See Also: Guard Beams - Motor Sports(gambling)
Guard Beam - Motor Sports(gambling)
Bracer, Archer' s Guard, Arm Guard - Archery(gambling)
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Guard Beams - Motor Sports (gambling) and platina (iou)


Guard Beams - Motor Sports (gambling)


A light beam-to-photcell connection located 16 inches past the staged beam that is used to prevent a competitor from gaining an unfair starting-line advantage by blocking the stage beam with a low-installed object such as an oil pan or header collector pipe. If the guard beam is activated while the staged beam is still blocked, the red foul light is triggered on the Christmas Tree and the offender is automatically disqualified. (Drag racing)

platina (iou)



platina noun. obsolete exc. Hist. M18.
[Spanish, dim. of plata silver: see -INE4.]
= PLATINUM.