Sentences with phrase «grand on a sports car»

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Last year Ferrari decided to opt out of sports - car racing, after a multitude of very successful seasons, and concentrate on Grand Prix racing instead.

He later went on to race in the British Touring Car Championship and sports car championships, as well as Grand Prix MasteCar Championship and sports car championships, as well as Grand Prix Mastecar championships, as well as Grand Prix Masters.

After this year's Australian Grand Prix had an amount of overtakes that you could count on one hand, it no longer mattered that the cars looked cool and were setting lap records, what mattered to fans was that the whole sport was ruined and Ross Brawn needed to fix things quickly.

Paul Chudecki dons goggles and gauntlets / Atlantic Alliance — If Austin's A90 could talk it would be with a pronounced mid-Atlantic accent / The Greatest Race — Marc Douzey uncovers some astounding pictures of the 1914 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France / Cars in My Life — A final peep at John Moulton's album / Special Book Offer from our enthusiast's book shelf / The French Brooklands III — Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Four into Three — Michael Worthington - Williams on Merrall Brown / SS to XK — In our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road cCars in My Life — A final peep at John Moulton's album / Special Book Offer from our enthusiast's book shelf / The French Brooklands III — Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Four into Three — Michael Worthington - Williams on Merrall Brown / SS to XK — In our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road carscars.

Cars in My Life — Nick Baldwin reflects on some of his all time family favourites / The Greatest Race III — Marc Douezy's story of the 1914 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France moves on to the pre-race scrutineering and practice / Working on a Chain Gang — The Editor drives arguably the rarest pre-war Frazer - Nash sports car / Travelling First Class — Zoe Harrison assesses Austin's flagship limousine of the 30's — the Mayfair / The French Brooklands IV — Bill Boddy's epic story of the Montlhery track reaches its final lap / Missing Link — Frank Lugg tells us why he thinks Guiseppe Coda was an unsung hero of early Italian car design / Vital Spark — Roy Berry journeys westward to visit a magneto specialist / Dew Drop — Michael Worthington - Williams on the cars of Harold E Cars in My Life — Nick Baldwin reflects on some of his all time family favourites / The Greatest Race III — Marc Douezy's story of the 1914 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France moves on to the pre-race scrutineering and practice / Working on a Chain Gang — The Editor drives arguably the rarest pre-war Frazer - Nash sports car / Travelling First Class — Zoe Harrison assesses Austin's flagship limousine of the 30's — the Mayfair / The French Brooklands IV — Bill Boddy's epic story of the Montlhery track reaches its final lap / Missing Link — Frank Lugg tells us why he thinks Guiseppe Coda was an unsung hero of early Italian car design / Vital Spark — Roy Berry journeys westward to visit a magneto specialist / Dew Drop — Michael Worthington - Williams on the cars of Harold E cars of Harold E Dew.

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

Jonathon Wood looks at the popular 1.5 litre line / Cars In My Life — RB (Dick) James explains how a boyhood love of cars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in BritCars In My Life — RB (Dick) James explains how a boyhood love of cars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in Britcars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in Britain.

Motoring Memories — 1930's motoring style is captured on the CK Bowers & Sons archive / Fifty Years On — Malcolm Green salutes the quintessentially British sports car on its half century / The Bradley Tapes — Steady Barker resumes his legendary interview with WF Bradley / Country Garage — Alan Marsh concludes his childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Austin Minor — The editor has been out and about in Austin's answer to the Morris Minor / New Horizons — Michael Worthington - Williams charts the progress of Humber from their takeover by Rootes / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard concludes the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Australian Pioneer — Gavin Farmer recounts the story of the Hartnett — a car that was before its timon the CK Bowers & Sons archive / Fifty Years On — Malcolm Green salutes the quintessentially British sports car on its half century / The Bradley Tapes — Steady Barker resumes his legendary interview with WF Bradley / Country Garage — Alan Marsh concludes his childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Austin Minor — The editor has been out and about in Austin's answer to the Morris Minor / New Horizons — Michael Worthington - Williams charts the progress of Humber from their takeover by Rootes / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard concludes the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Australian Pioneer — Gavin Farmer recounts the story of the Hartnett — a car that was before its timOn — Malcolm Green salutes the quintessentially British sports car on its half century / The Bradley Tapes — Steady Barker resumes his legendary interview with WF Bradley / Country Garage — Alan Marsh concludes his childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Austin Minor — The editor has been out and about in Austin's answer to the Morris Minor / New Horizons — Michael Worthington - Williams charts the progress of Humber from their takeover by Rootes / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard concludes the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Australian Pioneer — Gavin Farmer recounts the story of the Hartnett — a car that was before its timon its half century / The Bradley Tapes — Steady Barker resumes his legendary interview with WF Bradley / Country Garage — Alan Marsh concludes his childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Austin Minor — The editor has been out and about in Austin's answer to the Morris Minor / New Horizons — Michael Worthington - Williams charts the progress of Humber from their takeover by Rootes / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard concludes the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Australian Pioneer — Gavin Farmer recounts the story of the Hartnett — a car that was before its time.

