Sentences with phrase «at autocrossing»

Driving around plastic traffic cones in a parking lot sounds straightforward, but my first attempts at autocrossing proved otherwise.

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

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

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

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

Because while a raised ride height isn't going to do you any favors at the autocross, it's great for visibility when you're navigating traffic, and the acres of cargo space means there's always...

All of this leads to a much better feel on sweeping turns and at the autocross track where we wrung it out.

If you value a simple, performance - focused sports car and often pitch up at autocrosses and racetracks, a Lotus may be up your alley.

I honestly believe you can show up at an autocross in this and have a blast, while turning in respectable times.

Regardless, the V6 1LE seems well suited to tackle the daily commute during the week and then dance at the autocross on the weekend without so much as a tire change.

Under the hood As we found out at the autocross, despite the extra length and weight, the 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman retains a lot of the handling and zippiness of its shorter brethren.

Not exact matches

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Maybe it was the time you dominated at the local autocross or when you topped the charts at a racing school.

SLC drivers are unlikely to wake at the crack of dawn on a Saturday to autocross, and likewise, Audi and BMW drivers don't aspire to Merc - style roadsters.

I only see them at track events or autocrosses (where recent - production, but not necessarily new, sports cars abound), and so I tend to forget that people are still buying them new.

The first event we'll highlight for our weekly Cruise Night Spotlight is a double bill that includes driving the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta on an autocross course in a parking lot at Sox Park, and test driving electric...

I am sure that BMW CCA members are going to flog this thing at track and autocross.

I'm not convinced that everyone who drives a new Civic will immediately follow it up with a Miata project car and regular attendance to their local autocross or track days, but some of them will at least end up interested in cars and the thrill of driving.

The first phase of the park will be built on 184 acres at a cost of $ 20 million and will feature a 2.94 - mile road course, an autocross area, and a skid pad training area.

I may be letting my inner car snob show, but if you don't budget regular track meets, or at least autocross events, into your life with the Nismo, you're probably better off with the standard Z's Sport package or, better yet, a Hyundai Genesis 3.8 R - Spec.

The Regal GS drives more like a luxury car than an all out performance sedan, but it certainly wouldn't be out of place at a track day or autocross event.

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For people who want a sporty car with exquisite handling at the track or autocross, the Honda Civic Type R is your best choice.

Founded in 1944, Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 60,000 - member motorsports organization that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both amateur and professional levels.

Not a real autocross special, the 2016 Prius is at least far from boring.

Having ran both a 7.5 ″ and 8.75 ″ LSD on my ’95 Trans am at the strip, autocross track, and daily driving for about 8 years I'll say a clutch system is easily the best style for drag strip and daily use.

Just in case we weren't listening in the product briefing, the aforementioned competitors were sitting pretty next to an autocross track, the colorful rollercoasters at Magic Mountain making for a spectacular backdrop in the south Californian sunshine.

As mentioned, we took to the autocross course at the no - longer - used Nashville Superspeedway to figure out just what the Juke can do.

While the Miata shows great potential as a track and autocross car, the roadster's chassis truly shines when you're only driving at seven - tenths of its ability.

«My wife saw an ad for a parking lot autocross at the grocery store one day and dared me to enter,» he says.

BMW even chose to highlight the sporty chassis of the BMW i3 at the press launch in Amsterdam with an autocross course.

If you want a car that can do double duty, providing you with thrills at track days or autocrosses, this is a good choice.

Of course, I didn't find myself at the drag strip or autocross circuit, but on average streets and driving like an average person.

Put through an autocross at a Honda event earlier this year, the CR - Z proved willing to negotiate tight turns, although the suspension showed some travel, a little comfort tuning.

This trip ended up at a parking lot autocross course, a series of cones defining tight turns and a slalom.

The last segment of our i3s test drive included an autocross at the Estoril race track.

To find out, we put the Heidts Mustang to the test at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois, sharing seat time with autocross specialist Danny Popp and Pirelli World Challenge veteran (and BlackDog Speedshop owner) Tony Gaples.

In order to showcase the Elantra Sport's newfound dynamics, Hyundai had us autocross its car at Tire Rack's test track in Indiana.

The wider footprint from the 18 - inch Bridgestone Ecopia H / L 422 Plus all - season rubber deserves some credit for the increase in handling prowess, but don't be under the illusion that the SE is a skidpad hellion, or that it's ready to stand at the top of the timesheets at your next local autocross, because that's not what it's about.

The day at Bondurant includes instructor - led skid, autocross, slalom, and team rally cross activities, plus hot laps.