Sentences with phrase «goodguys autocross»

The Tesla Model 3 recently proved its worth in an autocross course at ZMax Dragway in Charlotte, NC.

Then on Sunday I went and watched Jason and Annabelle at an autocross event.

We cover Motocross, Autocross, Dirt Bike, Rally and all other Motorsport series.

I also enjoy car racing as well such as autocross and rally with my cars.

Your special car lover can use it to record his hot laps at the next autocross meet or track day, or even create snippets of themselves ranting from behind the wheel to share on social media.

Codemaster's Dirt games have leaned toward the arcade side of things and include hyper - realized elements like Gymkhana where traditional autocross events are mixed with stunts such as reversals, 180 and 360 degree spins, parking boxes, figure 8s, and drifting.

From flat out racing to autocross, passing events, and even timed laps; beat the «challenge» and you beat that specific Showcase event.

Next came an SCCA ProSolo autocross, for which we decided to gear up with some dedicated track rubber.

Mazda enticed journalists (and in separate sessions, dealers and some customers) to its Ice Academy with the promise that one of its four sessions would consist of a chance to slide Bridgestone Blizzak - shod MX - 5 Miata Club roadsters around a winter autocross course.

Bet the FR - S would be awesome through an autocross course, too.

Like on the autocross track, the PS4S also allowed brisk acceleration out of slow corners without significantly triggering the traction control.

While the autocross was a laugh, and the lead - follow laps were valuable track time, the skidpad is where participants learn most about car control — especially as paying attendees get 40 minutes of individual instruction versus our 5 - minute session.

Driving two 5 - series - one equipped with Active Steering and one without - back - to - back on an autocross course, we found the car equipped with Active Steering allowed us to hustle through much more quickly and with far less understeer than the car with BMW's conventional, but still excellent, rack - and - pinion setup.

The Veyron is too big and heavy to win an autocross, but its performance on the open road is so mind - boggling that you'll never be able to erase any hands - on encounter from your mind.

We are at an autocross course at Mitsubishi «s Tokachi Proving Ground, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Chevy doesn't think anyone who buys a new Bolt EV is doing it to rack up autocross trophies, but the development clearly has a lot of confidence in the Bolt's dynamic capabilities — or at least enough trust that it won't fall on its face when it comes time to put up or shut up.

You can still defeat the stability control Going to a track day or autocross in your 2016 Mazda MX - 5 Miata, or just want to drift a deserted parking lot?

The Bolt is a genuinely enjoyable and satisfying car to drive, and if someone is brave enough to buy a set of summer tires and silently stalk the hot - hatches and NA Miatas in the autocross paddock, that crazed soul will have a fun time of it, indeed.

He brought his 500 Sport, modified for autocrossing, up from Lewis Center, Ohio.

Before heading back onto the track, you're pointed toward a parking - lot autocross to test out the brakes and launch control.

A proper performance benchmark for an autocross car would normally be something like a BMW M3, a Porsche Cayman or 911, or a Ford Mustang Boss 302.

The conceit being, of course, that a fun autocross experience in a Bolt is just a set of good tires away.

Held at the sprawling Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, where the SoCal chapter of PCA flexes its flat - six muscles, enjoying a three - day weekend of autocross, track sessions, and car parades in every type of Porsche imaginable.

Bolt chief engineer Mike Lelli came right out of the gate, admitting that Chevy new EV was by no means designed for autocross competition.

The next weekend, he gave SCCA ProSolo autocross a try.

Ice runs are like sprawling autocross crosses on — you guessed it — ice.

It gets a traditional mechanical limited - slip differential at the rear, Bilstein dampers, stiffer anti-roll bars, and Brembo brakes with aluminum front calipers — a recipe that should reward both backroad, autocross, and track - day enthusiasts.

Just to dial things up a notch, Chevy also brought along to the party a long - dominant autocross benchmark — the Volkswagen GTI Sport.

If you want to go to anything but Autocross events with BMW clubs, better opt for the coup.

Despite its lack of a performance pedigree, the Rio was selected as the benchmark against which nine of Roadkill's project vehicles were judged as they navigated an autocross course.

On the downside, the Bolt's eco-minded low - rolling - resistance tires don't do it any favors out on the autocross (especially with the intermittent sprinkles of rain we sustained).

During this season alone, the Corvette took home the Challenge trophy from Bowling Green along with the Goodguys Autocross National championship.

Requiring little investment from the driver aside from a helmet, and posing little risk to the car, autocrossing is an ideal gateway to racing for a cash - strapped young person (although regulars find plenty of ways to invest obscene amounts of money).

Prior to Highway 58, we had the chance to autocross three Spider Abarths — two six - speed automatics and a six - speed manual — as part of Fiat's introduction program at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

A 4.8 - percent increase in weight is not insignificant, but it's also not that noticeable unless you're trying to set records around an autocross course.

It's an even better deal when you consider that the entrance fee includes a year's membership in the SCCA, a free entrance to your local region's next autocross event, and even lunch in the middle of the day.

I autocrossed my daily driver for many years and still got 5 years out of my brakes.

Other staffers soon took the little Fiesta to more autocrosses and a few open track days, heaping on praise and calling the car a «high - energy funster that encourages you to cut loose completely.»

«We'd set up autocross courses once the runways cleared, and my Mini would always win in the curves.»

Fortunately Tire Rack and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) run the Starting Line school to help newbies get the hang of autocross (also known as Solo).

Finally it's on to the full autocross course.

Last weekend, the car got pretty hot (~ 235F) at an autocross.

We fell in love with the Sonic's chassis; it surprised us in its ability to scoot through an autocross without suffering the torque steer that can afflict turbocharged front - wheel - drive cars.

We won't stop thrashing on the little street fighter during its final few months in our fleet, doing more track days, autocrosses, and anything else we dream up.

At autocrosses, we've put it on three wheels carving between cones.

Heyward Wagner, director of experiential programs for the SCCA, explains that the Starting Line program was launched in 2013 to help beginners improve their driving skills, and to help entice the curious to try autocrossing for the first time.

President and CEO of SRT, Ralph Gilles, says the TA is aimed at the 20 percent of buyers who take their SRT to the autocross, racetrack, or drag race.

We were to make two runs around a small autocross course, first with DSC (BMW's stability system) on and then with it off.

As on the autocross, you want the traction / stability control off for both cars on Highway 58.

Three staffers tell the story: associate web editor Jake Holmes, who piloted the Fiesta for the SCCA's Starting Line autocross driving school; senior editor David Zenlea, who took it to a track day at Waterford Hills racetrack for an open track day; and associate web editor Eric Weiner, who used the Fiesta for an SCCA autocross event.