Sentences with phrase «like racing car drivers»

«My husband scores on Myers - Briggs like a race car driver,» Wisnik says.

Congresscritters should be required to wear their sponsors» logos, like race car drivers.

Not exact matches

It's not like an engine penalty either (which is applied to the car rather than the driver) so Fernando Alonso won't have to serve it when he returns to F1 for the next race in Montreal.

With Brawn's call to make F1 cars more video game - like, and Symonds singing the plaudits of virtual environments, we're sat here wondering how long it takes before F1 drivers have to submit their gamertag rather than a race number and what's the timescale on replacing Charlie Whiting with a hologram created by Codemasters?

That meant he had some advantages other drivers didn't necessarily have, like at the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix, when he spent most of the warm - up trying both his race car and the spare car to see which one he liked the most.

It got to a point where some teams would roll up to a grand prix weekend with one of their drivers amassing something like a 65 - place grid penalty and starting the race in car parking zone Z.

In the past Marchionne has said that he wouldn't enter Formula E until teams are given more freedom to develop the cars and that he didn't like how drivers have to swap cars in the middle of the race.

Drivers have a limited amount of them to use during the race, and although they can only use it when they're within a second of the car ahead at the start of the lap, they can do so at whatever part of the track they like, and for three times on that lap.

At Ontario he would cruise through the garage area in his rumbling blue - and - yellow race car, slouched down like an East L.A. low - rider driver cruising Sunset Boulevard.

Like so many other talented drivers later would, he started his F1 career with the Minardi team, but the unreliable cars meant he only actually reached finished five races in two seasons with the team.

The grid sets up an intriguing race for tomorrow and the Mercedes drivers look like they could genuinely struggle to finish any better than they start - well, maybe one position higher once Verstappen's car inevitably breaks down.

And if you missed all of those, you'd probably have to wait until the pre-show for qualifying of the first race on TV to not only see what the cars were like, but often who the drivers were too!

Guests of Italian descent included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., the highest - ranking Italian - American in U.S. politics; former race car driver Mario Andretti, who sported socks designed like a checkered racing flag; fashion designer Giorgio Armani; actor John Turturro; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; and actor - director Roberto Benigni.

Project CARS 2 allows you to change the number of AI drivers you'll race against, their skill level and even their level of aggression; both of these are sliders going from 1 to 100, which means that you may really fine tune AI settings to your liking.

Im a F1 fan and would love to be able to follow every car's position in the track through the gamepad, and also follow the race through two cameras, with one of them being in the car of some driver i like.

Like in a real race car, all inputs are designed to be accessible and within reach of a fully outfitted driver while both hands remain on the steering wheel.

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.

The little boy or girl inside you feels like a race - car driver every morning, even though you're only doing 40km / h down your neighborhood street.

It's not a successor to the P1, but McLaren lifted functions like variable damping and ride height adjustment tech from its fellow Ultimate Series car, and drivers can choose between Comfort, Sport, Track, and Race modes.

The splitter that sticks out like a bottom lip below the grille, complete with winglets, is the kind you'd find on a pukka GT race car and so is the roof vent above the driver's head (although that opens on the race version only).

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.

-- As one of the few enthusiasts lucky enough to own an example of the Pegaso Z102, Douglas Blain reveals what this Spanish rarity is really like to live with / Auto - biography: Alain de Cadenet — Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicles.

Given that the race car has a paddle operated sequential, you might think the Sportshift «box would be the racier option, but somehow the extra interaction between driver and drivetrain that you get with the three pedal option, seems to make that feel like the more appropriate choice.

We were lucky enough to score some time with the drivers of the No. 10 car, Jordan and Ricky Taylor, to see how the luxury American brand's return to prototype racing was going so far in its first year — and what it's like living with Rodney Sandstorm.

Keep the throttle pinned, and there's more than enough space for all of these cars to comfortably surpass 200mph at Bruntingthorpe, meaning their drivers will join a very exclusive club often restricted to the likes of racing drivers and supercar road testers.

In other words, most racing drivers do not like road cars and Giovanardi is no exception.

For a racing driver, what a car feels like at 30 mph means nothing.

Watching 33 open - cockpit race cars scream past you at more than 200 mph — mere yards away, the drivers fighting to maintain control as much as they are for position, the entire swarm of orderly chaos at the mercy of a blown tire or a detached wing or one tiny wrong flick of a steering wheel — is like being sucked into the Matrix.

