Sentences with phrase «racing world tour»

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SKIING — It was a case of peaking too late: American BARBARA COCHRAN won it all at the World Cup races in Heavenly Valley, Calif. — first the slalom, then the giant slalom — to shut out the tough touring European stars.

The UCI World Tour is composed of 37 events, including the three three - week grand tours, but also 20 one - day races that are attended by the best riders and receive much greater attention in places like, say, Belgium and the Netherlands, where winning on the famed and treacherous Paris - Roubaix cobblestones can make you a national hero.

Nelson Piquet Jr started the race on pole and lead early on, but lost the lead to Same Bird when Bird's team mate, triple World Touring Car champion and former USF1 (remember them?)

The Bathurst 1000 — arguably the greatest touring car race in the world.

Given the sport's still mutable judging criteria, the two existing professional tours (the Professional Kite Riders Association and the smaller Kiteboard Pro World Tour) and kiteboarding's several disciplines (wave - riding, hang time, freestyle, racing), it's hard to predict what the sport will look like a year or even six months from now.

Classic tracks are being removed from most race calendars but almost unbelievably the World Touring Car Championship is racing at the Nurburgring this weekend... yes, THAT Nurburgring.

Nick Wittmer was racing in the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car series at the Virginia International Raceway when he was forced to exit race two.

War Horse Vauxhall — David Burgess-Wise examines the rôle played by the Vauxhall D - Type in the First World War, and drives the example in the manufacturer's collection / The Pomeroy Trophy at 60 — Peter McFadyen tells the story of the VSCC's event for finding the best sports touring car, and explains the arcane formulae behind it / The 1926 - 27 Grand Prix Talbot - Darracqs, part three — In the third and final part of his series about these famous racers, Simon Moore investigates the fate of each / Auto - biography: Cally Callomon — Matthew Bell visits this art director, Vintage car owner and bicycle fanatic, and learns about his career and hobbies / Peugeot Racing Engineers 2: Louis Verdet Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges looks at the career of this engineer, whose influence spread far beyond motoring / The Ballot 2LS, part eight — Our Publisher concludes his series on the twin cam Ballot 2LS, listing the cars known to have existed but which have now disappeared

In this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports

Last year he finally achieved a long - held ambition to take the car to Abingdon and enjoy a summer of touring in the UK and Europe / BRM's Daily Express Disaster — The first racing appearance of Britain's would - be world - beater, the BRM V - 16, would deeply influence its future reputation.

The name Polestar might sound like a complimentary term for a skilled exotic dancer, but in reality, it's a small Swedish company that has been Volvo's official racing partner since its founding in 1996, running in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) series and, starting this year, the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) as well.

People who are actually qualified to comment on such things have said so, too, including series regulars who have raced in the British Touring Car Championship and, in one case, the World Touring Car Championship.

«It is exciting to take the technology we use in our race cars and apply that to Volvo's road cars,» said Thed Björk, who drives a Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 with Drive - E technology in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, in a release.

To honour Polestar Cyan Racing's FIA WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) title victory at the weekend, Volvo has announced the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar Performance World Champion Editions.

Ryan Eversley won both races of the 2010 SCCA World Challenge Mid-Ohio Grand Prix in the touring car class.

Garcia, 28, of Barcelona, Spain, has raced with distinction in the European Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and the Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

The ST - R is a turnkey race car that should be eligible for touring - car series around the world.

It has been engineered using data from Cyan Racing's exploits in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), where the team is currently embroiled in a tight title fight.

Kia Racing won 2014 and 2015 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car A class Championships with Forte Koup SX turbo

Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro of JAS Motorsport entered 2014 World Touring Car Championship, with further Civics to be entered by private outfits Zengo Motorsport and Proteam Racing for Hungary's Norbert Michelisz and Moroccan Mehdi Bennani respectively.

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It was a race car version of Honda Civic 5 - door hatchback for the FIA Super 2000 category of 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship.

BMW drivers brought a record 15 M235i Racing cars to the opening rounds of the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Championship at Virginia International...

Celebrate with your favorite driver, Nate Stacy, as the Youngest Pole sitter and race winner in World Challenge Series History and his 8 podium finishes at the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car class with the very first of our Drivers Series merchandise now available in 100 % cotton.

Celebrate with your favorite driver, Shea Holbrook, as a 6 - race winner at the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car class with the very first of our Drivers Series merchandise now available in 100 % cotton.

Each Pirelli World Challenge Touring TCR season consists of six event weekends with doubleheader races for a total of 12 rounds.

Sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing and managed by WC Vision, the World Challenge Championship will offer four categories this year — GT, GTS, Touring Car, and Touring Car Spec - B.

A new front splitter, side sills and rear spoiler extension — the new carbon - fibre components credited with the extra downforce — have been developed by Polestar and Cyan Racing, employing data derived from contention in the World Touring Car Championship.

Garcia has raced in the European Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship and the Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

The Corvette World Tribute will feature a display of historic corvette race cars, panel discussions, a racers reunion, a concours, autocross competition, touring sessions, and races for vintage and contemporary Corvettes.

