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Curva descompensada

English translation: reverse camber bend / negative-banking corner

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Portuguese term or phrase:Curva descompensada
English translation:reverse camber bend / negative-banking corner
Entered by: RoBelinky

09:34 Aug 6, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Car racing
Portuguese term or phrase: Curva descompensada
É um termo genérico usado em rally e cross-country. A curva é 'descompensada' quando joga o carro para fora, inclinada para o lado errado...
Alguém me dá uma luz, por favor?
Obrigada!

Depois de curvar a direita uma mesa em descida, mais uma curva a direita desta vez em dose dupla e uma sessão com 10 costelas, começam rasas no inicio e mais profundas no seu final, uma pequena subida e uma curva descompensada a esquerda para chegar em dois saltos naturais que levam a mais uma curva descompensada a esquerda e a mega mesa localizada em frente arquibancada, aonde o público deverá vibrar bastante.

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Aí o carro repete a prova de slalom, o corredor e ruma para uma curva descompensada (com queda para o lado externo) à esquerda. Com um agravante: além de ter de frear forte, em descida, havia um fio de água escorrendo sobre a pista. Depois, o carro parte para mais uma curva à esquerda e ruma para uma enorme poça de água bem na tomada de outra curva, dessa vez à direita.
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 09:25
reverse camber bend
Explanation:
reverse camber bend
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 13:25
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Summary of answers provided
4bend with cross slope
Richard Purdom
4reverse camber bend
Nick Taylor


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bend with cross slope


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_slope

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-08-06 15:08:25 GMT)
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It is normal on a tarmac road, but not on a rally track. You could use 'accentuated cross slope' to make it clearer and probably what the PT means.

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 13:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you! But isn't this the normal (correct) feature? In this case, the cross slope of the corner is banked to the outside of the curve, pushing the car outwards...

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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reverse camber bend


Explanation:
reverse camber bend

Nick Taylor
Local time: 13:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 85
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