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An instrument drivers use to determine engine speed and performance. It measures the number of revolutions per minute

Commercial name, Tarmacadam, used of one type of asphalt. Name has clung and now means all kinds of asphalt types (Road Surface)

A large semi-truck used to haul the race cars and equipment to and from the track. Also used to hold meetings and may frequently have a lounge for drivers and crew members to rest and relax

Teams will take apart their engines or tear down whatever equipment officials want to assess

Sensors attached to various parts of the car which transmit information such as fuel consumption, engine revolutions per minute, and transmission gear selection to a remote computer. Teams are not allowed to use it during race events

This means a car is pushing--the front tires aren't turning well through turns because they have less traction than the rear tires

A time control station manned by rally officials. Crews must arrive to such a station on exact minute as decreed by schedule, early or late arrivals are penalized with ten seconds per one minute of time difference. Usually there are time controls on both ends of stages, entrance and exit to service areas and parc ferme

Electronic device supplied by the official appointed timekeepers. Transmits and receives signals from trackside timing recorders. This is obligatory in all F1 racing cars

Electrified slip covers designed to keep new tyres warm at the trackside, prior to being mounted on a car during a Pit stop. The normal operating temperature of the tyres ranges from 80 to 90 degrees centigrade. The warmth or higher temperature in the rubber compound creates better track adhesion during a race

In NASCAR, two members of the pit crew; one changes the front tires while another changes the rear tires. In open wheel racing, there are four tire changers - one on each tire

A bar extending from the rear end to the chassis that keeps the tires centered

A computer-controlled electronic system that can sense the onset of wheelspin and rapidly controls the power output characteristics of the engine to eliminate it.

Attached to the bottom of race cars, a transponder is a radio transmitter which electronically monitors lap times around a track and is used for scoring

The truck that moves all cars and their equipment from circuit to circuit.

A modified oval race track with an additional slight turn. The turn is usually located mid-way down the frontstretch, the section between the last turn and the first turn, and is often termed a "dogleg."

The center section of an open-wheel car. The engine and suspension are attached to it