The body roll would likely be minimized with the optional performance package's sport - tuned suspension and Bilstein shocks (only offered on Touring and Grand Touring cars.)

Is there any way a rebadged JEEP Grand Cherokee that is a two generations old Mercedes M - Class with a Maserati party dress on and a detuned excessively unreliable Ferrari V8 under the hood better suited to a sports car than an SUV be considered....

The next event for Corvette Racing is the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix on Saturday, April 8 from the Long Beach (California) street circuit.

The 10 - time champion (Rolex Sports Car Series Grand - Am Daytona Prototype, IMSA GT, SCCA Trans - Am) and five - time Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner will be on stage with noted motorsports historian Murray Smith, recounting stories and tales from Pruett's distinguished four decades - long driving career.

After finishing second in the 15 - strong field of GT1 cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Corvette Racing will have the top production sports car class to itself at the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park on July 7.

When Pontiac rolled out the new version of the Grand Prix in 1997, it became my favorite American car.It still is.But I like the Grand Prix even more now that the gearheads at SLP Engineering have worked their magic on what is definitely the best American - made sports sedan ever built.SLP (Street Legal Performance) is the outfit that made a name for itself by creating the Firebird Firehawk and Chevrolet Camaro SS - cars that were done so well, General Motors made them regular production options that could be ordered through any Pontiac or Chevy dealership.

This category contains articles on drivers who competed in the Grand American Road Racing Association (GRAND - AM) Rolex Sports Car Series.

Remington worked on some of the most memorable programs in American motorsports, from Lance Reventlow's grand prix and sports car programs to Carroll Shelby's Cobra and Le Mans GT40 efforts.

Recently, they got their hands on a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport and like most tuners, felt that the 436 - horsepower sports car was under powered.

The Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach is set for 4:05 p.m. PT on Saturday.

Fehan and Wesoloski also collaborated on the production - based Pontiac GTO.R that made its competition debut in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series last month.

The app will surely be of great use for spectators attending the three remaining races on the 2012 schedule: the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, featuring the MotoGP World Championship (July 27 - 29), Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (August 17 - 19) and Continental Tire Sports Car Festival, powered by Mazda (Sept. 7 - 9).

Otherwise, there's little else to wary of here — the ravages of time have been remarkably kind to the 370's shape, particularly with this NISMO model's new styling enhancements, and though some new competitors have come to market since the current generation debuted in 2009, this car still occupies a fairly vacant space on the sporting car spectrum — that of a naturally - aspirated, rear wheel drive two - seater with more firepower than the FR - S / BRZ twins — and a price that starts just north of thirty grand.

The next event for Corvette Racing is the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach from the streets of Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, April 14 with live television coverage on FOX.

Like we saw on last week's «The Grand Tour,» and a while ago in Autoweek, Aston Martin's DB11 is a beautiful and fierce sports car — elegantly styled and faster than a brutal Dodge Challenger SRT...

The Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach will air live at 4 p.m. ET on FOX.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 13, 2018)-- Corvette Racing will go for its seventh victory on the streets of southern California from the second and third rows of the GT Le Mans (GTLM) category following qualifying for Saturday's Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach.

