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80 relations: Aerodynamics, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Aluminium, Anti-roll bar, Basingstoke, BBC, BBC Two, Brake, Brake pad, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Caparo Vehicle Technologies, Car, Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, Channel 5 (UK), Chassis, Coupé, Data logger, Diffuser (automotive), Disc brake, Double wishbone suspension, Downforce, Drag (physics), Drive shaft, Dry sump, Electronic brakeforce distribution, Electronic throttle control, Engine control unit, Fifth Gear, Flap (aeronautics), Formula One car, G-force, Gear train, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Great Britain, Ground effect (cars), HANS device, Hewland, Honeycomb (geometry), Jason Plato, Jeremy Clarkson, Koenigsegg CCX, Launch control (automotive), Limited-slip differential, Magnesium, McLaren Automotive, McLaren F1, Methanol, Metropolitan Police Service, Monocoque, Motive power, ..., MPH Show, Murray Walker, Naturally aspirated engine, Pirelli, Pound sterling, Power-to-weight ratio, Racing slick, Rain tyre, Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, Revolutions per minute, Roll cage, S-segment, Semi-automatic transmission, Shock absorber, Space frame, Speed bump, Spoiler (car), Sports car, Supercharger, Suspension (vehicle), Team Menard, Tire, Top Gear (2002 TV series), Top Gear test track, Torque, Traction control system, Transmission (mechanics), V8 engine, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Wheelbase. Expand index (30 more) »
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics, from Greek ἀήρ aer (air) + δυναμική (dynamics), is the study of the motion of air, particularly its interaction with a solid object, such as an airplane wing.
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Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II – Website of the Palace of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is the reigning monarch of the Principality of Monaco and head of the princely house of Grimaldi.
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Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.
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Anti-roll bar
An anti-roll bar (roll bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar, stabilizer bar) is a part of many automobile suspensions that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities.
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Basingstoke
Basingstoke is the largest town in the modern county of Hampshire (Southampton and Portsmouth being cities.) It is situated in south central England, and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.
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BBC Two
BBC Two is the second flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
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Brake
A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system.
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Brake pad
Brake pads are a component of disc brakes used in automotive and other applications.
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Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground is a privately owned airport near the village of Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire to the south of Central Leicester.
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Caparo Vehicle Technologies
Caparo Vehicle Technologies (CVT), formerly known as Freestream, is a British company that provides advanced technology development, materials engineering, and design services to automotive, motorsport and aerospace markets.
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Car
A car (or automobile) is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation.
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Carbon fiber reinforced polymer
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP or often simply carbon fiber, carbon composite or even carbon), is an extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastic which contains carbon fibers.
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Channel 5 (UK)
Channel 5 is a British commercial television network.
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Chassis
A chassis (plural chassis) is the internal framework of an artificial object, which supports the object in its construction and use.
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Coupé
A coupé — also known as coupe — is a car with a fixed-roof body style usually with two doors, however some four-door cars have been marketed as four door coupés or quad coupés due to their coupé-like roofline at the rear.
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Data logger
A data logger (also datalogger or data recorder) is an electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location either with a built in instrument or sensor or via external instruments and sensors.
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Diffuser (automotive)
A diffuser, in an automotive context, is a shaped section of the car underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties by enhancing the transition between the high-velocity airflow underneath the car and the much slower freestream airflow of the ambient atmosphere.
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Disc brake
A disc brake is a type of brake that uses calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or "rotor" to create friction.
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Double wishbone suspension
In automobiles, a double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel.
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Downforce
Downforce is a downwards thrust created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a car.
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Drag (physics)
In fluid dynamics, drag (sometimes called air resistance, a type of friction, or fluid resistance, another type of friction or fluid friction) is a force acting opposite to the relative motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fluid.
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Drive shaft
A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft is a mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation, usually used to connect other components of a drive train that cannot be connected directly because of distance or the need to allow for relative movement between them.
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Dry sump
A dry-sump system is a method to manage the lubricating motor oil in four-stroke and large two-stroke piston driven internal combustion engines.
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Electronic brakeforce distribution
Electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD or EBFD) or electronic brakeforce limitation (EBL) is an automobile brake technology that automatically varies the amount of force applied to each of a vehicle's wheels, based on road conditions, speed, loading, etc.
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Electronic throttle control
Electronic throttle control (ETC) is an automobile technology which electronically "connects" the accelerator pedal to the throttle, replacing a mechanical linkage.
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Engine control unit
An engine control unit (ECU), also commonly called an engine control module (ECM), is a type of electronic control unit that controls a series of actuators on an internal combustion engine to ensure optimal engine performance.
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Fifth Gear
Fifth Gear is a British motoring television magazine series.
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Flap (aeronautics)
Flaps are a type of high-lift device used to increase the lift of an aircraft wing at a given airspeed.
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Formula One car
A Formula One car is a single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel racing car with substantial front and rear wings, and an engine positioned behind the driver, intended to be used in competition at Formula One racing events.
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G-force
The gravitational force, or more commonly, g-force, is a measurement of the type of acceleration that causes a perception of weight.
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Gear train
A gear train is a mechanical system formed by mounting gears on a frame so the teeth of the gears engage.
