Measures the difference in circumference of left tires and right tires. Teams racing on oval tracks will use a larger set of tires on the outside of the car, giving it a natural tendency to turn left through the corners.
The size difference between the tires on the right and left sides of a racecar. This was a huge factor in determining how a car will handle on a race track before use of radial tires.
A. The difference in size between the tires on the left and right side of the car. B. Method of walking to your car after the race. See Draft.
Stagger is a concept that has largely been eliminated with the use of radial tires. It refers to the difference in tire circumference between the left- and right-side tires on the vehicle. Typically, the left-side tires would be a smaller circumference than the right-side tires to "help" the vehicle make left-hand turns.
Tires have slight variations in circumference, and teams match them up for better handling characteristics. It's common to use a larger tires on the side of the car that faces the outside wall.
Right-front and/or right-rear tire is larger in diameter than left-side tires in order to improve turning ability on ovals.
When the right-front and/or right-rear tire are larger than those on the left-side it’s called a stagger, this helps improve turning abilities in ovals.
The difference in the circumference of the tires on the right and left sides of the car. Since oval track racing is always done turning left, teams put larger tires on the right to help the car naturally turn left.
The difference in size between the tires on the left and right sides of a car. Because of a tire's makeup, slight variations in circumference result. Stagger between right-side and left-side tires may range from less than a half inch to more than an inch. Stagger applies to only bias-ply tires and not radials.
Different size tires are put on the car to lean the car to one side. This helps the car turn and improve cornering.
On oval tracks, teams may use a different size tire (or stagger) on the outside wheel to improve the car's handling ability.
The size dfference between two opposite tires, i.e. between the two rear tires or the two front tires. Stagger is only used for oval racing.
the difference between the circumferences on the left and right side tires. In oval racing, a positive stagger means the outside tires are larger than the inside.