Speaking Streetluge

ABEC

Manufacturer rating of bearing quality

air brake

Using wind resistance to slow down, i.e. sitting up.

amped

To be filled with the adrenaline rush that comes with streetluge racing.

apex

A corner's tangent, highest point of a curve.

bacon

Very rough, hazardous road surface conditions.

banana

A 'luge rider who wipes out often.

brake point

A reference point a pilot uses to start braking before a turn.

brake shoes

Footwear with added rubber on the soles for stopping the street luge effectively with the feet. (see also "quick stops")

brake turning

Braking during a turn to slow down, stablize, reduce slide out and to apply more steering to the front wheels.

buttboard

Short skateboard-like craft that is used like a street luge. Also called classic luge.

chucking bales

Hitting the hay bales (used on tracks as barriers) hard enough to move them.

CG

Short for Center of Gravity, an often considered aspect of gravity sporting.

chicane

An area of negotiation on the course, sometimes created, to slow riders and increase racer interaction.

classic luge

No footpegs, smaller than a streetluge but piloted in the same way. Also known as buttboard.

constant radius corner

A corner that has a constant radius through the turn.

corner entry

The area between where braking begins and the Apex begins

course out

The point where you reach the outer most point on the course exiting a turn.

decreasing radius corner

A corner that has a smaller radius in the last half of the turn.

draft

Using the pocket of air behind pilots as a high speed racing strategy.

dropped luge

A streetluge (or buttboard) with the seatpan lower than the truck mount resulting in a lower center of gravity.

drop a hill

Ride a luge course

dual luge racing

Head to head competition.

durometer

Degree of softness or hardness, refering to 'luge wheels

flame

Urethane 'luge wheels actually catching fire as a result of high speed.

flesh wing

Extending an arm during a run for balance

flowing like water

A fliud, even run down a 'luge course. The ultimate ride.

gravity sports

Racing on a downhill track with wheeled sport vehicles power ONLY by gravity. Gravity sports include: streetluge, buttboard, gravity bike, speedboard, downhill inline and skatecar.

hysteria

Uncontrolled wobble during a run. Usually results in a wipe out. (see also "speed wobbles")

increasing radius turn

A turn were the radius of the first part of the turn is tighter than the second half.

line

The optimum path a pilot will take on the course that will produce the fastest speeds.

mass 'luge

Racing event featuring multiple racers on the course competing at the same time.

melt

Wheels soften from heat of road friction, defective wheels or a little of both.

nerf bar

A bumper around wheels, nose and/or pegs to keep streetluge from snagging haybales and other 'lugers.

pegless luge

A streeluge design eliminating the footpegs and using calf support instead.

pilot

The operator of a streeluge.

puke a wheel

To blow up or "melt" a wheel. See "flame".

push off apron

Area between the starting line and the begining of the road course where pilots use their hands to develop downhill momentum.

quick stops

Rubber soles designed to glue onto footwear to make make "brake shoes" for stopping. (get them at: No Fuel Racing)

rail

A streetluge, specifically, a simple design featuring a seat on a beam with footpegs and wheels.

rafting

Recovery after an unplanned stop requiring frantic pushing with the hands.

road rash

Body burns from scraping the road surface. You try to avoid this.

seat pan or belly pan

Part of streetluge that holds body of pilot, usually includes any handholds.

scambled eggs

Bad road surface. Not as bad as "bacon".

screaming mimis

Unhealthy sounds from a 'luge during a run.

scrub

To lose speed by breaking traction or sliding through turns.

shut down area

The length of course after finish line for slowing 'luge to a stop.

skateluge

Sit style downhill 'luge. Slower but safer, easier to ride and more maneuverable.

skeleton

A face first, on your belly gravity powered joyride.

sled

A land luge racing vehicle. Also known as a streetluge, roadluge or just 'luge.

snag

Streetluges that get hooked together during a run.

slingshot

Like motor sport racing, the art of using lead pilot's draft to pass on straight section down through a curve.

speed mooch or mooch

bumping another pilot to get more speed.

spew

A blown wheel. (see "melt", "puke a wheel").

speed wobbles

Uncontrolable wobbling or shimmying during a run. (see "wobbs", "hysteria")

splitter

Device attached to axle to add an extra set of wheels to the skate truck. Increases traction during turns.

stand up stop, quickstop, show stopper

Short space stopping technique where pilots stand up while braking to a stop. Looks real cool, too.

sweeper

A long turn or curve.

trucks

Lean activated steering device where wheels are attached; most commonly used on skateboards.

urethane

The material most streetluge, skateboard and in-line skate wheels are made of.

wad

To crash in a large group

wail, wailing

Going "wicked" fast...

wobbs

The streetluge shudders and wobbles at higher speeds (see "hysteria").

 

 

 

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