Sentences with phrase «driving near the track»

Cars driving near the track's edge will handle differently than they will if a driver takes a tight corner.

Not exact matches

By 13 he was a consistent winner on full - size bikes at his home track, Ross Downs, a quarter - mile oval — or short track — near Fort Worth, a 5 1/2 - hour drive from Lubbock.

Zielinsky notes that its compact power train system allows the wheels to be positioned near the corners of the chassis, which makes for short front and rear overhangs and a wide track, yielding an overall layout that resembles that of a rear - wheel - drive car.

In Jet Car Stunts the players control a Jet Car — the combination of a formula racing car and a jet plane that lets them perform nearly impossible gravity - defying stunts, like driving through loops, jumping over incredible distances, corkscrew maneuvers, drifting near the edge of the racing track,... all of that in supersonic speed, miles above the ground.

The title track isn't anywhere near my favourite from the album (that would be Good Day Today) but it's hypnotic in a very Mulholland Drive / Inland Empire-esque way.

Despite its near 100bhp advantage and four - wheel drive, the Lamborghini can do little better in a straight line, although it was 1.6 sec quicker around the West Circuit despite some damp patches when it took its turn on track.

OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS > Henry Ford Henry Ford was an unheralded middle - aged mechanic who was so new to racing that he took a driving lesson immediately before squaring off against the heavily favored Alexander Winton on a one - mile dirt track near Detroit.

Stefan Bellof did indeed drive a Porsche 956 to the fastest ever lap of 6:11:13 for a motorised vehicle in 1983... but it was for qualifying for the 1000 km Sports Car race, so technically it was never a production car... Admittedly some of the cars near the top of this list blur the definition of production car... if you was to go by the list above, then it should be the Porsche 918 that takes the mantle for fastest production car as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockets.

For a follow - up to our first drive of the 2017 Honda Civic Type R, Honda chose some beautiful roads near Seattle for road driving — and Ridge Motorsports Park for track time.

+ Near - perfect balance + Transitions well from track to road + Progressive, natural driving feel — Loud — Terrible ingress and egress — Little storage

And after driving the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C (at last) on the road near Turin and then on Alfa Romeo's famous test track, Circuito di Balocco, we can say that this car's performance largely delivers on its promise, but it's not without a few caveats that will have to be chalked up to «character.»

That would not only help at the track — where the additional output could be matched by gripper tires and still maintain that near - perfect balance or power and handling, but it would go a long way to make this very special sports car as good in normal driving as it is at its limits.

Seemingly out of nowhere Reggiani and his team have turned their big V12 monster from a not especially well sorted wild animal into a genuine track weapon; one that turns in properly, is quite beautifully balanced mid corner, has mind - boggling traction on the way out of bends and which can be driven — and relished — right up near to the edge without scaring you half to death.

If you do track days regularly, or at the very least, indulge in the great driving roads near where you live, the GP offers clear advantages.

Fans at Sebring also can get behind the wheel of select Chevrolet vehicles at the Chevrolet Ride & Drive located at the Sebring skidpad near the drive - over bridge on the outside of the tDrive located at the Sebring skidpad near the drive - over bridge on the outside of the tdrive - over bridge on the outside of the track.

Randy Pobst, who drives for Motor Trend and lives near the track had a scheduling conflict on the day of the official test, but after talking with the Corvette team he was able to get some track time in with the ZR1 on the day before the others arrive.

The short video of the Q2 shows it driving along a dirt track towards the camera, getting more hazy as it nears, presumably to demonstrate the Q2 has some off - road credentials.

We've driven a GTS on a track in South Africa, where it was ideal, and again out near Lake Tahoe, ditto.

To prove the point, BMW gave me an opportunity to drive the new X5 M on the track at Laguna Seca, the famed circuit near Monterey, California.

Available exclusively as a coupe, the Mercedes - AMG GT R doesn't just push past the C in terms of output (577 horsepower and 516 lb - ft of torque), but it also introduces a host of race - ready technologies cribbed from AMG's own on - track development program, including active aero, a wider body, «Race» driving mode (as in the GT C), and a near -200-mph top speed.

Later that day, Bugatti's official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel drove the Super Sport version of the Veyron on Volkswagen's Ehra - Lessien (near Wolfsburg, Germany) high - speed test track to establish the car's top speed.

Then, I spent hours driving the sedan at every imaginable speed, with the system on and off, on both Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and on public roads near the track.

It's for people who love to drive with a luxurious interior and performance chops that will have you searching for the nearest track.

Having previously driven a showroom - stock Challenger SRT Hellcat during lapping sessions at Auto Club Speedway's sport car course, which includes multiple sections where speeds can exceed 140 miles per hour and are immediately followed by heavy braking sections, I'd say that the standard pads are up to the job in all but the most extreme cases — like the near - constant everyday track use that the cars at Bondurant see — and they're as quiet as can be, unlike most carbon ceramic setups.

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The track is situated on 640 acres (2.6 km2) in Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine and it is located near the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive.

From its naturally aspirated 3.7 - liter V6 engine to its numerous track - inspired features, the 2018 Nissan 370Z near me has plenty to offer driving enthusiasts in the Dallas area.

Take a slow drive through mountain tracks to find the remote beach near Cofete; a windswept, wild place of crashing waves and hardly a soul for miles.

As you drive, the points at which these tracks converge could see you heading off onto a different section of track, and without a mini-map in the corner this makes judging braking points and setting up racing lines near impossible with trial and error.

As arcade - y and unrealistic it may be, driving through traffic for an entire race on every track is lots of run and requires careful planning and near perfection on the track.

Even though safety may be improving, it is imperative that you take proper precautions when driving or walking near railway tracks.

A FAASST Performance Driving School is scheduled at a track near you.