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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / auto racing | | French term or phrase: la voiture damier | This is from the rules of an auto race. The context is:
"En cas d'abandon, l'équipage aura pour obligation de remettre [various items]... soit au poste de commissaire de route le plus proche, à la voiture damier ou à la direction de course."
Is this a lap car? What is the proper term in English?
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| | pace car | Explanation:
the car that comes out to control lap speed where there is a problem on the track. |
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zaphod
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2 hrs confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 pace car
Explanation:
the car that comes out to control lap speed where there is a problem on the track.
| zaphod
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of:  English, French
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3 hrs confidence: 
10 hrs confidence: sweeper car
Explanation:
The expression is uncommon in French, and does not appear to be synonymous with "voiture de securité" or "pace car".
The term appears to be used in rallys rather than "races", and is synonymous with "voiture balai". "Sweeper car" is said particularly of the Paris-Dakar.
La route sera fermée à toute circulation le vendredi 23 juillet de 19 h 30 jusqu’au passage de la voiture damier (fin de l’épreuve)
[http://www.letarnlibre.com/tarnlib_30.04.php]
J'appel mon assistance pour me depanner, mais apres avoir fais patienter la voiture damier pendant 20 minutes, je rend le carnet et abandonne, de toute façon j ...
www.forum-auto.com/sqlforum/ section1/sujet78666-9625.htm
The Lead Car will leave start of stage once sufficient car have reported to ensure a continuous convoy. It is not permitted to overtake the Lead Car or enter the stage before the Lead Car departs. A Sweeper Car will close down the convoy
[www.motorsport.org.nz/Rally/nzrc/info6suppregs.pdf]
A sweeper truck closes the track and thanks to the information given by the race PC, it knows exactly where all the motorcycles and cars are located of they have not yet reached the bivouac.
The truck is perfectly knowledgeable of the terrain and never leaves any one behind him.
[http://www.dakar.com/2005/presentationus/r4_monpremierdakar_...]
Closing the piste
Official "sweeper" vehicles will close the rally route.
In desert regions, where the route may be up to 10 km wide, it is impossible to guarantee that the sweeper vehicle will pass the exact spot where a vehicle has broken down. It is therefore up to the crew to signal their presence with their radio, satellite phone or their on-board survival equipment.
The sweeper vehicles will transport all passengers of broken-down vehicles, but will under no circumstances tow the vehicles in question.
Crew members who refuse to board the sweeper vehicle do so at their own risk, and must sign a discharge that will be presented to them by the officials in charge of closing the piste.
No further recourse may be taken once the refusal form has been signed.
In the event of a mechanical breakdown, the crew must spend one night on the track before using their distress beacon where they not have already been picked up by the sweeper vehicle.
[http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:ltsoTPlRn7AJ:www.dakar.co...]
| xxxBourth
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