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Drivers race on the apron at Chicagoland Speedway (the area between the white and yellow lines). aero cover See wheel shroud. air jacks Pneumatic cylinders strategically mounted to the frame near the wheels of a racing car, which project downwards to lift the car off the ground during a pit stop to allow for quick tire changes or provide mechanics access to the underside of the car for repairs.
"The report was handed in just under the wire." Or, "At five-foot-five, he was under the wire for the height requirement for enlistment." From the practice of stretching a wire over the finish line at a racetrack. AHDI dates to the first half of the 20th century; [90] OED dates the horse-racing term to 1889 and the figurative sense to 1929. [91]
Dead Heat, a 1950 novel by Edward S. Aarons, writing as Paul Ayres; Dead Heat, a 1963 novel by Richard S. Prather; Dead Heat, a 1981 novel by Raymond Obstfeld; Dead Heat, a 1984 Michael Spraggue novel by Linda Barnes; Dead Heat (Stone novel), a 1996 novel by Del Stone Jr. Dead Heat, a 1999 Thoroughbred novel by Joanna Campbell and Alice Leonhardt
The Australian and New Zealand punting glossary explains some of the terms, jargon and slang which are commonly used and heard on Australian and New Zealand racecourses, in TABs, on radio, and in the horse racing media. Some terms are peculiar to Australia, such as references to bookmakers, but most are used in both countries.
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In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
Photo-finish cameras were developed during the 1940s and 1950s as a means of regulating the racing industry and to reduce cheating. Betting on races became increasingly popular during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Authorities were therefore concerned to improve the probity of racing which was widely regarded as corrupt.
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