Sentences with phrase «goodrich slick tires»

Rain was forecast for the race, causing teams to switch to their slick tires to combat it.

The Swamp Rat is 15 feet long, has fat, slick tires of special racing rubber behind and motorcycle wheels in front.

With Fall 2014's LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, they're not looking to reinvent the wheel, but they might be expanding the base and putting on some slicker tires.

Beneath the car, Brembo carbon ceramic brakes bring the car to a halt, while Pirelli racing slick tires have sensors to measure acceleration, temperature and pressure, allowing the traction control system to constantly analyze grip levels.

The car has 9 - inch - wide slick tires all around, unless it's raining.

With carbon - ceramic brakes, near - slick tires, and the 7.0 - liter V - 8 from the outgoing Corvette Z06, it looked like a fanciful SEMA - style concept.

After the lap, Porsche's Vice President of Motorsport and GT Cars, Frank - Steffen Walliser, said in a statement, «A few years ago, lap times like this could only ever be achieved by thoroughbred racing cars with slick tires.

The Mirage uses Wilwood brakes and BF Goodrich slick tires as well.

Thankfully conditions improved for Taylor, who switched to slick tires late in his stint.

The slick tires will break loose with every stab of the throttle, even through second and third gear.

All the cars will run on Michelin racing slick tires but pilot super sport tires will be used if the track is wet.

«It was good for me to get a feel for the car on slick tires at the end of practice, but it was really hard to push in those damp and drying conditions.

Those were Fässler's first laps after a tense initial run in rainy conditions with slick tires.

It was wet, then it was dry and we went on slick tires on kind of drying conditions.

Of course just having fantastic power to weight doesn't make a car a high performer on the track, so the Lotus Sport Exige Cup has a list of standard equipment that includes track only slick tires, uprated 4 - piston front brakes, adjustable dampers and adjustable anti-sway bar, the latest SCCA - compliant roll cage, FIA approved Lotus Sport branded driver's seat with six - point driver harness (there is no passenger seat) and a lightweight rear screen (instead of glass).

5 - spoke lightweight forged alloy wheels in silver are shod with Lotus specific Yokohama slick tires to maximise grip and achieve the ride and handling targets set by Lotus

The 19 inch wheels are center locking and adorned with Pirelli racing slick tires.

The grip is not a concern thanks to the car's 9 - inch - wide slick tires and a redesigned aero package that produces about 650 lb (295 kg) of downforce — it even has a Drag Reduction System rear wing similar to the technology found in Formula 1 cars.

The testing program was designed to push the capabilities of the upgraded IPAS hybrid powertrain, ensure optimized balance and handling characteristics on the race - proven Pirelli slick tires, and work through aerodynamic developments including the dramatic fixed - height rear wing which includes the Formula 1 - style Drag Reduction System (DRS).

The car has 9 - inch - wide slick tires all around.

«As far as the strategy going into the race today, I think we won the race yesterday on the choice to go to slick tires,» said Baptista.

The sharp angular lines in the design language fulfill the tuner's task of aggressive intimidation, down to the composite wide fender flares housing the new set of 18» wheels with either rain or slick tires and that huge rear spoiler.

A blade - like bumper replaced the standard, chrome unit, while the fenders were enlarged to house wider, slick tires.

Extra rear slick tires are also included.

Then we realized it was short - lived and we thought we could make it work on the slick tire behind the safety car so we stayed out.

Jan Magnussen started the race on slick tires although there was intermittent rain in the minutes leading up to the green flag.

The year I did the race, I spent a lot of it on slick tires in rain and drying conditions and anything you could ask for.

We were on slick tires, so we came straight into the pits and parked it.»

With Parente and young teammate Rodrigo Baptista running near the rear of the field with a rain - drenched track, the K - PAX squad played a new strategy — pulling in both drivers for slick tires and hope the track dries out.

Well, there was one winter maybe about 5 yrs ago where I was still riding around town on my racing bike (slick tires) a few days before Christmas.

Two safety cars later and the weather was beginning to abate, but with just 20 - laps left it became a case of trying to gauge whether it was going to be worth shifting to intermediates or possibly even full slick tires.

It might not look the same as in past instalments because the slick tires have a green outline this time around.

Not exact matches

I love that you have one really clean beautiful shot of your soup, oh - so - tired of the shiny - oily - slick, cheesy food porn laden sites.

23 other riders elected to take a penalty pit stop, and return to the garage to put on ordinary tires — while Australia's Jack Miller risked staying on his slicks.

Racing slicks are preferable to road tires, but they're expensive — beyond a policeman's budget.

The tires are semi slick and measure 16» x1.5».

The 16» tires are air filled and semi slick and are placed on aluminum alloy wheels.

The stroller has an elegant slick frame and tires, and the basket is large enough for all of life's essentials.

The stiffer 3 - inch suspension allows for more precise maneuverability and response while running and the tires are 16 - inch high - pressure road slicks.

Skinny little tires and slick roads just means an accident waiting to happen.

Skinny little tires and slick roads just means an accident waiting to happen.

Slick - tire diehards are already racing in proper racing sims like rFactor 2, Assetto Corsa, GSCE or iRacing.

As for environmental effects, like the skids of tires, rumble strips, the surrounding sounds of various areas, to the rain slicked roads as you hit a puddle, you can't miss them.

In Horrible Bosses 2, Nick, Dale and Kurt — thoroughly tired of answering to higher - ups — set up their own business but get ousted by a slick investor.

Slick - tread tires, the ultimate in dry - pavement traction, were invented in the early 1950s by Marvin and Henry Rifchin of M&H Ttires, the ultimate in dry - pavement traction, were invented in the early 1950s by Marvin and Henry Rifchin of M&H TiresTires.

In 2012, Michelin came out with a new concept in race tires, «intermediate» slicks, which are designed to be used in moderately wet weather.

Traditionally, racing slicks were swapped out for grooved rain tires in wet conditions, but these new tires were designed for grip even on wet surfaces, while providing a large contact patch characteristic of a racing slick.

During the first session on the recently rain - drenched circuit, worn tires and slick surfaces seemed to contradict the new C63's Nürburgring time of 7 minutes, 43 seconds, which matches that of the stunning, previous - gen Black Series.

As a driving rain streaked the windows and slicked the roads, we were glad to have standard 4Matic all - wheel drive helping to keep the tires in firm contact with the pavement.

Not a minute after Dobrott jinxed us, we hit a slick patch of road that sends the Allroad into a four - wheel slide, and the passenger - side tires land in a deep rut on the edge of the trail.