Sentences with phrase «more circuit racing»

In 2016 however he took to doing more circuit racing which culminated with a drive for ByKolles in the LMP1 rookie test in Bahrain.

Not exact matches

Brawn has said that as well as looking at ways to allow the cars to follow each other more closely, work is underway to see how existing circuits can be altered to help provide better racing.

The Brit believes city races are the future of F1 and wants to see more street circuits — like the Circuit de Monaco, Baku City Circuit and Marina Bay Street Circuit — added to the calendar.

The Silverstone circuit looked very different when it first hosted a F1 season opener, more specifically the maiden race in the F1 world championship.

In the 31 - year history of the AMA pro circuit, no one has won more mile races than the newly crowned AMA champion, Bubba Shobert of Lubbock, Texas.

Hill felt he'd been forced off the circuit on more than one occasion and the stewards agreed - Michael was given a suspended race ban, though his win stood.

On race day the huge grandstands are absolutely packed, turning the whole circuit into more of a stadium than a race track.

For more than a decade, the Harley XR750 had been the warhorse of the racing circuit.

Of course things are very different in testing, but maybe that gives us a small reason to be optimistic when we get to more overtaking - friendly circuits, like the next two races in China and Bahrain.

When you crash at the Guia Circuit it's more than likely going to be a big one, it's why the Macau Grand Prix is still considered to be one of the toughest single - seater races in the world, even after all these years.

10 different American circuits have hosted F1 races - that's more than any other country (France is next up with seven), and doesn't even include the different layouts that were used.

Racing first forBMW Williams and then for McLaren Mercedes on the F / 1 circuit, the most popularracing series worldwide, Montoya had in five seasons won seven Grands Prix andearned more than $ 50 million on and off the track.

Lewis Hamilton has driven some of the most prestigious circuits in the world and has more than enough racing experience to spot a great circuit from a dud.

It's perhaps no surprise though that they'll go down the city street circuit route with F1's new owners Liberty Media wanting to make races more like Super Bowls.

It doesn't have a giant light - up whale hotel, or a rooftop pool in which to casually view a bit of racing in the Leicestershire sun, but it gets the basics more than right and if the nature of a circuit can truly challenge drivers in an enjoyable sense, then the same experience will usually transfer to the spectator.

«With his departure from the NY - 21 Congressional race, the choice for voters becomes much more clear and much more stark: Do we want to send Stefanik back to her DC cocktail circuit, send some candidates running on the Democratic side who are auditioning for the DC cocktail circuit, or someone who is going to stop talking like a cable news wannabe and just get to work.»

Part of the Stand Up World Series circuit, Lenny will be one of 40 SUP athletes padding an open course that stretches 7.5 miles, including under the Golden Gate Bridge, and includes waves over 10 feet high, Lenny says it gets him more excited than a normal race because he can take on the giant waves with the paddling.

You can participate in different types of races, including circuit, streetcar, open road, and more.

Where the core of Project CARS 2 lies in circuit racing and now rallycross, ice racing seems more of a novelty than a mode you'd willing want to return to.

The latter is more likely to occur in school districts such as Fort Wayne, Indiana, that have enough whites left to actually integrate a number of magnet schools and where there has been no strong circuit court decision rejecting the use of race.

The en banc Ninth Circuit declared that «when a racially diverse school system is the goal (or racial concentration or isolation is the problem), there is no more effective means than a consideration of race to achieve the solution.»

In fact, the world - class facility, which features a learning - focused 1.6 - mile circuit with multiple configurations, 8 - acre multipurpose asphalt pad, along with three other tracks used for «advanced» classes, looks more like a Dodge dealership than a racing school.

This year's GT Academy is perhaps more desirable than ever, as the competition's final Race Camp moves from Silverstone to the Abu Dhabi F1 circuit.

The Goodwood Revival is always about more than just historic racing, with a mouth - watering selection of «period» cars both inside and outside the circuit

But surrounding Pahrump are numerous empty two - lanes for assessing on - road performance and, even better, the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch — a sprawling facility boasting clubhouses, condos, and more than 6 miles of writhing race circuit customizable into more than 50 different configurations.

