In order to overtake someone in a car, you may "drop a pinion" or two, to acheive better acceleration. This term is usually used by boy racers driving in their mothers cars, who are overtaking other boy racers.
i wiz oot sportin' last nicht an i saw terry, so i sneaked up on um, dropped a pinion, and TURBO! i smoked um.
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