A car that sets the pace for the warm-up lap before a race but does not take part in it, or one that controls the pace in temporarily hazardous conditions.
〔赛车〕（在赛前为预驶一圈定速而本身不参赛的或在临时出现危险条件时控制车速的）领驶车
Example sentencesExamples
Among his duties is coaching the Menards Infiniti Pro Series drivers and driving the pace car for all events.
This week we answer the question, Why do drivers swerve back and forth while running behind the pace car before a race?
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford, who serves as a driver coach and pace car driver for the IRL, said Patrick has all the tools needed to be a winning race car driver.
After the dignified silence the V8s burst once more in action and with the pre-drawn grid positions giving pole to Andy Dallard #5, the cars began their rolling lap behind the pace car.
His Grand Marshal duties also include leading the 43-car field in the pace laps from the Grand Marshal pace car.
Definition of pace car in US English:
pace car
noun
Motorsports
A car that sets the pace and positions racers for a rolling start in a warm-up lap or laps before a race, or that returns to control the pace in temporarily hazardous conditions.
〔赛车〕（在赛前为预驶一圈定速而本身不参赛的或在临时出现危险条件时控制车速的）领驶车
Example sentencesExamples
Among his duties is coaching the Menards Infiniti Pro Series drivers and driving the pace car for all events.
After the dignified silence the V8s burst once more in action and with the pre-drawn grid positions giving pole to Andy Dallard #5, the cars began their rolling lap behind the pace car.
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford, who serves as a driver coach and pace car driver for the IRL, said Patrick has all the tools needed to be a winning race car driver.
This week we answer the question, Why do drivers swerve back and forth while running behind the pace car before a race?
His Grand Marshal duties also include leading the 43-car field in the pace laps from the Grand Marshal pace car.