Sentences with phrase «driver on a road course»

I knew with Carroll Shelby — he's from Texas — he puts a good team together, and I knew Dan Gurney was a great race driver on road courses.

Not exact matches

Mike Conway, who will compete with Ed Carpenter Racing on road / street courses next season, tested the No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka entry for the team, with team owner / driver Ed Carpenter in attendance as well.

Despite his failure to make it to Victory Lane this season — he will have one more chance on Saturday night — Andretti became a more complete driver during the off - season and saw his work translate to better results on road and street courses.

Of the 17 races on the 2018 calendar, six take place on ovals, six on road course, and five on street courses, making IndyCar perhaps the truest test of driver abilities of any championship in the world.

The event has the hashtag «Respect The Bumps» - that's not just a gimmick, because the bumps on the airfield circuit (Sebring is the USA's oldest road course) are properly savage, testing the limits of both the cars and the drivers.

In a sport dominated for adecade by the German driver Michael Schumacher and his Ferrari team, Montoyawas viewed as an aggressive, risk - taking driver with a rare instinct forpassing on the demanding winding road courses through cities and countryside.His name and mischievous smile were known from Canada to Monaco to Bahrain andChina.

When I drive, because of course I am an excellent driver, I marvel at the incompetence of all the humans who are driving the other vehicles on the road.

Meanwhile, the war rig driver Furiosa is sent on the Fury road to Gas - town and the Bullet Farm for... guzzline and bullets of course.

We follow him (and a cat or two) over the course of a week, as he wanders through the city and then goes on a road trip with businessman Roland Turner (John Goodman) and his driver («TRON: Legacy» «s Garrett Hedlund) to Chicago, where he hopes to finally get his big break.

Going back to the analogy of driver's education, if people want to operate automobiles on the roads, they have to prove competency via courses and licensing.

Works like a charm and together with rear radar and surrounding sodar you have a car that can detect obstacles, read signs, see the road, partly drive by itself, keep cruise control distance, warn rear driver if they don't see you are at standstill in a queue (the car then flashes the lights to wake them up) and to protect you (if they still doesn't react and my car thinks this will not end well, it pretensions seat belts, apply full brake if you are at stand still, to prevent you from bouncing further, and precharge the airbag safety system - if nothing happens, it releases the belts and so on), and it can find parking spot that fits and help you park there and of course help you with obstacles around the car when parking by yourself.

From the Le Mans - inspired key placement to the night - friendly lighting to the steering's sensitivity that keeps the entire driving process lucid after a dozen hours behind the wheel, the Porsche proves that what makes a car great on the race course can also give road drivers an almost heroic sense of control.

Racecars, 1 side only is standard (as the load is asymmetrical, even on road courses (as they're primarily right hand turns and the driver is typically alone and on the left side of the car)-RRB-.

We sent Pilgrim to test the new 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport on the 2.0 - mile Atlanta Motorsports Park road course, and to say our driver and the Grand Sport were quick is an understatement.

We're in a Barber Motorsports Park garage in Birmingham, Ala., on a brisk morning with pro race - car driver Andy Pilgrim — along with the Chevrolet Camaro Z / 28 and Porsche 911 GT3, the latest, road course - focused street cars for 2014.

A driver lineup that includes road racing stars like Olivier Beretta, Peter Cunningham, Ryan Dalziel, Chris Dyson, Ryan Eversley, Kevin Estre, Johnny O'Connell and Andy Pilgrim will test their cars to the limits on the Corkscrew and throughout Mazda Raceway's 11 - turn, 2.238 - mile traditional road course.

It's a great driver's car, the most fun production Mustang on a road course.

Garcia has raced previously at Mid-Ohio in the Grand - Am series, so Corvette Racing's new full - season driver will be up to speed quickly on the 2.25 - mile, 13 - turn road course.

While all four Corvette Racing drivers have experience at VIR, none has raced a Corvette C6.R on the 3.27 - mile Virginia road course.

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.

Road racing specialist seeks his first Cup win Chevrolet Corvette factory driver Ron Fellows has been a fixture on the NASCAR road courses for the past few yeRoad racing specialist seeks his first Cup win Chevrolet Corvette factory driver Ron Fellows has been a fixture on the NASCAR road courses for the past few yeroad courses for the past few years.

Now after racing on high - speed courses in Sebring, Fla., and Atlanta, Chevy's factory road racing team is aiming to extend its lead in the drivers and manufacturers championships on the tight 13 - turn Mid-Ohio circuit.

Braselton, Ga. — Drivers Ian James and Matt Keegan in the No. 50 Panoz Avezzano GT persevered in a caution - shortened PWC GTS SprintX round six race on Lime Rock Park's seven - turn, 1.5 - mile road course and secured Team Panoz Racing's first podium of the season, out dueling a strong GTS SprintX lineup.

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.

Through two street races and two contests on natural terrain road courses, the aero package is a winner, according to Sebastien Bourdais» team partner and former driver Jimmy Vasser.

Similarly, on a road course, the driver can apply full throttle when exiting a corner and PTM will automatically manage acceleration dynamics to maximize exit speed based on available traction.

SEMA Show visitors are invited to check out the Arctic Cat UTV Experience, which includes the ability to ride along in a brand - new ’17 high - performance Arctic Cat Wildcat piloted by a professional driver on a specially built off - road course located just outside the LVCC's South Hall.

Of course, modern drivers love to enjoy their time on the road, too.

Holbrook will be part of the action whether the driver / owner is getting the most out of her Honda on the 11 - turn, 2.238 - mile road course, running her multicar effort, making media appearances, or signing autographs.

Instead, I would attend a series of workshops held by Porsche engineers, and I would be given two rides in the Cayenne by development drivers: one on a circuit, the other on an off - road course.

PassPlus: This Driving Standards Agency course is aimed at helping new drivers (who have passed their test within 12 months) become more confident on the road.

The coach is your driver too for the weekend and will keep you entertained with surfing stories, information on the local area and some epic road trip tunes of course!

It is worth noting that a Tesla vehicle is over five times less likely to experience a fire than the average gasoline car and that there have been zero serious injuries or deaths for any reason ever, fire or otherwise, in a Model S. Over the course of more than 100 million miles driven in almost every possible terrain, weather and crash conditions, the Tesla Model S has consistently protected its driver and passengers, achieving the best safety track record of any car on the road.

Of course deliveries to businesses need the roads, so make those charges fair, but the armies of commuting SUVs with empty seats and only one driver (illegally on the cell phone and missing red lights and swerving with their hand motions to the caller on the other end) need to feel the bite of their impact.

Is fire risk calculated strictly on climate shifts or considering other secondary drivers (which would in the Amazon also include road building of course).

However, parents shouldn't depend upon these courses as making their child a safer driver on the road.

So, if a delivery driver is out on the road and they drive a block out of the way to get a cup of coffee, that's most — much more likely to be treated at still within the scope and course of their employment even though they went a little bit out of the way, as opposed to if they drive and make a delivery and then drive five miles out of the way to go see a buddy in prison and then they come back to the highway.

According to Pasco County residents, drivers in and around the Mitchell Ranch Plaza need a refresher course on the rules of the road.

Distracted driving includes any behavior that causes a driver to take his or her eyes away from the road: eating, changing the radio station, putting on makeup, watching a movie on your vehicle's DVD player, disciplining children, and of course, cellphone use.

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And with all of these drivers, of course, comes the cohort of automobile insurance companies that are looking to sell a wide range of policies to cover virtually any kind of incident that may occur whilst on the road.

I felt completely prepared to be on the road after taking this driver's education course.

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