75 What do these abbreviations mean ? (Motorsport)
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This article is from the Motorsport FAQ, by A H Henry bspahh@midge.bath.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
75 What do these abbreviations mean ? (Motorsport)
o GOB NASCAR racers and fans (from Good Ol' Boys)
o Pick [ n ]Competitions where you use your skill and judgement to
predict the results of races (eg F1 Pick6, Indycar Pick12).
o BGN Busch Grand National (NASCAR; feeder series for Winston Cup)
o BTCC British Touring Car Championship
o CART Championship Auto Racing Teams (Run PPG IndyCar series)
o DTM Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German FIA Class I Touring
Cars)
o FIA Federation Internationale de l'Automobile
o IMSA International Motor Sports Association
o NASCAR National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
o NHRA National HotRod Association (Drag Racing governing body)
o PPG Pittsburgh Plate & Glass
o USAC United States Auto Club (Organisers of the Indy 500)
o WRC World Rally Championship
o BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
o CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
o ESPN was Entertainment and Sports Programming Network at launch I
think, however I suspect these days it doesn't officially stand for
anything.
o TNN The Nashville Network
o BHP Brake Horse Power (1BHP = 550 ft-lb/sec2 or 76.0402 mkp/s2).
o PS Pferdestaerke (`The Metric Horsepower': 1PS = 75 mkp/s2)
o ci,cc Cubic Inch, Cubic Centimetre (1ci = 16.39cc)
o ABS Anti-Blockieren System (anti-lock brakes)
o FWEP Front Wing End Plate
o PIR{Portland or Phoenix } International Raceway
o NACA National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (as in NACA duct)
o DNF Did Not Finish
o DNS Did Not Start
o DNQ Did Not Qualify
o DNPQ Did Not Pre-Qualify
o DQ Disqualified
o FAQ Frequently Asked Question
o IMHO In My{Humble or Honest } Opinion
o BTW By The Way
o AFAIK As Far As I Know
o AFAICR As Far As I Can Remember
o ROTFL Rolling on the Floor, Laughing
o IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
o RTFM Read The Fine Manual
o TLA Three Letter Acronym
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