Did you learn, did they give you the recipe so that way you 143 00:05:56.635 --> 00:05:58.050 and Kelly can make biscuits at home? 144 00:05:59.275 --> 00:06:00.965 They did. I do have it. 145 00:06:01.365 --> 00:06:02.725 I don't think I'll be making it at home. 146 00:06:03.355 --> 00:06:07.065 It's a lot of quite bad things for you. Oh 147 00:06:07.535 --> 00:06:09.345 Imagine there's lot of butter involved those. 148 00:06:09.345 --> 00:06:10.425 That's all of Yeah. 149 00:06:10.505 --> 00:06:11.945 I feel like that's all of restaurant cooking. 150 00:06:12.855 --> 00:06:14.745 Yeah. It's, mm. It's not great. 151 00:06:16.015 --> 00:06:18.225 Yeah. I'm actually, I'm now just thinking back 152 00:06:18.245 --> 00:06:20.745 to specifically Cracker Barrel biscuits 153 00:06:20.885 --> 00:06:23.345 and they are exceptionally buttery 154 00:06:24.245 --> 00:06:26.345 And flaky and Delicious and no flirty. 155 00:06:26.615 --> 00:06:30.505 Yeah. Yeah. I'm not mad at it. I'm not mad at it at all. No. 156 00:06:30.645 --> 00:06:32.465 I'm here for it. I'm still gonna eat 'em. I'm sorry. 157 00:06:32.565 --> 00:06:34.425 Eat 'em at all. 'cause I have no self-control. 158 00:06:34.645 --> 00:06:37.345 So I, I was genuinely shocked to learn 159 00:06:37.345 --> 00:06:41.145 that all the like stuff on the walls is actual stuff. 160 00:06:42.005 --> 00:06:44.905 Me too. So, fast forward to the second video. 161 00:06:45.405 --> 00:06:48.265 So they have an, they're headquartered in, in Tennessee, 162 00:06:48.265 --> 00:06:52.175 outside of Nashville, and they have an antique warehouse. 163 00:06:53.355 --> 00:06:54.855 And it is, 164 00:06:55.075 --> 00:06:58.415 it is the most valuable asset the Cracker Barrel has 165 00:06:58.925 --> 00:07:03.855 because every single piece of antique paraphernalia, 166 00:07:05.375 --> 00:07:09.415 branding, cookware, logos, signs, 167 00:07:09.975 --> 00:07:14.295 whatever is all original, not a single thing, is a replica. 168 00:07:15.295 --> 00:07:19.985 They own the original Coca-Cola, like drink Coca-Cola sign. 169 00:07:20.445 --> 00:07:24.865 And they had some Coca-Cola executives that came, um, 170 00:07:24.925 --> 00:07:28.445 for a meeting at the, at their headquarters 171 00:07:28.625 --> 00:07:32.365 to discuss whatever restaurants in Coca-Cola discusses. 172 00:07:33.465 --> 00:07:34.805 And they went on tour of the facility 173 00:07:34.825 --> 00:07:38.365 and one of the executives noticed the sign in the warehouse. 174 00:07:39.205 --> 00:07:41.865 And it was like, how do you have that 175 00:07:42.765 --> 00:07:43.905 and what do you want for it? 176 00:07:43.905 --> 00:07:46.385 Because we'll pay anything. We've been searching for this. 177 00:07:46.415 --> 00:07:48.905 It's like a lost Monet sort of thing. 178 00:07:49.805 --> 00:07:52.985 And Cracker barrel's like, get outta here, don't care 179 00:07:53.965 --> 00:07:55.855 like it is. So 180 00:07:55.855 --> 00:07:56.855 When you say the, or like, 181 00:07:56.855 --> 00:08:01.735 do you mean like the first ever Coke sign or like one of the 182 00:08:02.335 --> 00:08:03.895 Original, like one of the, one of the first, 183 00:08:04.085 --> 00:08:08.375 like there's a collection of like, I don't remember how many 184 00:08:08.375 --> 00:08:09.895 of them, but this is one of them. 185 00:08:10.075 --> 00:08:12.415 And they've, they found they have them all, 186 00:08:13.195 --> 00:08:16.375 or at least have the 187 00:08:16.375 --> 00:08:18.415 One have they know Possession of them all or, 188 00:08:18.515 --> 00:08:22.295 or they have lent out still owning them. 189 00:08:22.385 --> 00:08:24.295 Right. But they're, they're right. 190 00:08:24.295 --> 00:08:25.295 Being used somewhere else. 191 00:08:25.915 --> 00:08:28.175 But this one, they had no idea 192 00:08:28.175 --> 00:08:29.255 where it went or where it was. 193 00:08:29.475 --> 00:08:31.215 And it was in the Cracker Barrel warehouse 194 00:08:31.275 --> 00:08:32.335 in Lebanon, Tennessee. 195 00:08:33.115 --> 00:08:34.495 So I feel like we should take 196 00:08:34.715 --> 00:08:36.775 An offtrack field trip Because I want to go 197 00:08:36.775 --> 00:08:38.935 See this place Because I feel like it's incredible. 198 00:08:39.035 --> 00:08:41.495 I'm a Knick Mack guy. Everything is categorized. 199 00:08:41.755 --> 00:08:46.495 We can see. So everything, every vinyl record, 200 00:08:46.705 --> 00:08:49.345 every picture, every 201 00:08:51.805 --> 00:08:54.325 magazine, everything is, is original. 202 00:08:54.705 --> 00:08:58.205 The only thing that um, was, is, 203 00:08:58.305 --> 00:09:02.565 is not original is they said some of the food, um, 204 00:09:03.555 --> 00:09:04.605 cans Right. 205 00:09:04.745 --> 00:09:07.485 Had deteriorated. So they'd, they, the aluminum 206 00:09:08.225 --> 00:09:10.525 is not original, but they had preserved the label 207 00:09:10.525 --> 00:09:13.925 and put the label back on fresh aluminum Oh okay. 208 00:09:14.035 --> 00:09:15.885 Sort of thing. So, um, but 209 00:09:16.025 --> 00:09:20.925 So like what, what, what, when you say all original, 210 00:09:20.925 --> 00:09:23.005 like what is, what exactly do you mean by that? 211 00:09:23.715 --> 00:09:28.255 Meaning there, if there was a rolling pit, right. 212 00:09:28.965 --> 00:09:31.615 That looks old. 213 00:09:31.885 --> 00:09:36.855 This wasn't a recreation of a rolling pin from 1983. 214 00:09:36.905 --> 00:09:38.655 Right. It's an actually a rolling 215 00:09:38.715 --> 00:09:40.015 Pin from they weathered after fact. 216 00:09:40.285 --> 00:09:42.055 It's just exactly right. Okay. Yeah. 217 00:09:42.155 --> 00:09:44.175 And then did you make a frame while you were there? 218 00:09:44.235 --> 00:09:45.255 Is that what I saw in the video? 219 00:09:46.055 --> 00:09:47.255 I did, I made a picture frame. 220 00:09:47.275 --> 00:09:51.135 So all of their artwork is, um, again, original. 221 00:09:51.635 --> 00:09:53.575 So they have a team of 10 people 222 00:09:54.355 --> 00:09:56.015 who sold job for Cracker Barrel. 223 00:09:56.205 --> 00:09:58.815 It's to travel the United States going to auction, 224 00:09:58.815 --> 00:10:00.535 curate auction and estate sales 225 00:10:00.875 --> 00:10:04.615 and just collected all that Matches. Matches. 226 00:10:04.615 --> 00:10:05.615 Does 10 people that that's their job. 227 00:10:06.355 --> 00:10:09.655 Yes. And so they, they get all this stuff 228 00:10:09.715 --> 00:10:11.095 and it's just, that's what they do. 229 00:10:11.395 --> 00:10:12.895 And it all comes back to the warehouse. 230 00:10:13.155 --> 00:10:18.035 And then every, I think it's two years stores 231 00:10:18.735 --> 00:10:22.635 rotate their imagery Right. What they display. 232 00:10:22.655 --> 00:10:25.315 Oh, okay. And so they've got, in the warehouse, 233 00:10:25.315 --> 00:10:26.795 they have a mockup of a store. 234 00:10:27.655 --> 00:10:31.355 And so they'll be building, there'll be trial, trial 235 00:10:31.355 --> 00:10:33.315 and error of all the different things they want on the wall. 236 00:10:33.315 --> 00:10:36.435 And they'll go be building it and then it'll be blueprints 237 00:10:36.615 --> 00:10:38.035 and they'll send it to that store 238 00:10:38.775 --> 00:10:41.595 and they'll redecorate it as was designed. 239 00:10:41.935 --> 00:10:43.195 And then the other stuff comes back 240 00:10:43.195 --> 00:10:44.435 and it goes back into the inventory. 241 00:10:45.055 --> 00:10:48.115 And it's all categorized, categor categorized. 242 00:10:48.505 --> 00:10:51.515 It's all electronic barcoded. It's incredible. And 243 00:10:51.515 --> 00:10:54.235 Then they, they stripped down that one at HQ 244 00:10:54.455 --> 00:10:55.995 and then redecorate it again 245 00:10:56.015 --> 00:10:57.955 and send that bundle out to the next door. 246 00:10:58.415 --> 00:11:02.995 Yep. Wow. That is a wild setup. 