Sentences with phrase «factory team cars»
In two full - course caution periods, the safety cars split the factory team cars, twice giving the No. 63 an advantage in track position.
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Robotics and Project Titan will now report up to Google X boss Astro Teller along with Googlers working on Project Loon, the Internet - giving balloons; Makani, a wind energy project; and the self - driving car team, which, despite an imminent spinoff, remains in the moonshot factory.
Jan 04,2016... With the world's best drivers and top - ranking factory teams, America's biggest sports car race achie...
The cars will not be factory run efforts but will be made available for privateer teams to run, unsurprisingly, in the LMP1 - Privateer class.
«Drastic changes to aerodynamics would make sense, but then they can't start hobbling GT3 cars to a point that the factory teams don't want to run them».
Champion was the most successful of the Audi privateers, and it fought for wins with the factory team even though the customer cars always featured year - old technology.
The more in - depth days at Hethel include a tour around the factory and through the Classic Team Lotus facility where the marque's old Formula One cars are kept and maintained.
He's a factory driver for Corvette Racing, the factory - supported team fielded by Pratt & Miller Engineering that ran cars built directly on the Z06 platform in the 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship.
Mercedes is not only the main event sponsor, but the fifteen - car factory team includes board members Thomas Weber and Joachim Schmidt and head of PR Jörg Howe, among other luminaries including former Formula 1 drivers Jochen Mass, Karl Wendlinger, and David Coulthard, who watches the courtyard full of cars firing up from an open window in a tower above the crowd.
That was at Sebring, Florida, in 1954, when a young Stirling Moss, driving a 1453 - cc OSCA, subdued factory teams from Aston Martin, Austin - Healey, Cunningham, Excalibur, Maserati, and — above all — Lancia, whose cars were driven by duos including Alberto Ascari and Gigi Villoresi, Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti, and Piero Taruffi and Robert Manzon, proven winners all.
But the rally car built by Olsbergs MSE and supplied to several factory teams (but not Ken Block's) is a supercar, with a weight - to - power ratio of 5.12 lb / hp (slightly bettering that of the Lamborghini Huracán) and bountiful torque available at the engine's midrange firing the car from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds.
Exterior: The Appearance Of The 996 Turbo Is Highly Distinctive, With Subtle Side Colour Coded Turbo Air Vents And The Hydraulically Raised Rear Spoiler, Teaming With Further Signature Factory Details, Which Makes No Mistakes To What The Car Is And Is Beautifully Presented In Basalt Black Metallic.
You will receive a unique rendering of your winning design signed by Marek, and will also enjoy a special tour of the Aston Martin Factory, meeting the teams behind some of the world's most beautiful and iconic cars.
A victory by Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen and Ron Fellows in the 1,000 - mile Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on October 4 clinched the GT1 drivers» titles for O'Connell and Magnussen, the seventh straight drivers championship for Chevrolet's factory sports car racing team.
Chevrolet's championship - winning team returns for American Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans DETROIT — Corvette Racing's roster of championship - winning drivers will return in 2008 to race the Chevrolet factory team's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars in the 12 - race American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
DETROIT — Corvette Racing's roster of championship - winning drivers will return in 2008 to race the Chevrolet factory team's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars in the 12 - race American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Fellows Named Most Popular Driver, Gongla Wins GT1 Crew Chief of the Year Award MONTEREY, Calif. — The checkered flag at the conclusion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 21 marked the end of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season, but Chevrolet's factory road racing team kept on winning.
Today's test was the only opportunity for Chevy's factory team to evaluate its new cars on the 8.5 - mile course before the start of official practice and qualifying on June 15.
Chevrolet's two - car factory road racing team will also return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in pursuit of a sixth GT1 title in the world's most famous sports car race.
Corvette Racing officials have announced a revised driver lineup for the two - car Chevrolet factory team.
The two - car factory Chevrolet team is attempting to capture a third straight class victory at the legendary 12 - hour endurance event.
Later in 2006, Acura announced that the three factory teams would be Andretti Green Racing, Fernández Racing, and Highcroft Racing, and that the chassis would be built by Lola Cars of the UK and Courage Compétition of France.
That's why on top of our terrific new and used car sales, we also offer a team of factory - certified service technicians at our auto repair shop.
[31] This car, a winner in both Marcus Grönholm's and Mikko Hirvonen's hands in the two - car factory BP - Ford World Rally Team that contested the 2006 World Rally Championship season, duly racked up the manufacturers» title, [32] spelling the end of a formidable twenty - seven - year wait for such an honour in this series for the Blue Oval.
Let our factory trained and fully certified technicians be the only team you turn to when your vehicle needs car service in Freeport.
This will be the first Super Snake built by Shelby American outside its Las Vegas facility, providing auction guests with the unique opportunity to see the muscle car manufactured by an assembly team including factory technicians and Craig Jackson.
