all about circuit

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A professional racer in addition to having qualified skills are also required to know the terms that are in the circuit.

Curbstones

Located on the side of the track or just after the bend is used to guide the drivers and painted with two colors.

PADDOCK AREA

The most sterile place in the race. It is a place where all riders, team managers, mechanics. Being the most sterile place because this is where they devise strategies to change the settings on the motor. Paddock divided into several plots comprising a motor and a place of rest.

PIT AREA

The streets through which the rider momentarily left the paddock for the race. The pit area is also used as a place for troubled servicing in the middle of the race, a mechanic can fix in this area.

STARTING GRID

Marked by numbers. The figure shows how the position of the drivers during the race. This figure is derived from the results of previous qualifications. The sooner record time when qualification, then he is entitled to start from the first grid.

QTT Qualifying Time Trial

Racers are given a few minutes to go around the circuit in order to get the fastest time. For example, for 30 minutes, riders must traverse berapaun circuit he likes. Once, twice or even 10 times the origin of time is still in the last 30 minutes. Racers are allowed in and out of the paddock to regulate the motor settings. The best time, entitled to start in the first grid.

HIGH SPEED CORNER

High-speed corners. Rounded shape that allows the rider hanging gas across the curve. The term is often used here rolling speed.

STRAIGHT

Straight track. Often encountered in the last R and R1. The most favorite place to perform overtaking (precede opponent). Here also can be seen where the superior ability of the motor on the straights. But not necessarily good at cornering.

WHITE LINE

White line on the track. Only in the international circuit. Place in crossing the track adjacent to the lip. Its function is to give guidance to determine the racing line is true.

GRAVEL

There is outside of the circuit. Sand, small rocks or gravel. Serves as blocker out of the circuit so as not to hit the guardrail circuit.

LAP BOARD

board with the numbers indicated on each rider crosses the start line. This board shows the rest of the race laps that must be passed by the driver. Suppose the number 12, then the drivers still have circled 12 circuits as much as 12 times. If the race ended on lap number board shows posts LAST LAP. This means the race leaving only one lap before the checkered flag in black and white patterned box flicked.

PODIUM

Place of respect for the drivers who became champion for receive trophies and prizes. International podium filled by three riders.

TRANSFONDER

A tool that is placed on each motorcycle. This tool sends a signal to the computer in the room count when the motorcycle crossed the finish line. At the finish line already planted a receiver that records data sent transfonder. Data was translated resulting in a record time of motor racing each crossing the finish line. From there it is known who is the fastest motorcycle.

CONFERENCE PRESS ROOM

Place the racing champions gathered after the winners' podium. Here they recount briefly the course of the race on journalists and racers. Also an open question and answer session between journalists and racers.