Sentences with phrase «for track racers»

Not exact matches

«I'll be doing the RAC rally in the UK when I return, which means I'll be back in the office for ten days then back out on the track for another three days,» he said.

There are plenty of racers to choose from, and while the track number is small, it makes up for it in that the tracks themselves are very memorable.

It's beside the point that Need For Speed doesn't compare with big - time simulation racers like Forza or Gran Turismo; instead of chasing half - second improvements based on real - world tracks, Need For Speed celebrates driving like a maniac in a big world with no reality to concern yourself with.

While the four tracks are great, they aren't quite enough to keep the fun going into the night, leaving Coffin Dodgers a kart racer best suited for short bursts.

It seems the cocky red racer became lost after falling out of his car carrier (voiced by Pixar regular John Ratzenberger) while heading for a track in California.

DriveClub pushed out one more update — billed as the last for the 2014 racer — which adds in more than a dozen tracks and weighs about 5.75 GB.

A beautiful racer that's meant for both the hardcore and casual player, I can't wait to race around the track next month on Xbox One X.

The upcoming arcade racer Trailblazers for PC, PS4, and Switch brings serious color to the twisting and stomach churning tracks across an intergalactic race.

Now that a few years have passed by, Mario Kart 8's gravity - bending gimmick isn't exactly the most amazing feature — though even without it, these really are some of the best tracks in any colorful kart racer, that goes for both the all - new tracks and the inspired recreations.

Fan created MODs for cars and tracks not in a released game add longevity and new blood to a sim racer once it is released.

The online mode will give gamers the chance to vote for the circuit, bike class, and number of laps before they take to the track and compete in an online Arcade racer or Career mode championship. Once the race comes to an end it's over to the online leaderboards to see where you rank against the rest of the world. Not only will you find competitors» lap times but the option to upload and download racing ghosts and riding lines, which will help you compete against the very best or for those new to the series learn the skills they need to race to the top of the leaderboard. There will also be a demo available on XBox Live and PSN before the game launches.

If you're blindly walking into the game without knowing that it's less sim - driven and far more of a fun arcade racer with many of Forza's trademark trappings — rewinds, color - coded tracking, and customization — you're likely in for a rude awakening.

Racing - The 2D racer now goes 3D in this remake of Excitebike for the 3DS, featuring 3D effects and an expanded track creator.

We track down the roads we used for last month's road racers story — great sections minutes from the circuit.

The LFA is a limited - edition, high - tech item that is heart - stoppingly pretty and very nicely put together, a street racer for track days and early Sunday mornings.

Developed for enthusiasts looking for top qualifier dragstrip performance from a streetable tire, the Proxes TQ is versatile enough to drive to and from the track yet focused enough to provide the traction that racers demand.

For the endurance racer, the Long Track System ($ 1,545 base) is perfect.

In this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports

On - track highlights included close - fought battles in the RAC Tourist Trophy and the St. Mary's Trophy for 1950s saloons, while visitors could amble around recreations of BMW's Park Lane showroom of the 1950s, the fantastic classic Michelin garage and the annual Earl's Court Motor Show revival.

The bizarre - looking DeltaWing experimental racer goes testing, ready for its on - track début at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Although designed primarily to take on BMW's rivals on the race track, amongst them Mercedes - Benz's rally car turned DTM racer, the Cosworth - powered 190E 2.3 - 16, the public would get to experience the M3 too, as the Group A rules of the time specified that 5000 road - legal examples of the car would have to be built in its first 12 months for it to be homologated for competition use.

Track apps can also measure 0 - 30 mph, 0 - 60 mph, and 0 - 100 mph times, and for drag racers, eighth - mile and quarter - mile times.

evo's Jethro Bovingdon joined Aston Martin factory racer Darren Turner for a ride in the Vulcan back in 2015, and experienced Snetterton race track from the passenger seat.

And thanks to the NCM's new ace driver Andy Pilgrim who is also a Corvette Hall of Fame racer, the new production car track record for the NCM Motorsports Park full 3.15 - mile Grand Full Course was set by a Corvette Racing Yellow Corvette ZR1 with a time of 2:05.59!

This is a pure racer, with carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) bonnet, tailgate, bumpers, roof, doors and wings, which has been stripped out and reinforced for track use.

At least not in the sense you'd expect — the badges are there, and the boy - racer trim bits, but a front - drive car with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is never going to be a recipe for track - day fun.

There's Rod, holder of the record at Pikes Peak for so many years that they started calling the place Millen's Mountain; there's Steve Millen, rally driver, road racer and performance parts maker at Stillen; there's Rhys, son of Rod, himself a rally driver, successful Pikes Peak racer and driver of who - knows - how - many stunts in all those «Fast and / or Furious» movies; and now there is Ryan, a lad so polite you almost want to hire him on the spot to do public relations work at Disneyland, maybe for a souped - up version of Autopia where the cars leave the track and drift wildly through the Magic Kingdom.

