Do you know the lingo for the motorsport industry?
Why not see how many of the below you know the meaning of...
- Whip - A vehicle
- Burnout - Spinning the tyres to heat them up
- Rubber - Tyres
- Roost - Spraying dirt or debris behind a vehicle onto another vehicle
- Rip - Driving fast or aggressively
- Run-Off Area - Sections of the track where the vehicle may be prone to leaving the track
- Rev - Increase engine speed
- Revved up - Excited or ready to race
- Grip - Traction or control
- Gnarly - Something that looks dangerous or cool
- Slingshot - A drafting car overtaking the car in front due to a lack of wind resistance
- Slide - A controlled drift
- Drift - Sliding the vehicle sideways through a corner
- Traction - Grip on the road
- Lug - Slow down
- Spinout - Losing control and spinning
- Apex - The point of closest approach to the inside of a turn
- Chassis - The frame or structure of a vehicle
- Line - The best path around a racecourse
- Hot Lap - A lap done at speed
- Paddock - An area for parking and working on vehicles
- Grid - The starting lineup of a race
- Pits - The area where teams service their vehicles during a race
- Launch - Accelerate quickly from standstill
- Slicks - Racing tyres with no tread
- Tarmac - The paved surface of a racetrack
- Track - The racing surface
- Draft - Driving closely behind another vehicle to reduce air resistance
- Bumper - The front or rear of a vehicle
- Whisker - A small, fast vehicle
- Flag - A signal used by race officials to indicate a hazard or give information
- Chequered - The flag indicating the end of a race
- Full-throttle - Accelerating with the throttle fully open
- Drop - Lose speed or position
- Horsepower - Engine power
- Torque - Engine power output
- Aero - Aerodynamics
- Downforce - The downward pressure on a vehicle created by aerodynamics
- Oversteer - When the rear tyres lose traction in a turn
- Understeer - When the front tyres lose traction in a turn
- Roll cage - A protective structure inside a vehicle
- Nitro - Nitrous oxide, used to increase engine power
- Boost - Increased pressure in a turbocharged engine
- Slick - A fast or skilled driver
- Skid - Losing traction and sliding sideways
- Camber - The angle of the wheels relative to the road
- Toe - The angle of the wheels relative to each other
- Toe-in - Wheels angled inward towards the vehicle's centerline
- Toe-out - Wheels angled outward from the vehicle's centerline
- Burner - A fast, exciting race
Out of the 50 terms, how many did you get right?
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