The showdown is set at the new Motorland race circuit near Barcelona, Spain, and the participants include the Ford F - 150 Raptor, Focus RS, Mustang GT, Mustang Shelby GT350R, GT road car, GT race car, the outgoing Fiesta ST, and the all - new Fiesta ST with the EcoBoost three - cylinder that isn't available in the U.S. Because it would be easy to predict the outcome of a battle between a 200 - hp Fiesta ST and Ford GT race car making more than 600 hp, each car gets a staggered start, with the heavier, less agile Raptor getting to go first and the GT Le Mans car relegated to the back of the pack.

Given the popularity of GT3 racing on a global scale, however, we should see the impressive Acura racer on circuits in more countries in the near future.

Rather, we believe it is the fastest ever production car on a racing circuit, a much more important technical statement, and far more relevant for on - road driving.

The launch event, based out of the spectacular Kyalami race circuit in South Africa, only afforded us very limited time with the new 911 Turbo S. We'll deliver a more detailed review once we've spent time with the car in the UK.

Eighty - nine years after a relatively unknown American aviator landed in Le Bourget Field after crossing the Atlantic in just more than 33 hours, other Americans (and a Belgian) are determined to accomplish their goals on a racing circuit directly across from an air field in Le Mans, France.

This is more than just an Infiniti Q50 named after the famous Eau Rouge corner at the Spa - Francorchamps racing circuit in Belgium.

That means you're actually more conscious of driving a race circuit than you are of driving a car, so you think harder about lines, braking points and apexes.

Goodwin's more of a circuit racing man, but as he points out: «I would like to see more variety of cars taking part in the WRC — like 911s and the Toyota GT86.

The suspension has been tuned for a bit more body roll, which helps mitigate head - toss, and there's more understeer for off - road capability, which explains why we couldn't master the off - road race circuit using rally car techniques.

Rather, our goal for the McLaren P1 ™ is for it to be the fastest - ever production car on a racing circuit, a much more important technical statement and more relevant for road driving.

«We'll be racing on road courses that range from 1.5 miles at Lime Rock to more than 4 miles at Road America, with a new temporary circuit in Detroit also in the mix.

Sebring also is one of three circuits at which Corvette Racing has appeared in its 19 - plus seasons, and the program has logged more than 40,000 racing miles over the 3.7 - mile, 17 - turn road cRacing has appeared in its 19 - plus seasons, and the program has logged more than 40,000 racing miles over the 3.7 - mile, 17 - turn road cracing miles over the 3.7 - mile, 17 - turn road course.

Despite its more potent nature, the new GT - R NISMO boasts better overall balance than before, evolving into a car that can be enjoyed on a winding mountain road as on the local race circuit.

Aston Martin Racing's drivers have taken to the Le Mans circuit in something a little more tail happy, after trading in their 24 Hours of Le Mans V8 Vantage GTE challengers.

While it's fair to say that most empty race circuits feel a little melancholy — unused potential, perhaps — the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari has a more chilling edge than others.It's probably the tributes: T - shirts, posters and myriad Brazilian flags that flutter in the breeze, their personal touches and messages interspersed by decaying flowers — all arranged on the catch fencing at Tamburello corner...

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.

This 1.5 - mile circuit in the Connecticut countryside is road racing's equivalent of a short - track bullring — albeit with more ups and downs than the stock market.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — For more than 50 years, Road America has come to define the quintessential American road racing circuit.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 6, 2013)-- For more than 50 years, Road America has come to define the quintessential American road racing circuit.

Aside from the formidable 20 - turn, 3.4 - mile circuit itself, what makes this race even more difficult is the fact that no ALMS teams have raced there, as yet.

More specifically, he's a professional race car driver driving a Corvette Z06 around Road Atlanta, tasked with leading journalists around the circuit.

To be honest, Mitsubishi hasn't been very relevant in the rally circuit for more than a decade, but maybe this new machine can see them tackle races like Baja and Dakar.

OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 MOBIL 1 / SIRIUS - XM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R — QUALIFIED SIXTH IN GTLM: «After the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race, the circuit was very slick and maybe we were banking on the track to have more grip in it.

Compuware Corvettes come to Elkhart Lake in thick of ALMS GT championships ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — For more than 50 years, Road America has come to define the quintessential American road racing circuit.

Wisconsin's famed Road America circuit was another scene of some great Pirelli World Challenge racing and more exciting results for the team.