Sentences with phrase «long circuit races»

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The fastest of the organized racing circuits, F1 has long been the glamorous arena of European royalty and South American playboys.

The idea is that a particular part of a circuit has an alternative layout that either makes the lap longer or — most likely in the case of the WTCC — shorter, which every driver can use on a certain number of occasions throughout the race.

The circuit uses the longest district road in Italy as the start / finish straight the Via Cristoforo Colombo and will race around the Obelisco di Marconi with the Colosseo Quadrato making for a pretty backdrop to the race.

The iconic streets of Rome will host a Formula E race on April 14 next year with the circuit set to be the second longest on the calendar at 1.77 miles long.

That's longer than the Nordschleife, but not quite as long as the combined Nurburgring circuit that the VLN races on (which is 16.1 miles), and way shorter than the Isle of Man TT course (37.7 miles).

In 2015 the ban lifted some of the restrictions, meaning that theoretically circuit racing could return to the country, as long as it was for an all - electric series - like, for instance, Formula E...

It also still races at Long Beach, one of the most famous street circuits in the world.

The circuit is being sold later this year, there's no longer a Brazilian driver on the grid, and the 2017 race was beset by security issues.

Wow how long as it taking me to watch this movie, hmm to long.For anyone who loves motorsports will enjoy this classic mockumantary about the worlds most famous race.Yes its dated but is a throw back to the days when racing was suicide with on limts.I've been to le mans a few times now and yes the race circuit as been updated.

By Barry Carter / «The Morgans time forgot» — Two survivors of the three - wheelers exported to Australia are described by Dennis Harrison / Archers of Dunmow — In the first of a series of articles on restoration and technical subjects David Hawtin writes about this long - established restoration workshop / 1909 Sizaire - Naudin — The brothers Sizaire and Louis Naudin produced a variety of cars including the example described here by Douglas Ormrod / MG Picnic at Brookiands — Malcolm Green reports on the well - attended picnic for MG enthusiasts in support of the Brookiands Appeal / The English - bodied Stutz — The popularity of Stutz cars in this country in the late 20s is explained by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1929 Stutz straight - eight — The Editor drives a Lancefield - bodied type M in this month's Excursion / Pre-war racing at Donington — Robert Heelis recalls watching motor racing at the Midlands circuit when he was a boy / VSCC Welsh Trial — In his Diary of a dilettante Tom Threlfall reports on this year's Welsh Trial / Rallye des Ancetres — Malcolm Elder tells us how much he enjoyed taking part in this French rally.

A total of five high - tech hybrid factory prototypes started the long race at the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 13, 2017 — three from Toyota and two from Porsche.

But within an hour's drive of this handsome capital city lie both the delicious winding roads of neighboring country Austria and, within Slovakia itself, the Slovakia Ring, a relatively new and impressively gnarly 3.7 - mile race circuit composed of tortuous long - radius corners and straightaways that arrow far into the heat waves.

As the longest road course in North America, Spring Mountain's 6.1 - mile circuit hosts various group track events along with Corvette and Cadillac V - Series racing schools.

But SCG's cars will no longer be confined to just race circuits, as the company will reveal a road - going supercar that has directly evolved from its race car at this year's Geneva motor show.

Few will ever get to experience the surely gut - wrenching sensation of 887 hp and 944 lb - ft of torque at over 213 mph, but a first - person video of Porsche factory racing driver Patrick Long taking a hot lap around Texas's Circuit of the Americas might be the next - best thing.

Race 2 once again demonstrated the considerable advantage of turbocharged cars at the long and fast Donington GP circuit, with the two Vectras of Jordan and Nash taking first and second, shortly followed by Matt Neal in the Civic.

That classic Nürburgring «look» changed as the 1970s dawned, when the elder statesman of Grand Prix racing circuits could no longer afford to offer a small box privet as an alternative to Armco.

Whether your aim is to enjoy your car solely for road use, or try some historic motorsport, including circuit racing or long - distance historic endurance rallying, our driver development programmes will help you attain all of your personal Porsche goals.

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.

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette Sixth victory for team at action - packed street circuit LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at Saturday's Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet CorvetteRACING AT LONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette Sixth victory for team at action - packed street circuit LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at Saturday's Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette CLONG BEACH: Victory for Gavin, Milner in No. 4 Corvette Sixth victory for team at action - packed street circuit LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at Saturday's Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette CLONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at Saturday's Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet CorvetteRacing's Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at Saturday's Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette CLong Beach in the No. 4 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Westward Bound with Momentum In - Hand Five class wins at historic street circuit for sport's leading GT program All four Corvette Racing drivers have won at Long Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victoryRACING AT LONG BEACH: Westward Bound with Momentum In - Hand Five class wins at historic street circuit for sport's leading GT program All four Corvette Racing drivers have won at Long Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory iLONG BEACH: Westward Bound with Momentum In - Hand Five class wins at historic street circuit for sport's leading GT program All four Corvette Racing drivers have won at Long Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victoryRacing drivers have won at Long Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory iLong Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory iLong Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victoryRacing will attempt to score a sixth victory in...

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has provenance, a long history as one of the very best tracks since the beginnings of closed - circuit road racing in this country.

