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  2. Rollout (drag racing) - Wikipedia

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    'Rollout' is the distance travelled by a vehicle before the timing lights on a drag strip are triggered. … can affect the final run time by up to 0.3 of a second. … important to discount this first foot of movement from the final run time, to ensure that the run time captured by the GPS data logger is as close as possible to the official ...

  3. Bicycle gearing - Wikipedia

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    the number of possible gear ratios is 24 (=3×8, this is the number usually quoted in advertisements); the number of usable gear ratios is 22; the number of distinct gear ratios is typically 16 to 18. The combination of 3 chainrings and an 8-sprocket cogset does not result in 24 usable gear ratios.

  4. Bicycle performance - Wikipedia

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    The fitness and cadence of the rider, bicycle tire pressure and sizes, gear ratios, slope of the terrain affect the overall speed of the rider. A person pedalling with 100 W power can achieve 5.5 m/s on a roadster, 7.5 m/s on a racing bicycle, 10 m/s with a faired HPV and 14 m/s with an ultimate HPV.

  5. Gear inches - Wikipedia

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    Gain and Watts Calculator; Mike Sherman's gear calculator Archived 2011-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Online calculator for derailleur gears, with useful graphic displays; HPV Drivetrain Analyzer A drivetrain analyzer and gear calculator for HPV's (Human Powered Vehicles) that will handle compound drives and geared cranks and hubs.

  6. Pro stock - Wikipedia

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    Allen Johnson's Mopar Dodge Avenger Pro Stock. Pro stock is a class of drag racing featuring "factory hot rods".The class is often described as "all motor", due to the cars not using any form of forced induction such as turbocharging or supercharging, or other enhancements, like nitrous oxide, along with regulations governing the modifications allowed to the engines and the types of bodies used.

  7. TorqueFlite - Wikipedia

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    It was equipped with five direct friction plates. These automatics had lower first- and second-gear ratios, allowing the lower-powered engines to provide better acceleration without sacrificing highway fuel economy. They were frequently used today in drag racing. Uses: 1975-1980 360 (2-bbl) 1984-1989 318 (4-bbl Police)

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  9. Drag racing - Wikipedia

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    The most outstanding drag racing event of the early years was "DRAG BITVA" (Drag Battle) which took place in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia from 2005 to 2008. Krasnoyarsk is located in the middle of Russia, so it was the best place to bring all the fastest cars from all over the country.