Like the AW11 before it, Toyota spent countless hours fine - tuning the handling capabilities of the SW20, seeking advice from professional race car drivers, including Dan Gurney of Formula One, NASCAR, and Le Mans fame.

Bringing race cars to city streets means everyday drivers are getting a sense of what it feels like to be a race driver, even without the high speeds.

A driver lineup that includes road racing stars like Olivier Beretta, Peter Cunningham, Ryan Dalziel, Chris Dyson, Ryan Eversley, Kevin Estre, Johnny O'Connell and Andy Pilgrim will test their cars to the limits on the Corkscrew and throughout Mazda Raceway's 11 - turn, 2.238 - mile traditional road course.

Like any true race car, a big chunk of the luxury and comfort amenities were taken out in favor of race - spec materials that'll ensure that the M235i Racing performs up to its highest racing capabilities while adhering to the driver's sRacing performs up to its highest racing capabilities while adhering to the driver's sracing capabilities while adhering to the driver's safety.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Now, as to the car... first things first, it's not a race car, so take reviews from sites like Car and Driver and Motor Trend and their ilk with a VERY large grain of sacar... first things first, it's not a race car, so take reviews from sites like Car and Driver and Motor Trend and their ilk with a VERY large grain of sacar, so take reviews from sites like Car and Driver and Motor Trend and their ilk with a VERY large grain of saCar and Driver and Motor Trend and their ilk with a VERY large grain of salt.

The VR38DETT is backed by an advanced paddle - shifted sequential 6 - speed dual clutch transmission, which can be driver selected to shift at race car - like speeds.

«In the R car you can feel like a racing driver, but you don't have to be one to control it», says Hans Nilsson, Car Line Manager R, Volvo Car Corporaticar you can feel like a racing driver, but you don't have to be one to control it», says Hans Nilsson, Car Line Manager R, Volvo Car CorporatiCar Line Manager R, Volvo Car CorporatiCar Corporation.

With ownership comes many privileges, like access to both simulator time and real hands - on tutoring by serious race - car drivers like Darren Turner as they work their way up a ladder of training cars that includes the V12 Vantage S, ONE - 77, and Vantage GT4 racer.

Its engine is backed by an advanced paddle - shifted sequential 6 - speed dual clutch transmission, which can be driver selected to shift at race car - like speeds.

Lieberman says he prefers the Corvette but wonders what a professional race car driver like Randy Pobst would think about the performance of the two cars.

They wrap the driver and front passenger with such effect, they look like leather - lined versions of the racing buckets from a DTM car, complete with holes above the shoulders to accommodate harness straps.

It's not the only way I like to get my kicks - don't forget I also have a Caterham Seven racing car (who's «pretty much a racing driver» now, eh??)

The end result, according to Continental and Lingenfelter, «is a summer - ready C7 Corvette that looks and feels like a race car with the poise and temperament of a daily driver.»

Like all extreme race cars, getting into the driver's seat requires a mix of experience, resolve and some acrobatic moves to squeeze through the roll cage and into the extremely tight bucket seat.

In the hyper - competitive world of GT racing, keeping the finer details of a car like the C7.R under lock and key might give this factory team an advantage, so GM has directed its Corvette drivers and personnel to maintain silence when asked about the replacement for its championship - winning C6.R chassis.

My husband is suspicious of any system that claims to take over for the driver — probably because when he was younger, he raced cars, and he likes to feel as if he always has control — but I will be the main driver of the car, and I'm a normal driver.

A keen racing driver Joe started competing and preparing his own race car in 1988 and like many racing drivers the funding to go racing was secured through the buying and selling of cars.

Winning at Le Mans requires not only a great race car like the Corvette C7.R and outstanding drivers, but also great execution by the entire team.

Now, the veteran sports car entrepreneur has secured a three - driver lineup to match any GT entry in the world with the likes of Patrick Long of the United States, Jörg Bergmeister of Germany and Romain Dumas of France in the longest pro race ever held at MRLS.

If you are the type of driver that likes to race to red lights, screech around parking lots, and generally be annoying to everyone around you this isn't the car for you.

The car was very popular for racing drivers as well, like Juan Pablo Montoya, Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button who owned one.