247 00:11:03.865 --> 00:11:08.035 Yeah. That is crazy that they go to that much detail. 248 00:11:08.065 --> 00:11:09.835 It's not, they just don't like send a box 249 00:11:09.835 --> 00:11:11.195 of stuff and say, put it up. 250 00:11:11.505 --> 00:11:14.315 They send a box of stuff in a very detailed set 251 00:11:14.315 --> 00:11:16.715 of plan saying, set it up exactly like this. 252 00:11:17.295 --> 00:11:18.955 Yes, man. That's freaking cool. 253 00:11:19.385 --> 00:11:21.355 Just so we're clear, this is not, 254 00:11:22.055 --> 00:11:23.235 you did not ask me to break. 255 00:11:23.235 --> 00:11:25.915 Like this was not preuss that we were gonna discuss this. 256 00:11:26.115 --> 00:11:27.955 I just saw those videos. I'm like, this is actually kind 257 00:11:27.955 --> 00:11:29.155 of fa like the warehouse thing. 258 00:11:29.155 --> 00:11:30.995 Really. Like I was surprised. 259 00:11:31.455 --> 00:11:35.235 Anyway, last question on your Cracker Barrel adventures. 260 00:11:35.635 --> 00:11:39.195 Actually second last question. Did you put an air tag in the 261 00:11:39.195 --> 00:11:43.435 frame that you put your picture in and put on the shelf? 262 00:11:43.935 --> 00:11:46.395 No. Should have. Good idea, but no. 263 00:11:46.785 --> 00:11:49.675 Okay. Well guys, here's the, here's the new thing. 264 00:11:49.675 --> 00:11:51.995 There's like the ultimate Easter egg hunt that's happening. 265 00:11:51.995 --> 00:11:55.765 There you go. Okay. Somewhere in the country, 266 00:11:56.265 --> 00:11:59.125 at some point in the next, some number of years, 267 00:12:00.325 --> 00:12:04.725 a framed photo of Alexander Rossi in Victory Circle 268 00:12:05.425 --> 00:12:08.765 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 2016 will end up 269 00:12:08.765 --> 00:12:09.845 on a cracker barrel wall. 270 00:12:10.585 --> 00:12:12.965 And if you find it, Tim will pay you 10 grand. 271 00:12:13.445 --> 00:12:15.205 I love when he forgets to unmute himself, , 272 00:12:16.585 --> 00:12:19.525 and then his, oh, I hope this week's video has you 273 00:12:19.525 --> 00:12:20.525 Go, I'll put that in . 274 00:12:21.785 --> 00:12:22.965 Uh, no. First person 275 00:12:22.965 --> 00:12:25.285 to find it gets a guaranteed home visit from Alexander 276 00:12:25.455 --> 00:12:27.845 Rossi he'll, 277 00:12:27.985 --> 00:12:29.085 10,000 from Tim. 278 00:12:29.215 --> 00:12:31.445 He'll hang out with you and Yeah. 279 00:12:31.665 --> 00:12:33.565 And then he will won't around 280 00:12:34.025 --> 00:12:35.025 For me. 281 00:12:35.025 --> 00:12:36.765 He'll fly you around in his plane. Yes. 282 00:12:37.025 --> 00:12:38.045 No, seriously, I get you 283 00:12:38.065 --> 00:12:40.485 Get to drive his car at a race of your choosing. 284 00:12:41.345 --> 00:12:43.085 No, let's do this, let's do 285 00:12:43.085 --> 00:12:44.085 This. 286 00:12:44.085 --> 00:12:44.245 How about none of that? How about 287 00:12:44.245 --> 00:12:45.285 none of that? You just get to find How 288 00:12:45.285 --> 00:12:48.445 About, how about if you find it and you send a picture of 289 00:12:48.705 --> 00:12:50.805 and and the location and yourself in the picture 290 00:12:50.985 --> 00:12:52.605 and you send it to us on social media. 291 00:12:52.975 --> 00:12:54.525 We'll get you two credentials 292 00:12:54.545 --> 00:12:56.645 to an IndyCar race of your choosing 293 00:12:57.115 --> 00:12:58.445 Deal. Love that idea. 294 00:12:58.705 --> 00:13:00.125 Fir first person to find it. 295 00:13:00.265 --> 00:13:02.445 Yes. Yes. Yeah. First one to, to send it in. 296 00:13:02.545 --> 00:13:03.685 So you better be going to a lot 297 00:13:03.685 --> 00:13:04.925 of cracker barrels for a lot of years. 298 00:13:05.245 --> 00:13:06.965 'cause god knows when that's gonna show up. 299 00:13:07.265 --> 00:13:08.245 It could just be sitting on the 300 00:13:08.245 --> 00:13:09.205 shelf for the next five years. 301 00:13:09.225 --> 00:13:11.485 We just don't know. But keep an eye out. Yeah. All right. 302 00:13:11.625 --> 00:13:13.605 That's, uh, that's, that, that's just, 303 00:13:13.765 --> 00:13:14.805 I just wanted to talk about that. 304 00:13:14.965 --> 00:13:17.285 'cause I was curious. Alex, you're on vacation? No, 305 00:13:17.285 --> 00:13:18.285 I'm not. 306 00:13:19.905 --> 00:13:21.125 Oh God, I hate you so much. 307 00:13:21.755 --> 00:13:23.605 It's literally raining in Indianapolis 308 00:13:23.605 --> 00:13:24.645 right now. Is that, is 309 00:13:24.645 --> 00:13:26.325 That Cincinnati ? I'm 310 00:13:26.325 --> 00:13:27.325 In Indianapolis. 311 00:13:27.325 --> 00:13:28.405 It's just a, it's a filter. 312 00:13:29.825 --> 00:13:31.845 Um Oh, right. It's one of those yeah. Backgrounds. 313 00:13:32.515 --> 00:13:36.605 Yeah, I'm on vacation. I am in, uh, The Bahamas. 314 00:13:37.025 --> 00:13:39.525 That's how they said you pronounce it. Uh, 315 00:13:39.835 --> 00:13:40.835 Bahamas. 316 00:13:40.835 --> 00:13:42.085 Bahamas. Bahamas. 317 00:13:43.385 --> 00:13:47.005 And I'm here with, uh, my, my dad 318 00:13:47.425 --> 00:13:52.405 and his wife and her children and their significant others. 319 00:13:53.585 --> 00:13:56.005 And obviously Kelly and Baby Ben. 320 00:13:56.825 --> 00:14:01.655 So, um, just a little nice family Thanksgiving vacation. 321 00:14:02.155 --> 00:14:05.775 That's pretty cool. So that's your Thanksgiving sitch. 322 00:14:05.795 --> 00:14:06.895 Tim, what are you doing? Yeah. 323 00:14:07.155 --> 00:14:08.695 On this holiday weekend, 324 00:14:08.875 --> 00:14:10.935 you mentioned your mom's in town. Yeah. 325 00:14:11.085 --> 00:14:13.695 Over your to Universal Studios today 326 00:14:14.075 --> 00:14:15.775 and do an early Thanksgiving thing. 327 00:14:15.825 --> 00:14:17.855 She's actually flying home for Thanksgiving. 328 00:14:18.115 --> 00:14:21.015 She just came out for like the first half. Got it. 329 00:14:21.315 --> 00:14:22.315 Got it. Are 330 00:14:22.315 --> 00:14:24.455 You gonna like do a meal though? Are you gonna cook a 331 00:14:24.455 --> 00:14:25.455 Turkey? 332 00:14:25.455 --> 00:14:25.815 Yeah, we were talking about doing a meal. 333 00:14:25.895 --> 00:14:28.455 I was like, oh, you know, I'll get Turkey and stuffing. 334 00:14:28.545 --> 00:14:30.175 She's like, do you like Turkey? 335 00:14:30.415 --> 00:14:33.655 I was like, not particularly. She goes, Hazel's vegetarian. 336 00:14:34.095 --> 00:14:35.655 I was like, yeah. Was like, so 337 00:14:35.655 --> 00:14:36.855 how about we just do something else? 338 00:14:37.595 --> 00:14:40.375 And so I'm gonna make a beer, canned chicken for my mom 339 00:14:40.375 --> 00:14:42.095 and I, and some mashed potatoes 340 00:14:42.235 --> 00:14:43.855 and stuffing and things like that. 341 00:14:44.075 --> 00:14:45.855 So it's gonna be, it's gonna be a low key. I 342 00:14:45.855 --> 00:14:46.855 Love that. 343 00:14:46.855 --> 00:14:47.735 I love that Turkey. Turkey. 344 00:14:47.895 --> 00:14:49.255 I mean, I don't know if we talked about it 345 00:14:49.255 --> 00:14:50.335 on the show, but Turkey sucks. 346 00:14:50.765 --> 00:14:52.205 It's not, it to the best part, 347 00:14:52.445 --> 00:14:54.405 A Turkey is the smell of Turkey. 348 00:14:55.195 --> 00:14:57.085 Like, you smell a Turkey cooking in a house, 349 00:14:57.085 --> 00:14:58.365 you're like, that's good. 350 00:14:58.465 --> 00:15:00.605 And then you eat it and experience like, no, no. Yeah. 351 00:15:00.605 --> 00:15:02.045 So I'm gonna do the beer, canned chicken. 352 00:15:02.755 --> 00:15:03.885 Yeah. I think it even like, 353 00:15:03.885 --> 00:15:05.965 looks better than it ta Like the presentation 354 00:15:06.185 --> 00:15:10.005 of a well cooked Turkey on Thanksgiving is like, you know, 355 00:15:10.025 --> 00:15:12.365 that's an important thing and it's a beautiful thing. 