pitboard

English

Etymology

pit +‎ board

Noun

pitboard (plural pitboards)

1. (motor racing) A board used to communicate brief important information to a racing driver such as driver name, laps, and current position in the race.
   • 1998 January, Nick Ienatsch, “Back in the Fray”, in Cycle World Magazine, page 118:

     My pitboard put me in eighth, with lap times varying from the low 1:405 to the high 1241s, depending on traffic.

   • 2005, Denny Miller, Eddie Sachs The Clown Prince of Racing, →ISBN, page 339:

     I knew I didn't make a timing mistake this time so I told them to put 147+ on the pitboard.

Alternative forms

• pit board