Sentences with phrase «famous race car»

The 3.0 CSL is arguably the most famous race car to ever come out of Munich.

You know it says something when the son of one of the most famous race car drivers of our time, and a current IndyCar driver himself, declares the 2013 Chevy Volt «the future».

It runs and drives equally as well as it looks, and is equipped with the original 383ci engine backed by an automatic transmission and the iconic one - year - only squared circle famous race car steering wheel.

Integrating design cues from the famous race car, the Audi Quattro IMSA GTO, the new coupe's debut represents more than just a new model, but the future design direction of forthcoming Audi Sport models.

To expand its market, Upper Deck is interested in manufacturing cards of famous race car drivers.

... you play the role of Ryan McKane, son of world famous racing car drive James McKane and brother to the equally famous Donnie McKane who is making headlines in the racing world.

Colin Peck presents the results of his researches into the genre / The Ballot 2LS, part six — Our Publisher continues his review of this landmark Vintage car by describing the example once owned by Ian Connell and now in George Wingard's collection in Eugene, Oregon / Auto - biography: Brian Sewell — In the latest instalment of his series interviewing personalities from the old - car world, Matthew Bell visits art critic Brian Sewell / The 1926 - 27 Grand Prix Talbot - Darracqs, part one — In the first of a three - part series recounting the long careers of these famous racing cars, Simon Moore describes their origins and works competition histories / Back on the Road — Michael Ware visits the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands, to inspect a rare and recently restored 1914 Briton 10/12

What better way to kick off a list of best Porsches than with one of the automaker's most dominant and famous race cars.

As founder and CEO of the motorsports marketing agency Just Marketing International, he has mastered the building of brands through motorsports, which has, in turn, enabled him to acquire a collection of some very famous race cars, including those he will share driving with his best mate Richard Dean at both the Pre-Reunion and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion: the 1980 Williams F1 Alan Jones Championship F1 car; the 1986 IMSA Ford GTO with which Scott Pruett won the IMSA championship; a 1986 Porsche 962 and the 1982 Porsche 935 that won at Daytona and Sebring; and for the first time, the Lola T 332 Formula 5000 car that Mario Andretti drove to win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 1975.

The BMW 3.0 CSL competed against many famous race cars back in its hey day, but very few were as spectacular as the Porsche 934/935.

There are classics from the 90s, 80s and 70s here, from iconic road cars to some of the most famous racing cars ever to grace a track.

Not exact matches

The 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the first motorsport events of the year and over 50 race cars have been busy testing at the famous circuit, making a lot of awesome noise!

The greatest and most successful privateer F1 team of all time, Rob Walker Racing Team ran various cars between 1953 and 1970, the famous blue and white livery winning nine races - mostly in the hands of Stirling Moss.

It's a pity Timo Glock's Toyota isn't one of the classic cars, because then we could all recreate the famous move on the last corner of the last lap of the last race of the 2008 season which ensured Hamilton beat Massa to the title in his second year of F1.

When he was a child Earnhardt would conduct makeshift races with Matchbox cars in front of one of the clocks his famous father had won while the NASCAR radio broadcast played in the background.

Despite never winning an F1 race, Cheever still achieved a lot in his varied motorsport career, winning sports car races, finishing runner - up at Le Mans twice, racing in CART and standing on the top step of the podium in IndyCar and winning the famous Indianapolis 500 in 1998.

This year not only did Le Mans not clash with a Grand Prix, but ahead of this weekend's Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring fans will be treated to a whole host of legendary cars and drivers from the famous French race will take to the track as part of a demonstration.

The grid included a bunch of Le Mans winners, such as Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela, as well as several famous names from Audi's time in DTM, GT, and touring car racing.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is basically Glastonbury for motorsport fans, with every type of racing car and bike you could ever imagine being driven by world famous drivers from across the globe.

Using a race or road car as canvas to showcase the creativity and design of some of the world's best and most famous artists really is a wonderful thing.

You can choose luxury designer baby bedding from one of the world's most famous designers, or indulge your own love of sports with a set of race - car bedding.

This watch is inspired by the cars in the world famous race, and it shows in its sleek contours, rugged design and straightforward masculine aesthetic.

First up, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad includes the famous racer and all different styles of racing offroad with rally cars and pro buggies.

