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- Tacky - A track condition where the racing surface is
slightly wet and sticky.
- "Tamale Wagon" - Famous West Coast Sprint Car
owned by Alex Morales.
- "T-Ball" - NMMRA driver Tom Ball.
- Tear Offs - Clear plastic strips applied to helmet visors.
As these strips accumulate debris, a driver will tear a dirty strip
off for a clear view.
- "Tempe Tornado" - Sprint Car Legend Lealand
McSpadden.
- Throttle - The gas pedal
- Thunderbowl - Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway, located in
Tulare, CA.
- "Tiger" - CRA Sprint Car Driver Tony Simon.
- Tight - A
term to describe a car's tendency to head toward the wall on a turn. Also called
pushing or understeering.
- Torsion Bar - A rod in the suspension system that, when
twisted from a grip at one end, functions like a spring.
- TQ - A Three-Quarter scaled midget.
- Traditional Sprint Car - Non-Wing Sprint Car.
- Transporter - A large tractor-trailer used to transport
race cars and parts to a race track.
- Tread - The surface pattern of a tire.
- Turkey Night Grand Prix - A large nationally known
Midget race held on Thanksgiving with that has a rich
history.
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