Terms in Motorsports
Dirt bike sport is one sport that can easily stimulate adrenaline. The dirt bike has the characteristics of high ground clearance, large torque for easy climbing, sturdy body, and low top speed. For the track itself, this dirt bike sport has a track in the form of muddy slopes, hills, sharp turns, and jumps. Therefore, for beginners, you can't just drive this type of motorbike carelessly, you have to ask the experts about safety gear, how to cross different types of obstacles, and get to know many terms in this automotive sport. Let's see:
• Trials
exercise using a trial motor. Trial bikes are light and usually without a seat to sit on, because the rider is mostly standing while riding a trial bike.
• Cased
Cased is a term used for a racer who cannot reach landing when jumping. Either double or triple jumping.
• LCQ
LCQ stands for Last Chance Qualifier. That is, the last chance for drivers to enter the final.
• Scrub
Scrub is a term that describes a racer who is putting in a low effort when passing jumping.
• Whiskey Throttle
Is a term for a racer who at the start of turning too much gas so that it looks like a drunk trying to balance himself.
• Step up
track jumping with a higher landing than the track prefix on the jumping.
• Rutted
Is a term that describes loose track conditions that make the drivers' vehicles look scratching or difficult when passing the track.
• Squid
Squid is a term that describes a beginner racer who is still visibly nervous because it is the first time he has participated in a race.
• Lapper
Lapper is a term for racers who have overlapped but are still trying to speed up their motorbike when they are about to be overtaken by racer number 1.
• Tearoffs
Tearoffs is a term that describes the condition of sweeping away the dust that sticks to Google Racers when ontrack with movements like people crying.
However, when viewed in terms of the risk to the safety of the rider through the terrain used, then driving a dirt bike on an off-road route is much more dangerous, because off-road terrain often crosses steep inclines and jumps or is even adjacent to deep cliffs. For this reason, driving experience and safety devices must really be considered when doing this extreme sport.
For those of you who are pursuing a hobby of dirt bike racing, maybe you are a beginner in this motor sport, you should be more careful when driving it. Pay attention to Safe Riding and mandatory Trail Safety clothing to be safe and fun.