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A device used to check the body shape and size, to ensure compliance with the rules. The template closely...

Also known as “understeer.” A car is said to be tight if the front wheels lose traction before the...

A formula based on rubber polymers, oils, carbon blacks and curatives used to create a tire.

Looking at the car from the front, the amount the tires are turned in or out. If you imagine...

A lateral bar that keeps the rear tires centered within the body of the car. It connects the frame...

Slang term used to describe aggressive driving involving a lot of bumping and rubbing.

A racetrack that has a “hump” or “fifth turn” in addition to the standard four corners. Not to be...

Also know as “racer’s tape.” Duct tape so string it will hold a banged up racecar together long enough...