Wide-open throttle. Yep, as in pedal-to-the-(carpet-covered)-metal. And I don't think it's an acronym, just an abbreviation (that is, it's pronounced as three letters, "W-O-T," rather than as a word like "what"). -- Chris in LA 67 Crown 78 NYB Salon On 10/10/04 6:29 pm, Chris "Creesto" Lynch (creesto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > All right. Been reading this list for 18 months and I've seen the acronym > many, many times. I think I understand that it means pedal to the metal, but > what the heck does WOT actually stand for? ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm