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Pole Position was released in two configurations: a standard upright cabinet and an environmental/cockpit cabinet. Both versions include a steering wheel and a gear shifter for low and high gears, but the environmental/cockpit cabinet featured both an accelerator and a brake pedal, while the standard upright one only featured an accelerator pedal.
Pole position is a racing term identifying a starting position at the front of the grid. Pole Position may also refer to: Pole Position, a 1982 motor-racing video game; Pole Position II, the 1983 sequel to the 1982 video game; Pole Position, a board game published in 1989 by Piatnik; Pole Position, a 1984 animated cartoon series
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
Pole, or terminal (electronics) Pole, in contact terminology of a switch; Pole (unit of length), or perch or rod, a unit of length of various historical definitions; Pole, either end of a magnet; Pole (complex analysis), a certain type of mathematical singularity; Pole, an element of perspective (geometry) Pole and polar, in geometry
A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...
To include a pole position marker, include pole as either the second or third unnamed parameters, To include a fastest lap marker, include fast as either the second or third unnamed parameters, To include a points-scoring position in sprint, include sprint as either the second or third unnamed parameters and the sprint position ( Y ) as the ...
Pole switching (also called "poling") Detail of a photo showing the poling pocket on the corner of a freight car in the 1930s A method of switching cars on adjacent tracks in which a pole is positioned between the locomotive and car, then the locomotive pushes the car using the pole. The pole is fitted into poling pockets on the locomotive and ...
The lines from pole to pole are lines of constant longitude, or meridians. The circles parallel to the Equator are circles of constant latitude, or parallels. The graticule shows the latitude and longitude of points on the surface. In this example, meridians are spaced at 6° intervals and parallels at 4° intervals.