Glossary / General

hairpin

42 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A hairpin turn is a sharp bend in the road that looks like a hairpin. It's hard to navigate because you have to turn the steering wheel a lot to make it around the corner.

Technical Definition

A hairpin turn is a very tight turn in a road, often found in mountainous or hilly areas. These turns require significant steering input and can be challenging for drivers, especially at higher speeds.

Hear It Discussed

"I think this is 10. It's the one before the hairpin that goes onto the back straight."
No School Like The Old School, e-Trons Off Your Mind, Bringing Family Together | Episode 1,049 Everyday Driver Car Debate 06:12

"um so although you have the downforce for the higher speeds stuff in a hairpin you know you are limited by the the limit of a sticky but it's a street tire right"
China is re-producing Enthusiast Cars: Is it a Good Thing? The Smoking Tire 13:23

"...I bloke understeer off of a mountain hairpin into the side of a, into the side of a new alpha or something."
To the office! Mille Miglia, Minis, a hydrogen record My week in cars: the Autocar podcast 28:39