Other features include
an endurance racing fuel tank carrying up to 120 litres of fuel.
V12 Vantage Zagato specification includes a bonded aluminium platform modified with a bespoke steel roll cage, front and rear double wishbone suspension with fully adjustable Multimatic DSSV Dampers and a 120 ltr
endurance racing fuel tank.
Not exact matches
Ask an
endurance racing newbie about WEC and they'll probably say it's all about tyre management and
fuel saving but fact is the series has some of the best
racing out there.
This goes back to training specificity: The best way to create great
endurance performance is to learn how to burn primarily fats for
fuel (and then add carbs during
race day, to
fuel the afterburner).
On the other hand, when the body is primarily depending on carbohydrates for an
endurance race, then it becomes absolutely paramount to load carbohydrates before the
race, since (a) that is the
fuel that the body will be using, and (b) the carbohydrate «
fuel tank» is so phenomenally small compared to the fat «
fuel tank.»
To use a car example, the more sugar you consume during an
endurance race, the more it looks like you're
fueling a roadtrip with nitrous oxide: you're essentially using a high - intensity, short - duration mechanism for low - intensity, long - duration.
By hitching your
endurance ability to burning carbs (which means that you need to
fuel with carbs constantly during training and
racing), you'll reach a ceiling past which you can not improve your
endurance performance: the big gun of
endurance performance (fat - burning) was never developed.
This is the rarer Competizione version, one of just eight produced, with a factory hot - rodded engine, lightweight aluminum bodywork, and a larger
fuel tank for
endurance races.
SEBRING, Fla. (March 18, 2017)-- Corvette
Racing stormed to a stunning class victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
Fueled by Fresh from Florida on Saturday — its third straight in North America's oldest
endurance sports car
race.
When the green flag dropped, the 33 car was already in the pits, getting the
fuel cell topped off (a strategy the team implemented to take advantage of
fuel capacity allowances within NASA's
endurance racing rules) while the 38 car took a conservative approach to finishing the long
race — driving safe and staying on the track.
The
Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) technology was derived from the Audi Le Mans endurance race cars, and offers improved fuel efficiency as well as an increased power output and cleaner emissi
Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) technology was derived from the Audi Le Mans
endurance race cars, and offers improved
fuel efficiency as well as an increased power output and cleaner emissi
fuel efficiency as well as an increased power output and cleaner emissions.
Racing is expensive, and endurance racing is hours and hours of expensive racing which means fuel, brake pads, rotors and tires will be destroyed in abun
Racing is expensive, and
endurance racing is hours and hours of expensive racing which means fuel, brake pads, rotors and tires will be destroyed in abun
racing is hours and hours of expensive
racing which means fuel, brake pads, rotors and tires will be destroyed in abun
racing which means
fuel, brake pads, rotors and tires will be destroyed in abundance.
The direct - injected engine offers better
fuel economy, a critical element in long - distance
endurance racing.
The partnership demonstrates that advanced automotive technologies and renewable
fuels can meet the performance requirements of even the most demanding
endurance racing conditions and can be readily transferred from raceway to driveway.
A 100 - litre FIA - approved «bag»
fuel tank is available as an option for
endurance racing.
Porsche will attack this year's Nurburgring's 24h
endurance race with a new version of their 911 GT3 Hybrid, which besides producing more power is also 20 percent lighter and requires less
fuel.
«In 2007, Corvette
Racing won the Michelin Energy
Endurance Challenge in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the most efficient use of
fuel during the
race.
The
race car principle includes horsepower from smaller cubic inches, mechanical «agreement,» durability for up to 24 - hour
endurance races and enhanced
fuel mileage.
«Because it is lightweight and efficient, it reduces
fuel and tire consumption over the lengthy period of an
endurance race.»
But it's based on the same
race - proven engine architecture serving Ford's IMSA Daytona Prototype
endurance racing efforts and packed with tons of tech: highlights include variable cam timing, a low - friction roller - finger - follower valvetrain, a dual
fuel injection system using both port and direct injectors, and Ford - engineered pistons, rods, camshafts and twin turbochargers.
Online play has changed little since last years entry, boasting the exact same three game modes: Sprint is a simple three lap
race in the dry, removing the strategy of
fuel and tire management in favor of outright speed;
endurance ramps up the lap count to 25 % of total
race distance and enables dynamic weather for more potentially interesting
races, while Grand Prix lets you customise everything in the same way that the singleplayer version does.