These can range from «Moments in Motorsports» to «The Race Driver Experience» and see you re-creating famous moments in racing history such as the Ferrari and Ford rivalry at LeMans, to experiencing the thrill of being the race car driver behind the wheel of an IndyCar at IndianapoRace Driver Experience» and see you re-creating famous moments in racing history such as the Ferrari and Ford rivalry at LeMans, to experiencing the thrill of being the race car driver behind the wheel of an IndyCar at Indianaporace car driver behind the wheel of an IndyCar at Indianapolis.

While «Rush» has plenty of exciting, highly saturated racing scenes as it makes pit stops through famous Formula One courses, Howard (whose directorial debut, 1977's «Grand Theft Auto,» was a far less accomplished tale of car chases) is more concerned with the personality conflict, played out at high speed.

Gianluca opens the hood to show off the supercharged 6.2 - liter V - 8 engine tuned by industry masters Claudio Lombardi, ex-Scuderia Ferrari director, and Mario Cavagnero, the man behind the Lancia Racing team and father of championship - winning cars like the famous Integrale and 037.

Auto Union was famous for its advanced race cars that, together with Mercedes racers, were known as the Silver Arrows.

His latest book includes actors who have raced — from Dean to McQueen to Newman — and car - entwined characters such as James Bond, Mad Max, and the Blues Brothers, not to mention specific films and shows and the cars they helped to make famous.

Taruffi's racing career Part 2 — Charlie Rous concludes his article on the famous racing driver with an account of the years 1934 to 1950 / Our anniversary competition — Enter our motoring quiz competition and you could win a special day at the National Motor Museum / 1929 Sunbeam special — An enthusiastic report from David Hawtin on this exciting20 hp non-standard Sunbeam / The Lea - Francis story 1924 - 37 — Michael Worthington - Williams continues with part 2 of his history of the Coventry make / VSCC's December driving tests — This annual event is described by Tom Thelfall in his Diary of a dilettante / Type 35 Bugatti — The Editor writes about his encounter with a superb example of the archetypal Bugatti / 1908 TT: The» 4 - inch» race — The story of this early event with a curious name is recounted for us by Bryan Goodman / 1939 Lancia Aprilia — Zoe Harrison talked to the proud owner of this far - ahead - of - its - time Lancia / Shaft - drive C.N. — The early history of G.N. and the cars that were not propelled by chains.

War Horse Vauxhall — David Burgess-Wise examines the rôle played by the Vauxhall D - Type in the First World War, and drives the example in the manufacturer's collection / The Pomeroy Trophy at 60 — Peter McFadyen tells the story of the VSCC's event for finding the best sports touring car, and explains the arcane formulae behind it / The 1926 - 27 Grand Prix Talbot - Darracqs, part three — In the third and final part of his series about these famous racers, Simon Moore investigates the fate of each / Auto - biography: Cally Callomon — Matthew Bell visits this art director, Vintage car owner and bicycle fanatic, and learns about his career and hobbies / Peugeot Racing Engineers 2: Louis Verdet Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges looks at the career of this engineer, whose influence spread far beyond motoring / The Ballot 2LS, part eight — Our Publisher concludes his series on the twin cam Ballot 2LS, listing the cars known to have existed but which have now disappeared

Stanaway was scheduled to drive a Subaru WRX STi race car developed and prepared by Prodrive out of Banbury, England, a company famous for its exploits in the World Rally Championship with Subaru several years ago.

Faces from racing history — Alan Smith presents a fascinating collection of photographs of famous racing drivers and personalities of the 1940s / First journey in an internal combustion - engined car — A report on a centenary run to celebrate the first trip in Britain in such a vehicle / Restore your car's interior — with our special offer — A leather restoration kit and an interior restoration book form this months special offer — elusive to readers / 1939 BMW 327 — During the mid-1930s BMW set new standards with a range of fine touring cars.

Undoubtedly the most outlandish car here, the 2X revives the famous Chaparral name from racing and envisions a futuristic «Garage 56» experimental car for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Karl Ludvigsen describes a technical tour de force of the first magnitude / Oily Rag Run — We report on The Automobile's inaugural Oily Rag Run, an event we hope will become a permanent fixture in the motoring calendar / Franschhoek Motor Museum — Simon Moore has visited this museum, an hour from Cape Town, and describes some of the mouthwatering exhibits being collected there / Dan Margulies — In the fourth part of Dan Margulies» competition reminiscences, as related to the Editor, we look at his switch to historic racing with the famous Maserati 8CM, chassis 3011 / The Car of Quality: The Taylor — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of one of the most ephemeral of all marques, Taylor of Scotswood - on - Tyne

Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel of an historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trialsfamous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trialsFamous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials cars.

