Sentences with phrase «beach road racing»

Delivered new to Fred Knoop in San Francisco, this car ran in the Pebble Beach Road Races.

As we outlined for you in our August issue, what began in 1950 as the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and Pebble Beach Road Race have morphed into a multiday extravaganza of events catering to all manner of automotive tastes.

Hill's biggest imprint on the automotive enthusiast world, though, most surely would be the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Pebble Beach Road Race, where he was a veritable Juan Manuel Fangio in terms of his effect on both the show and the races.

Eight years before, he began his F1 career, Hill won the first feature in the Pebble Beach Road Races, in the fall of 1950, driving a Jaguar XK 120.

Sallen went on to explain that when the Pebble Beach Road Races began in 1950, there were only two classes: under 1.5 liter, which was mostly MG TCs and MG TDs, and over 1.5 liter, which were primarily Jaguar XK120s with occasional Ferraris or Oscas in the field.

The Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), the non-profit 501 (c)(4) corporation with the purpose of managing the County of Monterey - owned Laguna Seca Recreation Area, built the track on Ford Ord property in 1957 to continue road racing in the Monterey Peninsula among safety concerns with the Pebble Beach circuit that held the annual Pebble Beach Road Races.

The Monterey Peninsula's love affair with world - class racing traces its beginnings to the inaugural running of the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1950.

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And last weekend I competed in the relay race through New Hampshire known as Reach the Beach, a 200 - plus - mile road race starting in the New Hampshire mountains, spreading out through the beautiful countryside, and eventually finishing at Hampton Beach.

I like motorcycles, fast cars, outdoors, curvy mountain roads, all types of racing, boating on the St. Johns River, reading good books, dogs, fishing, riding bikes at the beach, new adventures and tan lines or lack of.

The following year marked the last time the road races and the concours would be held together at Pebble Beach.

And you may be tempting a quick and painful and final end to your day's spectating,» read an excerpt from the first program sold at the «Eighth Annual Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races» November 1957.

Before the famous racetrack was built in 1957, the SCCA hosted a road race in the neighboring community of Pebble Beach, offering a narrow, multi-surface track for lithe roadsters to slide among the cypress trees and hay bales.

«Having the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and the Verizon IndyCar Series at Long Beach is a highlight of the road - racing season,» said Jeff Chew, Manager Business Strategy and Operations for Chevrolet Rracing season,» said Jeff Chew, Manager Business Strategy and Operations for Chevrolet RacingRacing.

He has ALMS race wins at Road Atlanta, Long Beach and Baltimore; and Grand - Am race wins at Indianapolis, Mid-Ohio and Daytona.

Dune - Carving Samurai Vehicle: 1986 Suzuki Samurai Owner: Rick and Sheryl Thomas Location: North Bend, Oregon Chassis: Stock Engine: 1.6 L EFI 16 - valve Geo Tracker four - cylinder, Centerforce clutch Drivetrain: Five - speed manual transmission, 6.4:1 T - case gearing, alloy axles in trussed front differential with bash caps, Lock Rite locker in the rear differential with bash caps Suspension: YJ spring - over-axle lift, Missing Link upgrade Steering: Power steering conversion Brakes: Stock Tires / Wheels: 31x10.5 R15 Dunlap MT / 15x8 American Racing AR23 aluminum wheels Interior: Suspension seats in front, six - point rollcage, Bestop soft top Other Parts: Paddle tires when I'm feeling ambitious in sand Future Plans: 4.30 gears and front locker sitting in the garage waiting to go in next Favorite Off - Road Area: The now - closed Clear Creek area in California, Pismo Beach Dunes, and Oregon Dunes near North Bend

The Pebble Beach display should be even more impressive than last year's (the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the No. 75 race car) with the road - worthy classics on hand.

After missing races at Long Beach, Virginia International Raceway, and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Callaway plans to return to PWC competition with the Corvette C7 GT3 - R and its newly homologated engine at Lime Rock, Road America, and Watkins Glen.

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Mike Skeen started off the season piloting the CRP Racing Nissan GT - R, but the team switched platforms at Long Beach to the Audi R8 Ultra and Skeen instantly moved into challenger mode with back - to - back wins at Road America and a second place at Mid-Ohio.

350 V8 (Bored.040 Over), trubo hydromatic 350 automatic transmission with «2000 stall» torque converter and shift kit, power front brakes and rear drum brakes, new stock gauges and clock in addition to 3 performance gauges (temperature, voltage, oil pressure), custom Autosound U.S.A AM / FM stereo with 6 disc CD changer, Pioneer speakers, beach seat, new custom upholstery, new carpet, dual exhaust, flat top hyper piston, moly rings, federal mogul bearings, 1062R camshaft, Edelbrock performance intake manifold, Road DeMon Model 650 carburetor, MSD ignition and American Racing Torque II wheels.

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April 7, 2016 — There are more than four million miles of roads in the United States *, but next week, a 1.968 mile temporary race circuit through the streets of downtown Long Beach will be the focus of the racing world and a valuable test road for Michelin engineers.

The school also owes rent to several other race tracks across America, including $ 239,617.19 to Road Atlanta, $ 169,568 to California's Monterey County (the lawful owner of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca), $ 112,000 to Mid-Ohio, $ 105,983 to Palm Beach International Raceway, $ 56,623.77 to Virginia International Raceway, and $ 29,600 to Willow Springs, among other unsecured claims to creditors.

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2016 Start Time: 6:00 AM both races Location: Poipu Beach, Kauai (The starting line will be in front of the Poipu Shopping Village on Poipu Beach Road)

Players can now access a dune buggy, off - road truck, and camper van to race in the Beach Bum Races, or take the race to the water with a new Speeder speedboat.

But unlike Burnout Paradise the races aren't as open, with a clearer and more linear route towards the finishing line, as you race throughout the relatively varied city, with its tunnels, highways, beaches and windy hill roads giving the city some character.

Beach Buggy Racing 2, the long - awaited sequel to its world - renowned off - road kart racer is coming to consoles later the Fall.

Crazy tracks design for extreme racing Experience intense speed, sky - high roller coaster, slippery handling on wood, off - road and beach driving, absurd jumps, bouncing water, and more.

The second in the popular Beach Buggy game series, which has had over 30 million downloads worldwide, Beach Buggy Racing pits players against each other in an action - packed world of playful, off - road kart - racing mRacing pits players against each other in an action - packed world of playful, off - road kart - racing mracing mayhem.

Here's a list of some of the content to expect courtesy of Rockstar: - «Grass Route II» (Race): In this sequel to the original popular Grass Route Race, go off - road in an epic heat starting on the North bank of the Zancudo River through the treacherous wetlands with a triumphant finish on the beach in North Chumash.

Already out this week on PlayStation 4 is Vector Unit's stylish off - road kart racer Beach Buggy Racing.

The variety of areas to race are fantastic, desert plains, sandy golden beaches and dense rainforest, all with variable weather conditions, so there's plenty of city and open roads to explore and test out your latest wheels in a head to head race.

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