The paved portion of a racetrack on the extreme inside. Analogous to a highway shoulder, the apron often flattens out considerably -- a marked transition from the banking of the actual racing grooves. Daring or desperate drivers sometimes use the apron to pass, or to compensate for a tight condition in their racecars and get them to turn. However, the abrupt transition of the apron can also snap a car loose and force a spin.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., has spun coming out of turn four. A tire might have gone down, or else he went so low onto the apron, he snapped loose.
by wordguy2 April 27, 2010
Auto racing term for a ball of rubber on the track that has come off of a tire. Usually used in the plural. Multiple marbles take over entire racing lanes on the outside of normal racing grooves or lanes. Marbles decrease grip, causing cars to crash in corners. Drivers compare driving on marbles to driving on ice.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., has been making great time on the high side. But that was too high. He got up into the marbles and slapped the wall.
by wordguy2 March 14, 2010
An escape from a convoluted, multi-addressed chain of email that no longer interests or involves the writer in any meaningful way.
"Thanks, all of you, for your many and varied contributions, but I note that we have reached a level of detail on insect migrations that I no longer find compelling or meaningful. Please consider this my fleemail and eliminate me from further cc lists, but do continue blathering amongst yourselves."
by wordguy2 April 27, 2010
1. The condition of someone who's had great sex the night before. Often endured (barely) by coworkers and friends. Always accompanied by a smile nothing will wipe off.
2. Adjective to describe a racecar experiencing severe oversteer or looseness. A loose racecar's back wheels tend to head for the outside of the track in a corner. Hence, the tail is merrily out of control and trying to spin the car out.
2. Adjective to describe a racecar experiencing severe oversteer or looseness. A loose racecar's back wheels tend to head for the outside of the track in a corner. Hence, the tail is merrily out of control and trying to spin the car out.
1. Bob's girlfriend is back in town. I suppose he'll be tail happy all day long. Makes ya wanna puke, doesn't it?
2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., is downright tail happy coming out of turn 3. He's gonna slap the wall if he isn't careful.
2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., is downright tail happy coming out of turn 3. He's gonna slap the wall if he isn't careful.
by wordguy2 March 16, 2010
A depiction or version of reality that exists in the movies or on TV but does not reflect actual reality. Tends to describe unbelievable feats of strength, faulty physics or abnormal noises.
He jumped from the building and was saved by Spider-man, who caught his arm just before he hit the ground. I mean, as if! It was so movie real and so not real real.
by wordguy2 April 12, 2010
by wordguy2 March 05, 2010
It's got a couple of residents on the quarter panels, but otherwise my car is in pristine condition.
by wordguy2 February 23, 2010