Racing Glossary

65 plain-English definitions for racing, karting, and sim racing terms — HPDE, Spec Miata, Trail Braking, and more.

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24 Hours of Lemons

racing series

A

Apex

driving technique

Assetto Corsa Competizione

sim racing

Autocross

racing format

B

BMW CCA

racing organization

Bracket Racing

racing format

Briggs LO206

karting

C

Camber

car preparation

Caster

car preparation

ChampCar

racing series

Cold Pit

track day

D

Direct Drive Wheel

sim racing

Drag Racing

racing format

Drift Racing

racing format

E

Endurance Racing

racing format

Enduro Karting

karting

F

FIA Helmet Rating

racing safety

Flag Stations

track day

Force Feedback

sim racing

H

HANS Device

racing safety

HPDE

track day

Harness Bar

car preparation

Heat Cycling

car preparation

Heel-Toe Downshifting

driving technique

Hot Pit

track day

I

iRacing

sim racing

K

Karting

karting

L

Late Apex

driving technique

Left-Foot Braking

driving technique

Limited-Slip Differential

car preparation

N

NASA Racing

racing organization

Nomex

racing safety

P

PCA

racing organization

Paddock

track day

R

R-Compound Tire

car preparation

Racing Line

driving technique

Rallycross

racing format

Rev Matching

driving technique

Roll Bar

car preparation

Roll Cage

car preparation

Rotax Max

karting

Run Group

track day

rFactor 2

sim racing

S

SCCA

racing organization

SFI Rating

racing safety

Shifter Kart

karting

Sim Rig

sim racing

Slick Tire

car preparation

Slip Angle

driving technique

Snell SA Rating

racing safety

Spec E30

racing series

Spec Miata

racing series

Sprint Karting

karting

T

TaG Karting

karting

Tech Inspection

track day

Threshold Braking

driving technique

Time Attack

racing format

Time Trial

racing format

Tire Pressure Gauge

car preparation

Toe

car preparation

Track Day

track day

Trail Braking

driving technique

Triple Monitor Setup

sim racing

V

VR Racing

sim racing

W

Wheel-to-Wheel Racing

racing format