356 00:15:12.545 --> 00:15:13.925 And then yeah, once you start eating it, 357 00:15:13.955 --> 00:15:15.485 it's like you put a piece on your plate 358 00:15:15.685 --> 00:15:17.605 'cause you feel obliged to, the only way 359 00:15:17.605 --> 00:15:20.125 to choke it back is absolutely drowning in gravy. 360 00:15:20.305 --> 00:15:22.205 And you really just fill up on the 47 361 00:15:22.205 --> 00:15:24.005 different sides and casserole. Well, 362 00:15:24.005 --> 00:15:25.245 You, to be honest, you're full 363 00:15:25.245 --> 00:15:28.915 before you even get to that part of the day. 364 00:15:29.695 --> 00:15:31.915 Um, so if you're doing it right, the only way 365 00:15:31.915 --> 00:15:34.355 to choke it back is with some cocktails. 366 00:15:34.545 --> 00:15:36.275 Well, yeah, you're full of, you're full of beer 367 00:15:36.575 --> 00:15:38.755 and dips of of yeah. 368 00:15:38.755 --> 00:15:40.755 Various sorts. I do have to say, I know , 369 00:15:41.035 --> 00:15:42.275 I know we've talked about this, excuse me, 370 00:15:42.655 --> 00:15:43.795 um, plenty of times. 371 00:15:43.935 --> 00:15:45.475 But America does do Thanksgiving 372 00:15:46.015 --> 00:15:47.475 so much better than Canada does. 373 00:15:47.815 --> 00:15:50.835 And its a lot of fun. I do. Like, why don't say that. 374 00:15:50.925 --> 00:15:52.675 Don't be like that. You're half Canadian, 375 00:15:52.895 --> 00:15:54.555 so don't insult your own people. I'm 376 00:15:54.555 --> 00:15:55.555 Not. 377 00:15:55.555 --> 00:15:56.195 I'm not. My son is, 378 00:15:56.495 --> 00:15:57.875 I'm not, uh, two thirds, two thirds 379 00:15:57.875 --> 00:15:59.875 of your family is Canadian. All right. So, 380 00:16:00.695 --> 00:16:01.835 So that, just Careful there, pal. 381 00:16:02.335 --> 00:16:05.075 You are a, you are a majority Canadian household. 382 00:16:05.255 --> 00:16:06.755 Now I would like you to know . 383 00:16:08.335 --> 00:16:09.515 That's A good point. And when Becky 384 00:16:09.515 --> 00:16:12.555 and I come over, you are numbered four to one, bro. 385 00:16:12.905 --> 00:16:14.755 Like Yeah, four to one. 386 00:16:15.625 --> 00:16:18.475 Next time we come over for dinner, you are gonna sing. 387 00:16:18.475 --> 00:16:20.355 Oh, Canada to us upon entry. 388 00:16:21.105 --> 00:16:24.355 Okay. . So get 389 00:16:24.775 --> 00:16:26.355 Get learning if you don't know it already 390 00:16:26.665 --> 00:16:28.195 anyways. Oh, that's fine. Um, 391 00:16:28.295 --> 00:16:30.075 Yes, America does Thanksgiving. 392 00:16:30.145 --> 00:16:32.795 Very good. Hence why I left to go to The Bahamas. 393 00:16:33.095 --> 00:16:36.795 Um, and hence why ? You're leaving to go to the Middle East. 394 00:16:37.935 --> 00:16:40.635 Yep. Yep. Sure I Am. Makes sense. It's, 395 00:16:41.135 --> 00:16:43.795 I'm a little, I'm a little disappointed on the timing, uh, 396 00:16:44.175 --> 00:16:47.635 you know, happy to get to go to, uh, to Qatar for the race, 397 00:16:47.815 --> 00:16:50.555 but, um, I do love American Thanksgiving 398 00:16:50.845 --> 00:16:52.675 While we're pronouncing things correctly, 399 00:16:53.095 --> 00:16:54.155 is it not cutter? 400 00:16:55.105 --> 00:16:57.555 Yeah, it is, but it just sounds wrong from us. 401 00:16:57.935 --> 00:17:02.875 So I just, uh, it, it, I wanna, my gut feeling is, 402 00:17:02.875 --> 00:17:04.115 and I could be totally wrong on this, 403 00:17:04.295 --> 00:17:06.315 but my gut feeling is like if you're, 404 00:17:06.415 --> 00:17:10.195 if you're speaking in an, in an Arabic accent, then yes, 405 00:17:10.505 --> 00:17:12.555 it's like the French don't say Paris. 406 00:17:12.885 --> 00:17:15.835 Right. They say Paris much better than that. 407 00:17:16.135 --> 00:17:17.715 But like, I feel like Right. 408 00:17:17.715 --> 00:17:20.795 We are allowed to say Qatar if we are just 409 00:17:21.125 --> 00:17:22.475 being us, I think. 410 00:17:23.225 --> 00:17:25.875 Okay, good to know. All right. So 411 00:17:26.825 --> 00:17:27.825 I've been saying guitar, cut. 412 00:17:27.825 --> 00:17:28.915 Guitar. Guitar. So, 413 00:17:29.415 --> 00:17:31.555 Uh, Guitar you've been seeing 414 00:17:31.555 --> 00:17:32.955 What guitar? 415 00:17:33.015 --> 00:17:34.595 Do you like it? Do you like it there? Guitar? 416 00:17:34.595 --> 00:17:37.435 I've only been the one time and Okay. 417 00:17:37.865 --> 00:17:39.675 It's, it was 418 00:17:39.675 --> 00:17:40.355 Okay. Airport's 419 00:17:40.355 --> 00:17:41.355 Cool. 420 00:17:41.355 --> 00:17:43.475 Okay. I got to play paddle, which was nice this year. 421 00:17:43.825 --> 00:17:47.195 This year they're putting us up in an all inclusive hotel, 422 00:17:47.485 --> 00:17:51.565 which I, I cannot, I cannot verbalize 423 00:17:51.585 --> 00:17:53.085 That's for a dry country. 424 00:17:53.505 --> 00:17:55.405 No, in the hotels, they're, they're licensed. 425 00:17:55.945 --> 00:17:58.845 That's the like, only place you can get alcohol. Got it. 426 00:17:58.985 --> 00:18:02.845 But to that end, I cannot like verbalize strongly enough 427 00:18:03.305 --> 00:18:04.765 how bad an idea I think that is. 428 00:18:05.785 --> 00:18:09.045 Um, you know, I I it's, 429 00:18:09.265 --> 00:18:11.685 and I'll, I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be totally honest here. 430 00:18:12.075 --> 00:18:13.365 It's not me that I'm worried about. 431 00:18:14.065 --> 00:18:17.445 Um, you know, a Alex, you know what it's like you travel 432 00:18:17.445 --> 00:18:20.045 with, with a race team, you know, uh, 433 00:18:20.765 --> 00:18:23.085 a race series is kind of the same 434 00:18:23.905 --> 00:18:27.005 and, uh, you know, no, I'm not gonna call out 435 00:18:27.885 --> 00:18:28.885 Specific departments. 436 00:18:28.925 --> 00:18:33.205 F1 personnel and mechanics, even though they are held 437 00:18:33.345 --> 00:18:36.525 to a, obviously very high standard in terms 438 00:18:36.525 --> 00:18:39.045 of doing pit stops under three seconds 439 00:18:39.185 --> 00:18:42.565 and this sort of thing, they, they drink with the rest 440 00:18:42.565 --> 00:18:44.445 of them as good as the rest 441 00:18:44.445 --> 00:18:46.325 of them. It's because I've heard 442 00:18:46.635 --> 00:18:48.565 It's a drinking series with a racing problem. 443 00:18:49.055 --> 00:18:51.085 Motor sports mechanics 444 00:18:51.265 --> 00:18:53.845 and personnel in general are just land 445 00:18:53.995 --> 00:18:54.995 pirates. , 446 00:18:55.685 --> 00:18:55.905 yes. . 447 00:19:00.705 --> 00:19:04.465 I mean, without obviously to like robbing and pillaging, 448 00:19:04.645 --> 00:19:06.905 but like in terms of the alcohol consumption, 449 00:19:07.085 --> 00:19:08.985 of course land pirates, right? 450 00:19:09.615 --> 00:19:12.345 Yeah. Why is all the rum gone? So, 451 00:19:14.285 --> 00:19:15.285 All right. 452 00:19:15.285 --> 00:19:17.385 So we're, we've now burned about 20 minutes on nothing. 453 00:19:18.125 --> 00:19:19.545 Uh, there was some 454 00:19:19.635 --> 00:19:20.635 Noose. 455 00:19:20.635 --> 00:19:23.385 James hasn't even talked about his cutter time. 456 00:19:24.325 --> 00:19:26.495 Okay. I haven't got, I'm not, haven't gone yet. 457 00:19:26.615 --> 00:19:28.215 I don't know. I'm just telling you that. 458 00:19:28.215 --> 00:19:29.695 Yeah, I'm, I think we're gonna lose a, 459 00:19:29.775 --> 00:19:31.135 I think we're gonna lose a few good men out there , 460 00:19:32.255 --> 00:19:34.655 you know, with, with the, for the Yankee situation. , 461 00:19:35.965 --> 00:19:39.575 yeah. Um, yeah, I'm, I'm very curious to see if everybody 462 00:19:39.575 --> 00:19:41.815 that goes to Qatar is still employed when we leave 463 00:19:41.825 --> 00:19:42.935 Qatar, let's put it that way. 464 00:19:43.175 --> 00:19:45.935 Hmm. Okay. Um, but yeah, I'll, I'll try 465 00:19:45.935 --> 00:19:48.415 to not have Turkey in, in Thanksgiving. 466 00:19:48.415 --> 00:19:50.095 Tradition on Thursday. 