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Wheelspin can also occur when changing gears while the vehicle is in motion, as the inertia of the engine and flywheel rotating at a higher rate than the next highest gear tries to bring the input shaft of the transmission to the same speed. This is known commonly as lift-off oversteer.
Grounds for disqualification if opponent does not commit a foul start or cross boundary lines. Also known as a bustout. bump and run A move with origins in stock car racing, where a trailing car intentionally bumps the car in front in an attempt to pass. [14] burnout The act of spinning the driven wheels in place to heat the tires up for better ...
The predecessor of modern electronic traction control systems can be found in high-torque, high-power rear-wheel-drive cars as a limited slip differential.A limited-slip differential is a purely mechanical system that transfers a relatively small amount of power to the non-slipping wheel, while still allowing some wheel spin to occur.
The greatest effort is required from a locomotive when starting. At this time, if the engineer applies too much power to the wheels (i.e., for a steam locomotive, the engineer opens the regulator too far) the turning force applied to the wheel will greatly exceed the opposing friction force affected by the surface of the rail, and the wheel will turn without being able to move the train forward.
The term tractive effort is often qualified as starting tractive effort, continuous tractive effort and maximum tractive effort.These terms apply to different operating conditions, but are related by common mechanical factors: input torque to the driving wheels, the wheel diameter, coefficient of friction (μ) between the driving wheels and supporting surface, and the weight applied to the ...
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The first generation Acura RDX is a small crossover utility vehicle, and features a simpler implementation of SH-AWD than that found in the RL. The RDX does not have the Acceleration Device found in the Acura RL; instead the rear wheels are constantly overdriven at 1.7% higher speed than the front wheels.
Wheelie, several car and bike manoeuvres — wheelstand or wheelspin; meaning found from context; Winnie or Winnies, the Winfield brand of cigarettes, esp. "Winnie Blue", a low-tar variety ‡Wino, an alcoholic who subsists on cheap, probably fortified, wine; Wobbly, a tantrum; Wombie or womby, a wombat, also slang for feces