Sentences with phrase «challenge on a road course»

The R might find a Focus RS a serious challenge on a road course — that car is the real deal — but the gap is close enough for driver skill to make the difference.

Not exact matches

In November, Jaguar allowed Business Insider's Benjamin Zhang to take a different F - PACE test car out on a mildly - challenging off road course.

Every student at St Mary's Senior School in Lexden Road, Colchester, many sporting imaginative fancy dress outfits, tackled a challenging course for the schools» annual cross-country competition on 13 October.

In an effort to meet that challenge, schools began offering credit recovery programs — opportunities outside of the standard curriculum for at - risk students to earn course credits and get back on the road to commencement.

Permanent road courses are the other element on the sched - ule, and North America is dotted with some of the most challenging ones in the world — Road America, Road Atlanta, and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport), to name a road courses are the other element on the sched - ule, and North America is dotted with some of the most challenging ones in the world — Road America, Road Atlanta, and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport), to name a Road America, Road Atlanta, and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport), to name a Road Atlanta, and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport), to name a few.

This gives us time to wander around the pits and see if anyone here has the courage to challenge a Grand Caravan R / T out on the road course.

I figure there's no point in using a minivan to challenge a stock car on a road course if you can't quantify your average rpm afterward.

We're going to play on his private road course, a short but challenging circuit with lots of elevation changes.

The modern Corvette is an honest sports car, so uncompromised that it's a specialized machine best exercised on a twisty back road or a challenging road course.

Our Sport was fitted with the latter and, on standard Michelin tires, it excelled in every off - road challenge we threw at it: powering through deep mud ruts, driving down the middle of a shallow river, and — about as likely for most owners — tackling an obstacle course set up inside a 747.

They slap on tires and wheel the car out for a dash around the challenging road course at GM's Milford Proving Ground.

«Nissan's new Armada made a real impression on our journalists proving its off - road prowess on our challenging new test course,» said Nic Phillips, president, TAWA.

The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge is one of the most technical and demanding events on the ALMS calendar and the Corvette Racing team was hoping to profit from data acquired at an additional test session at the road course near Lexington, Ohio prior to the race, the sixth round of the 2012 series.

We've tested the sedans and coupes on slow, fast, twisty and hilly roads and on challenging race courses, and they go, steer, corner and brake as well as, or better than, anything in their segment.

Roller Coaster Road Course to Challenge New - Generation Corvettes in the Long Run BRASELTON, Ga. — The GT2 version of the Corvette C6.R will face its sternest test yet at Road Atlanta on Saturday, September 26, in the 1,000 - mile / 10 - hour Petit Le Mans, the ninth round of the 10 - race American Le Mans Series.

Audi's quattro four - wheel - drive system is also available, but that has been designed for extra traction and grip on bad roads and in wet or wintry conditions, so don't expect to spend your weekends challenging Land Rover drivers on off - road obstacle courses.

The Verizon IndyCar Series also will be part of the Road America when the Pirelli World Challenge cars hit the legendary road course on Thursday, JuneRoad America when the Pirelli World Challenge cars hit the legendary road course on Thursday, Juneroad course on Thursday, June 22.

Ford Motor Co. was awarded the «Best Interactive Display» trophy for its ability to allow consumers attending the auto show to experience a virtual fast - paced ride and test their driving skills on a challenging digital road course.

I will not say it is more challenging than other tracks, but you are more tense than when you are racing on a road course where you have more runoff.»

«While the infield course at Miller Motorsports Park is very challenging because there are so many turns, racing on the perimeter course is a better tune - up for Le Mans,» said Steve Wesoloski, GM Racing Road Racing Group manager.

On the snow - covered forest roads, the pickup felt right at home and had no problems climbing a steep hill covered with snow and mud, as well as completing a short but challenging off - road course.

Chevy's Factory Team Looks Back on Six Races and Looks Ahead to Six More LEXINGTON, Ohio — With six races in the rearview mirror and six races on the road ahead, Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the start of the second half of the season for Chevrolet's factory road racing team.

Each spring, car manufacturers and auto writers flock to Elkhart Lake, Wis. to partake in the annual, highly - anticipated Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) Spring Rally — two days of jam - packed events including hot laps on the famous Road America track, street driving to test out MAMA Family Vehicle of the Year contenders, hot - hatch autocrossing, go - karting fun and a challenging off - road couRoad America track, street driving to test out MAMA Family Vehicle of the Year contenders, hot - hatch autocrossing, go - karting fun and a challenging off - road couroad course.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — With six races in the rearview mirror and six races on the road ahead, Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the start of the second half of the season for Chevrolet's factory road racing team.

All 2011 Mustangs will now feature a limited - slip differential, making it possible for the new V - 6 PP to challenge the outgoing Track Pack 2010 Mustang GT on many road courses.

Seeing as Chevy says the Grand Sport is capable of hitting more than 1.0 g of lateral acceleration, the system ensures that the motor will never be starved of oil, even on the most challenging road courses.

The Track Lime Rock Park is the shortest track on the Pirelli World Challenge calendar; just 1.5 miles of permanent road course in the hills of northwest Connecticut.

The 2016 Pirelli World Challenge Championships will be contested during 11 weekends beginning at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tex. on March 3 - 6 followed by street events at St. Petersburg, Fla., (March 11 - 13) and Long Beach, Calif. (April 15 - 17), Barber Motorsports Park (April 22 - 24); Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (May 19 - 22); Lime Rock Park (May 27 - 28); Road America (June 24 - 26); Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (July 29 - 31); Utah Motorsport Campus (August 26 - 28); Sonoma Raceway (Sept. 16 - 18) and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Oct. 7 - 9).

This year the publication tested 10 SUV's, which on off - road capability and ruggedness on a three - mile course of highly - challenging terrain, a 35 - mile loop filled with twisting back roads, open highways and low speed in - town driving.

Join us for a challenging ride on a scenic course of rolling terrain as it leaves from the historic Byron bay Lighthouse (160k / 100k / 60k neutral start) and continues through Byron bay and out onto the end of Ewingsdale Road through to Myocum Road (with spectacular views of the surrounding hinterland) then into Mullumbimby with amazing views of Mt Chincogan.

The fair is set for April 12 at the big red barn on Golf Course Road in Marfa and will feature contests in painting, collage, photography, breads, cookies, cakes, canning, pies, outdoor challenge, ranch horse trail, vet science, textiles and quilting.

Everyone and everything from your truck driver training to your CDL examiners, the trucking companies you work for, the challenge of handling a big rig safely, the time away from family and friends, and of course the other drivers on the road will all push you to your limits sometimes - and those that survive and thrive in the trucking industry are the ones that develop the character needed out there to be safe and enjoy their career on the highways.

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