Sentences with phrase «circuit lap races»

Not exact matches

The third race of the 2017 Supercars Championship at the Symmons Plains circuit in Tasmania had its own Spa «98 moment as wet conditions contributed to an accident on lap two which involved almost half the field.

One of his best laps though came ahead of the 2003 Austrian Grand Prix - the last race at the circuit when it was known as the A1 Ring.

It also was incredibly quick, and makes for a great onboard lap of the old Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico — well before it was transformed into the track F1 races on today.

The closing laps of the sprint race at Valencia (does anyone else kinda miss that circuit?)

The video takes us onboard the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing machine of Graham Rahal for a series of laps around the challenging Belle Isle circuit.

The idea is that a particular part of a circuit has an alternative layout that either makes the lap longer or — most likely in the case of the WTCC — shorter, which every driver can use on a certain number of occasions throughout the race.

At Cordele, the final Sportsman division feature race of the»96 season is to be 25 laps, three eighths of a mile to the circuit.

Spinning off track on the formation lap isn't the best way to start a race, but that's what happened during race two of the MRF Challenge Formula 1600's visit to the Buddh International Circuit.

However, Glock's strategy of staying on a wet circuit with slicks stopped working just a bit too soon for Massa's sake, and Hamilton was able to regain the position he needed to take the title - on the last corner of the last lap of the last race of the season.

Ed Carpenter Racing's Spencer Pigot donned the visor cam ahead of a few laps at the glorious Sonoma circuit during testing for the upcoming season

1:41.770 minutes - the 919 Hybrid Evo set an all - time record lap at one of the most challenging race circuits in the world: Spa - Francorchamps.

It's the main event of the Super GT season as teams and drivers tackle 173 laps of the legendary circuit in a race lasting the best part of six hours.

Racing game fan ADRIANF1esp saddles up in the McLaren MP4 - 12C GT3 that Sébastien Loeb drove in the 2013 Blancpain GT Series and takes it for a spin around two laps of the Nurburgring GP circuit.

It's not the official lap record, that has to be set in the race to count, but it's still the fastest ever lap around the circuit and that's pretty damn cool.

The online mode will give gamers the chance to vote for the circuit, bike class, and number of laps before they take to the track and compete in an online Arcade racer or Career mode championship. Once the race comes to an end it's over to the online leaderboards to see where you rank against the rest of the world. Not only will you find competitors» lap times but the option to upload and download racing ghosts and riding lines, which will help you compete against the very best or for those new to the series learn the skills they need to race to the top of the leaderboard. There will also be a demo available on XBox Live and PSN before the game launches.

A first for the franchise, you can now participate in the formation lap before the start of each race, and further to the official championship courses, gamers have access to four shorter track variants — Silverstone, Suzuka, Circuit of the Americas and Bahrain.

Before lapping Ferrari's private Fiorano race circuit, I spent a few hours powering the Superfast through the hills and valleys around Maranello for some real - world impressions.

This was a golden era for motor racing, and sports car competition in particular: cars that could exceed 220mph, and match or even exceed F1 lap times; extreme and often treacherous circuits, from the steep banking of Daytona to the 3.4 - mile straight of Le Mans and the tortuous mountain course of the Targa Florio; hero drivers, facing the ever present prospect of serious injury or worse, the whole vibrant madness immortalised in the film «Le Mans», the ill - fated brainchild of Steve McQueen.

Michelin was also the sole tyre supplier to all of the race's LMP1 cars, providing the race's winning Porsche 919 Hybrid with the grip to not only quality pole and win the race, but also break the previous circuit lap record.

Currently second in the WEC constructors» points - race behind Porsche — and just ahead of Audi — the drivers of the TS050 Hybrid have shown very good pace at the Circuit de la Sarthe, splitting the two German teams» lap times in sessions marked by changeable, often very wet weather.

Lapping the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), the 3.4 - mile racing circuit outside Austin that has hosted three Formula 1 races and is America's only F1 track, is a fitting start to a farewell voyage for such a peculiar performanCircuit of the Americas (COTA), the 3.4 - mile racing circuit outside Austin that has hosted three Formula 1 races and is America's only F1 track, is a fitting start to a farewell voyage for such a peculiar performancircuit outside Austin that has hosted three Formula 1 races and is America's only F1 track, is a fitting start to a farewell voyage for such a peculiar performance car.

Few will ever get to experience the surely gut - wrenching sensation of 887 hp and 944 lb - ft of torque at over 213 mph, but a first - person video of Porsche factory racing driver Patrick Long taking a hot lap around Texas's Circuit of the Americas might be the next - best thing.

• New front - wheel drive record set on Magny - Cours GP circuit, with a 2 mins 1.51 secs lap • WTCR driver, Esteban Guerrieri, achieves record lap in standard production car with road tyres • Record further reinforces Civic Type R's position as a class benchmark • Type R Challenge 2018 aims to break records at 5 legendary European race circuits

Up to now the GT was the fastest road - going Porsche model to ever lap the iconic German race circuit.

