Sentences with phrase «sports racing prototype»

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Ferrari pulled out of prototype racing at the end of 1973 in order to focus on F1, but 20 years later a Ferrari sports prototype was seen at race tracks once more - although it had actually been built by Dallara and wasn't run by the Ferrari factory team.

Porsche have made a farewell video for their rivals Audi, who left the WEC in 2016 after 18 years of racing sports - prototypes.

MOTOR SPORTS — The team of Raul Boesel of Brazil, John Nielsen of Denmark and Martin Brundle of England won the 24 - hour Daytona endurance race in a Jaguar XJR - 9 prototype (page 34).

One of the coolest things about the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship it that it allows us to see top - level prototypes and GT cars racing around some of the awesome old - school tracks of North America.

Magnetorheological shocks sport a prototype drag - racing calibration.

By Bryan Goodman / VSCC Silverstone & Derbyshire Trial — Reports of these two events from Tom Threlfall in his Diary of a dilettante / Silverstone collage — More colour photos of the VSCC race meeting on 11th April / Pre-war saleman's aids — Malcolm Green looks at a series of little publications produced to help salesmen to sell MG cars / Rare Jensen V8 prototype — David Hawtin describes a very interesting prototype sports car built in 1935 / Bert Hadley at Shelsley Walsh — The well - known 1930s Austin works racing driver recalls his memories of the oldest hill - climb / The go - anywhere Citroen — Part one of Malcolm Bobbitt's assessment of the extraordinary half - tracked Kegresse.

Instead, the new prototype is destined to go racing in other sports car categories — it's already been approved for many championships, including France's VdeV series.

Shortly afterward, the rules of sports car racing turned away from futuristic prototypes toward cars with the silhouettes of production models, so BMW racing director Jochen Neerpasch persuaded the company in 1975 to embark on a plan to build a mid-engine car.

Back in 1952, Mercedes - Benz entered three prototypes of its planned new sports coupe in the Carrera Panamericana road race.

Racing «sports cars,» like the incredibly efficient (but also insuperably ugly) Prototype racers that now fight for overall victory at Le Mans, have absolutely no visual linkage to anything any of us would want to be seen driving on the road.

Although more than 80 percent of the visitors to the event now choose to come in «period» costume, it's the racing that lies at the centre of the event, with a card filled with everything from pre-war sportscars to some of the quickest sports prototypes of the mid 1960s.

Mazda will also debut a Prototype race car in Los Angeles, likely a development of its entrant into the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.

He's a fixture at nearly fifty IndyCar, Sprint Cup, and prototype sports car races a year — a stocky, formidable figure exuding a sense of self - confidence so robust that critics perceive it as arrogance.

In addition to celebrating the Shelby GT350 Mustang as its special marque, this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion also will feature Formula 1 cars from 1967 to 1984 and for the first time Formula 5000 cars, fully covering the evolution of historic racing from sports cars in the 1950s to the more exotic cars in the 1960s that led to the sports racers, prototypes and formula cars of today.

Corvette Racing's speedy Spaniard raced there twice in the GRAND - AM Rolex Sports car Series» Daytona Prototype class, and he parlayed that experience into the fastest GT race lap in the ALMS» debut last season — 1:47.389 (109.620 mph).

Both series hold races — some of them long endurance events — that feature different classes of sports cars, led by the exotic Daytona prototype cars in Grand - Am and the LMP1 cars in the ALMS.

Pole position for the race was taken by British racing driver Ryan Dalziel driving the Starworks Motorsport run Riley Technologies Mk.XXVI Daytona Prototype sports car recording a lap time of 1:41.119.

[2] In his memory, V6 - engined Ferrari sports prototype racing cars had been named Dino since the late 1950s.

In his new role, he is responsible for engineering and administration for GM's motorsports programs in the American Le Mans Series (Corvette Racing), SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championship (Team Cadillac) and the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series (Pontiac GTO.R and Daytona Prototype).

It's where I won my first sports car race in a prototype in the ALMS.

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Progress Made in GTLM for Corvette C7.Rs Prototype pole position for Ricky Taylor in Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP Gavin starts on third row in championship - leading No. 4 Corvette Three Corvette DPs in top - five after Prototype qualifying Chevrolet looking to strengthen Manufacturer Championship leads AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 16, 2016)-- Corvette Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports RACING AT COTA: Progress Made in GTLM for Corvette C7.Rs Prototype pole position for Ricky Taylor in Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP Gavin starts on third row in championship - leading No. 4 Corvette Three Corvette DPs in top - five after Prototype qualifying Chevrolet looking to strengthen Manufacturer Championship leads AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 16, 2016)-- Corvette Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports Racing Corvette DP Gavin starts on third row in championship - leading No. 4 Corvette Three Corvette DPs in top - five after Prototype qualifying Chevrolet looking to strengthen Manufacturer Championship leads AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 16, 2016)-- Corvette Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports car...

The Lexus LFA, a two - seater sport coupe, is manufactured by Lexus as a racing prototype, a concept car, and a production model.

For rarity, how about the prototype Lister - Chevrolet Costin sports car, raced at Goodwood in 1959 and a prime example of British racing sports cars

It's a concept borrowed from the higher - spec prototype racers that make up the upper echelons of sports car racing, and when restrictions are as tight as they are (the 500 - hp maximum allowed by both the World Endurance Championship and Weather Tech World Series, for example) you're looking for anything to gain an edge.