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If I had my heart set on a high - performance Toyota, I would save 15 grand by bypassing the Supra and heading straight for the MR2 Turbo, a sports car that I think will be a future classic.

Corvette Racing fans will be able to give the American Le Mans Series» most successful team a grand send - off before the twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars begin their transatlantic journey to France, where they'll compete in the world's biggest sports car race on June 12 - 13.

The Miata Grand Touring RF can act as a sports car, convertible cruiser, daily runabout, but where it truly excels is on road trips and during real - world Grand Touring.

ALTON, Va. — Mike Skeen of Charlotte, N.C., made a sensational late race pass with his No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes - AMG GT3 sports car to take the lead on his way to winning Sunday's Pirelli World Challenge GX SprintX Round 4 60 - minute race at VIRginia International Raceway as part of the PWC Grand Prix of Virginia presented by Audi Sport.

The future of U.S. sports car racing was on display with, for the first time in history, the Grand - Am Series and the American Le Mans Series sharing the same track on the same weekend.

With the polycarbonate panorama roof open, the Grand Sport has a top speed of 350 km / h (217 mph), while with the roof closed it can hit a maximum speed of 407 km / h (253 mph), not only making it the fastest convertible in the world but also the fastest super sports car authorised for use on public roads.

The Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach is a 100 - minute street fight, which will air live on FOX starting at 1 p.m. PT.

Briton Oliver Gavin demonstrated excellent pace and superb racing skills at the Grand Prix of Miami at the Homestead Miami Speedway today on his way to an eighth place finish, one lap down to the leaders of the GT class in the 2011 GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series.

The Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 8 from the famed Long Beach Street Circuit.

Possessing eye - catching styling whether its top is up or down, a vast selection of high - end luxury - oriented features and accessories included at no additional cost to the consumer and offering a driving experience on a par with infinitely more expensive, open - top grand touring machines, the sub - $ 30,000 introductory MSRP 2011 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is a mid-size convertible sports car that leaves its rivals in its well - healed dust.

The GTU is a cosmetic upgrade, a street version of the car that will race on the 1988 International Motor Sports Association's GTU racing circuit.Technical notes: The Beretta is built on a 103.4 - inch wheelbase, same as the compact N - body Pontiac Grand Am.

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The 100 - minute Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix is the shortest event on Corvette Racing's 2016 schedule.

One option I wish the car had is the «sport handling package,» not because the Grand Marquis would be a good racecar, but because the package adds dual exhausts, upping the horsepower on the 4.6 - liter V - 8 from 224 to 239.

Then it's back to the U.S. for the next Grand - Am round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on June 8 - 9, followed by another transatlantic dash to Le Mans for scrutineering (technical inspection) on Monday, June 11.

The Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach will air live at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 14 on FOX.

With the influx of new GT4 sports cars this year in the Pirelli World Challenge, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach officials requested the inclusion of the new machinery in this year's 50 - minute sprint race on Sunday (April 15).

The first PWC Grand Prix of Virginia race on SiriusXM this weekend is scheduled for Saturday at 1:25 p.m. EDT with the 60 - minute GT SprintX Round 3 sports car event featuring cars from Audi, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes and Porsche.

Maserati's rich racing history includes pre-war Grand Prix, Formula 1, sports cars and touring cars, many of which will be represented at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, both on the grid and in a special historical display presented by Maserati.

On the concept side, Hyundai will have the world debut for a two - passenger sports car concept, General Motors will unveil a concept that offers styling cues for the next generation Grand Am and Grand Prix, and Toyota will introduce a coupe concept for off - road adventures.

The balance between the engine, the suspension and the aerodynamics was fine - tuned during intensive testing on the Nürburgring North Loop (the old grand prix circuit), where the MINI John Cooper Works GP promptly clocked up a best lap time of 8:23 minutes — streets ahead of many big - name sports cars from higher segments.

If you prefer a sport - utility vehicle that rides like a car on the road and can handle some pretty bad off - road terrain, the Grand Cherokee is the clear winner.

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Heritage - inspired design cues and exclusive features acknowledge the historic Grand Sport legacy, established in 1963 to take on the world's best sports cars.