He's raced on both the previous 1.9 - mile circuit and the longer 2.4 - mile that was created in 1988 with the addition of the Andretti Hairpin and a section that races around the infield lake.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The streets of Long Beach are uncharted territory for the American Le Mans Series, but several Corvette Racing drivers already know the ins and outs of the famed waterfront circLONG BEACH, Calif. — The streets of Long Beach are uncharted territory for the American Le Mans Series, but several Corvette Racing drivers already know the ins and outs of the famed waterfront circLong Beach are uncharted territory for the American Le Mans Series, but several Corvette Racing drivers already know the ins and outs of the famed waterfront circuit.

The upcoming 100 - minute sprint race on the bayside circuit on April 14 — the shortest race on the ALMS calendar — will mark the series» first appearance at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long...

«Long Beach is one of the classic street circuits, and I've followed the races there since the early days when it hosted Formula 1 events,» said Gavin, the two - time and reigning GT1 champion.

The upcoming 100 - minute sprint race on the bayside circuit on April 14 — the shortest race on the ALMS calendar — will mark the series» first appearance at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, but it will be déjà vu for Corvette Racing's Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell.

Corvette Racing Gears Up for Second of Three Consecutive ALMS Street Races LONG BEACH, Calif. — The streets of Long Beach are uncharted territory for the American Le Mans Series, but several Corvette Racing drivers already know the ins and outs of the famed waterfront circLONG BEACH, Calif. — The streets of Long Beach are uncharted territory for the American Le Mans Series, but several Corvette Racing drivers already know the ins and outs of the famed waterfront circLong Beach are uncharted territory for the American Le Mans Series, but several Corvette Racing drivers already know the ins and outs of the famed waterfront circuit.

Now with a pair of new wide - body Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars and momentum from its victory in Long Beach, the team is optimistic that it can come to grips with this roller - coaster 11 - turn circuit.

LONG BEACH — Wayne Taylor Racing's Ricky Taylor captured his first pole position since 2012 with the fastest qualifying time for the Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase following Friday's qualifying at the Long Beach street circLONG BEACH — Wayne Taylor Racing's Ricky Taylor captured his first pole position since 2012 with the fastest qualifying time for the Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase following Friday's qualifying at the Long Beach street circLong Beach street circuit.

The Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase at Long Beach, the third race of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, is set for 4:05 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 18 from the Long Beach street circuit.

With updated Corvette C6.R race cars and a revised driver roster, Corvette Racing is primed for the long - running battle at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

The streets of Long Beach were, however, awash and qualifying for Saturday's two - hour American Le Mans Series at Long Beach race was cancelled due to rain and standing water on the temporary circuit.

The long - time Corvette Racing factory driver has been snapped up as a last - minute addition to its driver line up by Aston Martin Racing to support his long - time friend and track rival, Darren Turner, in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage in the LMGTE Pro category for the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

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Four - Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships Is Final Test for New Production - Based GT2 Corvettes MONTEREY, Calif. — While most teams in the American Le Mans Series are looking to Saturday's Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as the end to a long season, Corvette Racing will go to the scenic California circuit to wrap up its test and development program for the GT2 version of the Compuware Corvette C6.R race car.

Sixth victory for team at action - packed street circuit LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the...

The Mulsanne Express With its long straights and glass - smooth racing surface, the immense 8.4 - mile Le Mans circuit rewards horsepower and demands aerodynamic efficiency.

While it still has a long way to go before it ventures comfortably around a racing circuit, its «fun - to - drive» quotient has earned a few more points and its driving dynamics are finally where they should have been several years ago.

It was originally designed to run the 1,000 - mile Italian road race, the Mille Miglia, and while it no longer competes on the track, it is a strong contender on the show car circuit.

With both turbocharged Kia Racing Optimas having scored hard - fought top - ten finishes at the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Kia Racing team had just three days in their Buford, Ga., shop to prepare the No. 36 DonorsChoose.org and No. 38 B.R.A.K.E.S. machines before making the long haul west to another ocean - side street circuit, this time the legendary 1.968 - mile, 11 - turn concrete canyon in Long Beach, Callong haul west to another ocean - side street circuit, this time the legendary 1.968 - mile, 11 - turn concrete canyon in Long Beach, CalLong Beach, Calif..

Oliver, 37, will be sharing the driving in the once - round - the - clock race over the bumpy and physically punishing former airfield circuit in Florida, with his long - time driving partner, Olivier Beretta of Monaco, and a new — but very experienced — team mate, Emmanuel Collard of France.

(LONG BEACH, Calif., April 19, 2013)-- Corvette Racing returns to where its championship season in 2012 earned its first of four victories: The 1.968 - mile, 11 - turn Long Beach Street CircLONG BEACH, Calif., April 19, 2013)-- Corvette Racing returns to where its championship season in 2012 earned its first of four victories: The 1.968 - mile, 11 - turn Long Beach Street CircLong Beach Street Circuit.

The race track at Madras isn't as long as the Buddh International Circuit.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R «I've always like racing at Long Beach, and I enjoy all street circuits.

There are always pinch points and the nature of the Long Beach street circuit contributed to it, but the incident shaped the race for the # 912 Porsche and that's regrettable.

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For those who would rather carve corners than drag race or do long drifts around some bendy autocross circuit, the GS 200t F Sport is the better choice.

The Cobra roadster ended up spawning the Shelby Cobra Daytona coupe after the former's aerodynamic drag proved to be a limiting factor on racing courses with long straightaways, such as the Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe.

The track is the longest road course in America, and its flat, smooth asphalt replicates the conditions that Corvette Racing will encounter on the immense 8.5 - mile Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans on June 16 - 17.