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MARBLES — The “dirty” part of the race
“tack outside the, preferred. line. Marbles,

round bits of rubber rolled off soft racing -

_ tires, combine with pebbles, dirt and- small

* pieces of debris te create a Slippery track sur-

“face. "y “on :

_. Mi NOMEX.—- The most predominant mate-

sal that goes into fire suits worn by drivers,

“team members and. officials. The original
Nomex ‘was-developed by NASA for: the

Apollo space program in the 1960s. Flame
retardant underwear, shoes, socks, gloves and
helmets complete the protective outfit.

%] OVERSTEER (Loose) — An often heard |

driver complaint -— a handling condition
describing. the tendency of the car’s rear
wheels to break away from the pavement,
swinging it rear end toward the outside. The
condition can be remedied by a Ure change of
suspension adjustment,

@ SET-UP — Crew preparation of the car
which often includes ‘educated guesses as to

@

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the weather and track conditions
Bi SIDEPOD — Pieces on the sides of the car
that control air flow and house the radiators

‘and oil coolers. The sidepods also serve to

protect the driver in the event of an impact.
@ STAGGER —~ The difference in circunifer-

ence between right and left side Tires. While’

always turning left, as‘ during an oval event,
right side Tires would be inflated to a greater
size. For road circuits, most cars will have all
four equal. This is called a zero stagger.

@ TUB — The chassis or basic structure of

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the race car, made of aluminum and carbon
fibre composites. -Tubs are designed to
incredibly high standards to protect the driver
in the event of an impact accident. Sots,
@ UNDERSTEER (Push)'— Another fre-
quent driver cornplaint. A handling character-

-istic where the frontend tends to ‘push’ or

drift towards the outside of a turn. Changes in
Ure pressure, wing, adjustments and/or sus- |
pension modifications are often a remedy.

— frm Molson Indy Vancouver Media Guide

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