Sentences with phrase «close championship races»

Not exact matches

If Young Bill Buchan Jr., the Seattle skipper who piloted a Luders 16 to a clear - cut victory in the annual North American Sailing championships, remains anything close to the coolheaded, calm - browed competitor he was this last week at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, it is going to take some doing to beat him in future races.

Jenson Button was desperate to secure the 2009 world championship with a race to spare in 2009, but with teammate and title rival Rubens Barrichello (yes, he did once get sorta close to actually winning one!)

Most touring car championships have packed grids, masses of fans and close, exciting racing, yet somehow the FIA WTCC has managed to achieve none of those things.

Kimi Raikkonen won the first race — the first time Lotus had done so since 2006 and 1978 and at this point in the season the entire field were separated by just 25 points in the championship — the closest title battle since Australia 2012.

They are, instead, getting as close as they can to the No. 1 outdoor passion of all Seattle, the bucking, roaring hydroplanes which on August 9 will race for the Gold Cup, the speedboat championship of the world.

The Brazilian made his debut with Sauber back in 2002 and had a long spell with Ferrari where he achieved 11 race victories, also coming desperately close to the world championship in the dramatic 2008 season finale, where Massa missed out on the title by a single point.

The Ferrari 156/85 was, unsurprisingly, the car Ferrari used in 1985 and Johansson's team - mate Michele Alboreto came close to winning the championship with it, before five consecutive car failures in the last five races scuppered his chances.

The intent was to bring the performance level of the three manufacturers closer inline where one doesn't hold an overwhelming superiority like Toyota had last season where its drivers combined to win 16 of 36 races and saw Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch finish 1 - 2 in the championship and each lead over 2,000 laps.

Both Moto2 and Moto3 also feature all of the positives MotoGP does - simple racing, talented grids, tough riders and close championships.

The TF105 was a pretty handy machine and Jarno Trulli took a brace of podiums in the first few races, proving to unexpectedly appear to be Fernando Alonso's closest challenger in the championship until McLaren and Kimi Raikkonen came good.

While Vettel and Hamilton look set to be the key players in the championship fight, Red Bull Racing looked closer in Spain and could well join the scrap at the front in future races — especially on more chassis - specific tracks.

Hill (who was his closest championship challenger heading into the race) took pole but his car wouldn't start on the parade lap and he had to start from the back, all - but guaranteeing Prost the championship as long as he got to the finish ahead of his teammate.

A year after being edged by Great Oak's Destiny Collins in the 3,200 - meter race at the CIF State Track and Field Championships, O'Keeffe outran her rival to claim a third state championship medal, and provided a convincing closing statement for her inclusion in the conversation of elite distance runners in recent California history.

As the European championships are drawing closer to a fantastic end, football clubs all over Europe, especially in England, are gearing up for the domestic football to begin - to set pulses racing for fans and everyone who is involved alike.

After Matt Neal takes out his team - mate in Race 2, the championship standings are closer than ever.

Entering the closing stages of the BTCC, a fantastic race weekend at Rockingham saw reigning champion Jason Plato draw ever closer to the championship - leading Hondas of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden.

It's a strong championship this, the cars are all equal, the racing's close and the driving standards high.

In terms of the Manufacturers» and Teams» championships, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet are very close to securing those now so that's one big positive to come out of the weekend.»

Jan Magnusssen and Antonio Garcia are aiming to rebound after contact in the closing minutes at Mid-Ohio knocked them out of the lead in the GT championship race.

DETROIT (Sept. 27, 2016)-- Corvette Racing and Chevrolet can put the wraps on their wire - to - wire championship run this weekend as they close out the 2016 endurance racing season with the final long - distance event of the year — Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on SatRacing and Chevrolet can put the wraps on their wire - to - wire championship run this weekend as they close out the 2016 endurance racing season with the final long - distance event of the year — Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Satracing season with the final long - distance event of the year — Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Saturday.

Toyota has no plans to re-enter the championship with a works team, but has been pleased to lend its support to TOCA, appropriately with a British - built car - Avensis is manufactured at Burnaston in Derbyshire, close to the Donington Park race circuit.

Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell win season - closing race at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. — The Chevrolet Corvette C5 - R closed out an historic era on Saturday night with a GTS victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, a circuit in which the championship - winning team had never won.

Cups mode offers 4 cups with the first three cups comprising of 4 races per cup at a duration of 5 laps per race with a points table of anywhere from 1 point for finishing in 4th place to 4 points for winning the race resulting in close battles for which car wins the cup; accompanied by a rewarding podium at the climax of the championship.

Developer Polyphony Digital eschewed GT's dated structure to pull a page from more serious PC sims like iRacing, which inspire communities of competition through scheduled daily events, championships and a balance - of - performance system that keeps the racing close.

Despite missing the first two races of the season during development, the 90 won six of the last nine races, and managed a very close second place in the championship.

The racing has so far been excellent — the races are short, close, and competitive, and in both seasons the drivers» championships were decided on the final day.