Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Gleichmäßigkeitsrennen
English translation:
regularity race
Added to glossary by
M Girdlestone
May 29, 2007 16:47
16 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Gleichmäßigkeitsrennen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
car racing
In a "Gleichmaessigkeitsrennen", contenders race to fulfil a target time rather than simply racing to be first across the line. What is this called in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | regularity race |
techtranuk
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| 4 | time-speed-distance rally or TSD rally |
jccantrell
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| 3 | reliability trial |
Peter Barker
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Change log
May 29, 2007 17:48: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "gleichmaessigkeitsrennen" to "Gleichmäßigkeitsrennen" , "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
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regularity race
A n example of a regularity race is where competitors try to set equal (or as close as possible) lap times for two consecutive laps within a time limit of say 5 minutes or a maximum of 10 laps.
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German term (edited):
gleichmaessigkeitsrennen
reliability trial
is what it would be called in some contexts though I'm not absolutely certain it applies to cars
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jccantrell
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United States
Native in English
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Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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German term (edited):
gleichmaessigkeitsrennen
time-speed-distance rally or TSD rally
This is what they were called way back when gas was cheap and I ran in a few.
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