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  2. Glossary of motorsport terms - Wikipedia

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    A verb commonly used in sprint car and midget car racing to describe the action of one car hitting another car with their right-rear tire, an action that often ends in disaster for the car being hit. rim blanking See wheel shroud. ripple strip A kerb on the edge of a track painted in alternating colours, often red and white. [54] road course ringer

  3. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    Trains typically rate much lower than automobiles. The highest grade a vehicle can ascend while maintaining a particular speed is sometimes termed that vehicle's "gradeability" (or, less often, "grade ability"). The lateral slopes of a highway geometry are sometimes called fills or cuts where these techniques have been used to create them.

  4. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  5. Gymkhana (motorsport) - Wikipedia

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    Gymkhana requires strong mental concentration and memorization of the track, as sections of the course frequently must be repeated or navigated backwards and or differently. The driver will use many techniques to effectively navigate a course. Handbrake technique, drifting and sliding and Left-foot braking are all necessary skills for gymkhana.

  6. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Driverless car. See self-driving car. Driver's license or driving licence An official document permitting a specific individual to operate a vehicle. Drivers' working hours Regulations that govern the activities of commercial truck drivers, most notably limiting the number of hours a person may drive during the day or week. Driveway or drive

  7. List of professional driver types - Wikipedia

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    In other projects Wikidata item; ... A professional driver is someone who is paid to drive a vehicle. Types of professional driver

  8. Glossary of mechanical engineering - Wikipedia

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    Car handling – Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way a wheeled vehicle responds and reacts to the inputs of a driver, as well as how it moves along a track or road. It is commonly judged by how a vehicle performs particularly during cornering , acceleration, and braking as well as on the vehicle's directional ...

  9. Driving instructor - Wikipedia

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    Driving instructors have several tasks such as teaching new drivers the theory and techniques needed to carefully operate various types of vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, trucks and buses. A driving instructor has several names and can be recognized as: auto driving instructor, educator, instructor, teacher, driver trainer or truck driving ...