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Aaron's Sports History Highlights
The first racing cars, in the late 19th century, were motorized versions of horse-drawn carriages and wagons. These soon gave way to slightly more advanced vehicles as the conditions of roads improved. Then, as the speeds of the cars increased, a need for more sophistication and specialization developed, and cars were designed specially to be raced. Ayrton Senna, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jacques Villeneuve, are some names of famous drivers that fall into the category of the Worlds great drivers.
Flags
Auto racing has become very technologically advanced. One thing that has remained the same in racing are the flags.
Today's racers use the flags to know what is happening in the race. Below are some of the more common meanings of racing flags:
Red
The red flag means "Stop!". When it is waved, the racers must come to a stop as quickly and safely as possible.. This is usually used when there is poor weather, accidents, surface problems such as oil or debris.
Green
The green flag means "Go!". When it is waved the racers begin the race. It is also used after a Yellow flag to tell the drivers that the race has started again, or that the course is clear for safe driving.
Yellow
The yellow flag means "Caution". When it is held (not waved) it means that there is a problem ahead. Driver should slow down and not pass each other. When it is waved, it means there is immediate danger ahead. Drivers may not pass each other, and they should be ready to stop. Yellow flags are usually used when there is a problem on a section of the track.
White
The white flag means "Last Lap". When it is waved by the starter, it indicates that the driver is entering the last lap of the race. It is waved to all cars after the race leader until the winner finishes the race.
Checkered
The checkered flag means "Finish Line". When it is waved, it indicates that the racer has crossed the finish line and that the race (for that racer) is over.
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