467 00:19:50.165 --> 00:19:51.855 Well, before we get to the news though, while we're talking 468 00:19:51.875 --> 00:19:54.615 of one, we haven't covered the race from Vegas. 469 00:19:54.755 --> 00:19:57.255 We covered the penalty on Tuesday, 470 00:19:58.235 --> 00:20:01.495 but the race in the weekend itself, we haven't in a shock 471 00:20:01.495 --> 00:20:03.415 to absolutely no one max for Stepin won. 472 00:20:04.215 --> 00:20:06.095 I think we all kind of predicted that, 473 00:20:06.795 --> 00:20:09.215 but dude, honestly, the, the race doesn't, compared 474 00:20:09.435 --> 00:20:11.175 to the previous doesn't, no, 475 00:20:11.175 --> 00:20:13.015 he doesn't winning his driver in America, I think 476 00:20:13.015 --> 00:20:15.015 that was his eighth win, uh, on US soil. 477 00:20:15.995 --> 00:20:20.655 The session that I really want to talk about is, I mean, 478 00:20:20.655 --> 00:20:21.935 because Vegas, the last, 479 00:20:21.935 --> 00:20:23.735 the first two years was like a really good race. 480 00:20:23.735 --> 00:20:25.095 It was a lot of good action. There was a lot 481 00:20:25.095 --> 00:20:28.095 of passing whatever year, three slightly less good race, 482 00:20:29.115 --> 00:20:31.345 but the qualifying session, 483 00:20:32.065 --> 00:20:33.065 Terrible race. 484 00:20:33.575 --> 00:20:35.185 Yeah. So boring. The 485 00:20:35.185 --> 00:20:39.915 Qualifying session was extremely entertaining 486 00:20:40.695 --> 00:20:43.875 and it was genuinely super, super impressive. 487 00:20:44.065 --> 00:20:46.915 Like there are obviously very impressive drivers in Formula 488 00:20:46.940 --> 00:20:48.365 Formula One, we talk about it a lot. 489 00:20:48.945 --> 00:20:50.405 We, we love giving, you know, 490 00:20:50.505 --> 00:20:52.205 the guys the credit when credit's due. 491 00:20:53.475 --> 00:20:56.725 This was, this was one session where I ha my, my respect 492 00:20:56.785 --> 00:20:59.045 for everyone, every single one 493 00:20:59.045 --> 00:21:00.725 of the drivers actually went up so high. 494 00:21:00.835 --> 00:21:03.245 Like look at it on paper. 495 00:21:04.115 --> 00:21:06.615 You've got a street circuit naturally slippery 496 00:21:06.915 --> 00:21:08.735 and hard to get around, right. 497 00:21:09.995 --> 00:21:13.575 The, the asphalt is not like the street circuits in Monaco 498 00:21:13.915 --> 00:21:15.055 or Jetta 499 00:21:15.115 --> 00:21:16.855 or whatever that is basically just a 500 00:21:16.855 --> 00:21:18.095 racetrack put down on the road. 501 00:21:18.165 --> 00:21:20.575 It's just good old fashioned road asphalt for the most part. 502 00:21:21.635 --> 00:21:24.375 Uh, temperatures so cold, the tires barely work. 503 00:21:25.615 --> 00:21:26.815 A downforce configuration, 504 00:21:26.815 --> 00:21:28.535 meaning you got the lowest downforce of the year, 505 00:21:30.515 --> 00:21:32.045 then you throw in rain. 506 00:21:33.025 --> 00:21:34.685 And let's not forget there's walls everywhere. 507 00:21:35.155 --> 00:21:38.125 Like worst case, like I cannot think 508 00:21:38.125 --> 00:21:40.485 of another element you could add to make it worse. 509 00:21:40.585 --> 00:21:42.085 In fact, sorry, I will make it worse. 510 00:21:42.875 --> 00:21:45.605 Park fur may rules mean you cannot change the setup 511 00:21:45.665 --> 00:21:47.965 of the car between qualifying in the race. 512 00:21:48.065 --> 00:21:49.165 The race was gonna be dry. 513 00:21:49.225 --> 00:21:52.845 So you had a dry setup on a wet cold, 514 00:21:53.225 --> 00:21:54.805 low down forced street circuit. 515 00:21:55.275 --> 00:21:56.845 What? Yes, Alex, what makes that worse? 516 00:21:56.905 --> 00:21:59.365 If you're gonna say like a meteor hitting the track, I, 517 00:21:59.775 --> 00:22:02.475 No, I mean, that would make it, 518 00:22:02.785 --> 00:22:03.915 that would make it worse for sure. 519 00:22:04.115 --> 00:22:05.555 I don't think it would make it better. I 520 00:22:05.555 --> 00:22:06.635 don't think that would improve things. 521 00:22:07.625 --> 00:22:11.275 When did I miss When they got rid of, uh, 522 00:22:11.385 --> 00:22:13.635 tire blankets on wet tires like 523 00:22:14.215 --> 00:22:15.215 Two years ago? 524 00:22:15.385 --> 00:22:18.395 Okay, well I guess we don't run wets very often in 525 00:22:18.475 --> 00:22:20.395 F1, unfortunately. 526 00:22:20.655 --> 00:22:23.355 That's just, I didn't, I didn't realize that was a thing. 527 00:22:23.895 --> 00:22:25.555 So that makes it hard 528 00:22:25.625 --> 00:22:29.315 because these guys, I mean, they're used to going, these, 529 00:22:29.315 --> 00:22:31.715 these cars are obviously very fast. 530 00:22:32.495 --> 00:22:37.435 Um, and tire temp is a big thing in terms 531 00:22:37.435 --> 00:22:39.075 of getting the car on the right operating 532 00:22:39.075 --> 00:22:40.275 window, even when it's dry. 533 00:22:40.815 --> 00:22:43.115 And so they, it's every day they have, they have tires 534 00:22:43.175 --> 00:22:46.435 and blankets, they leave them onto the last possible 535 00:22:47.285 --> 00:22:49.335 half second they roll outta the garage 536 00:22:49.355 --> 00:22:51.295 and they immediately have to start pushing 537 00:22:51.795 --> 00:22:53.975 to maintain the temperature in the tire 538 00:22:54.285 --> 00:22:57.175 because if you drive slow, you'll start 539 00:22:57.175 --> 00:22:59.175 to lose the temperature, which means you lose grip, 540 00:22:59.225 --> 00:23:00.615 which means you lose more temperature. 541 00:23:00.615 --> 00:23:02.255 And it's a, it's a vicious snowball 542 00:23:02.275 --> 00:23:03.655 effect to the <inaudible>. 543 00:23:04.675 --> 00:23:08.265 On the flip side, you leave pit lane on a cold tire, 544 00:23:08.975 --> 00:23:10.585 it's very hard to push 545 00:23:10.765 --> 00:23:12.665 to generate temperature because you don't have the grip. 546 00:23:13.325 --> 00:23:15.855 So you have to like push through this phase of 547 00:23:15.855 --> 00:23:18.495 what you gotta drive the out of it, not crash 548 00:23:18.915 --> 00:23:21.015 to generate temperature to get the grip. 549 00:23:21.235 --> 00:23:24.055 And doing that with no blankets. Yes, IndyCar does it. 550 00:23:24.275 --> 00:23:27.055 Yes, other championships do it. It's not unheard of. 551 00:23:27.435 --> 00:23:30.135 But in F1 it is something that's fairly new. 552 00:23:30.515 --> 00:23:33.815 So yes, I agree that that session looked horrible 553 00:23:34.675 --> 00:23:38.295 and really was one of those sessions where I was pretty, 554 00:23:38.515 --> 00:23:41.655 pretty content being a spectator on my couch. Yeah, 555 00:23:41.885 --> 00:23:42.885 Dude. 556 00:23:43.515 --> 00:23:46.925 100%. 100%. 557 00:23:51.235 --> 00:23:53.005 Only one guy clipped the wall 558 00:23:53.105 --> 00:23:54.845 and it like, kind of barely clipped it. 559 00:23:54.945 --> 00:23:56.045 It was, it was sort 560 00:23:56.045 --> 00:23:58.365 of like he just overcorrected slightly and hit the front. 561 00:23:58.365 --> 00:24:00.485 Didn't even like have an over steer and, 562 00:24:00.505 --> 00:24:01.845 and take out a rear corner. 563 00:24:02.385 --> 00:24:05.685 And, uh, I thought we were gonna have, you know, 564 00:24:05.685 --> 00:24:07.405 we set the record in Baku for a number 565 00:24:07.405 --> 00:24:09.085 of red flags in a qualifying session. 566 00:24:09.685 --> 00:24:12.875 I honestly thought we were going to maybe give that a run 567 00:24:12.875 --> 00:24:14.155 for its money 'cause of, 568 00:24:14.395 --> 00:24:16.875 'cause of all those, the confluence of factors 569 00:24:17.375 --> 00:24:19.395 and circumstance that made that one 570 00:24:19.395 --> 00:24:20.875 of the most gnarly sessions ever. 571 00:24:21.495 --> 00:24:23.235 And when a guy like Vertin gets out, 572 00:24:23.235 --> 00:24:24.675 he was like, yeah, that wasn't fun. 573 00:24:25.055 --> 00:24:28.035 You know, , it's like, yeah, it's gotta be pretty bad. 574 00:24:28.205 --> 00:24:29.955 Gotta be pretty bad. So anyway, 575 00:24:29.985 --> 00:24:31.475 that part was super impressive. 