Sentences with phrase «lap average speed»

His final lap average speed of less than 180 miles per hour saved enough gas to fend off a thirsty and refueled field en route to a historic victory — even though it meant sputtering to a stop before he could finish his victory lap.

Not exact matches

Alonso had actually had the best average speed of the entire race up until his failure with 21 laps to go.

BOATING — TOM D'EATH, driving Miss Budweiser, won the Gold Cup, unlimited hydroplane racing's oldest and most prestigious trophy, by completing six laps of the 2 1/2 - mile Mission Bay course off San Diego at an average speed of 124.593 mph.

In 1987 Nelson Piquet put his Williams on pole at an average speed of 159.5 mph, at the time the second fastest lap ever driven in an F1 car (Keke Rosberg's pole lap at Silverstone in 1985 was the fastest at 160.9 mph).

I think it's safe to say that Fernando Alonso is pretty comfortable with his new environment now, as shown by the fact that he became the first driver to put in an average lap speed of more than 231mph (albeit with a bit of a tow).

Truex was able to hang on to his Toyota and the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion posted a 136.945 mph average lap speed round the 1 - mile track to earn the pole for Sunday's Ticket Guardian 500.

His 1:26.600 broke a new record for the quickest ever lap of the current Silverstone configuration, also having the highest average speed of any single lap of 2017 so far — at 152.168 mph.

The Detroit street circuit was so slow that in its first year, the average lap speed was slower than that of even Monaco.

An Eagle was also the first IndyCar to lap any track at an average speed of more than 200mph - and this was in 1972!

He put in a 39.8902 - second lap on day four of practice and a best average lap speed of 225.619 mph, just behind his experienced team - mates Ryan Hunter - Reay and Marco Andretti.

> Board Tracks Imagine an average lap speed of 147.2 mph.

In 1996, Arie Luyendyk maintained a record - breaking 236.986 average speed over four laps.

The Subaru completed the lap in 17 min 35sec with an average speed of 128.73 mph crushing the previous lap record, held by a Subaru, of 19 min 26sec, or 116.47 mph.

That's an average lap speed of over 156 mph.

It works, as the car pulls off what would be the fastest lap of the day, at 56.5 seconds, and the highest average speed — 61.8 mph.

Set on the rarely - used Oval Circuit, Tony Kanaan lapped the 1.47 mile oval in just 24.719 seconds, giving him an average speed of 215.397 mph.

In the 1930s, Nazi Germany built the ultimate racetrack, with predicted average lap speeds of 100mph and the fastest corner ever seen.

That means an average speed over the TT loop of 117.510 mph — still a little way off the 132.298 mph average of Bruce Anstey's motorbike record, the result of a 17:06.682 lap...

For reference, the fastest ever lap of the circuit is the bike record set by John McGuinness in 2009 on a Honda CBR1000RR racer, his time of 17:12.3 translating into an average speed of 131.5 mph.

Manxman Higgins posted a time of 19:56.7 for his first «demonstration lap» of the 37.8 - mile TT Course in what's described as a «lightly modified» STI — translating into an average speed of 113mph.

The record they're here to beat — an average lap speed of 102mph — was set by legendary moustachioed rally driver Tony Pond in a «standard» Rover 827 Vitesse in 1990 and recorded for posterity on VHS.

Their best lap time was 5,44.7 at an average speed of 87.3 mph, illustrating just how far Porsche made 46hp go, and how quick the post-war Le Mans track layout certainly was.

Engineers lapped the Nardo Circuit in Italy for a whole day, covering 4800 miles at an average speed of 200.6 mph.

Cedric Sbirrazzuoli drove the No. 07 Dallas / STR Huracan LP 620 - 2 Super Trofeo to the second session's quick lap, running 1:25.390 minutes at an average speed of 94.353 mph.

