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pole position

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pole position
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing) the starting position on the inside of the front row, generally considered the best one
2. an advantageous starting position

pole position - Refers to pole as the term for the inside fence on a racecourse.
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Noun1.pole position - the most favorable position at the start of a race
position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"


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VALENTINO Rossi kept up his perfect run in the San Marino round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship by securing pole position for today's race at Misano.
DARIO FRANCHITTI bagged pole position for the latest round of the IndyCar Championship after a superb showing on a slippery Richmond International Raceway.
He and Abu Dhabi team-mate Ahmad Al Hameli started from fifth and 17th places for the race, after engine problems curtailed Al Hameli's chance of extending his lead in the UIM F1 pole position championship.
 
 
 
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