576 00:24:31.815 --> 00:24:35.155 The race Lando off, you know, Lando, first of all, credit 577 00:24:35.155 --> 00:24:36.035 to Lando because this is, 578 00:24:36.035 --> 00:24:36.915 this is the other thing too, right? 579 00:24:37.385 --> 00:24:38.875 When it's a session like that 580 00:24:40.055 --> 00:24:42.155 and it's all those things that make it so hard, 581 00:24:42.815 --> 00:24:46.315 and most of the drivers bar like Alonzo, 582 00:24:46.395 --> 00:24:47.555 I think got outta the car 583 00:24:47.735 --> 00:24:49.915 and said, worst conditions I've ever raced in, 584 00:24:49.935 --> 00:24:51.115 had no fun doing that. 585 00:24:51.115 --> 00:24:52.315 That was awful. It was terrifying. 586 00:24:53.655 --> 00:24:55.465 When you're the guy that comes out on top of that, 587 00:24:57.075 --> 00:24:58.455 that's pretty, like, there's extra 588 00:24:58.455 --> 00:24:59.535 bragging rights there, right? 589 00:24:59.535 --> 00:25:01.215 Like getting pulled one thing for sure. 590 00:25:01.645 --> 00:25:03.335 Getting poll when everyone else is like, 591 00:25:03.335 --> 00:25:04.935 that's the hardest conditions I've ever seen. 592 00:25:05.355 --> 00:25:07.775 That's a, that's a nice pat on the back there. 593 00:25:08.995 --> 00:25:10.095 So he starts on pole 594 00:25:10.435 --> 00:25:13.055 and then he tries to out Max Max into turn one 595 00:25:13.355 --> 00:25:14.415 and he didn't quite do it, 596 00:25:15.315 --> 00:25:17.135 But now at least he tried. 597 00:25:18.175 --> 00:25:20.775 I that's exactly, that's just gonna say, I was like, 598 00:25:20.775 --> 00:25:22.015 what's your, what was your take on that? 599 00:25:22.015 --> 00:25:24.295 Because I was proud he went for it. Mm-hmm . 600 00:25:24.375 --> 00:25:27.215 Because like at this point, you know, he's been, he's been 601 00:25:28.365 --> 00:25:31.775 kind of owned by Max on multiple occasions over their, 602 00:25:31.995 --> 00:25:35.255 you know, careers together and he really went for it. 603 00:25:35.595 --> 00:25:38.615 But I, man, I gave him the credit for, you know, he's, 604 00:25:38.685 --> 00:25:40.655 he's got more to lose than anybody at this, you know, 605 00:25:40.655 --> 00:25:42.775 goes in with a 24 point lead or whatever. 606 00:25:43.515 --> 00:25:45.975 And uh, I thought it was awesome. 607 00:25:46.835 --> 00:25:49.735 What's funny though is, is 608 00:25:51.075 --> 00:25:53.095 Max is inevitable in turn one lap one, 609 00:25:53.845 --> 00:25:56.015 like he never screws up a launch. 610 00:25:57.435 --> 00:26:00.415 He is always going to lunge the <inaudible> outta you. 611 00:26:01.115 --> 00:26:04.855 He is never gonna like, oh, just take it easy. 612 00:26:05.155 --> 00:26:07.295 And so when Lando knew this was the case 613 00:26:08.425 --> 00:26:10.725 and went super aggressive to cover it off, 614 00:26:11.265 --> 00:26:12.405 max was like, nah, I'm good. 615 00:26:13.385 --> 00:26:16.565 and Lando just out broke himself 616 00:26:16.945 --> 00:26:18.725 and um, lost the lead anyways. 617 00:26:19.565 --> 00:26:21.445 Actually lost second as well, um, 618 00:26:22.145 --> 00:26:23.365 by the time they got to turn four. 619 00:26:23.465 --> 00:26:25.245 But no, I was, I was proud of him 620 00:26:25.245 --> 00:26:29.565 because that would've been, like you said, at that point in, 621 00:26:29.665 --> 00:26:33.005 in the championship, he can just, he can finish second 622 00:26:33.005 --> 00:26:34.205 to Max for the rest of the year 623 00:26:34.465 --> 00:26:36.205 and come away world champion. 624 00:26:36.865 --> 00:26:38.365 But he's still fighting tooth and nail 625 00:26:38.365 --> 00:26:42.765 because he knows as well as all of us that, um, he needs 626 00:26:42.765 --> 00:26:45.565 to still keep beating Max no matter what the math says. 627 00:26:45.875 --> 00:26:48.925 Yeah, exactly. And then the, the other part of it 628 00:26:48.925 --> 00:26:51.805 that I thought was so funny was after the first stop, 629 00:26:52.065 --> 00:26:56.305 or the stop I should say, um, Orlando gets around George 630 00:26:56.565 --> 00:26:57.865 who had got him in the first stint 631 00:26:57.865 --> 00:26:58.945 in the, you know, off the start there. 632 00:27:00.005 --> 00:27:01.305 And he was, he came on the radio 633 00:27:01.365 --> 00:27:03.385 and he was like, are we sitting here still taking care 634 00:27:03.385 --> 00:27:04.785 of tires or are we going for it? 635 00:27:05.125 --> 00:27:07.105 And the team was like, no, no, let's go for it. 636 00:27:07.125 --> 00:27:09.425 Get around George and let's go chase down Max. 637 00:27:10.245 --> 00:27:14.585 And dude like flipped a switch past George in half a lap, 638 00:27:15.075 --> 00:27:16.905 which in and of itself was like, man, 639 00:27:17.015 --> 00:27:19.225 he's just sitting there really taking care of these tires. 640 00:27:19.965 --> 00:27:21.185 And he is like, let's go get Max. 641 00:27:21.605 --> 00:27:26.265 And then GP Max's engineer comes on the radio goes, uh, 642 00:27:26.265 --> 00:27:28.825 alright, max, uh, Orlando's now P two. 643 00:27:29.125 --> 00:27:32.385 He has been told to come get you. 644 00:27:32.845 --> 00:27:34.985 It, it was like, you could hear it in his voice, , 645 00:27:35.765 --> 00:27:36.785 it was so good. 646 00:27:37.325 --> 00:27:39.585 And Max, I don't think he even replied on the radio, 647 00:27:39.685 --> 00:27:40.825 or at least they didn't play it. 648 00:27:41.045 --> 00:27:45.665 He just replied by absolutely like, hammering fastest lap 649 00:27:45.665 --> 00:27:48.185 after fastest lap was like, yeah, go ahead bro. 650 00:27:48.185 --> 00:27:49.185 Come get me . 651 00:27:50.255 --> 00:27:53.305 It's just, it's, he's so much better than everyone else. 652 00:27:53.525 --> 00:27:57.625 And Lando is like in the top 0.1% 653 00:27:57.725 --> 00:27:59.545 of race car drivers on planet Earth 654 00:27:59.605 --> 00:28:01.625 and Max is just infinitely better 655 00:28:01.725 --> 00:28:03.425 and is so unfair to everyone. 656 00:28:03.855 --> 00:28:06.185 It's dude like, 657 00:28:06.185 --> 00:28:08.625 thank God he doesn't just have the best car this year. 658 00:28:08.895 --> 00:28:11.385 Like it's, uh, I'm really curious as to 659 00:28:11.385 --> 00:28:13.225 what happens next year on a lot 660 00:28:13.225 --> 00:28:14.305 of levels for a lot of reasons. 661 00:28:14.725 --> 00:28:19.585 But yeah, Max's Max's ability at the moment is just so 662 00:28:20.425 --> 00:28:21.425 Ridiculously good. 663 00:28:21.425 --> 00:28:25.185 But what's what's funny is it's uh, I think gp, his engineer 664 00:28:26.015 --> 00:28:27.585 said two years ago 665 00:28:27.915 --> 00:28:30.945 after his third consecutive world championship in a row, 666 00:28:31.525 --> 00:28:33.805 he was like, what's terrifying 667 00:28:35.015 --> 00:28:37.295 and equally awesome for me is like 668 00:28:38.165 --> 00:28:40.295 he's just scratched the surface and is getting better. 669 00:28:40.405 --> 00:28:42.975 Yeah. And like that's, we're seeing that play out. 670 00:28:43.315 --> 00:28:47.215 So he has not at all reached his, his limit 671 00:28:47.595 --> 00:28:51.175 or his his capacity, um, to be the best, 672 00:28:51.185 --> 00:28:53.155 which is insane. 673 00:28:53.495 --> 00:28:55.555 And he's also, the other thing I love about him, 674 00:28:55.775 --> 00:28:57.115 and I think Alonzo's, 675 00:28:57.115 --> 00:28:58.835 the only other guy I've seen do it kind of 676 00:28:58.835 --> 00:29:01.995 to the same extent is, you know, he kept, 677 00:29:02.095 --> 00:29:04.515 he kept himself in the running in the first part 678 00:29:04.515 --> 00:29:07.235 of this year, having no business doing that, right? 