The No. 11 RSR Racing AutoMaxUSA Oreca FLM09 with drivers Bruno Junqueira and Chris Cumming led both sessions in the Prototype Challenge class, setting the best time of the day in the second session with a lap of 1:21.046 minutes at an average speed of 99.410 mph.

TFT Multi-Information Display (MID) with «86» logo on start - up and the following vehicle data: odometer, twin tripmeters, outside ambient temperature, engine coolant / oil temperatures, voltmeter, average trip speed, driving time and miles covered, stopwatch / lap timer, current / average fuel consumption, rpm and hp / torque curves, instantaneous and historical G - force friction circle with digital readout

[4][84] Colin Goodwin, a writer for Autocar, tested an XJ220 - S in June 1995 at Millbrook Proving Ground and set the lap record at an average speed of 180.4 mph (290.3 km / h).

Eversley, the multi-time GT race winner in PWC, easily scored the pole position Friday afternoon with a best lap of 53.429 seconds for an average speed of 99.31 miles per hour in the TCR qualifying session to pace the 13 - car field at the historic 1.5 - mile, seven - turn road circuit.

Driver Scott Brayton drove his March to more than 204 mph one - lap speed and a 203.637 four - lap average, setting records for a production - spec engine block.

The circuit is the fastest in the Series with average laps speeds in excess of 130 mph for the prototypes.

Second overall and the top Amateur competitor was the impressive Moritz Kranz of Germany in the No. 21 Muehiner Motorsports America Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR with a very close 55.051 second lap for an average speed of 96.39 m.p.h. followed by endurance veteran Colin Braun of Harrisburg, N.C., teaming for 2017 GTSA champion George Kurtz, in the No. 04 Crowdstrike / GMG Audi R8 LMS at 55.063 (96.36 m.p.h.).

Driving the No. 20 AutoTechnic BMW M235iR Cup sedan, Nimkoff clocked a best lap of 57.623 second for an average speed of 92.08 miles per hour in the second session at the 1.5 - mile, seven - turn circuit northwest of Connecticut.

Braun, teaming with 2017 GTSA champion George Kurtz, recorded a best lap of 55.032 seconds for an average speed of 96.42 miles per hour at the famed 1.5 - mile, seven - turn road circuit in northeast Connecticut.

In addition to the 1957 Ferrari, among the other display cars are a 1963 Shelby King Cobra raced by Dave MacDonald, the 1963 Monterey Pacific Grand Prix overall winner that went from 13th place to first in a 100 - lap race at an average speed of 83.2 miles per hour.

Chevy says development included a 24 - hour, high - speed flog at GM's proving ground in Milford, Mich., with a 150 - mph - plus top speed each lap and an average of 88 mph, stopping only to change tires and brakes.

With lap times under a minute and average speeds approaching 100 mph for the GT cars, pit stops are paramount because you're almost certain to lose a lap during a green - flag stop.

Last year, factory driver Andre Lotterer achieved an average speed of 150.37 mph on his fastest lap.

You'll need to meet challenges such as drafting another car for a set amount of time, using a slingshot move to pass a certain number of cars, weaving your way through multi-car pileups, and maintaining a minimum average speed on the track for a lap.

Willow Springs International Motorsports Park With a blistering lap time of just 1 minute 6 seconds held by legendary racer Michael Andretti, the 9 - turn track is the oldest permanent road course in the United States with elevation changes and high average speeds making it a favourite amongst drivers.

All the classics are there, and with a lovely twist you can now experience the daunting original Spa - Francorchamps or the extremely fast Silverstone track that Keke Rosberg lapped at an average speed of 160mph in 1985, right in front of yours» truly.

In each race you are given XP points based on your performance and various rider goals that you may have accomplished during the race — things such as lapping an opponent, keeping your average speed up, performing numerous tricks, etc..

This year's event was won by reigning champion Jim Brailsford, who covered 107 laps in the 3 hour time limit — which, if my calculations are correct, would mean he was traveling at an average speed of 35.6 km (22 miles) an hour!