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RealTime has a long history of success in racing a wide range of Acura and Honda products, including 88 World Challenge race victories and 14 championships since 1993.

Not exact matches

President Vladimir Putin's real challenge in Sunday's presidential election is not winning the race, but getting enough turnout to show the world his victory is legitimate.

But in Canada, we were treated to a multi-stop race which saw Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and eventual winner Lewis Hamilton all challenge for victory.

Lewis Hamilton has spoken out about it because during the Australian Grand Prix he had to focus more on saving the car for future races than challenging Sebastian Vettel for the victory.

In the eighth race, Tepin led the one - mile Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes with only a late challenge from a soon - to - fade Maid on a Mission en route to picking up a victory in the Grade 2 race for fillies and mares four years or older.

Republicans are challenging the 41 - vote margin of victory in court, ensuring the race's outcome remains in limbo for several more weeks.

Maybe this is his strategy — stay out of the last leadership race — it's likely to produce a dud, get the position of party chairman, make challenging powerful speeches and articles (he has identified the English democratic defecit, Toque, in his New Statesman article, which is about the best on the issue from any MP see: http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/08/labour-party-english-england), make more of a public name for himself, then stand when the prospects of victory are real.

He has explained how much of a challenge fundraising has been given that New York City Republicans have a major registration deficit and most attention for any hope of a citywide victory is given to the mayoral race.

The Supreme Court also rejected a challenge to a race - conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin, handing supporters of affirmative action a major victory.

Fundraising efforts are just beginning, but tea party activists have already inspired serious challenges to establishment GOP Senate candidates Carly Fiorina in California and Charlie Crist in Florida; a similar insurgency in last month's House race in New York splintered local Republicans, leading to a Democratic victory.

Nader did run as an independent again in 2008, as did ex-Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney, but these races fell flat, signaling the near - total victory by the Democratic Party in sealing off a challenge to its left.

Although written as some sort of protagonist, Trickle does reckless, borderline criminal acts, such as intentionally crash into another driver's car when in his victory lap, drive carelessly at dangerous speeds in a city street with his would - be girlfriend pleading for her life for him to stop, and another instance where he challenges a rival driver to a high - speed race in public streets for the juvenile pursuit of winning at all costs.

But her students, envisioning a delicious victory, raced through the challenge in only five and a half months.

In 1989, a privately - run 962c entered by the formidable Joest team, challenged for victory for much of the race before settling for third; another privately entered 962c equalled that position in 1990, and yet another member of the Porsche privateer pack so nearly scooped second place.

Keen to emphasise the credentials of the Pista, Ferrari points out that the GTE has taken 29 class victories in the past 50 WEC races and five championships, and that it has also now been running its one - make Challenge series for 25 years.

We still thought we were beaten for outright pace, so when it came to the race we were actually pleasantly surprised that we could challenge for the victory, and that the Porsche wasn't able to pull a big gap on us.

In auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKV VW GTI's to victory in the Grand - Am KONI Sports Car Challenge and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class.

In auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKVI VW GTIs to victory in the Grand - Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class.

The cellulosic E85R ethanol that powers the Corvettes» 7.0 - liter GM small - block V - 8 racing engines played a key role in GM's Green Challenge victory.

ALTON, Va. (Aug. 28, 2016)-- Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on Sunday, the second overall victory for Corvette Racing in its history and the first win for the No. 3 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of the season.

Since entering the Sports Car Club of America Pro Racing - sanctioned World Challenge series in 1993, RTR has claimed 85 race victories, along with the 14 Manufacturers» Championships and 14 Drivers» Championships.

«My focus will be to adapt as quickly as possible to the Corvette,» said Papis, who drove a Cadillac CTS - V to victory in April's SCCA SPEED World Challenge race at Road Atlanta.

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Kia Racing scored a hard - fought victory and notched another podium finish during rounds 13 and 14 of the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge...

Jade Buford returned to the Pirelli World Challenge this weekend in the GTS division and continued his success rate with a 50 - minute sprint race victory in the No. 45 Racer's Edge SIN R1 GT4 car at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Ontario Saturday in Round 5.

The British driver has taken class honours at the tricky and challenging Petit Le Mans race five times previously and he and co-GT Champion, Tommy Milner, plan to notch up a fifth victory to round off an amazing 2012 season in style.

CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Overall Victory for Garcia, Magnussen First class win of season for No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Winning duo leads 84 laps in GT - only event and solidify third in GTLM points Third straight win and fifth of season for Corvette Racing Chevrolet increases lead in GTLM Manufacturer Championship Gavin, Milner remain first in GTLM Driver Points ALTON, Va. (Aug. 28, 2016)-- Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on Sunday, RACING AT VIR: Overall Victory for Garcia, Magnussen First class win of season for No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Winning duo leads 84 laps in GT - only event and solidify third in GTLM points Third straight win and fifth of season for Corvette Racing Chevrolet increases lead in GTLM Manufacturer Championship Gavin, Milner remain first in GTLM Driver Points ALTON, Va. (Aug. 28, 2016)-- Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on Sunday, Racing Chevrolet increases lead in GTLM Manufacturer Championship Gavin, Milner remain first in GTLM Driver Points ALTON, Va. (Aug. 28, 2016)-- Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on Sunday, the...

