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On the faster speedways and superspeedways used by NASCAR and ARCA, two or more vehicles can race faster when lined up front-to-rear than a single car can race alone. The low-pressure wake behind a group's leading car reduces the aerodynamic resistance on the front of the trailing car, allowing the second car to pull closer.
Cunningham came from an air force family and lived in Alabama, Virginia, Japan, and San Diego during his childhood, ultimately settling in Mill Valley on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County. His father, Bruce Cunningham, was a World War II and Korean War fighter pilot who won the Thompson Trophy in 1949, the only year military jets (F-86) competed.
A round brake light was attached at the rear of the bike just above the number plate. Brakes were provided by aluminium finned drums with the front being cable operated and the rear rod operated, by a pedal located on the right floor panel. [3] The tyres were 4.00* 8 came out of the factory provided by Italian manufactures Pirelli or CEAT. [5]
These systems are mostly found on smaller dirt bikes (e.g., minibikes; such as pit bikes), underbones, many older mopeds and scooters, and various other types of motorcycles. Engine power can be engaged or interrupted through the clutch , typically an arrangement of plates stacked in alternating fashion, one geared on the inside to the engine ...
A RANS V2 Formula long-wheelbase recumbent bike fitted with a front fairing. A bicycle fairing also called recumbent fairing is a full or partial covering for a bicycle to reduce aerodynamic drag or to protect the rider from the elements. [1] It is more common to see recumbent bicycles with partial or full fairing.
Consider the disposable diaper. It's part engineering marvel, a mechanism that takes one of the most foul side effects of parenthood and absorbs it into a small, manageable, plastic-wrapped package.
Cassette: a group of stacked sprockets on the rear wheel of a bicycle with a rear derailleur; Coaster brake or backpedal brake; Chain: a system of interlinking pins, plates and rollers that transmits power from the front sprocket(s) to the rear sprocket(s)
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