Honda today reveals its 2014 Geneva Motor Show line - up, including the worldwide debut of the Civic Type R Concept model, the European debut of the Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Concept, the powertrain layout of the new NSX and the 2014 Civic World Touring Car Championship race car.

Headlining in his first ever Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race, team newcomer and car owner Jorgensen, will come after a strong club racing season featuring two class championships and over 20 podium finishes, not to mention competing in multiple Touring Car races during the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season.

The 2010 Race of Champions will feature some of the most successful racers from around the world, but also some of the world's most famous names: Sébastian Loeb (seven - time World Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Veworld, but also some of the world's most famous names: Sébastian Loeb (seven - time World Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Veworld's most famous names: Sébastian Loeb (seven - time World Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian VeWorld Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Veworld champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Veworld champion Sebastian Vettel.

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Whether it was touring cars, rally cars, Formula 2 racers, a super sports car for the newly founded ProCar race series or the engine that powered the Brabham BMW team to the Formula One world title in 1983 — everything BMW Motorsport GmbH sent out onto the race track in its early years seemed hard - wired for success.

Behind the wheel was race car driver Andy Priaulx — a European and World Touring Car champion — so the video is a must see.

Spring Corvette Event at Watkins Glen Specially guided tours, pace laps and a world record attempt for most Corvettes on a race track.

Those of us who fancy road racing over oval track racing tend to divert their attention to Formula One, the World Endurance Championship, and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, without ever considering that there's a terrific touring car racing series in the Land Down Under.

Pirelli Tire North America has been selected as the Official Tire Supplier for the Pirelli World Challenge Championships and will supply all cars in the GT, GTS, Touring Car, Touring Car A and Touring Car B - Spec categories with the P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires.

This weekend's event is billed as a doubleheader between the Pirelli World Challenge, which will conclude its season finale in the Touring Car division on Saturday, and the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge, which brings global competitors together for the longest endurance race by a professional series in track history — Sunday's California 8 Hours held between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m..

Sunday, April 29, 2018 (All times listed are EDT) 10:20 AM — 11:00 AM Pirelli World Challenge — TCR / TCA Round 4 Race (40 minutes) 11:30 AM — 12:30 PM Pirelli World Challenge — GT SprintX Round 4 Race (60 minutes) 1:50 PM — 2:50 PM Pirelli World Challenge — GTS SprintX Round 4 Race (60 minutes) 3:05 PM — 3:45 PM Pirelli World Challenge — Touring Car Round 4 Race (40 minutes)

Action in the Touring Car classes gets underway Sunday at COTA with the TCR / TCA Round 2 event set for 12:25 p.m. CDT and the TC category at 3:25 p.m.. All Pirelli World Challenge races will be live - streamed for free and without geo - blocking at World-Challenge.com.

SALINAS, Calif. — The Touring Car class of the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season has produced some of the most exciting wheel - to - wheel racing in all of North American road racing.

In addition, we have strong lineup with 50 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Cars racing set to be part of the California 8 Hours in the season finale events.»

Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of VIRginia presented by Audi Sport Races: Live SiriusXM broadcasts (on Channel 383 / App Channel 983: Saturday, April 28, 2018 (all times listed are EDT) 1:25 PM — 2:25 PM Pirelli World Challenge — GT SprintX Round 3 Race (60 minutes) 2:40 PM — 3:20 PM Pirelli World Challenge — TCR / TCA Round 3 Race (40 minutes) 3:40 PM — 4:40 PM Pirelli World Challenge — GTS SprintX Round 3 Race (60 minutes) 5:45 PM — 6:25 PM Pirelli World Challenge — Touring Car Round 3 Race (40 minutes)

All Pirelli World Challenge races this weekend will be live streamed on www.world-challenge.com, and eight feature races will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network; the GT SprintX weekend will be televised on CBS Sports Network on May 6 at 6:00 p.m. EDT, while GTS SprintX broadcast will be shown on May 9 at 8 p.m. EDT and Touring Car events on May 13 at 2 p.m. EDT.

Races: (All times listed are EDT) Live Internet Telecast (on www.world-challenge.com): Saturday, May 26, 2018 10:50 AM — 11:30 AM Pirelli World Challenge — TCR / TCA Round 5 Race (40 minutes) 12:45 PM — 1:25 PM Pirelli World Challenge — Touring Car Round 5 Race (40 minutes) 3:35 PM — 4:15 PM Pirelli World Challenge — TCR / TCA Round 6 Race (40 minutes) 5:15 PM — 5:55 PM Pirelli World Challenge — Touring Car Round 5 Race (40 minutes)

Sonoma, Calif. — As part of a continued expansion of its customer racing program, Flying Lizard Motorsports has confirmed it will be adding a two car entry to its Pirelli World Challenge efforts for 2017, entering two Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR race cars in the Grand Touring Sedan (GTS) class.

Since then, JAS - developed Civics have helped Honda to become FIA World Touring Car Champions in 2013 and its partner teams to win the European Touring Car Cup, TCR Germany, Middle - East, Italy and Benelux series and the Macau Guia Race with the current Civic Type R TCR.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Final starting lineup for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Presented by Trenton Forging, with position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time and speed in miles per hour.