Sentences with phrase «into sports car racing»

Some of them are very young and are coming into sports car racing for the first time.

Following an unsuccessful search for a Champ Car ride, Fogarty moved into sports car racing, driving for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the American Le Mans Series in 2005, finishing third in the GT2 drivers» championship with Johannes van Overbeek.

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And she soon also followed her father into motor racing, eventually becoming a winner in sports car and GT endurance racing, even driving in the grueling 24 hours of Le Mans.

i'm athletic, into sports, walks in the country, swimming, have always had a dream of becoming a racing driver, would love to start by buying a small car and doing my own races from there and progressing.

A decade ago, NASCAR was a dictatorial juggernaut whose marketing prowess had turned American open - wheel and sports car racing into back - of - the - pack also - rans.

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Finally for 1988 Pontiac bolted up a new multilink rear suspension derived from lessons learned from GM's part ownership of Lotus Engineering as well as the Fiero's successful foray into IMSA sports car racing.

Mazda will also debut a Prototype race car in Los Angeles, likely a development of its entrant into the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championshcar in Los Angeles, likely a development of its entrant into the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car ChampionshCar Championship.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 5, 2018)-- With an eye toward a questionable raceday forecast, Corvette Racing will head into the Acura Sports Car Challenge at MidOhio prepared for both a dry and wet race.

CORVETTE RACING AT MID-OHIO: Ready to Charge... Rain or Shine Two Chevrolet Corvettes to start from third and fourth rows LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 5, 2018)-- With an eye toward a questionable raceday forecast, Corvette Racing will head into the Acura Sports Car Challenge at MidOhio prepared for both a dry and wetRACING AT MID-OHIO: Ready to Charge... Rain or Shine Two Chevrolet Corvettes to start from third and fourth rows LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 5, 2018)-- With an eye toward a questionable raceday forecast, Corvette Racing will head into the Acura Sports Car Challenge at MidOhio prepared for both a dry and wetRacing will head into the Acura Sports Car Challenge at MidOhio prepared for both a dry and wet race.

Featuring 1 +1 seating, the concept combines elements of a racing car, sports car and city car into one vehicle, the German auto maker says.

The Urban Concept features 1 +1 seating, combining elements of a racing car, sports car and city car into one vehicle, the Germany auto maker says.

Corvette Racing's speedy Spaniard raced there twice in the GRAND - AM Rolex Sports car Series» Daytona Prototype class, and he parlayed that experience into the fastest GT race lap in the ALMS» debut last season — 1:47.389 (109.620 mph).

DETROIT (Aug. 3, 2016)-- Less than two weeks after adding another chapter to its already impressive record book, Corvette Racing rolls into familiar territory in pursuit of strengthening its GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship lead and resume as sports car racing's premier GTRacing rolls into familiar territory in pursuit of strengthening its GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship lead and resume as sports car racing's premier GTracing's premier GT team.

It helps that Porsche routes some of the sound directly into the cabin, and every lift of the gas pedal — even at sedate cruising speeds when you run the car in sport mode — produces the sort of trailing throttle burbling and cracking reserved usually for GT - class race cars.

There's always a novelty that comes with a new sports car that has been turned into a full race - spec machine.

These individuals are the heart and soul of their respective paddocks and they are helping to lead sports car racing into the future.»

The 911 demonstrates perfectly the Porsche philosophy of not only building sports cars in order to win races, but also to gain development know - how that can be incorporated into the evolution of its road cars.

One of these vehicles is a 2012 Lotus Evora, which GAS took the challenge of reinventing from a road - going sports car into a fully - dressed track - spec race car.

«To achieve my fourth win with Corvette Racing, driving a sports car that's an American icon, it's hard to put that into words.

With nearly 300,000 spectators at the track, more than 2,000 journalists covering the event, and millions watching the worldwide television coverage, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is sports car racing's Olympics, World Series and Super Bowl compressed into one exhausting day and night of racing.

There are a few noteworthy changes that have been made to turn the mid-engined sports car into a race - ready weapon, however.

The first two - seater in its line - up sees MINI not only breathe new life into its successful racing history but also provide a shot in the arm for the super-compact sports car class.

The success of the Nelson Ledges «Longest Day» and the amazing response to a second such event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August, 1984, prompted the SCCA to combine several existing endurance races into a manufacturers» series for 1984.

Udell is the 2017 PWC Hard Charger Award winner for the GT class, the 2016 PWC GT Cup Champion, a Porsche Young Driver Academy graduate, won two GTA class races in this 911 GT3 R before moving into the Pro category where he captured an overall podium finish at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Stephenson agrees: «We have ended up with a car that looks as futuristic as a concept car — except that it will go into production — and with similar aerodynamic properties to a sports racing car.

So does Corvette Racing new guy Tommy Milner feel any pressure going into his second race with the series» most successful sports car team?

Not just the 1,000 - mile, nine - hour, 37 - minute Petit Le Mans race, but it was over for the American Le Mans Series which, like its counterpart Grand - Am, which ended its season at Lime Rock a few weeks ago, will cease to exist as the final steps are taken to merge the two sports car series into one for the 2014 season and beyond.

R further strengthens our V - Performance portfolio, placing Cadillac into the highest series of sports car racing in North America.»

Are you interested in seeing how wheel - to - wheel road racing (sports cars or open wheel) fits into your current or future plans?

In the video, gameplay footage of GRID Autosport's Endurance racing discipline reveals spectacular sports cars racing into the night in extended events where «you can never win a race on the...

Jump into a super sports car and test your driving skills in this high speed highway racing game where you have to weave through traffic to escape the police.

Imagine turning up at your local Starbucks only to get a little message on your Vita telling you that your friend Dave has left a virtual sports car there for you to pick up and put into your favourite racing game.

More New Donkers are getting into the noble sport of RC Car racing.

For example, cars with two seats, high - performance engines, and racing tires typically have a higher insurance premium because they fall into the «sports car» category.