679 00:29:07.305 --> 00:29:09.795 Like the races that he won, Suzuka 680 00:29:09.935 --> 00:29:13.275 and ela, like no business winning those races. 681 00:29:13.275 --> 00:29:15.755 Right. And he just ke his car is just not 682 00:29:15.755 --> 00:29:17.515 what the McLaren was, especially early in the season. 683 00:29:18.375 --> 00:29:21.035 But it sound, it sounds too simple to say, 684 00:29:21.035 --> 00:29:22.475 like he just never gives up, right? 685 00:29:22.475 --> 00:29:23.675 Like we all never give up, 686 00:29:23.695 --> 00:29:25.715 but like some guys you see, like they, they 687 00:29:26.355 --> 00:29:29.845 they're doing 99% when you know that your car's not as good. 688 00:29:30.045 --> 00:29:32.725 I don't mean to brag, but I give up a lot. Yeah. 689 00:29:32.725 --> 00:29:35.405 You've never even, you've never even made it two 99%. 690 00:29:35.515 --> 00:29:38.365 Nevermind, you know, you don't back off to 99% 691 00:29:39.265 --> 00:29:40.325 if at first you don't 692 00:29:40.325 --> 00:29:41.325 succeed. , 693 00:29:42.945 --> 00:29:47.805 No . If at first you don't succeed, try try again. 694 00:29:48.065 --> 00:29:50.925 If still you don't succeed, burn race, all evidence 695 00:29:51.075 --> 00:29:52.605 that proved you tried in the first place. 696 00:29:53.075 --> 00:29:55.045 Nope. That's better. Sounds exhausting. Yeah. 697 00:29:55.075 --> 00:29:56.085 Yeah, a lot of work 698 00:29:56.135 --> 00:29:57.135 Throughout this year. 699 00:29:57.765 --> 00:29:59.765 A good chunk of the year, he didn't have the fastest car 700 00:29:59.945 --> 00:30:04.045 and he just kept pushing as if he was still fighting 701 00:30:04.145 --> 00:30:06.045 for wins every single week. 702 00:30:06.625 --> 00:30:08.325 And that's why he's still in the running 703 00:30:08.385 --> 00:30:10.205 and that's why he's max for Stepin. 704 00:30:10.205 --> 00:30:12.405 Like the Ferrari guys, I know they're trying 705 00:30:12.405 --> 00:30:14.765 to do a good job, but like at some point on a given weekend 706 00:30:14.875 --> 00:30:17.245 they check out and you can just, you can see it. 707 00:30:18.155 --> 00:30:20.805 It's, you know, you've seen it from every other driver. 708 00:30:20.965 --> 00:30:22.445 I it is, it is. Not even naming names. 709 00:30:22.515 --> 00:30:24.765 I've just, Fernando's the only other guy I've seen, 710 00:30:25.075 --> 00:30:27.805 like remember when he was driving the McLaren Honda 711 00:30:28.025 --> 00:30:30.005 and they were, it was just not a quick car. 712 00:30:30.075 --> 00:30:31.405 Like he would fight 713 00:30:31.465 --> 00:30:34.685 for those 15th place finishes like he was fighting 714 00:30:34.745 --> 00:30:35.965 for a world championship. 715 00:30:35.985 --> 00:30:39.205 Oh, unfortunately, like I, you gotta love that kind 716 00:30:39.205 --> 00:30:43.405 of like you and Mikhail fighting for 12th in Road America on 717 00:30:43.405 --> 00:30:45.445 The last like 17th, but yeah. Yep. 718 00:30:46.165 --> 00:30:47.805 Whatever. Anyways, um, 719 00:30:48.365 --> 00:30:49.365 Terrific. 720 00:30:49.365 --> 00:30:52.085 IndyCar, now that you Brought that up, IndyCar News. 721 00:30:52.555 --> 00:30:56.165 IndyCar News, uh, one more, 722 00:30:56.665 --> 00:30:58.325 one more seat is gone. 723 00:30:58.905 --> 00:31:02.725 So, uh, mixed Schumacher has been confirmed 724 00:31:03.985 --> 00:31:07.605 and to RLL in some obscure car number, 725 00:31:07.705 --> 00:31:10.925 but essentially replacing, uh, Devlin in the 30. 726 00:31:12.265 --> 00:31:15.165 Um, so that lineup is complete, which means 727 00:31:15.635 --> 00:31:19.605 that there is only one seat left at Coin. 728 00:31:19.835 --> 00:31:22.125 Well, depending on what happens, Premo, 729 00:31:22.125 --> 00:31:23.125 Depending on Premo. 730 00:31:23.155 --> 00:31:27.115 Yeah. But there's one seat left at Coin, which, uh, 731 00:31:28.155 --> 00:31:30.475 Dale did say that he would have it done by Thanksgiving, 732 00:31:30.855 --> 00:31:33.715 but he also said he'd have it done by Halloween, neither 733 00:31:33.735 --> 00:31:35.515 of which I really believe at this point. 734 00:31:36.195 --> 00:31:37.875 I always just figured we'd get it right 735 00:31:37.875 --> 00:31:39.475 before St. Pete. Yeah, yeah. 736 00:31:39.475 --> 00:31:41.675 I'll have it done by St. Pete. Yeah, I'll it done by St. 737 00:31:41.675 --> 00:31:43.475 Pete. Yeah. But Schumacher, so 738 00:31:43.475 --> 00:31:46.075 Again, it's a big win for the series. 739 00:31:46.105 --> 00:31:49.435 It's a huge win, man. He, um, you know, obviously had 740 00:31:49.435 --> 00:31:51.835 that test that was fairly successful 741 00:31:52.255 --> 00:31:54.275 and I think we, I'm sure we talked about it at the time, 742 00:31:54.425 --> 00:31:58.115 like it is anytime that RLL tests a 743 00:31:58.635 --> 00:32:00.875 European driver at Indie gp, 744 00:32:01.505 --> 00:32:04.155 they are stacking things in their own favor 745 00:32:04.485 --> 00:32:05.595 quite aggressively. 746 00:32:06.855 --> 00:32:08.195 Not a criticism, there's not 747 00:32:08.195 --> 00:32:09.275 a lot of places you can go test. 748 00:32:09.275 --> 00:32:10.875 It's an easy place. It's down the street. 749 00:32:11.055 --> 00:32:13.595 I'm not saying that they're cherry picking the track and, 750 00:32:13.935 --> 00:32:16.475 and that it just happens to be one of their stronger ones. 751 00:32:17.255 --> 00:32:20.815 Um, I'm not surprised that Mick wanted to come. 752 00:32:21.035 --> 00:32:23.095 I'm not surprised that he was happy to sign there. 753 00:32:23.455 --> 00:32:24.895 I would've loved to have seen him test 754 00:32:24.915 --> 00:32:26.135 at least one other place. 755 00:32:27.595 --> 00:32:29.575 Uh, but then at the same time it's not like there were a lot 756 00:32:29.575 --> 00:32:31.375 of options for him to like go shop around. 757 00:32:31.675 --> 00:32:34.015 So if he wanted to be an IndyCar, that was kind of the, 758 00:32:34.075 --> 00:32:35.455 the best option out there. 759 00:32:36.075 --> 00:32:37.975 And it seems like he wanted to be an IndyCar. 760 00:32:38.115 --> 00:32:39.765 So I think it's great. 761 00:32:40.105 --> 00:32:43.605 Uh, I love that, uh, that he's doing it at a time when 762 00:32:44.265 --> 00:32:48.645 so many F1 guys have said in the last 2, 3, 5 years, 763 00:32:49.045 --> 00:32:51.085 whatever, that they're like, yeah, ni car's cool. 764 00:32:51.085 --> 00:32:52.165 We watch it. We love the racing, 765 00:32:52.265 --> 00:32:53.445 but like I would never do it. 766 00:32:53.895 --> 00:32:56.165 Ovals scare me, like two dangerous, not worth the risk. 767 00:32:56.945 --> 00:32:59.965 And you know, here comes a kid that doesn't have 768 00:32:59.965 --> 00:33:02.645 to race if he doesn't want to races 'cause he wants to race 769 00:33:03.185 --> 00:33:04.845 and he's choosing to come mix it 770 00:33:04.845 --> 00:33:05.925 up with us. And I think that's awesome. 