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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 844482" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>Why is a pit stop called a pit stop?</p><p></p><p>When racing was in its infancy, drivers and mechanics discovered that it was quicker and easier to just dig out a narrow pit for working on the underside of the race car rather that raising the car on jacks. Practically every car had a pit at its disposal, so the repair area naturally became known as "the pits".</p><p></p><p>When tracks became paved with asphalt, these "pits" disappeared, but the nickname did not. Thus, when a car must stop to refuel or change tires during a race, teams still say the car must come into the "pit", or make a "pit stop".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 844482, member: 1246"] Why is a pit stop called a pit stop? When racing was in its infancy, drivers and mechanics discovered that it was quicker and easier to just dig out a narrow pit for working on the underside of the race car rather that raising the car on jacks. Practically every car had a pit at its disposal, so the repair area naturally became known as "the pits". When tracks became paved with asphalt, these "pits" disappeared, but the nickname did not. Thus, when a car must stop to refuel or change tires during a race, teams still say the car must come into the "pit", or make a "pit stop". [/QUOTE]
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