straight
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Yo-yo racing has tended to appear most commonly on tracks where there are two straights separated by a slow corner.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
In these circumstances, the battery does not have enough capacity to deliver a full charge on both straights, and it's not possible to recover enough energy in one braking zone to fully recharge it.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Straight-line mode - where the front and rear wings open on the straights to increase speed - will be disabled.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
He does not like the way the power tails off in the later part of straights as the electrical motor runs out of power and starts to regenerate energy.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Dr. Trefusis, from the distraction of his countenance, clearly thought on our straights, and found little comfort there.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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