Coming off a victory in the SPEED World Challenge GT for the factory Cadillac CTS - V racing team as well as a podium finish in the Corvette C5 - R at Mosport, the Canadian has recently driven a wide variety of GM - powered racing cars.
Our Kia financing team will also help you take advantage of frequent Kia dealer special offers, factory incentives and used car specials.
The CORE Autosport team, which fields a GT Porsche and a LMPC Oreca, had a miserable day after their morning announcement that they would run a two - car factory Porsche GT team last year.
Ford out - represents them all, however, as the manufacturer enters two cars each from their IMSA and WEC teams, something similar to the two front factory assault BMW plans on bringing to the race next year when they launch a program expected to be based on the new 8 - Series.
Kia Racing, a factory - sponsored team in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, has currently entered a few Fortes in the series.
As I listen for the ticking hum of the 2015 Audi S8's engine, I imagine a struggle at the Ingolstadt factory where the car was born, the team responsible for delivering a sedate, quiet ride toe - to - toe and screwdriver - to - pneumatic - drill with the engineers who developed the engine and tuned the car for performance.
The Honda SEMA exhibit will feature a host of specialty and production - based Honda - powered racing machines, on two and four wheels, including the Global Rallycross (GRC) Civic; Team Honda Research West (THR - W) Endurance Civic Type R; new Honda - powered F3 race car; Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) Civic Si; 50th Anniversary Baja Ridgeline; Honda's Powersports product line - up; Honda Factory Performance ™ (HFP ™) Accessories and the new Honda Genuine Accessories Civic Type R Red Carbon Kit.
The two - car Mazda Prototype factory race team will be managed by Florida - based SpeedSource Race Engineering.
It seems some teams are souring with regards to their GT3 car so why not see if they can pick up some factory support and go back to their roots?
Plus, our service team does not only excel in the service of Toyotas, but our factory - certified technicians also specialize in luxury auto repair and can restore any car, truck or SUV of any make or model.
TRG - AMR North America team principal Kevin Buckler confirmed to Sportscar365 late Thursday that Aston Martin factory driver Darren Turner and recent Pirelli World Challenge winner Brandon Davis will share the wheel of the No. 66 entry in Sunday's penultimate round of the Rolex Sports Car Series.
Honda has revealed a special one - off racing car based on its CR - V diesel SUV, which has been designed and built by a team from Mission Motorsport, the forces» motorsport charity, in conjunction with the Honda factory race team.
Like the 2011 Corvette Z06X and Camaro SSX, it looks like Chevrolet is allowing the engineers and designers from both teams to collaborate on creating these factory built Corvette and Camaro race cars.
GM factory driver Olly Gavin of Northamptonshire, England and his Banner Racing team mate Gunther Schaldach of Colorado, took a second consecutive podium finish in the # 07 The Cool TV Camaro GT.R at Virginia International Raceway yesterday, solidifying second place in the GT points standings for the Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America announced that it will field a two - car factory team named Porsche North America in the 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship's GT Le Mans class.
«Having finally a unified platform to compete on has made the decision so much easier to enter a GT based Porsche factory team for the first time in American sports car racing.»
For many years the Subaru Technica International team has been the only factory backed racing effort to compete in Japan's most prestigious form of motorsport when it would team up with the aftermarket parts manufacturer Cusco to campaign an entry into what used to be called the Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship or JGTC.
Core Autosport plans to compete in the 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship's GT Le Mans class with Porsche 911 RSR cars and be a Porsche factory team.
Chevy's Factory Team Looks Back on Six Races and Looks Ahead to Six More LEXINGTON, Ohio — With six races in the rearview mirror and six races on the road ahead, Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the start of the second half of the season for Chevrolet's factory road racinFactory Team Looks Back on Six Races and Looks Ahead to Six More LEXINGTON, Ohio — With six races in the rearview mirror and six races on the road ahead, Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the start of the second half of the season for Chevrolet's factory road racing tTeam Looks Back on Six Races and Looks Ahead to Six More LEXINGTON, Ohio — With six races in the rearview mirror and six races on the road ahead, Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the start of the second half of the season for Chevrolet's factory road racinfactory road racing teamteam.
I think we were fast enough and any one of the four cars from the Corvette and Aston Martin factory teams could have won today.
In the hyper - competitive world of GT racing, keeping the finer details of a car like the C7.R under lock and key might give this factory team an advantage, so GM has directed its Corvette drivers and personnel to maintain silence when asked about the replacement for its championship - winning C6.R chassis.
LEXINGTON, Ohio — With six races in the rearview mirror and six races on the road ahead, Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the start of the second half of the season for Chevrolet's factory road racing team.
MONTEREY, Calif. — The checkered flag at the conclusion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 21 marked the end of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season, but Chevrolet's factory road racing team kept on winning.
TCR is cheaper and not for factory teams, but with manufacturers allowed to give technical support in running front - wheel - drive, production - based cars with turbocharged engines of up to 2.0 litres and with maximum torque of 420Nm and about 350 horsepower.