Sentences with phrase «greatest race drivers»

Dan Gurney, who passed away yesterday at his home in California at the age of 86, was justly regarded as one of the greatest racing drivers America has ever produced.

He was considered to be one of the greatest racing drivers of all time and his tragic death at 34 was the only incident that could stop him from winning more than his already three Formula 1 World Championships.

A doc about Irishman Tommy Byrne, «the greatest racing driver you've never heard of».

Tom Threlfall reports / Tragic Champions — David Venables believes Alberto Ascari to be one of the all - time great racing drivers / 50 years ago the Lancia Aurelia was way ahead of its time — Paul Ponsel admires a rare example / Tasmanian Devils — Peter Latreille survives a truly epic antipodean rally / Marlborough & Carlton — MWW recalls a rarity from New Zealand.

I knew with Carroll Shelby — he's from Texas — he puts a good team together, and I knew Dan Gurney was a great race driver on road courses.

Not exact matches

His legacy as one of the world's greatest race car drivers in history lives on in a film directed by Asif Kapadia.

It's great to see all these F1 drivers thinking about spreading their wings and trying other disciplines, even as the F1 calendar threatens to swell to even more races.

Because Daytona hosts plenty of racing at night the cars also went out in the dark, so driver Martin Lanting also got some great footage of him lapping the track under lights.

I mean IndyCar, there's some great drivers racing there but it scares the shit out of me.

He's a double world champion, multiple race winner and one of the greatest drivers of all time, but somehow Fernando Alonso has managed to top all of those achievements by becoming the undisputed king of Formula 1 memes.

I told the Liberty people that a great show will depend on the fact that we need wheel - to - wheel racing, the drivers becoming the heroes.

It's also a great excuse to watch Christian Horner failing at being a racing driver.

So, with 2017 delivering an intense scrap between two teams and two drivers for the world titles, great looking cars and some fun racing, it wasn't surprising so many people attended the race.

The start of any race is a great opportunity for drivers to make up positions, especially at a track like the Hungaroring where overtaking can be difficult.

«I think it would be great for our series to have him, and personally I have a lot of time for Juan because I know what he's done and what he is capable of doing in the future as a race driver,» Hull told Autosport.com.

Due to the clash between this year's Le Mans and the European Grand Prix, F1 fans, journalists, drivers and team personnel didn't get to watch the conclusion to one of the greatest Le Mans races ever.

A great driver, if he can not win in Formula 1, will look for other races to win.

This is great, to race against the best drivers in the world, that's the main thing.

The stakes in racing are greater than ever, and so are the physical demands on racers — from massive g - forces and extreme temperatures to relentless sensory bombardment — spurring many drivers to rev up their fitness programs.

This is, in part, due to the drivers involved who are able to battle so well but also the teams themselves, who have created brilliant spaceship - like machines that make for great racing and are (mostly) close on pace.

It's been 30 years since McLaren built the MP4 / 4 and absolutely smashed everyone, winning 15 of the 16 races with a great chassis, two of the greatest F1 drivers of all - time and a Honda engine that was actually good.

There's no shortage of great Brazilian drivers to name the country's most famous race track after, so you might wonder why Interlagos is called named after a bloke with only one Grand Prix victory to his name.

It might seem strange for a highly - motivated sports person to not want to chase records - Sebastian Vettel loves breaking them, and Fernando Alonso has said he wants to win motor racing's triple crown so that he can be considered as one of the great drivers of all time.

We have a great driver in Valtteri, who I'm enjoying racing with.

There is a lot of great drivers here who I would be happy to race against.

The same forces that emasculated Le Mans will be brought up to kill off the Mille Miglia which is the greatest race in the world because it is exciting and dangerous for both the drivers and the 3 million to 6 million spectators!

Without considering the impact of his team, the greatest driver of all time in terms of most race wins is Michael Schumacher.

The Indy 500 is the largest single - day sporting event in the world, so it's a great place to go out and strike up a conversation about your favorite drivers or racing traditions.

