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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / motor racing | | Italian term or phrase: mini-carenature | | in effetti le due auto che già nascevano con quattro mini-carenature davanti alle sospensioni anteriori ed alle balestre posteriori, pur mantenendo la tradizionale impostazione a due posti tipica di tutte le vetture "Sport", grazie all'applicazione di una chiusura laterale, potevano essere facilmente trasformate in monoposto, con la rimozione dei parafanghi posti sulle quattro ruote (che per regolamento dovevano essere presenti nelle gare su strada) ed del piccolo parabrezza montato sul lato passeggero. |
| | | small fairings | Explanation:
i.e. to cut down wind resistance when travelling at speed
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-01-02 10:27:48 GMT)
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Fairings are shaped pieces of metal, fibreglass, carbon fibre etc. that are applied to fast-moving machinery parts to smooth the airflow over them. Here's an example of the fairings used on some motorcycles:
http://www.motorcyclein.com/yamaha-yzfr1-0001-fairings-c-22....
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-01-02 10:29:33 GMT)
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I wouldn't say "mini-fairings" as it doesn't sound quite right in English.
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Note added at 11 mins (2012-01-02 10:34:11 GMT)
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nor "micro-fairings" either.
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Note added at 11 mins (2012-01-02 10:34:30 GMT)
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and not "miniature fairings" |
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