Crashnet > Guide Index > 7. Sundry

• spin: car attacks corner of car in front at speed, causing the attacked car to spin out. (I did see a rather pretentious US police video show refer to this as "The PIT manoevre"... oh well!) Can cause the attacked car to stall if the clutch isn't depressed in time, and can be foiled by steering out.
• drivers' door: t-bone on drivers' side of car. Very dangerous, unpopular with most drivers (and will often get you loaded up, as well as a visit from other drivers etc.)
• jack up: car attacks rear of other car, forcing rear of attacked car up
• follow-in: car picks up another car and pushes into fence
• fold up: car folds up as a result of a follow in or jack up
• rollover: car rolls sideways. At one time, contests were held for this manoeuvre, one point given for each "corner" (complete roll = 4 points).
• ejector seat: driver jumps out of car fast to avoid hit
• load up: driver has been told that they have been disqualified from meeting. Some tracks insist that such drivers load up their car and remove themselves from the stadium/track.
• sideswipe: car makes sideways contact with another car, forcing them out of the racing line.
• steam: car runs into another car at speed to follow up wrecking already done by a previous hitter.
• square cornering: a method of cornering used by Hot Rods to allow more speed in the corners. Can lead to contact if another car is inside the car executing.
• dizzy guard: protective guard over distributor cap to stop breakage. Illegal on National Bangers, but occasionally allowed in specific events.
• door plate: protective armour plate on Banger drivers' door in National Bangers
• double skinning: second skin put on bodywork in Bangers. Illegal in National Bangers
• roll cage: protective construction inside a car to stop the collapse of the roof and sides in the event of a rollover
• stock bars: hard external cage applied to stock cars to minimize damage during contact
• destruction derby: Banger race where the last car running wins. Sometimes restricted to a number of minutes and/or laps. Sometimes this form of race will be attached to the final race of the day as a form of extra competition.
• grand parade: ego booster for drivers
• void race: race in which a winner cannot be determined due to excessive penalties etc.
• safety area: inner field. No hitting allowed, no racing allowed. Meant for dead or dying cars or disqualified cars.
• crash comics: also known as fanzines. Magazines produced by racing fans. Examples would be Unlimited, Damage Inc., Head On, etc.
• teaming: tactics used by teams. Illegal outside team events
• having it off: Historically a sexual reference, but these days is used as a description of a team war. (Goodness knows who started this one, but it gave me a laugh when I first heard it used!)