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Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles (usually specially prepared for the purpose) compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line.

The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most commonly ¼ mile, with a shorter 3/16 mile 10 feet becoming increasingly popular, as it has become the standard for nitromethane-powered Top Fuel dragsters and funny cars where some major bracket races and other sanctioning bodies have adopted it as the standard, while (1/8 mi) is also popular in some circles.

Electronic timing and speed sensing systems have been used to record race results since the 1960s.

A mod (short for "modification") is an alteration where someone, usually a player, takes the code of a video game and changes it.

Mods may range from small changes and simple tweaks to completely new games made within a video game.

An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

They differ from chat rooms in that messages are often longer than one line of text, and are at least temporarily archived.

Also, depending on the access level of a user or the forum set-up, a posted message might need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes visible.

Hot rods are typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed.

The origin of the term "hot rod" is unclear.

Some automotive historians say that the term originated with stolen vehicles being refitted with another engine and repainted.

In the early days of automobile manufacturing there was no identical matching transmission, body frame, and engine numbers.

It was possible to change engines and repaint the car or truck and in effect turn it into a different vehicle and thus it became near impossible to prove that the vehicle was stolen.

The term "hot" was equivalent to being stolen.

The term "rod" was equivalent to any motorized vehicle.

Even today, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in its vehicle emissions regulations, refers to a "hotrod" as any motorized vehicle that has a replacement engine differing from the factory original.

Another possible origin includes replacement of the camshaft with a new ("hotter") version, sometimes known as a hot stick or hot rod.

Roadsters were the cars of choice because they were light, easy to modify, and inexpensive.