Nov 12, 2013 13:23
10 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Competence you can rely on
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
Works in: German to English
Kurvenräuber
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Motorsport
Der gierige Kurvenräuber mit unter dem Motor liegendem Auspuff und kecker Front ist gut ausgestattet und ein Hingucker ersten Ranges
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | cornering demon |
Kevin Fulton
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| 4 +3 | corner hugger |
Lancashireman
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| 3 | bend bandit |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 3 | corner-cutting slingshot |
Yorkshireman
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Proposed translations
+1
4 mins
Kevin Fulton
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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cornering demon
Just to get things started. What sort of vehicle is this?
Note from asker:
| Porsche 997 |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Andrew Swift's Corner hugger was equally good, but your answer fitted better in my particular context."
10 mins
bend bandit
well, I like it.
+3
33 mins
corner hugger
or hyphenated: corner-hugger
‘Hugging’ the corner offers the double advantage of speed and safety. You are depriving (robbing) the corner of its propensity to slow you down.
Compare two riders of a given TT: one always takes the shortest possible arc in a corner, the other the longest. The corner hugger beats the other by 1 second, and wins the TT with a lower average speed, because he covered less distance.
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-841782-p-4.htm...
I've sold my supersport (cost me too many licence points) So I can't run a timed trial. & my current bike, a Triumph Scrambler 900, while very competent in the twisties, is no comparison to a purpose built corner-hugger, like a MX5.
http://mx5cartalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40057
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the latest Alfa MiTo TwinAir model was more tree hugger than corner hugger. Well believe it or not, the all-new Alfa MiTo satisfies both modern driver requirements.
http://www.donaldmackenzie.co.uk/new-alfa-romeo-mito-38
‘Hugging’ the corner offers the double advantage of speed and safety. You are depriving (robbing) the corner of its propensity to slow you down.
Compare two riders of a given TT: one always takes the shortest possible arc in a corner, the other the longest. The corner hugger beats the other by 1 second, and wins the TT with a lower average speed, because he covered less distance.
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-841782-p-4.htm...
I've sold my supersport (cost me too many licence points) So I can't run a timed trial. & my current bike, a Triumph Scrambler 900, while very competent in the twisties, is no comparison to a purpose built corner-hugger, like a MX5.
http://mx5cartalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40057
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the latest Alfa MiTo TwinAir model was more tree hugger than corner hugger. Well believe it or not, the all-new Alfa MiTo satisfies both modern driver requirements.
http://www.donaldmackenzie.co.uk/new-alfa-romeo-mito-38
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: Spot on.
8 mins
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| agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: Helmets on?
4 hrs
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| agree |
Thayenga
: :)
22 hrs
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21 mins
corner-cutting slingshot
Fast, aggressive and slings itself into corners.
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Note added at 23 mins (2013-11-12 13:46:57 GMT)
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Ages ago, it would probably have been called a "road rocket"
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-11-12 14:52:01 GMT)
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It takes corners like
a) a guided missile
b) hell on wheels
c) a bat out of hell (thanks Meatloaf)
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Note added at 23 mins (2013-11-12 13:46:57 GMT)
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Ages ago, it would probably have been called a "road rocket"
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-11-12 14:52:01 GMT)
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It takes corners like
a) a guided missile
b) hell on wheels
c) a bat out of hell (thanks Meatloaf)
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Lancashireman
: Corner-cutting: on the racetrack, this would incur a penalty; on the open road, it would end in the hedge.
34 mins
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Well, we could leave out the corner-cutting and say it's a road-hugging slingshot.
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Discussion
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