rolling start
Already-in-motion beginning
A rolling start is a race beginning in which competitors are already moving when the signal is given, rather than accelerating from a standstill.
In motorsports, cars follow a pace vehicle until it pulls aside: The field took the green flag from a rolling start.
The term extends to any endeavor begun with momentum already established rather than from scratch.
Race safety vehicle
- green flagSignal meaning proceed
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- fieldArea of specialty
- packGroup or compress
safety car · warm-up lap · pit lane · drafting · momentum · race director · procedure · Indianapolis
Meeting required criteria
- pole positionFrontmost starting spot
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- lapOne complete circuit
- raceCompetition of speed
drivers · teams · pit stop · checkered flag · overtake · podium · trophy · championship
Product of mass, velocity
- jumpstartRevive with external power
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- preparationArranging things in advance
- build-upGradual amassing over time
lead-in · warm-up · soft launch · easing in · ramping up
pace car
Race safety vehicle
- green flagSignal meaning proceed
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- fieldArea of specialty
pack · safety car · warm-up lap · pit lane · drafting · momentum · race director · procedure · Indianapolis · NASCAR
qualifying
Meeting required criteria
- pole positionFrontmost starting spot
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- lapOne complete circuit
race · drivers · teams · pit stop · checkered flag · overtake · podium · trophy · championship · marshal
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
- jumpstartRevive with external power
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- preparationArranging things in advance
build-up · lead-in · warm-up · soft launch · easing in · ramping up
- racing ritualsvictory lap, victory lane, checkered flag, green flag, podium ceremony
- racingrace, racing, race track, racetrack, lap
- race elementsfinish, lap, finish line, lane, turn
- Triathlontriathlon, T1, T2, bike mount, Kona
- IndyCar RacingIndianapolis 500, Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, oval track, pace car
- racing tacticsovertaking, drafting, late braking, racing line, pit strategy
rolling startstanding start
Beginning from rest
cold start · starting from scratch · dead stop · fresh start · standing position
rolling, start, roll, rolls, rolled, roller, rollers, starts, started