A formation lap is a slower lap before the race starts behind a safety car.

In our podcast, we’re using it as the name of a segment to talk about how the book is put together as well as tropes and conventions used.

“Box box box” is what the engineers say to the drivers over the radio during the race to signal a pit stop.

In our podcast we’re using it as the name of the segment when we talk about the sexy aspects of the books.

A safety car is a car which leads the race at a slower pace when track conditions merit a slow down but not a complete stop of the race.

In our podcast we’re using it when we go off on one of our many tangents.