Sentences with phrase «american road racing»

I'm sure most of you reading this are aware of Chevrolet's glorious history throughout the years as not - so - silent partners with some of the great efforts throughout American road racing history, like the Cunningham Corvette entries at Le Mans, the original Sting Ray racer, the brutally purposeful Corvette Grand Sports, the famed Jim Hall Chaparrals, the Penske Trans - Am Camaros, etc., etc., etc..

And it should make every American road racing enthusiast - no matter what your personal favorite brand of car is - very proud too.

The long awaited merger of the Grand American Road Racing Association and the American Le Mans Series became an on - track reality with 66 cars testing on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the inaugural race, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, January 25 - 26.

In the first five International Motor Sports Association events this year, 12 - cylinder Jag XJR - 9s have grabbed a first, three seconds and a seventh, sending the leaping cat into the front ranks of American road racing.

Four of the races — Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen, VIR and Sebring — will be run in concert with NARRA (North American Road Racing Association).

SALINAS, Calif. — The Touring Car class of the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season has produced some of the most exciting wheel - to - wheel racing in all of North American road racing.

Compuware Corvettes come to Elkhart Lake in thick of ALMS GT championships ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — For more than 50 years, Road America has come to define the quintessential American road racing circuit.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 6, 2013)-- For more than 50 years, Road America has come to define the quintessential American road racing circuit.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — For more than 50 years, Road America has come to define the quintessential American road racing circuit.

The 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge was the twelfth season of the Grand American Road Racing Association's support series.

Theres nothing quite as special as Corvettes racing at The Home of American Road Racing... THE GLEN!

This category contains articles on drivers who competed in the Grand American Road Racing Association (GRAND - AM) Rolex Sports Car Series.

Corvette Racing Returns to High - Speed Wisconsin Road Course ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Two events occurred in 1955 that would forever change the face of American road racing: Chevrolet introduced its new small - block V - 8 engine, and the good citizens of Elkhart Lake, Wis., opened a new road racing circuit near their quiet rural town.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Two events occurred in 1955 that would forever change the face of American road racing: Chevrolet introduced its new small - block V - 8 engine, and the good citizens of Elkhart Lake, Wis., opened a new road racing circuit near their quiet rural town.

1965, November 28 SCCA divisional champions from all over the country assemble at Daytona International Speedway for the American Road Race of Champions.

«In 1965, she qualified as an alternate at the American Road Race of Champions in Daytona, Fla.; for a mother with five children being an alternate was pretty impressive!»

In 2014, he won the SCCA American Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta and set a track record.

Not exact matches

For the women, Denmark's Amalie Dideriksen is the current road race champion, and American Amber Neben is the current time trial world champion.

Of the five types of races that make up the American Motorcyclist Association Grand National series — short track, half mile, mile, tourist trophy steeplechase (TT), road race — the mile is the hairiest.

Europe has sent its fanciest cars and fastest drivers to the prestige - rich 12 - hour race at Sebring to educate the Americans in road racing.

A favorite on the New York Road Runners calendar since 2005, the race is a partnership with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to benefit the National Kidney Foundation in appreciation of American doctors and U.S. excellence in the kidney transplant arena.

With African American race car driver Bill Lester's historic win at the Grand - Am Road Racing, the light has now been shined on other Black racers who have How those in power in the Black church make empty promises and manipulate unmarried African American women to stay single in the name of God.

With African American race car driver Bill Lester's historic win at the Grand - Am Road Racing, the light has now been shined on other Black racers who have

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As I watched it I realized that it was basically an American race - relations movie disguised as a stoner buddy road movie.

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The Road to a National Curriculum: The Legal Aspects of the Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and Conditional Waivers, by Robert Eitel and Kent Talbert with contribution from Williamson Evers, commissioned by the Pioneer Institute and co-sponsored by American Principles Project, the Pacific Research Institute, and the Federalist Society, February 2012.

When Jaguar finished its highly - successful D - Type racing program, the company converted a number of remaining D - Type chassis to a road - going spec, hoping to capitalize on Americans» appetite for hi - performance cars from Europe.

Maloney reminds us that Volvo has always had a performance heritage, whether in rallying, the British Touring Car Championship, or even American street - stock road racing, where it fielded a blisteringly fast Volvo 850R station wagon.

Rutger Booy tells the remarkable story of Kimber's last MG and its recent return to the road / In Concours chic, Jörg Sierks selects some highlights from two prestigious concours events held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Hudson's Super Six was an unlikely star of early American racing.

