Motorsports
Widely considered the pinnacle of open-wheel motorsport, this global series featured stars like Michael Schumacher, Niki Lauda, and ayrton Senna
What is Formula 1? (or F1)
This 2001 street-racing movie would bring about the height of tuner culture in it's era before devolving in to an action franchise where they took a car to space.
What is The Fast and the Furious?
Launched by Toyota in 2003 to target younger buyers, this brand featured models like the XB, XD, and FR-S coupe.
What is Scion?
Used heavily in the 2000's, this trend featured lights underneath your car with a variety of colors.
What is underglow?
This part provides the spark that ignites fuel in the engine of a car.
What is a spark plug?
Held on public roads across a British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea, this motorcycle event is seen as one of the most dangerous races in the world
What is Isle of Man TT? (Or Isle of Man)
Known for it's three Aging hosts, this BBC show featured absurd vehicle challenges, star lap times, and an anonymous test driver called The Stig
What is Top Gear?
Famous for performance icons like the GTO and Firebird........also the aztek SUV. This GM brand was discontinued in 2010.
What is Pontiac?
This trend is known for loud trumpet exhaust, fake vents, and rear wings that are more for show than performance.
What is Ricing?
Housing internal Pistons and friction pads used to clamp down on a spinning rotor, this part is used to stop.
What is a brake caliper?
Held annually near the Sarthe River in France, this iconic sports car race tests vehicle endurance over a full day and night.
What is the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
This 2000's manga and anime series featured iconic cars like the Mazda RX-7 FD, Trueno AE86,and Nissan silvia S13.
What is Initial-D?
This swedish car manufacturer originated from making planes. They featured turbo-charged engines, ignition slots in the center console, and night-panel dashboard lights.
What is Saab?
This trend is known primarily for extremely low ground clearance, air suspension, and wheels cambered to an impractical degree.
What is stance? (Stancing)
Driven by high-velocity exhaust gas spinning a turbine, this forced-induction device compresses intake air and forces it into the combustion chamber.
What is a turbocharger? (also accepted: turbo)
Parodying a famous French race, this satirical American endurance series allows anyone to race, provided their track vehicle was purchased and prepped for no more than $500. (Unless you bribe the judges)
What is the 24 Hours of LeMons?
This 1977 action-comedy featuring Burt reynolds turned the black-and-gold Pontiac Trans Am into an American icon.
What is Smokey and the Bandit?
Founded by an iconic Danish car designer, this luxury plug-in hybrid automaker released the sleek Karma in 2011 before filing for bankruptcy in 2013.
What is Fisker?
This classic American modification movement (Popular with Boomers) involved stripping fenders, chopping roofs, and dropping V8 engines into lightweight vintage bodies.
What are Hot Rods?
Predating modern electronic fuel injection, this mechanical component relies on engine intake vacuum to mix air and fuel
What is a carburetor? (also accepted: carb)
Defined by virtually unrestricted turbochargers, lightweight materials, and questionable fan proximity, this iconic 1980s World Rally Championship class spawned legends like the Audi Sport Quattro before being banned on safety grounds in 1986.
What is Group B?
This 1981 film featuring actors like Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, and Jackie Chan would go on to inspire a automotive challenge that has not been beat since 2020 in the height of covid
What is Cannonball Run?
Before being acquired by General Motors, this South Korean conglomerate briefly sold budget cars in the US in the late 1990s—notoriously relying on college student sales reps.
What is Daewoo?
Originating in California, this trend is known for hydraulic suspension that can make a car hop on small wire wheels. It's also known for it's candy paint jobs.
What are Lowriders?
this device redirects a measured amount of exhaust gas back into the intake manifold. to reduce emissions.
What is an EGR valve? (also accepted: Exhaust Gas Recirculation valve)