Drissi also competed in the SCCA World Challenge series between 2006 and 2010; in 2003, he had begun competing in the sports cars of the American Le Mans Series, [2] where he would make his primary effort in racing outside of Trans - Am; he currently drives in the series for RSR Racing, competing in the Prototype Challenge class, co-driving an Oreca FLM09 with Bruno Junqueira and Roberto Gonracing outside of Trans - Am; he currently drives in the series for RSR Racing, competing in the Prototype Challenge class, co-driving an Oreca FLM09 with Bruno Junqueira and Roberto GonRacing, competing in the Prototype Challenge class, co-driving an Oreca FLM09 with Bruno Junqueira and Roberto González.

Following in the proven path of the successful Honda - powered prototype sports racers — winners of 74 American Le Mans Series, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and World Endurance Championship races and multiple titles since 2007 — the Honda Indy car aero kits were developed by utilizing the latest in Computer - Aided Design (CAD) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology.

Audi, stalwarts of the top class of sports car racing since before it was first called Le Mans Prototype 1, exited the category last year, and with Porsche rumored to follow, this could be the final year of a factory - versus - factory, Goliath - versus - Goliath battle for the overall win in the world's most storied endurance race for quite a while.

TORRANCE, Calif., July 25, 2013 - Acura today released an image of a prototype NSX supercar, announcing that the running prototype will take to the racetrack just prior to the Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Bringing the brand's premium, performance DNA to both the street and the racetrack with the redesigned 2018 RLX Sport Hybrid luxury sport sedan and the highly - anticipated Acura ARX - 05 DPi prototype race car.

On August 4, a testing prototype version of the Acura NSX lapped the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio prior to the running of the Honda Indy 200 race.

«With leadership from our R&D and manufacturing teams here in Ohio, we are developing a next generation sports car that will be equally at home on the street and on the race track, so it is natural for us to showcase the prototype vehicle here at Mid-Ohio,» said Ted Klaus, chief engineer of Honda R&D Americas, Inc..

Acura said the NSX prototype sported custom graphics that speak to Acura's intention to go racing with the new NSX.

There, during the TUDOR United Sports Car Championship, I saw further proof of Mazda's «how and why» of Skyactiv Technology as it uses the exact same philosophical approach when it comes to building its current D - Prototype race car.

Wayne Taylor Racing currently campaigns a Corvette Daytona Prototype in the 2012 GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series.

He won the 2007 and 2009 GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers» championship and is the son of racing legend Dan Gurney.

HPD's Le Mans prototype sports car racing efforts have resulted in more than 70 victories and multiple American Le Mans Series engine, chassis, team, and drivers» championships.

Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor led the Corvette drivers with a victory in their No. 10 SunTrust Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) in the GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series race held at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

Today, HPD offers a line of race engines and other motorsports products for track applications from karting and Quarter Midgets to Indy cars and prototype sports cars, showcasing «fun to drive» products for professional, amateur and entry - level efforts.

The race has been known historically as a leg of the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing, [1] although it suffers from an increasing isolation from international Sports Car racing regulations, which have been eased in recent years (Prototypes include P2 Prototypes and an IMSA - spec open engine class with aero kits, and the two Grand Touring classes are now divided between ACO GTE, and FIA / SRO Group GT3 classes).

Under the hood, Saruwatari added a prototype Jackson Racing Supercharger with a custom liquid - filled intercooler, an AEM high - flow intake, a Motec engine management system, DC Sports stainless steel header and a custom dual exhaust.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Lamborghini has built the Lamborghini Veneno, which Lamborghini describes as «a racing prototype and road - going super sports car.»

The Lexus LFA is a two - seat exotic sports coupe produced by Lexus as a concept car, «halo» vehicle, racing prototype, and production model.

On August 4, a testing prototype version of the Acura NSX lapped the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio prior to the running of the Honda Indy 200 race showcasing the steady progress being made toward the launch of Acura's next - generation, mid-engine supercar.

From 1985 to 1987, the Electramotive - developed GTP ZX - Turbo was raced in the IMSA GT Championship's GTP class and also the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, badged as a Fairlady Z, using a Lola T810 chassis and a VG30ET engine.

Gavin fourth in GTLM; Westbrook third in Prototype qualifying Garcia, Magnussen on GTLM front - row for shot at fourth straight win WestbrooChevrolet leads both Prototype, GTLM manufacturer championshipsk third overall in Spirit of Daytona Corvette DP Watkins Glen victory moved Chevrolet into manufacturer points lead BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada — Corvette Racing's two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs qualified second and fourth for Sunday's Mobil 1 Sports Grand Prix presented by Hawk Performance at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

The new prototype is the first diesel car in the world to win a major sports car race.

- The debut season of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship in 2014 will include 29 prototype race cars across the Prototype (P) and Prototype Challenge (PC) categories as International Motor prototype race cars across the Prototype (P) and Prototype Challenge (PC) categories as International Motor Prototype (P) and Prototype Challenge (PC) categories as International Motor Prototype Challenge (PC) categories as International Motor Sports...

- The Automobile Club de l'Ouest, the promoter of the Le Mans 24 Hours and its associated race series, has formally confirmed that its new, entry - level LMP3 sports - prototype category will debut in 2015.

Austin Versteeg (@AVersteeg77) is the 2016 IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites vice-champion and 18 - year - old rising sports car racing star, driving for DXDT Racing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America sracing star, driving for DXDT Racing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America sRacing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series.

The RSR Racing team led by championship - winning team owner and driver Paul Gentilozzi and sons Tony and John Gentilozzi has announced two Prototype Challenge entries for the 2014 Tudor United Sports Car Championship.