The ALMS drivers won't see the circuit again until they begin their reconnaissance laps before the 4:40 p.m. race start on Saturday.

The winning Corvette C6.R completed 355 laps of the 8.481 - mile circuit (3,011 miles) and won by a five - lap margin of victory over Aston Martin Racing.

The near standard V8 Vantage finished 24th overall out of 220 starters, completing some 130 laps of the 15.77 mile circuit — in a field of mostly specialised race - homologated entrants.

Test Day goals accomplished; Gavin fourth and Magnussen sixth LE MANS, France — Corvette Racing successfully ran through its test program ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans today as the two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs turned their first laps around the circuit in the Sarthe region of France.

LE MANS, France — Corvette Racing successfully ran through its test program ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans today as the two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs turned their first laps around the circuit in the Sarthe region of France.

Fittipaldi and Barbosa combined to lead three times for 23 laps in the two - hour, 45 - minute race at Circuit of The Americas.

With weather conditions changing frequently throughout the session, Corvette Racing driver Jan Magnussen recorded the quickest time in the GT1 category with a 3:57.876 lap around the 8.47 - mile circuit in the No. 63 Compuware Corvette C6.R.

The race lap features the 12.9 mile Nordschleife (North Course) that Corvette enthusiasts are well familiar with, as well as the 2.3 - mle F1 circuit for a combined 15.2 mile lap.

The 7 - inch color TFT can display throttle input and brake input application in a graphic percentage format, turbocharger boost in pounds per square inch (psi), lap time (intended for use on closed circuits), race - inspired Rev - limit indicators, and a graphical G - Force gauge that provides a representation of acceleration, braking and cornering forces

We were only given a very brief ride in the Trackhawk, totalling a handful of laps of the Spring Mountain race circuit in Nevada.

For comparison, the circuit motorcycle record is held by Dani Pedrosa who ran a 1 ′ 21.229 lap during the 2012 MotoGP race.

Eversley, the multi-time GT race winner in PWC, easily scored the pole position Friday afternoon with a best lap of 53.429 seconds for an average speed of 99.31 miles per hour in the TCR qualifying session to pace the 13 - car field at the historic 1.5 - mile, seven - turn road circuit.

With 1000 Km to travel, the 195 lap race got underway at 11.30 am and was expected to last unto six hours, which gave ample opportunity for spectators to walk around the Silverstone circuit an visit every corner.

To no one's surprise, the Muscle Milk Honda ARX - 03c of Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr dominated the 83 - lap American Le Mans Series race in the International Sports Car Weekend Presented by Continental Tire at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

With weather conditions changing frequently throughout the session, Corvette Racing driver Jan Magnussen recorded the quickest time in the GT1 category with a 3:57.876 lap around the 8.47 - mile circuit in the No.

The # 64 Velocity Yellow machine led the way at the conclusion of the first four - hour session having lapped the circuit in 3m58.162 s and the pace remained relatively static, only for the # 97 Aston Martin Racing entry of Darren Turner, Stefan Mücke and Rob Bell to knock Corvette off the top spot by going marginally quicker during the latter half of the day.

Corvette Racing successfully ran through its test programme ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans today as the two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs turned their first laps around the circuit in the Sarthe region of France.

Gavin moved from seventh to fifth in class after dispatching the SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia of Andrea Bertolini and the # 91 Porsche Team Manthey entry in the hands of Richard Leitz prior to being lapped by the LMP1 frontrunners for the first time on the fifth tour of the 8.46 mile Circuit de la Sarthe.

The two Corvettes recorded almost 100 laps together around the 8.3 - mile circuit and, with the top six cars LMGTE Pro cars all within two seconds, the Corvettes» performance bodes well for a competitive race.

This recent video released by Toyota shows just how much energy a race car stores from regenerative braking after one lap around the Circuit de la Sarthe.

The British ace tentatively nursed the # 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R to the finish and, after 337 laps of the 8.46 mile Circuit de la Sarthe, achieved his fifth class victory at Le Mans and the first win for Corvette Racing since 2011.

Skeen, a former track record holder, took over from teammate Scott Heckert, also of Charlotte, on lap 16 and chased down the GT overall leading duo of Maxime Soulet of Belgium and Rodrigo Baptista of Brazil in the No. 3 K - PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 with three laps remaining in the 34 - lap feature at the 3.27 - mile, 17 - turn road circuit.

Gear change speed relates directly to race circuit lap times, while gear change feel is fundamental to the joy of driving.

Sadly, my few laps of the Portimao racing circuit didn't allow for such play.

Whether setting lap times around race circuits, engaging the driver on a favourite country road or providing day - to - day comfort, an exceptional engine requires an exceptional transmission.

This makes the Mission E fit for the circuit race track; its lap time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife is under the eight - minute mark.