Comments on: snapping in the backend https://iwilldare.com/2002/12/snapping-in-the-backend/ A little bit of heaven & A whole lot of hell Wed, 04 Dec 2002 16:59:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Thomas https://iwilldare.com/2002/12/snapping-in-the-backend/#comment-5767 Wed, 04 Dec 2002 16:59:21 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=2575#comment-5767 Tim, you forgot how your vehicle can “get a little loose” in the back of a turn, but “feel tight in the straight-aways”, adjustable with 2 turns and removing a wedge of course, or how having “a tire go down” means you have a flat.

]]> By: tim https://iwilldare.com/2002/12/snapping-in-the-backend/#comment-5766 Wed, 04 Dec 2002 14:17:19 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=2575#comment-5766 Of course they do. How else would my crew chief know what I mean when I say that my car is “pushing”; or it’s “tight” coming out of an “apex”; or that the back end is “loose”; or that my car’s not running well in “dirty air”; or that I don’t have enough “down force” on the car; or that I’m picking up “drag” in certain sections for no reason.

This are just a few of the terms I have to use when I’m trying to describe problems while I’m practicing, racing, or testing. There are loads of others (some technical, some just plain silly) that get used because they’re easier.

Such gems as:

“rubbing” — someone hitting you

“DNF” — Did not finish

“Apron” — the rumble strips along the edge of the course

“Happy Hour” — the one hour practice session before races

“Inside Line” — shortest distance around any corner

“Splash-N-Go” — coming in for a quick fuel stop

“Infield” — that huge area with all the trailers

“Drafting” — Getting behind a fast moving car (where a low pressure area is created) which saves fuel

“Brain Bucket” — helmet

Review this regularly. I’ll be giving you quizzes.

]]> By: Yoryz https://iwilldare.com/2002/12/snapping-in-the-backend/#comment-5765 Wed, 04 Dec 2002 12:29:11 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=2575#comment-5765 It all makes sense to me jodi! That just means you have to throw a deep inside line and put the ball out to the 5 board at the back end, or you could flatten the ball out and take some revs off. Simple.

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