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The new racer will be ready to tear up the track for the 2018 motorsport season in a cool silver and green livery.

It still boasts a rather powerful four - cylinder engine and still has the blood of the Seat Leon Cup Racer flowing through veins, but this car will surely find itself right at home at the track, just as the Golf TCR did last year, and the Seat Leon Cup Racer has for the past few.

Atop the vehicle is a custom - built kart rack with space for a CRG Bambino kart and a Fiamma F35 Pro Awning, providing much - needed shade while racers turn wrenches or wait for the next round of open - wheel action on the track.

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Again, this isn't a problem for enthusiast buyers who want a street - legal DTM racer, but former AMG buyers who perhaps erred on the side of «meat cleaver» vs. «scalpel» may be surprised by the sacrifices required in a true track toy.

The 2013 panel of judges included SAMA founding president and automotive editor for Miami's Community Newspapers Ron Beasley, SAMA president - elect and founding member Bill Adam, auto writer and former SAMA president / founding member Paul Borden; auto writer / photographer and SAMA founding member Angelica Willard, nationally known automotive radio personality Joe Castello, veteran automotive writer and track announcer Ric Green; bilingual automotive journalist Juan Robbin; auto writer and sports car racer Dr. Ray Mummery; and auto writer / magazine publisher Marlen Bedoya.

Aimed at the top end of the track day market, club racers, National GT and perhaps a future GT3 class, the DBRS9 was a pure race car and not homologated for use on the road.

Designed to target track racers, but also offer budget - mined tuners high quality at an economical price; the Greddy Performance Products RS - RACE exhaust line is engineered for absolute performance, with quality construction, at a minimal price point

Lotus» hands have given the Delorean its only redeeming quality (the handling), and even turned a Lada Riva into a track - ready racer for the guys at Top Gear.

«The appeal for hot - hatch aficionados and track day racers will mean the GP edition won't sit in showrooms for long so interested customers should move quickly,» said Bruesewitz.

«The appeal for hot - hatch aficionados and track day racers will mean the GP edition won't sit in showrooms for long so interested customers should move quickly,» said MINI Australia General Manager, Kai Bruesewitz.

Sure, as this video shows, the Megane GT is far from being a track racer, but the sporty suspension and the slightly revised aerodynamics should make it a fun car for weekend getaways on twisty roads.

Whether it was touring cars, rally cars, Formula 2 racers, a super sports car for the newly founded ProCar race series or the engine that powered the Brabham BMW team to the Formula One world title in 1983 — everything BMW Motorsport GmbH sent out onto the race track in its early years seemed hard - wired for success.

That car was built to FIA GT3 standards, and the intent of AMG was to primarily sell them to gentleman racers for weekend track day activities, although a number of them raced quite successfully in a variety of more substantial events: Pirelli World Challenge, FIA GT3 European Championship, Blancpain Endurance Series, the 24 Hours of Nurburgring.

Exhibiting Company: Ford Motor Company Phone: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ford.com Booth Number: 22200 Vehicle Builder: Neil Tjin / Brian Ellis Powertrain / Drivetrain Type and Modifications: Vortech superchargers; Borla S - type cat - back exhaust; Bangastang engine dress - up kit Chassis Type and Modifications: Baer 6S calipers; iForged three - piece 20x9 front and 20x11 rear wheels; Falken 275 / 40 / ZR20 front and 315 / 35 / ZR20 rear tires; Maximum Motorsports road - and - track box suspension package Exterior Modifications: 3D Carbon nine - piece Boy Racer kit; Window Scoops type III; TruCarbon carbon - fiber cowl induction hood, coil pack covers, license - plate panel, rear diffuser, blackout panel with hole and covers for radiator, rear dashboard, engine, battery and master - cylinder, fuse box and steering spokes; Webasto electronic sunroof; Dupont paint; MRT Direct hood struts Interior Modifications: Katzkin interior; MGW Shifters MT - 82 Mustang shifter; Escort Passport HD radar

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====== VEHICLE REVIEWS: explains On a racetrack, novice drivers will find it fun and forgiving, making for a good sports car to develop their skills on, while more seasoned racers will appreciate the car's balance and its potential as a dedicated track vehicle..

For the bench racers out there, the new engine means a 60 mph time of 3.8 seconds and top track speed of 198 mph with the six - speed manual.

Perhaps, but these race - prepped versions of the I - PACE EV will be jostling for position on the same tracks as the FIA Formula E racers in a supporting role on race weekends.

In 2014, the first NSX hit the track in Japan, in the form of a GT500 - spec racer for the Super GT series.

At Victoria's Sandown Raceway for the launch the new RS Clio was given track time and motorkhana events to prove its abilities as a part - time racer in addition to its worth as comfortable daily - driver hatch.

Weekend racers can drive home on the same tires they drove on track - a tire tuned to be a perfect match for the high - performance drivetrain and chassis under the skin of America's quintessential sports car.