Mors: the true story behind the legend — In the first of a two - part series, Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges tells the story of the highly successful Mors racing cars / «Compare and contrast...» — Having owned examples of both, John Warburton explains the allure of the 30 - 98 Vauxhall and compares it to the sidevalve Aston - Martin / Impressions of an immortal — Karl Ludvigsen casts his mind back to the summer of 1961, when he drove a Mercedes - Benz W196 Grand Prix car when it was still quite new / Documenting decay — American photographer Brewster Moseley has made a special study of decaying Detroit iron in a Montana scrapyard, and shares some of the results / Made in Logansport: the Revere — Michael Worthington - Williams looks at the littleknown Revere of the late teens and»20s and its shady promotor, Newton van Zandt / Back on the Road — Neil Tigwell wanted to build his idea of what a post-war Riley Lynx could have looked like.

Installment number four of our series features drag racing's Big Daddy, the Ironman of off - roading, an American driver who won international fame, and a photographer who captured many of the era's greatest racing moments on film.

Despite legendary bad luck, Gurney won more Formula 1 races than any American not named Mario Andretti, and he claimed five NASCAR victories (in six years) on the road course at Riverside.

A member of the first American team, with co-driver Phil Walters, to win an international road race in an American car — a Hemi - powered Cunningham C - 4R at Sebring in 1953.

Tesla was not held responsible, but now General Motors, whose SuperCruise not - quite - Level 3 autonomy is evolving slowly and carefully, and relies in part on 180,000 mapped miles of North American roads, is leading the tech race with the Cadillac CT6.

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In the 1960s, Shelby American started with a «65 Ford Mustang fastback and proceeded to convert Ford Motor Company's pony car into a heart pounding, fire breathing racer that dominated road race circuits across America.

Lead Development Driver and SCCA Endurance Road Racing Champion Rick Titus (Driver's Talk Radio) heads up his team of driving experts, International driving champion John Morton and Shelby American lead designer and test driver Vince LaVioletta.

Gavin Wins First GT Pole of Season for Corvette, Magnussen Takes Second Spot ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Corvette Racing qualified first and second in the GT class for Sunday's American Le Mans Series powered by eStar at Road America.

Gavin and Beretta Post Second Straight Podium Finish ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Corvette Racing finished third and fourth today in the seventh round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series at the fast Road America circuit.

SEBRING, Fla. — The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the season - opening race of the 2009 American Le Mans Series to be held on March 21, will mark the start of Corvette Racing's 10th anniversary in international road rRacing's 10th anniversary in international road racingracing.

«The Corvette Racing drivers and team exhibited terrific teamwork on the track and in the pits, and with race strategy to claim two podium positions in the American Le Mans Series at Road America,» said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports.

Corvette Team Revs Up for Petit Le Mans Endurance Race BRASELTON, Ga. — A two - day test at the roller - coaster Road Atlanta circuit has prepared Corvette Racing for Saturday's 1,000 - mile / 10 - hour Petit Le Mans, the ninth and final round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

«While Corvette Racing has enjoyed great success in the American Le Mans Series sprint races, we consider the endurance races our specialty,» said Steve Wesoloski, GM Racing road racing group maRacing has enjoyed great success in the American Le Mans Series sprint races, we consider the endurance races our specialty,» said Steve Wesoloski, GM Racing road racing group maRacing road racing group maracing group manager.

GT1 Championship Edition Corvettes Commemorate Corvette Racing's Decade of Success SEBRING, Fla. — The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the season - opening race of the 2009 American Le Mans Series to be held on March 21, will mark the start of Corvette Racing's 10th anniversary in international road rRacing's Decade of Success SEBRING, Fla. — The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the season - opening race of the 2009 American Le Mans Series to be held on March 21, will mark the start of Corvette Racing's 10th anniversary in international road rRacing's 10th anniversary in international road racingracing.

Georgian Takes GT1 Pole for ALMS Petit Le Mans with Record - Setting Last Lap BRASELTON, Ga. — Hometown hero Johnny O'Connell won the GT1 pole for Saturday's 10 - hour / 1, 000 mile Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta, the 10th round of the American Le Mans Series.

The Generac 500 at Road America, the seventh round of the 10 - race 2006 American Le Mans Series, will start at 2 p.m. CDT (3 p.m. EDT) on Sunday, Aug. 20.

Fellows Named Most Popular Driver, Gongla Wins GT1 Crew Chief of the Year Award MONTEREY, Calif. — The checkered flag at the conclusion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 21 marked the end of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season, but Chevrolet's factory road racing team kept on winning.

The Road America 500, the seventh round of the 10 - race American Le Mans Series, will be televised live on the SPEED Channel on Sunday, August 21, at 3 p.m. EDT (check local listings).

Gavin and Beretta Maintain Championship Lead with Runner - Up Finish ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Savvy driving, smart race strategy and spot - on execution propelled Corvette Racing to a 1 - 2 finish today in the GT1 class in the American Le Mans Series Generac 500 at Road America.