English term
The track wasn’t there.
When Nic Hamilton was qualifying, he hit a bump and damage front part of his car.
Standing next to his car, he talks to his friend and assstant Ollie.
It was raining that day.
Ollie Wickens: To be fair though, your dad said push like crazy. **The track wasn’t there.** No one was going quicker. I wanted to really bring you in.
Nic Hamilton: It needed to be wet, dude.
Ollie Wickens: Yeah. The fastest times were in the first three laps. What happened?
What does "The track wasn’t there" mean?
Thank you.
PS: more context, if necessary: http://subsaga.com/bbc/documentaries/disability/2012/racing-...
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Responses
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
he missed the bend and skidded (straight ahead) off the track due to the wet conditions
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,720
I think Nic's gone off somewhere - we don't know where exactly. (= gone off the track)
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541
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,600
Going into Tower,
542
00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:11,760
which is a right-hander, there's a bump,
543
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:13,720
under-braking.
544
00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,960
I hit the bump, locked up - straight on, cos the grass is wet -
=so, in the wet conditions he skidded off striaght ahead rather than following the bend around at Tower
546
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,840
Found the wall.
547
00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:24,520
But luckily I went in straight and it only damaged the front left,
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Glad to have helped
Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: English, French to English
the track wasn't totally fit for racing
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Terry Richards
52 mins
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Thanks
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Charles Davis
: I think so, because he's really saying "it wasn't your fault".
2 hrs
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Thanks, Charles. That's it: he couldn't have done any better in the (poor) circumstances.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: it's possible this is all it means but the fact he actually went off the track at the bend led me to think otherwise...
6 hrs
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See my response to your answer, Gallagy
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Tushar Deep
1 day 8 hrs
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Thanks
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