Pit Stops
What is a 'pit stop'?
What is a 'pit pass'?
What is the 'pit box'?
When you come in for a pit stop, there are marks on the pavement where you have to stop. Your front tires have to be right on those marks, and if they are, then your rear tires are going to be right on the marks. This is because the person that's ready to take your wheel off is sitting there waiting and he wants to see that tire right in front of him. If you miss your pit box, usually by overshooting it, then that tire is way over here and they're not ready to change your tire. So you have to hit that pit box perfectly, because, otherwise, it adds time to your pit stop. If you are sticking out of your pit box, then you have to go back around and come in, because usually there's such close quarters in the pit lane. You can't be half stuck in someone else's pit box because they're not going to be very happy.
What is the 'pit window'?
What is a 'gas-and-go stop'?
What is a 'stop-and-go penalty'?
What is the importance of a good pit crew?
What is meant by 'going behind the wall'?
Who are the members of the over-the-wall crew and what are their duties?
