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| Clear |
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Free of obstacles; the track must be clear before the slider is allowed to start a run.
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| Compression |
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The portion of the start when an athlete puts the sled into a rearward motion; followed by the pull.
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| Control Steel |
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A steel instrument mounted along the track to measure the control temperature.
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| Control Temperature |
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A reference temperature, taken by the control steel. The temperature of each sled's steels is compared to the control temperature to ensure that the steels have not been illegally heated.
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| Crank |
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To steer extremely hard.
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| Crash |
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To hit the track's wall or go off the track entirel.
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