Sentences with phrase «as a race car»

For me, as a race car driver used to things happening in fractions of a second, two more years was almost more than I could deal with.

Starting in 2005, GoDaddy ran a series of racy Super Bowl commercials featuring women such as race car driver Danica Patrick and supermodel Bar Rafaeli — usually in some state of undress.

When he's imagining himself as a race car driver, he's actually learning — not to drive of course — but the actions of sitting in a car, buckling a seat belt and putting the key in the ignition.

You have two toddler bed options: a toddler bed, which looks like a mini version of a twin bed (and can come disguised as a race car, fire truck or princess castle), or an actual twin bed outfitted with safety rails.

These beds often are available in theme designs, such as a race car or castle.

He turned it down initially and headed off to Europe where he fulfilled one of his childhood dreams and began a relatively successful stint as a race car driver.

Think of your body as a race car.

As Thor he nails it; as a race car driver or the first mate of a whaling ship he reaches just beyond funny - but - sad.

The result of which is that you really have to keep your wits about you, as race cars fly up and down and teams come running through with tyres and fuel.

Not exactly enough time to come to any in - depth conclusions about the GT24, other than the fact that, as race cars go, it's a surprisingly friendly and drivable one.

But it's very much designed as a race car; the engine is designed by Aston Martin racing, certainly couldn't use that car very easily on the road, and it's not road - legal.

As for its general silhouette, the Supra that we'll see for the road (likely near the end of this year), the one that we've shown you in endless spy photos and illustrations, won't be nearly as aggressive as the race car, of course.

Aston has remained tight lipped about technical details, but it looks certain that the road racer will use the same V12 as the race car.

The F40 wasn't built as a racing car, yet it feels like a roadgoing competition car, from its stripped - out interior to its delicious steering and its bad - boy attitude at the limit.

At the time, Chevrolet's policy was that as a company, it did not race the cars it built, so CERV 1 was used not as a race car, but as a test - bed for Arkus - Duntov's Corvette developments.

There, the cars were completely stripped down and rebuilt as race cars.

As well as the race car wings and aero devices, the Valkyrie AMR Pro uses the LMP1 - spec Michelins instead of the road car's Cup 2 tyres.

Instead, though, it looks like it'll see the light of day as a racing car in Japan's Super GT series.

The Honda NSX may have been killed off, but word is that it's going to be reborn as a racing car.

By the 1920s, Aston Martin began to gain popularity as a racing car manufacturer, although it declared bankruptcy several times during the next decade.

Callaway's No. 26 Corvette C7 GT3 - R will miss the next three Pirelli World Challenge events as the race car adopts a new engine block.

So it costs as much as a race car too.

Actually, most luxury cars over $ 40,000.00 have rear wheel drive, as well as all race cars and most performance - oriented sports cars.

«As a race car driver you never stop learning, and when the opportunity comes up to drive for Chevrolet in NASCAR I jump at the chance.»

«Because of this, we did not have to make many modifications in order to get the BMW M235i Coupe up and running as a racing car.»

He is a three - time U.S. sports car driver of the year and designer of the Shelby Cobra.The popular Texan, whose chili recipes have become as famous as his race car designs, suffered from congestive heart failure and had had two previous heart surgeries.

Commenting on the arrival, Porsche India's director, Pavan Shetty said: «The 911 R epitomises the Porsche brand, with the clear design DNA of a classic 911 while performing as a racing car should.

«If you look at RealTime's history, they've had tremendous success with front - wheel drive touring cars, so being able to race one for them is what I've dreamed about when I started out as a race car driver.

Envisioned as a race car available from the factory, the L88 came with aluminum heads with enlarged valves, a forged cross-drilled crankshaft, a radical cam with mechanical valve lifters, a massive Holley carburetor, a lightweight Harrison cross-flow radiator, high - compression aluminum pistons, and special spark plugs and ignition wires.

Mustang marketers label the Boss as a race car built for the road.

Taking shape as a race car in street trappings, the 2016 Nissan GT - R NISMO is designed to test the very limits of vehicle performance.

«I did feel convinced that the car had had driven its last metres as a racing car,» admitted team owner Hans Hartmann.

One that would cement the automaker's image as a race car manufacturer.

Following its early history as a race car in South America, it was discovered by ProTeam around 1997 and was subsequently purchased from Southern Peru Copper Corp. in Lima, Peru.

«As every race car driver knows, weight is the enemy of performance and rigidity is the foundation for handling — but they usually work at cross purposes from each other,» said Castignetti.

It really made me appreciate those guys as race car drivers and athletes.

Meo also dabbled as a race car driver himself and won 2 Targo Florio competitions in the cockpit of a Type 35.

«As a race car driver you never stop learning, and when the opportunity came up to drive these cars I jumped at the chance.

In fact, he is busier than ever working on projects for Chrysler, suing Ford, and preparing to return the Shelby name to auto racing.Shelby first gained famed as a race car driver.

We got an early taste of the 8 Series coupe last year, both as a concept car and as a race car.

Occupation — If you have a risky occupation, such as a race car driver, police officer, fire fighter, airline pilot or a number of jobs that an insurance company considers dangerous, your rates will be adjusted accordingly, or you may even be denied by some companies.

We visit one other Lambrusco maker as well, Gavioli in Nonantola, which includes a museum dedicated to the history of wine - making in the region, as well as race cars (naturally).

Players will be able to unlock different vehicles that fit under three different classes, such as race cars or bigger vehicles like trucks.

The inclusion of the Abarth also reiterates a fact that's often undersold - unlike many other PC sims, Assetto Corsa will also cater for road cars as well as race cars which is a rarity in the PC market.

Salvatore Scarpitta is known for his bandaged and mutilated canvases as well as his race car works — some of which are fully functioning vehicles — to establish an oeuvre that achieved a distinctive combination of materiality and abstraction.

This month discover how Frank Stella is inspired by things that move such as race cars, billowing smoke, and crashing waves.

In addition, Farmers is involved in a number of sponsorships — which also help to promote the company's name and product offerings — such as the Farmers Insurance open PGA golf tournament, as well as a race car that is driven by NASCAR participant Kasey Kahne.

Insurers look negatively on risky occupations such as race car driver and other professional sports.

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Let's say you're applying for a position as a race car driver.