He was a great guy but he was a race car driver.

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When we look back on Pro Race Driver (the first game), we see a game that really made some great strides in the vehicle damage, and some great car models as well.

I am shocked to say this but Driver: San Francisco is a great game that is perfect for anyone who enjoys a good arcade racing experience.

The World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary was presented to Senna, directed by Asif Kapadia; written by Manish Pandey, about legendary racing driver and Brazilian hero Ayrton Senna, taking us on the ultimate journey of what it means to become the greatest when faced with the constant possibility of death.

More choices, more opportunities, more strategy, greater risks and greater rewards SEAMLESSLY CONNECTED — Socialize and compete via Online Track Days, have players from around the world take the place of AI - controlled drivers in your solo play, and get news updates on the Driver Network around you PRO ESPORTS RACING — Skill & Behavioural - based matchmaking, create your own Online Racing Seasons, and Live Broadcast and Spectator functionality YOUR HOME FOR RACING — Your own personal, customisable Test Track to tune and test yourRACING — Skill & Behavioural - based matchmaking, create your own Online Racing Seasons, and Live Broadcast and Spectator functionality YOUR HOME FOR RACING — Your own personal, customisable Test Track to tune and test yourRacing Seasons, and Live Broadcast and Spectator functionality YOUR HOME FOR RACING — Your own personal, customisable Test Track to tune and test yourRACING — Your own personal, customisable Test Track to tune and test your cars.

As daredevil / race car driver «The Great Leslie,» Tony Curtis has a (literally) sparkling smile and an (animated) twinkle in his eye.

Top speed was listed at 187mph, but it was the car's raw, race car - like character that ensured it would rank third in our top 100 greatest drivers» cars of evo 135.

Electronics are great at sensing the limits of cornering grip these days, but the trick apparently lies in timing their engagement, which is something we've also heard from ALMS drivers who have raced the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid and SRT Viper GTS - R.

It was a controversial and crushing end to the race, especially for Senna, though his prodigious talent in the wet conditions helped earn him the «Rainmaster» nickname and would jumpstart his career as potentially the greatest Formula 1 driver to have raced.

Buy the Besst and get it — Dennis Harrison writes about a mid-twenties Australian assembled car that failed to become a great success / Early»30s Morris Minors — The story of two Minors — a coupe and a two - seater — is recounted by David Hawtin / Autocrat — Michael Worthington - Williams on the history of a little - known car made in the Midlands in the period around World War One / American Steam Tour — A report by Mick Tuxworth on the 1991 American Steam Car Tour / Pietro Bordino — racing driver — This gifted Italian has been called «the greatest driver of the twenties».

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.

Which is how one pro driver and three blokes came home 18th overall in the greatest motor race in the world *.

«Carroll was great to drive for because he had raced and he understood drivers.

When race drivers and other professors of speed discuss how great sports cars don't need 500 or 600 horsepower, the Cayman is often the first example on their blackboard.

From the Le Mans - inspired key placement to the night - friendly lighting to the steering's sensitivity that keeps the entire driving process lucid after a dozen hours behind the wheel, the Porsche proves that what makes a car great on the race course can also give road drivers an almost heroic sense of control.

Installment number four of our series features drag racing's Big Daddy, the Ironman of off - roading, an American driver who won international fame, and a photographer who captured many of the era's greatest racing moments on film.

When impending wheel lockup is detected, the computer signals the hydraulic control unit to apply and release (automatically «pumping») the brakes several times per second with split - second timing, providing a level of braking efficiency that even professional race car drivers can not duplicate and resulting in shorter stopping distances and greater braking and steering control

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Here's a great video from Chevrolet featuring Corvette Racing and specifically American driver Tommy Milner as the team opened the 2015 season with the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

By a three - to - one margin, Corvette Racing's drivers have acclaimed the Kink to be the greatest corner on the classic Road America circuit.