Corvette Racing also scored its third consecutive victory in the Michelin GREEN X Challenge.

Coming off a victory in the SPEED World Challenge GT for the factory Cadillac CTS - V racing team as well as a podium finish in the Corvette C5 - R at Mosport, the Canadian has recently driven a wide variety of GM - powered racing cars.

As we saw last weekend, Fellows brought home a Cadillac victory at the SPEED World Challenge GT race in a car he had never driven.

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Both Ryan Eversley, driving the TCR class # 43 Honda Civic Type R and RealTime Racing teammate Tom O'Gorman, driving the TCA class # 94 Honda Civic Si, scored victories this weekend in Pirelli World Challenge races at Lime Rock Park.

With a majority of the race run in cold, damp conditions, the Corvette Racing team found itself in position to challenge for a third straight Rolex 24 class victory heading into the final three hours.

Evoking the spirit of the Nurburgring 24 - Hour Race, where the WRX STI continues to vie for honors, an «NBR Challenge Package» is also available (limited to 200 units), featuring an exclusive dry carbon rear spoiler and an ornament commemorating Subaru's victory in the SP3T class * 2 in the 2015 Nurburgring 24 - Hour Race.

While Pirelli World Challenge is a new series for Segal, he has made his mark in international sports car racing in Ferraris with victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R has been stripped of its GT Pro-Am class victory in Sunday's Pirelli World Challenge SprintX race at Utah Motorsports Campus, after having been handed a post-race time penalty for a pit lane infraction.

Corvette Racing backed up its overall victory in last year's inaugural ALMS Green Challenge with a win in the first Michelin Green X Challenge at Sebring.

«Mosport is a real old - school race track, and it's a good challenge to be fast there,» said Magnussen, who teamed with O'Connell to score the pair's third straight victory at Mosport after back - to - back GT1 wins in 2007 and 2008.

The mid-engine power unit is based on the racing engine of the successful Porsche RS Spyder, which provided impressive proof of its efficiency with its multiple victories in the Michelin Green X Challenge in the American Le Mans Series, the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

ALTON, Va. (Aug. 28, 2016)-- Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on Sunday, the second overall victory for Corvette Racing in its history and the first for the No. 3 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of the season.

ALTON, Va. (Aug. 27, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won for the second straight year at Virginia International Raceway on Sunday as the No. 3 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R claimed victory in the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.

«America's National Park of Speed» the next challenge for Corvette teams in TUDOR Championship Corvette C7.Rs back at Road America for second time in 2014 Corvette Daytona Prototype teams seek first Elkhart Lake victory Chevrolet enters with lead in Prototype, GTLM championships DETROIT — Four Corvette Daytona Prototypes and the Corvette Racing team's two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs will contend for class victories this weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

These selected hot - rod builders will create one - of - a-kind miniature custom cars to be raced and then auctioned to benefit the Childhelp and Victory Junction children's charities as part of the Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) Builder's Challenge.

ALTON, Va. — Pole winner Ryan Eversley of Atlanta, Ga., took his No. 43 RealTime Racing Honda Civic Type - R TCR to a wire - to - wire 40 - minute TCR victory Saturday at VIRginia International Raceway in the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Virginia presented by Audi Sport.

Cunningham earned his second World Challenge Drivers» Championship in T1, driving to four victories in his RealTime Racing Acura NSX, despite missing one race.

In the TCA class, it was another Honda in victory lane with former TCB class champion Tom O'Gorman of Mason, Ohio, scoring his second win of the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge campaign in the No. 94 TOMO Racing Honda Civic Si.

-- Two - time Long Beach GT Sprint race winner Alvaro Parente seeks his third consecutive «Roar by the Shore» victory this weekend (April 13 - 15) when the Pirelli World Challenge GT drivers and sports cars do battle in the annual 50 - minute GT Sprint feature at the 44th annual spectacular event, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, known as North America's premier street race.

Van der Zande, the 2016 Prototype Challenge champion, had a single - year stint with Visit Florida Racing, where he delivered the first LMP2 victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last month following an epic late - race pass in the Corkscrew.

He and co-driver Colin Braun will race in the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) SprintX class at the Connecticut road course with a car prepared by GMG Racing (Global Motorsports Group), the team that supported Kurtz» successful bid for GTSA - class season victory in 2017.

ALTON, Va. — Mark Wilkins of Mulmur, Ont., Canada, came back from disappointment on Saturday to score his second Pirelli World Challenge TCR race victory of the year Sunday in the Round 4 40 - minute sprint race at VIRginia International Raceway in the PWC Grand Prix of Virginia presented by Audi Sport.