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- 6. Short for parachute, this device helps slow the car at the end of a run.
- 7. Racing tire that does not have tread.
- 8. slang term for the finish line
- 9. the electronic starting device between the lanes on the starting line.
- 11. when a car's two front tires come off the ground from quickly accelerating.
- 12. This is the abbreviation for National Hot Rod Association
- 13. each car needs 4 of these to race
- 14. In drag racing, beating an opponent in a heads-up drag race with a visible distance between the two competitors. Outside of drag racing, the distance in time between two drivers.
- 15. The bottom spot in the field, usually the No. 16 qualifying position. Also called the “bubble.”
- 16. Increased grip created by the aerodynamics of a vehicle via an upside-down lift effect. This allows a vehicle to travel faster through corners at the cost of a reduced top speed on straights due to drag.
- 17. A dragster (as distinct from a bodied car). The term is derived from the exposed frame rails of early cars, and as such usually refers to early short-wheelbase cars. May also be referred to as a digger.
- 18. The portion of an event that determines a race winner, usually Sunday. Vehicles are raced two at a time, resulting in one winner and one loser. Winners continue to race in a tournament-style competition until only one remains.
- 21. another name for a supercharger, commonly used in the 1990's as "power adders" alongside turbochargers and nitrous.
- 22. Pure methyl alcohol produced by synthesis; used in some Top Alcohol Dragsters and all Top Alcohol Funny Cars.
Down
- 1. When a driver lets off the throttle to regain traction or to avoid or stop tire shake.
- 2. Used only in handicap racing. Refers to a vehicle running quicker than the racer has predicted, or “dialed.” The racer who breaks out loses unless his or her opponent breaks out by more or commits a more serious foul, such as leaving too soon or crossing the centerline.
- 3. Spinning the rear tires in water before a run to heat and clean them and put rubber on the track for better traction
- 4. Length of a race
- 5. A fine-tuned exhaust system that routes exhaust from the engine; replaces conventional exhaust manifolds
- 8. A set of adjustments made to the vehicle in order to optimize its behaviour.
- 10. In drag racing, the 440-yard (400 m) stretch from the finish line to the sand trap, where cars decelerate and exit the drag strip.
- 19. An exhaust-driven intake air compressor
- 20. When a race car deposits oil from the engine onto the racing surface, causing a delay.
- 21. usually sits somewhere inside of the race car and holds nitrous in it. Also called a jug.