Sentences with phrase «gt class»

Now Parente returns to defend his GT class championship in the familiar No. 9 K - PAX McLaren 650S against a sensational GT lineup that includes the world's top sport car manufacturers including Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, Cadillac, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes - Benz and Porsche with the best GT drivers in the world.

It will mark one of five entries that are set to compete for GT Cup honors in the GT class race this weekend.

Milner took the checkered flag in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R for the fifth round of the ALMS as the duo became the first in the GT class to win multiple...

Bondurant helped Shelby Cobras make their mark in the racing world as a Shelby American team driver in 1963, then in 1964 partnered with Dan Gurney to win the GT class in a Daytona at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, beating arch-rival Ferrari.

The No. 3 car did come away with the MICHELIN ® GREEN X ® Challenge trophy for the GT class.

LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 6, 2012 — Corvette Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars qualified third and sixth in the GT class for Saturday's American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.

The Aston Martin Racing V8 Vantage Rally GT, chassis C00947, was a little surprising when it first appeared in the GT class of the Lyon - Charbonniers Rhone Rally 21/22 April 2006.

The two steadily gained positions throughout the final hour as others in the GT class also encountered misfortune and mechanical problems.

He took the lead in the GT class in his first stint in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R that ultimately finished second in the 12 - hour enduro.

In 2004, the tuner Dandy and magazine Option entered a Z33 known as the «Option Dandy 380Z» with a donor engine from a salvaged Stream Z with a deleted turbo, producing 370 bhp (276 kW; 375 PS), to compete in the F / GT class for naturally aspirated grand touring sport cars at the Bonneville Speed Week.

An early stop for a punctured tire didn't help matters for the 2012 Long Beach GT class winners.

Since 2009, the team has totalled 17 GT class wins among 68 total podium finishes campaigning the BMW M3 GT, BMW Z4 GTLM and BMW M6 GTLM.

The four - time GT class winner at Mid-Ohio will be co-driving the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 with 2017 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Grand Sport (GS) champion Dillon Machavern.

The running of two cars in the GT class in the 24 - hour race at the «Daytona International Speedway» represents the race debut and the next milestone in «Mission8».

Corvette Racing has won GT class honors in six of the last 13 ALMS races including Sebring (Gavin / Milner / Westbrook) and Laguna Seca (Magnussen / Garcia).

The No. 3 Corvette won the Michelin Green X Challenge in the GT class by going the farthest, the fastest, with the least environmental impact.

After a fast and furious battle in the GT class, Corvette Racing's No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta finished third.

The matte black carbon Callaway Corvette C7 GT3 - R shown at PRI is one of two that will run as full season factory efforts in the Pirelli World Challenge GT class.

He took the GT class lead at 4:18 and was fifth overall after a heated battle of the brands between Corvette, Ferrari, Porsche, and BMW.

«As America's premier production sports car racing team, Corvette Racing is excited to continue to partner with such a well known and esteemed racing technology like Mobil 1 motor oil, particularly with 2010 being such a huge year for Corvette Racing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS,» said Doug Fehan, Program Manager, Corvette Racing.

The battle for GT class supremacy continues in two weeks with Corvette Racing running the C6.Rs in the ALMS at Mid-Ohio on August 7th.

Corvette Racing also broke the ALMS record for laps completed in the GT class and won the Michelin Green X Challenge.

Nissan is about to get back into North American motorsports in big way, competing with a pair of GT - R's in the 2010 World Challenge GT Class.

The duo won at VIR together for the first time after placing third in the 2013 American Le Mans Series GT class.

Corvette Racing's last victory at Petit Le Mans came in the 2010 American Le Mans Series season with Gavin, Magnussen and Emmanuel Collard winning the GT class on the final lap.

Born in the wind tunnel and sculpted with data provided from the Corvette Racing program — 2012's GT class champions and the most successful racing program in the American Le Mans Series — the new aerodynamics help balance front and rear grip for high - speed driving.

Briton Oliver Gavin demonstrated excellent pace and superb racing skills at the Grand Prix of Miami at the Homestead Miami Speedway today on his way to an eighth place finish, one lap down to the leaders of the GT class in the 2011 GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series.

During the 2010 SCCA World Challenge season, a pair of GT class GT - Rs were campaigned by Brass Monkey Racing and driven by Steve Ott and Tony Rivera.

In all, about one quarter of the race was run under yellow caution periods but it was an exciting and nail - biting finish for the overall runners and and GT class competitors.

The ALMS» GT class has transitioned into the TUDOR Championship's GT Le Mans (GTLM) class with many of the same competitors.

Going into 2010, our intent is to go forward with our full factory effort for the championship in the new GT class.

In the second of his two back - to - back Grand - Am Rolex Sportscar Series races, Olly Gavin fought against wet weather, spinning obstacles and random caution periods to come through for a much deserved 4th place in the GT class in the Sahlen's Six Hours of Watkins Glen.

Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia took home the top honors in a very competitive GT class.

The win was the eighth for Corvette Racing at Mid-Ohio, but the first in the GT class after a string of three consecutive runner - up finishes that began in 2009.

The SRT Viper GTS - R is scheduled to make its GT class debut during the 2012 American Le Mans season, however the specific race has not been announced.

As the team conducted a five - race test program in preparation for a unified GT class in 2010, Corvette Racing posted five podium finishes and notched its first GT2 win at Mosport International Raceway on August 30.

Gavin teamed with Milner to win the GT class in last year's event at the 11 - turn, 2.238 - mile road course, finishing 3.45 seconds ahead of the No. 3 Corvette C6.R, driven by Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen.

LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Corvette Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars qualified third and sixth in the GT class for Saturday's American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 14, 2012 — Corvette Racing drivers Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin won a hard - fought battle in the streets of Long Beach today, claiming a GT class victory in the second round of the American Le Mans Series.

Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won in the American Le Mans Series» GT class in a fantastic battle.

The basic 911 was eligible for the FIA's Group 4 GT class, but Porsche knew that it needed to cut weight and increase output.

The No. 3 Corvette C6.R also had the best score in the inaugural Green Challenge, securing the team award in the GT class for Corvette Racing and the manufacturer award for General Motors.

As the economic climate improves, I hope that the decision makers will recognize the benefits of running one GT class at Le Mans and other venues.»

The GT class drives around in a high - speed train and it only really gets broken up when there's an incident, or when you come against faster or slower traffic.

Joerg Bergmeister was leading the GT class when the running order was frozen, claiming Porsche's first ALMS victory of the year.

LEXINGTON, Ohio, — In Olympic terms, Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the gold today in the GT class at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series.

SEBRING, Fla. — Corvette Racing raced around the clock to finish third and fourth in the GT class in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the season - opening round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series.

Gavin needed only four laps to post the quickest qualifying time in the GT class for...

He took the wheel of the 1960 Corvette which he had co-driven with Bob Grossman to an unlikely GT class win and overall 8th place finish in the the 1960 race... the first time Corvettes had ever been a part of the field at Le Mans.

LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Corvette Racing came out of the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix with its best result at Lime Rock Park since 2008 as the twin Compuware Corvette C6.Rs finished second and third in the hard - fought GT class.