Glossary Groups CBridgeport Motorsports Park

The amount a tire is titled in or out from vertical. Described in degrees, either positive or negative.

A rotating shaft within the engine that opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves in the engine.

A device connected directly to the gas pedal and mounted on top of the intake manifold that controls the...

The steel structure or frame of the car.

A racetrack straightaway.

A formula or “recipe” of rubber composing a particular tire. Different racks require different tire compounds. “Left-side” tires are...

Amount that the air-fuel mixture is compressed as the piston reaches the top of the bore. The height the...

The portion of the tire that makes contact with the racing surface. The size of each tire’s contact patch...

The area of the engine block that houses the crankshaft.

The rotating shaft within the engine that delivers the power from the pistons to the flywheel, and from there...