Sentences with phrase «driver race gear»

It also encompasses 30 unique environments and hundreds of custom options, including driver race gear, different time periods, pop culture references, and dynamic weather.

Not exact matches

As you walk around Sonoma Raceway's racing pit, older drivers admiring one another's gear and getting ready to launch, there's a chorus of sighs as they look over the idling Crown Vics: Wish they'd had that when I was growing up.

Driver selectable Terrain Modes: Normal; Sport; Weather (AWD); Mud and Sand (4HIGH, locked for enhanced traction in deep, loose surfaces); Baja (places vehicle in 4HIGH with unique transmission shift schedule and engine controls utilizing anti-lag technology for high - speed desert racing); Rock Crawl (4LOW with locking rear differential; additional gear reduction (2.64:1 ratio) provides a 50:1 crawl ratio).

No damage, though, and I continue to follow race driver Giacomo Barri into the braking zone, paddling away at the dual - clutch transmission — ziiing, pop - pop, ziiing pop - pop — through fifth gear, fourth, third, exhaust crackling.

Hole - filled gear - change paddles are purposefully oversized and turn with the wheel, so a driver can execute racing - style gear changes even when applying steering lock.

Changes include bonnet, roof, doors, boot lid and rear wings made from lightweight carbon fibre; carbonfibre reinforced plastic bumpers, wider front wings and rear diffuser; windows made from polycarbonate material, TRD driver's bucket seat, gear shift knob, ignition button and oil pressure and water temperature gauges; Momo steering wheel, Takata seatbelts, a TRD mechanical LSD replacing standard Torsen limited - slip differential, coil over suspension kit, final gear ratio shortened to 4.8:1, an oil cooler for the engine, a TRD mono block brake calliper kit with racing spec brake pads, TWS 18 - inch wheels with Yokohama Advan tyres, stock Toyota GT86 engine.

Drivers will have the ability to manually select gears via race - inspired paddles on the steering wheel.

[2][5] Since alternate gear ratios can preselect [1][2][3][5] an odd gear on one gear shaft while the vehicle is being driven in an even gear [3](and vice versa), DCTs are the fastest - shifting road car transmission available and are even able to shift faster than a professional racing driver using a manual transmission.

Known as being one of Britain's most successful international sports car drivers, Olly is gearing up for an 11th consecutive season with the hugely successful Corvette Racing team.

Corvette Racing Gears Up for Second of Three Consecutive ALMS Street Races LONG BEACH, Calif. — The streets of Long Beach are uncharted territory for the American Le Mans Series, but several Corvette Racing drivers already know the ins and outs of the famed waterfront circuit.

So while I wouldn't race autocross with it, my point is that as a daily driver it won't beat you up just because its suspension is geared for off - road.

The revised quick - shift gear lever on the DB7 GT and racing twin - plate clutch enabled the driver to maximise use of the increase in power and torque and offers a faster gear change than the standard DB7 Vantage.

Both the professional racing driver and the professional hack (me) tagged the rev limiter when we missed the window for shifting up a gear using the PDK.

The race - inspired bucket seat for the driver is lowered by 30 mm and uses significant amount of carbon - fiber on the gear knob and center console.

It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron and has an eight - litre engine teamed with a seven gear clutch transmission that is capable of producing 1,001 bhp and 1200 Nm torque.

Racing - style shift controls mounted on the perforated leather sports steering wheel allow the driver rapid access to the five «manual» gears offered by the standard five - speed tiptronic automatic transmission, and parking is simplified by the standard front and rear Acoustic Parking System.

When in Sport mode, gear selection via racing - inspired paddle shifters (mounted on the steering wheel) automatically puts the transmission into manual mode, and the driver can select among all six transmission gear ratios.

The Alfa Romeo Giulia QV was driven by Fabio France who managed to use the car «s Race mode with the eight - speed ZF automatic transmission, thus managing to change the gear in just 150 miliseconds, which is way too quicker than most drivers can change in the manual mode.

For the interior Garage Revolution added a roll cage for the driver's safety, carbon fiber dash, center console, transmission tunnel and floor, custom gear selector and linkage, shift knob, reverse selector; AP Racing air jack kit, brake bias selector and adjustable pedal box.

The driver is able to keep an eye on information, such as the lap times, the gear switch indicator and the force effect via the integrated race display.

From the prominent tachometer positioned at the center of the driver gauge cluster, to the left - hand ignition system (a remnant of Le Mans competitions, when drivers saved time at the start of a race by turning the key with their left hand while shifting into first gear with their right hand), to the available analogue lap timer perched on the dashboard; a Porsche cockpit is all about the drive.

One of the main benefits of this transmission is that in M - mode, the driver has complete control over the gear changes and can hold any gear, using racing - style paddle controls.

Crowd - funded by a passionate community that has been involved in the development process throughout to create their ultimate racing experience, Project CARS allows you to create a driver, pick from a huge variety of motorsports, and shift into high gear to chase a number of Historic Goals and ultimate recognition in the Hall Of Fame.

Players can still choose to grind away hours on end in order to purchase the latest driver gear and new cars, but anyone who is a diehard racing genre fan may not want to spend all their time doing that when other competitive titles such as Project CARS 2 and Gran Turismo Sport are also on the market.

After participating in a series of races, milestone rewards are earned and the player can choose from receiving either additional credits, discounted rates on new cars or new driver gear.

For the first time ever in the series, players are also able to choose the gender of their driver and unlock various driver gear outfits that can be swapped out before and after each race.

It's easy to see why fans feel this drastically reduces the value of VIP membership in a way that isn't going to be made up for by some exclusive driver gear (racing suits, new to Forza 7, which can be used to customise your driver).

You are no longer a generic driver just like everyone else you'd race against online, now you are a real person with real racing gear that can be customized as you progress, unlocking new threads.

Drivers are also customizable and can have a custom skill level as well as ability to choose colors of their racing gear.

In addition, your driver will also be in the gear you've chosen whilst trackside before races begin in single - player and multiplayer.

Controlling the shifts between gears makes one feel as though he is a race car driver.