wheelman

A person who knows how to drive! A professional driver who accels at high performance maneuvering, chase, pursuit, evasion, and high speed driving. A driver that understands the mechanics of driving as an art form of finesse between the wheel, shifting gears, brake, and throttle control. A person who can perform tricks neccesary to keep a vehicle moving such as J-turns, continuous donuts, burnouts (with a manual tranmission), double-clutching, 180's, 360's, drifting, etc. A pro who understands and utilizes over and under steer, pitch, roll, brake-steering, throttle steering etc. A person who has the knowledge to drive any vehicle at any time without hesitation, whether it be a passenger vehicle, front wheel, rear wheel, all-wheel drive (using them to their specific advantages) trucks, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, industrial, and agricultural equipment. A driver who can manage a vehicle that is probelmatic or otherwise difficult to drive. i.e. shifting or stalling problems, flat tire(s) etc. Derived originally from car thiefs which necessitated being able to drive any vehicle (without prior knowledge of it) and driven in a hurry. See movies: The Transporter, Gone in 60 Seconds.