771 00:33:06.205 --> 00:33:11.045 A hundred percent. Um, and l let's call it what it is. 772 00:33:11.385 --> 00:33:16.365 Um, while his, his career F1 was probably over, 773 00:33:16.745 --> 00:33:21.415 um, he had a pretty thick, uh, job 774 00:33:21.555 --> 00:33:23.055 for a factory, um, 775 00:33:23.605 --> 00:33:27.165 prototype team in the world Endurance Championship, uh, 776 00:33:27.165 --> 00:33:28.565 which I'm sure paid very well, 777 00:33:29.265 --> 00:33:33.405 he could continue living in Europe, um, race on track, Ken 778 00:33:33.935 --> 00:33:37.165 Eight races a year like pretty pretty relaxed schedule 779 00:33:38.545 --> 00:33:42.525 And he's taken a, a big, big, you know, swing at coming 780 00:33:42.625 --> 00:33:45.365 to a completely different championship on tracks he's never 781 00:33:45.365 --> 00:33:46.925 seen before and a style of racing 782 00:33:47.115 --> 00:33:49.285 that is unlike anything he's, he's dealt with. 783 00:33:49.585 --> 00:33:54.045 And you know, obviously you combine that with, 784 00:33:54.045 --> 00:33:55.605 with the learning curve of the ovals 785 00:33:55.605 --> 00:33:58.605 and um, it's, uh, it's gonna be a challenge for him. 786 00:33:58.605 --> 00:33:59.925 But it's cool to see, as you said, 787 00:33:59.925 --> 00:34:01.765 like he's embracing all of it. 788 00:34:01.795 --> 00:34:03.285 It's not just a, oh, 789 00:34:03.305 --> 00:34:05.285 I'm gonna do a part-time program, see how it goes. 790 00:34:05.315 --> 00:34:08.165 Like he's, he's fully committed to, to the process and, 791 00:34:08.185 --> 00:34:09.525 and wants to be successful at it. 792 00:34:09.785 --> 00:34:13.085 I'm, I'm really curious about RLL for next year. 793 00:34:13.305 --> 00:34:15.925 You know, kind of putting on my commentator hat 794 00:34:15.945 --> 00:34:17.005 and looking ahead 795 00:34:17.005 --> 00:34:20.405 because they've done some crazy hiring over the, 796 00:34:20.475 --> 00:34:21.485 over the season. 797 00:34:21.515 --> 00:34:23.325 They've brought in a lot of people. Yeah. 798 00:34:23.355 --> 00:34:25.925 Very aggressive hiring strategy. Gavin, right? 799 00:34:26.015 --> 00:34:29.645 Gavin Ward is now part of the team, which like, you know, 800 00:34:29.645 --> 00:34:32.245 when he left McLaren, dude, 801 00:34:32.245 --> 00:34:34.525 like we didn't hear anything about him for a year. 802 00:34:34.795 --> 00:34:36.285 Like I, I, I don't know what he's been up to. 803 00:34:36.325 --> 00:34:38.165 I dunno where he went. I dunno who he's been talking to. 804 00:34:38.265 --> 00:34:43.245 But then yeah, he just sort of pops up, uh, joining Jay Fry 805 00:34:43.245 --> 00:34:46.925 and the gang over at RLL off the back of some other kind 806 00:34:46.925 --> 00:34:49.645 of hope, high high profile, uh, hirings. 807 00:34:49.785 --> 00:34:50.805 Now you got Mick in there. 808 00:34:51.345 --> 00:34:54.605 Um, Louie got resigned like we talked about the other day. 809 00:34:54.905 --> 00:34:56.805 So yeah, it's gonna be, it's gonna be really interesting 810 00:34:56.805 --> 00:34:57.805 to see, I think, 811 00:34:58.045 --> 00:35:01.165 I think Deb's looking at some sports car options, uh, now 812 00:35:01.165 --> 00:35:03.725 that that's, you know, that seat's gone there 813 00:35:03.725 --> 00:35:05.885 and that opportunity on the IndyCar side's gone for now. 814 00:35:06.025 --> 00:35:07.645 And like you say, it's down to one. 815 00:35:07.825 --> 00:35:10.725 So who do we, who do we know is in the mix? 816 00:35:10.825 --> 00:35:12.245 Who do we think's got a chance 817 00:35:12.865 --> 00:35:14.445 for the final coin seat again? 818 00:35:14.445 --> 00:35:16.325 Well, let's just say, let's just say premise is either not 819 00:35:16.325 --> 00:35:18.085 there or coming back with the same line. Sure. 820 00:35:18.765 --> 00:35:21.565 I mean I think, I think it's your defacto guys. 821 00:35:21.625 --> 00:35:26.485 You've got Connor, you've got Leanness, you've got, 822 00:35:27.105 --> 00:35:30.675 um, you know, guys like Uri VIPs 823 00:35:31.255 --> 00:35:34.275 who obviously is an RLL guy 824 00:35:34.335 --> 00:35:36.195 but continues getting passed over. 825 00:35:36.375 --> 00:35:37.805 So at one point I'm sure he 826 00:35:39.245 --> 00:35:41.505 and slash Ray Hall would let him go, 827 00:35:41.575 --> 00:35:44.225 like if there was an opportunity. Um, 828 00:35:44.775 --> 00:35:45.905 Same with Toby salary. 829 00:35:46.895 --> 00:35:49.865 Toby salary. You've got like Hunter m 830 00:35:50.005 --> 00:35:52.105 Ray, you've got Oh 831 00:35:52.105 --> 00:35:53.105 Yeah, true. 832 00:35:53.145 --> 00:35:55.465 I would say those are probably off the top of my mind. 833 00:35:55.795 --> 00:35:57.745 Those are the, the main guys. 834 00:35:58.005 --> 00:36:00.305 But I mean I think it's really leanest and Connor, right? 835 00:36:00.365 --> 00:36:02.625 Or the, the highest profile. Well there was, 836 00:36:03.195 --> 00:36:05.625 There was a lot of rumor about Rojan maybe 837 00:36:05.725 --> 00:36:07.265 making a triumphant return. 838 00:36:07.815 --> 00:36:12.705 Yeah. And so I I was, I was kind of hearing that too. 839 00:36:13.245 --> 00:36:17.785 Um, but the fact that it hasn't happened has made me think 840 00:36:17.785 --> 00:36:19.505 that's less of a, less of a thing 841 00:36:19.505 --> 00:36:23.315 because, you know, Roma is a, isn't a driver 842 00:36:23.335 --> 00:36:24.355 that's gonna bring money. 843 00:36:24.455 --> 00:36:27.435 You might, you know, he might have a, a partner here 844 00:36:27.435 --> 00:36:29.395 or there that can, can be an associate 845 00:36:29.535 --> 00:36:31.875 for a couple races on, on the car, 846 00:36:32.015 --> 00:36:33.835 but, um, you know, he's a paid driver 847 00:36:34.455 --> 00:36:38.465 and I feel like if Dale was gonna hire a paid driver at 848 00:36:38.465 --> 00:36:39.585 this point, he would've just done that. 849 00:36:39.925 --> 00:36:43.205 But I think, I don't know, I don't, I don't know, 850 00:36:43.425 --> 00:36:48.245 but I would, my my gut says it's, it's a con leans sort 851 00:36:48.245 --> 00:36:51.245 of situation going on here, but who 852 00:36:51.245 --> 00:36:52.245 Knows? 853 00:36:52.245 --> 00:36:54.085 So I mean, let's put on your team principal hat. 854 00:36:54.265 --> 00:36:57.125 Say it was your guys' decision, who would you 855 00:36:57.125 --> 00:36:58.045 Go? I'm not answering that 856 00:36:58.205 --> 00:36:59.205 question. . . 857 00:37:01.195 --> 00:37:04.965 There's some biases here. It's uh, that's a tough one. Yeah. 858 00:37:05.165 --> 00:37:07.285 I mean it's an easy one and a tough one at the same time. 859 00:37:07.985 --> 00:37:12.395 Um, you know, I could tell you who I, who I wanted the car. 860 00:37:12.955 --> 00:37:14.475 I mean, I'm not gonna, but I could. 861 00:37:15.255 --> 00:37:19.365 Um, but it's, it is, it is interesting 862 00:37:19.365 --> 00:37:22.005 because again, with, with that being the kinda last seat, 863 00:37:22.345 --> 00:37:24.565 the fact that we were able to just list off like five 864 00:37:24.565 --> 00:37:28.845 or six different drivers, um, you know, that shows 865 00:37:28.845 --> 00:37:30.885 that IndyCar's in a pretty solid spot. 866 00:37:30.885 --> 00:37:33.685 There's a, there's a lot of good shoes out there that, 867 00:37:33.945 --> 00:37:35.125 you know, deserve a shot. 868 00:37:35.245 --> 00:37:37.565 I mean, you look at what guys like McElroy Ray 869 00:37:37.565 --> 00:37:42.045 and s did in the couple races they did for Coin, you know, 870 00:37:42.275 --> 00:37:43.725 Yuri like you say, has been there 871 00:37:43.865 --> 00:37:47.655 and I don't know, is he, 872 00:37:47.915 --> 00:37:49.295 is he gonna be doing something 873 00:37:49.295 --> 00:37:50.575 with their sports car program? 874 00:37:51.905 --> 00:37:53.455 Maybe I, I don't dunno. I dunno. 875 00:37:53.455 --> 00:37:55.815 Maybe they got the, the McLaren GT program now. 876 00:37:55.885 --> 00:37:57.775 Yeah, there's, I don't know. I don't know. 877 00:37:57.795 --> 00:37:59.095 Let say you got Connor and Lean. 878 00:37:59.795 --> 00:38:01.135 That's the, but you know what, 879 00:38:01.135 --> 00:38:04.255 you know what's probably gonna happen is a month before St. 880 00:38:04.255 --> 00:38:06.215 Pete, some pressure is gonna come out with some driver 881 00:38:06.215 --> 00:38:08.895 that was not even remotely on our 882 00:38:08.895 --> 00:38:10.455 radar because Oh, for sure. 883 00:38:10.715 --> 00:38:14.175 That's what, that's what Valentino Rossi is gonna come race 884 00:38:14.175 --> 00:38:17.255 for Dale Coin, you know, in, uh, in St. 885 00:38:17.255 --> 00:38:19.455 Pete. 'cause that's the kind of thing that, that Dale 886 00:38:19.455 --> 00:38:20.455 Can do. 887 00:38:20.455 --> 00:38:21.175 I mean, there's a, there's a big, there's a big rumor. 888 00:38:21.415 --> 00:38:22.815 I have no idea if it has any legs to it, 889 00:38:22.875 --> 00:38:24.535 but there's a big rumor that Yuki 890 00:38:25.165 --> 00:38:28.655 with some Honda help is looking at IndyCar and 891 00:38:28.685 --> 00:38:31.175 Damn Dale is a Honda team. 892 00:38:31.175 --> 00:38:34.935 Obviously. I don't know if there's any sort 893 00:38:34.935 --> 00:38:36.005 Of truth to that, but 894 00:38:36.315 --> 00:38:37.325 It's, it's too bad 895 00:38:37.525 --> 00:38:38.885 'cause I'm, I'm still of the opinion 896 00:38:38.955 --> 00:38:42.165 that Red Bull shouldn't be promoting Linblad yet 897 00:38:42.465 --> 00:38:44.405 and should keep you key 898 00:38:44.405 --> 00:38:46.525 and Lawson for one more year and then make a decision. 899 00:38:46.825 --> 00:38:50.805 But that ain't happening. So Dude, that'd be so cool. Could 900 00:38:50.805 --> 00:38:51.965 You imagine you on those things? 901 00:38:52.145 --> 00:38:54.685 Uh, not anymore. Not, not since I told him 902 00:38:54.685 --> 00:38:56.005 to pass up on Max Tappin. 903 00:38:56.265 --> 00:38:57.405 Whoops. My bad. 904 00:38:57.435 --> 00:38:58.925 What has that kid done? I was like, 905 00:38:58.925 --> 00:38:59.925 He's too young. 906 00:39:00.585 --> 00:39:02.805 Um, dude, could you imagine Yuki in the series? 907 00:39:02.885 --> 00:39:04.005 I know that's probably a pipe dream, 908 00:39:04.005 --> 00:39:06.845 but that would be hilarious and amazing. Mm 909 00:39:07.105 --> 00:39:09.055 Mm-hmm . It'd be very 910 00:39:09.055 --> 00:39:09.895 Funny. You're like, 911 00:39:10.495 --> 00:39:13.055 I don't know, , I don't know if I want that. 912 00:39:14.285 --> 00:39:18.375 It'd be great for me. It'd be great for me. Uh, okay guys. 913 00:39:18.675 --> 00:39:20.175 Um, that's that. 914 00:39:20.365 --> 00:39:23.055 It's, we, we were, we argued we were gonna do a, 915 00:39:23.375 --> 00:39:25.055 a shorter episode 'cause it was Thanksgiving 916 00:39:25.075 --> 00:39:26.295 and we didn't, we've managed to 917 00:39:27.035 --> 00:39:30.255 eke out our entire episode even though we talked about 918 00:39:30.495 --> 00:39:32.055 Turkey for a long time. 919 00:39:32.955 --> 00:39:34.055 So, um, and 920 00:39:34.115 --> 00:39:35.175 Aprons being lingerie 921 00:39:35.355 --> 00:39:37.935 And aprons being lingerie and bikinis being aprons. 922 00:39:38.395 --> 00:39:39.815 Uh, ipso facto, but 923 00:39:39.815 --> 00:39:40.815 Are they sandwiches ? 924 00:39:42.155 --> 00:39:44.135 Tim, Tim, let's not go there. 925 00:39:44.345 --> 00:39:47.055 We're not gonna get the VP of Meat on again to discuss this. 926 00:39:47.185 --> 00:39:48.255 We've already had this chat. 927 00:39:48.475 --> 00:39:52.175 So let's sign off with our annual tradition, gentlemen. 928 00:39:52.955 --> 00:39:55.965 What are we thankful for in 2025? 929 00:39:56.705 --> 00:39:58.885 Mine's pretty easy. Yeah. The Bahamas . 930 00:40:00.085 --> 00:40:01.325 No. Oh no, you're kidding. I'm 931 00:40:01.405 --> 00:40:03.045 Thankful for Ben and use it now. , 932 00:40:05.415 --> 00:40:10.045 Steve, you know, race. Yeah, that's 933 00:40:10.085 --> 00:40:11.085 A good one. 934 00:40:11.085 --> 00:40:12.245 You're thankful for fatherhood. Yeah. Yeah. 935 00:40:12.585 --> 00:40:14.685 Uh, Tim, you, you can't use that 936 00:40:14.685 --> 00:40:16.765 for the 12th year in a row, so you gotta go with something else. 937 00:40:16.875 --> 00:40:18.525 Okay. You know what, I was thinking about this 938 00:40:18.525 --> 00:40:19.525 because James, you 939 00:40:19.525 --> 00:40:23.555 and I were talking, uh, over the summer about, uh, 940 00:40:24.495 --> 00:40:26.875 you know, how how long are we gonna be doing off track? 941 00:40:27.255 --> 00:40:28.395 And it was just kind of like, 942 00:40:28.415 --> 00:40:29.795 you know, were like, well, I don't know man. 943 00:40:29.875 --> 00:40:32.555 I, I like having an excuse to talk with you guys, 944 00:40:33.055 --> 00:40:34.075 you know, twice a week. 945 00:40:34.695 --> 00:40:36.475 So I'm gonna go equally as cheesy 946 00:40:36.495 --> 00:40:37.875 and say I'm thankful for this show. 947 00:40:38.345 --> 00:40:41.275 It's, uh, equally as cheesy. I am, 948 00:40:41.715 --> 00:40:43.195 I don't think, I don't, for 949 00:40:43.195 --> 00:40:44.955 The first time, cheesy I meant on, 950 00:40:45.635 --> 00:40:47.275 I meant based on my prior ones. 951 00:40:47.815 --> 00:40:50.155 Oh yeah. Nice, 952 00:40:50.305 --> 00:40:51.435 Nice recovery there, Tim. 953 00:40:53.275 --> 00:40:57.955 I think he bought it. , thankful for the opportunity 954 00:40:57.975 --> 00:41:00.475 to talk to you guys, uh, twice a week and just, uh, 955 00:41:00.575 --> 00:41:01.755 and, and keep whatever Tim. 956 00:41:02.175 --> 00:41:05.435 Hi James. We'd much, I don't think we'd be as close. 957 00:41:05.635 --> 00:41:06.955 I think you two would be as close 958 00:41:06.955 --> 00:41:08.235 of friends without this show, 959 00:41:08.255 --> 00:41:10.835 but I don't think I'd be anywhere in the mix without the 960 00:41:10.835 --> 00:41:12.115 show, so I'm thankful for that. 961 00:41:12.945 --> 00:41:14.955 Yeah, come on. Those rooms aren't gonna escape 962 00:41:14.955 --> 00:41:16.355 themselves when you're in town. 963 00:41:17.095 --> 00:41:18.995 and, uh, and, and, 964 00:41:19.175 --> 00:41:22.435 and DTF is not gonna eat itself when I'm in la Lord 965 00:41:22.435 --> 00:41:24.715 Knows, Lord knows your kitchen isn't gonna clean itself. , 966 00:41:27.595 --> 00:41:30.915 I keep waiting on it. . I keep waiting for it to do that, 967 00:41:31.015 --> 00:41:32.515 but no one of these days, I noticed 968 00:41:32.695 --> 00:41:33.695 One of these days, . 969 00:41:33.765 --> 00:41:34.765 Alright, James, 970 00:41:36.385 --> 00:41:37.385 Man, your turn. 971 00:41:37.385 --> 00:41:41.245 Um, look, it's, it's been a, a crazy year for me. 972 00:41:41.545 --> 00:41:45.525 And, um, it's, there are a lot of times, you know, 973 00:41:45.525 --> 00:41:48.045 especially this latter part of the year 974 00:41:48.255 --> 00:41:50.285 where you're like getting kind of tired 975 00:41:50.465 --> 00:41:53.085 and you're getting kind of ready to be off the road 976 00:41:53.225 --> 00:41:55.285 and all these things, but then you sit there 977 00:41:55.285 --> 00:41:57.485 and you realize just, you know, how lucky I am 978 00:41:57.485 --> 00:41:59.205 and have the opportunity to get to 979 00:41:59.895 --> 00:42:01.245 still work in this business. 980 00:42:01.545 --> 00:42:04.325 You know, I, I grew up, my entire life was racing. 981 00:42:05.045 --> 00:42:06.525 I stepped away from driving 982 00:42:06.865 --> 00:42:09.525 and was lucky to find something that kept me involved. 983 00:42:09.705 --> 00:42:13.445 And now I'm more involved than ever in multiple series 984 00:42:13.745 --> 00:42:15.565 and, you know, getting to do this, this, 985 00:42:15.665 --> 00:42:17.565 uh, this crazy thing. 986 00:42:18.195 --> 00:42:21.975 IndyCar F1, still driving an imsa. 987 00:42:22.755 --> 00:42:24.215 Uh, it's a lot, 988 00:42:24.275 --> 00:42:26.495 but it's, I'm very lucky to get the, the chance to do it. 989 00:42:26.555 --> 00:42:28.535 I'm very thankful to get the chance to do it 990 00:42:29.075 --> 00:42:31.135 and that I've got a really supportive wife 991 00:42:31.135 --> 00:42:32.935 that understands me being gone a lot, 992 00:42:33.955 --> 00:42:36.535 and lets me do, uh, 993 00:42:36.845 --> 00:42:38.215 lets me do the things I'm passionate about. 994 00:42:38.355 --> 00:42:39.815 So I'm thankful for that, man. 995 00:42:42.565 --> 00:42:44.535 Alright, well, happy Thanksgiving everybody 996 00:42:44.915 --> 00:42:47.255 and have a I'll leave Nashville next week. We'll 997 00:42:47.255 --> 00:42:48.615 Definitely cover Nashville next week. 998 00:42:50.145 --> 00:42:52.855 Can't wait. 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