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Auto racing

Of or pertaining to automobiles engaging in competition that involves the winner being the fastest car to a designated destination.

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lambda reading

Sports; Auto racing

Fuel to air ratio readings, used to determine how much fuel is pushed through the fuel injectors into the cylinders for combustion.

tansō

Sports; Auto racing

Japanese term for solo run in which individual passes while being observed in front of judges in an attempt to vy for the top spot.

full course yellow

Sports; Auto racing

When yellow flags are deployed at every flag point around a race circuit and a Safety Car leads the field until a hazard is cleared.

factory-backed

Sports; Auto racing

A racing team/driver that competes with official sanction and financial support from a manufacturer. In Europe, known as a works team.

control

Sports; Auto racing

Where the series organizers specify that all competitors in the race must use an identical part; as in control tire or control engine.

sticker tires

Sports; Auto racing

Brand new tires put on a race car. Nicknamed "sticker tires" because the manufacturer's labels are still visible. (Opposite of "Scuffs")

mobile chicane

Sports; Auto racing

Disparaging slang. A competitor noticeably slower than the front running pace, so slow as to be a 'chicane that moves around the track'.

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