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Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England in late June or early July; the event is scheduled to avoid clashing with the Formula One season, enabling fans to see F1 machines as well as cars and motorbikes from motor racing history climb the hill.
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Great Britain
Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.
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Ground effect (cars)
In car design, ground effect is a series of aerodynamic effects which have been exploited to create downforce, particularly in racing cars.
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HANS device
A HANS device (Head and Neck Support device), also known as a head restraint, is a safety item compulsory in many car racing sports.
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Hewland
Hewland is a British engineering company, founded in 1957 by Mike Hewland, which specialises in racing-car gearboxes.
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Honeycomb (geometry)
In geometry, a honeycomb is a space filling or close packing of polyhedral or higher-dimensional cells, so that there are no gaps.
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Jason Plato
Timothy Jason Plato (born 14 October 1967 in Oxford, Oxfordshire) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for Team BMR.
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Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring.
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Koenigsegg CCX
The Koenigsegg CCX is a mid-engined sports car built by Koenigsegg Automotive AB.
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Launch control (automotive)
Launch control is an electronic aid to assist drivers of both racing and street cars to accelerate rapidly from a standing start.
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Limited-slip differential
A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of differential that allows its two output shafts to rotate at different speeds but limits the maximum difference between the two shafts.
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Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with symbol Mg and atomic number 12.
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McLaren Automotive
McLaren Automotive (formerly known as McLaren Cars) is a British automotive manufacturer based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey.
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McLaren F1
The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by McLaren Cars.
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Methanol
Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol among others, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated MeOH).
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Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police and informally as the Met, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police.
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Monocoque
Monocoque, also structural skin, is a structural system where loads are supported through an object's external skin, similar to an egg shell.
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Motive power
In thermodynamics, motive power is a natural agent, such as water or steam, wind or electricity, used to impart motion to machinery such as an engine.
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MPH Show
The MPH Show was a supercar motor show later known as Top Gear Live!.
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Murray Walker
Graeme Murray Walker, (born 10 October 1923) is an English semi-retired motorsport commentator and journalist.
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Naturally aspirated engine
A naturally aspirated engine is an internal combustion engine in which oxygen intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not rely on forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger.
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Pirelli
Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational company based in Milan, Italy, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922, with a temporary privatization period by the consortium led by the Chinese state-owned enterprise ChemChina.
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Pound sterling
The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), commonly known as the pound and less commonly referred to as Sterling, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, and Tristan da Cunha.
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Power-to-weight ratio
Power-to-weight ratio (or specific power or power-to-mass ratio) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another.
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Racing slick
A racing slick (also known as a "slick tyre") is a type of tyre that has a smooth tread used mostly in auto racing.
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Rain tyre
Rain tyres or Wet tyres ("tires" in American English, commonly shortened to wets) are special tyres used in motorsport in wet weather as opposed to a slick tyre used in dry conditions.
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Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (now simply known as MR or Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout) is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed just in front of them, behind the passenger compartment.
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Revolutions per minute
Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min) is the number of turns in one minute.
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Roll cage
A roll cage is a specially engineered and constructed frame built in (or sometimes around, in which case it is known as an exo cage) the passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly in the event of a rollover.
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S-segment
S-segment (or sport cars) is a car classification defined by European Commission.
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Semi-automatic transmission
A semi-automatic transmission (also known as a clutch-less manual transmission, auto-manual, automated manual transmission, trigger shift, flappy-paddle gear shift, Manumatic, Tiptronic, Touchshift, Geartronic, Sportronic or paddle-shift gearbox) is an automobile transmission that combines manual transmission and automatic transmission.
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Shock absorber
A shock absorber (in reality, a shock "damper") is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses.
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Space frame
In architecture and structural engineering, a space frame or space structure is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern.
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Speed bump
For other uses, see Speed bump (disambiguation). For the speed changes in cinematography, see Speed ramping. Speed bumps (or speed breakers) are the common name for a family of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions.
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Spoiler (car)
A spoiler is an automotive aerodynamic device whose intended design function is to 'spoil' unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle in motion, usually described as turbulence or drag.
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Sports car
A sports car, or sportscar, is a small, usually two-seater, two-door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling.
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Supercharger
A supercharger is an air compressor that increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine.
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Suspension (vehicle)
Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.
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Team Menard
Team Menard was an auto racing team in the NASCAR Cup Series, Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard, Jr. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing.
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Tire
A tire (American English) or tyre (British English; see spelling differences) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface traveled over.
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Top Gear (2002 TV series)
Top Gear is a British motoring magazine, factual television series, conceived by Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman, launched on 20 October 2002, and broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two.
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Top Gear test track
The Top Gear test track is used by the BBC automotive television programme Top Gear.
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Torque
Torque, moment, or moment of force is rotational force.
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Traction control system
A traction control system (TCS), also known as ASR (from lit), is typically (but not necessarily) a secondary function of the electronic stability control (ESC) on production motor vehicles, designed to prevent loss of traction of driven road wheels.
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Transmission (mechanics)
A transmission is a machine in a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power.
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V8 engine
A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder V configuration engine with the cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two sets (or banks) of four, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft.
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Vicki Butler-Henderson
Victoria "Vicki" Jemma Butler-Henderson (born) is a British racing driver and television presenter.
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Wheelbase
In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caparo_T1
