flat
adj.— «Bryan Herta needed just four laps to get “flat,” racing parlance for feeling comfortable enough in a car to press the gas pedal and not let up.» —“Herta makes quick return” by Phillip B. Wilson Indianapolis Star (Ind.) May 17, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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