Then came mid-engine, street - legal racing cars like the Porsche 550 Spyder and 904 Carrera GTS; the former most famous for claiming the life of actor James Dean in 1955 and the latter as a car raced in the early 1960s with great success by drivers like Ben Pon, the builder of Bernardus Lodge.

With famous race circuits pre-loaded into the car's memory, drivers who take their Pistas out on track can view detailed maps, analyse their performance and receive helpful tips.

Its tragic story is related by Brian Palmer / Racing at Brooklands — Memories of the 1937 J.C.C. International Trophy and Campbell Trophy races recalled by Fred Hislop / Austin to America — Alistair Bruce tells how in 1927 an English entrepreneur took an Austin Seven to the USA in an attempt to capture a slice of he mass car market / 1901 Baker Electric — On this month's «excursion'the Editor drives an environmentally - friendly electric car / VSCC Wessex and Derbyshire Trials — Tom Threlfall reports on these events and the club's «travelling circus» / Pre-war hill - climbing in the North — Our series by A.B. Demaus on famous British hill - climb locations continues with a description of an ascent in the Yorkshire Wolds / London - Brighton — Commercial Run Pictorial report of this year's HCVS Run by Andrew Plummer.

In Pom's Prince Henry, Vauxhall historian Nic Portway recounts the history of this important Edwardian sports car, precursor of the famous 30 - 98, and tells us why Pom's own car is such a joy to drive / Matthew Bell travels to North Yorkshire to meet the seasoned historic racer who has owned and competed in an enviable selection of sports and racing cars over the past 50 years for this month's Auto - biography: Neil Corner / Although 1.7 million were produced in its 10 - year lifetime, the Chevrolet Corvair is sometimes labelled a loser.

Karl Ludvigsen continues the engineer's story / Coeur Du Lion — The petite Peugeot 293 is over / Poisoned Arrows — Brooks Brierley describes how Pierce Arrow took Studebaker down the road to ruin / Vintage Montlhery — Douglas Blain enjoys a thrilling weekend at the famous French race track / The Turn Of The Screw — Michael Worthington - Williams puts a final spin on propellor driven cars.

The car sports the famous red, white, and blue BRE livery and is actually, but it's more than just a looker: Nissan built the car to current SCCA T2 regulations, and will field the car in several races during the remainder of this season.

The tumultuous story of the blue beast that hauled the famous Scarabs, the only all - American Formula 1 racing cars.

After which comes the stirring sights and sounds of the Le Mans Legends storming around the circuit and reminding us of the iconic race cars that got us all interested in the famous 24 - hour race in the first place.

Both cars are in the iconic colors BMW race cars made famous.

Toyota has promised to bring along a selection of GT86s, each wearing a livery inspired by a famous car in Toyota's racing and rallying heritage.

The top class, simply named Prototype, sees more obscure - looking cars (as is typical for endurance racing) but with even more recognisable drivers — the most famous being current F1 driver Fernando Alonso who will be competing in a Ligier.

But it wasn't just about buying the fastest car, as Charley Woit («Mulholland Charley») was famous for his homebuilt, full - race 1951 GMC pickup truck (and subsequent monstrosities).

For a driver, any driver, that bomb is a potential minefield where a mental misstep, or the unfortunate circumstance of being caught up in another driver's incident, or a breakdown of the car, or the politics of a sanctioning body can end your dreams of participating in the most famous race in the world.

Le Mans Legend features a field of 60 cars that race the full 8.5 - mile circuit, and you'll see everyone who's famous in the world of classic cars.

The problem with the old alpine, I really loved cause its rearenginelayout and looks and sportiness (even with cage under 700 kg if I remember correct), was the extreme tiny cockpit, the catastrophic procession (french cars...) and that it was difficult to drive under racing conditions, felt a little bit like a Lancia Stratos (another famous rallycar with catastrophic builtqualtiy): it refuses to drive in the streight in the same way the Urquattro refuses to drives in curves:-D!