holeshot
Initial race advantage
Holeshot is motorsport slang for the advantage gained by the rider or driver who accelerates fastest from the starting line, reaching the first turn ahead of competitors.
The term originated in drag racing, where getting a clean launch—shooting out of your hole on the starting grid—often determines the winner.
He grabbed the holeshot and never looked back.
To set going
- launchSet into motion
- gripSecure manual hold
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
torque · motocross · supercross · dragstrip · BMX · green-light · countdown · wheelie
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- headstartInitial competitive advantage
- front-runnerLikely winner
dominance · separation · gap · open-air · uncontested · momentum
start
To set going
acceleration · torque · motocross · supercross · dragstrip · BMX · green-light · countdown · wheelie · burnout
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
front-runner · dominance · separation · gap · open-air · uncontested · momentum
holeshotbog
Acidic peat wetland
wheel spin · slow start · stall · bogged down · false start
hole, shot, shooting, shoots, shooter, shotgun, shootout, shotted