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pace lap

[peys]
–noun
a lap before the beginning of an auto race for warming up the engines and giving the field a moving start.

Origin:
1970–75
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pace lap   (pās)   
n.  The initial lap of a motor vehicle race in which the racers warm up their engines and prepare for a fast start.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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