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Web Site

A site (location) on the World Wide Web, owned and managed by an individual, company, school, or organization.

Webmaster

An individual who manages a web site.

Wedge

To shift vehicle weight in oval-track racing by raising or lowering the springs with small blocks or wedges.

Wedge Combustion Chamber

A combustion chamber resembling a wedge.

Wedge Head

A cylinder head with wedge-shaped combustion chambers to provide a large quench area.

Wedge-Actuated Brakes

A braking system that uses air pressure and air brake chambers to push a wedge and roller assembly into an actuator that is located between the adjusting and anchor pistons.

Wedge-Shaped Combustion Chamber

A type of combustion chamber that is shaped similar to a wedge or "V," designed to increase the movement of air and fuel to aid in mixing.

Wedging Factor

A factor that takes into account the multiplication of force between the V-belt and pulley-groove surfaces that occurs because of the wedging action of the belt in the groove.

Weedburner

The exhaust headers on a drag racer that swoop close to the ground and to the rear.

Weekend Warrior

A part-time, weekend racer having a regular weekday job.

Weenie

A tire.

Weight

The measure of the earth's gravitational force or pull on an object.

Weight Distribution

The percentage of the vehicle gross weight on the front wheels and on the back wheels, or the percentage on each wheel.

Weight Mass

A concentration of weight around the tire; may or may not be equally distributed.

Weight Transfer

The momentary shift of a vehicle's weight forward or rearward.

Weight-Saver Spare Tire

A compact spare tire.

Weight-To-Power Ratio

The ratio of a vehicle's weight to its horsepower.

Weld

A localized merging of metals or nonmetals produced wither by heating the materials to the welding temperature, with or without the application of pressure or by the application of pressure alone and with or without the use of filler material.

Weld Axis

A line through the length of the weld, perpendicular to and at the geometric center of its cross section.

Weld Bead

A weld resulting from a pass.