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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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