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The lateral distance between the centerline of the crankshaft and the furthest offset of a big end journal, equivalent to half the length of a piston stroke; [2] i.e. the distance by which the journals are offset from the main shaft. crossfiring crossflow cylinder head crossmember curb weight See kerb weight
The distance the car's body extends beyond the wheelbase at the front (front overhang) and rear (rear overhang). In car style design terms, this is the amount of body that is beyond the wheels or wheel arches. In general, the sum of the front and rear overhangs is equal to the overall length minus the wheelbase.
In traffic flow modeling, the intelligent driver model (IDM) is a time-continuous car-following model for the simulation of freeway and urban traffic. It was developed by Treiber, Hennecke and Helbing in 2000 to improve upon results provided with other "intelligent" driver models such as Gipps' model , which loses realistic properties in the ...
A driver crash protection structure used in open-wheel racing series, which consists of a curved bar around the driver's head. hairpin A tight, approximately 180-degree corner that twists back on itself. handicap Where cars start a race in the reverse order of qualifying, or perceived race pace, usually with timed gaps between cars starting a race.
Angular inertia is an integral over the square of the distance from the center of gravity, so it favors small cars even though the lever arms (wheelbase and track) also increase with scale. (Since cars have reasonable symmetrical shapes, the off-diagonal terms of the angular inertia tensor can usually be ignored.) Mass near the ends of a car ...
Ladder teams generally do six-week blocks with two week de-load sessions that are lighter in volume for mental and physical recovery in between—rather than wandering around the weight room ...
The two-second rule tells a defensive driver the minimum distance to avoid collision in ideal driving conditions. The red car's driver picks a tree to judge a two-second safety buffer. Defensive driving describes the practice of anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others when operating a motor vehicle.
Rory McIlroy's charge at the Abu Dhabi Championship faltered when he found water off his drive and made double bogey on the last hole on Saturday, leaving him five shots off the lead held by Paul ...