Sentences with phrase «motor racing competition»

The Ferrari 250 GTO was intended from the start to be entered into motor racing competition, and with only 39 models made in order to satisfy the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car regulations, the 296 horsepower, 12 - cylinder coupe has been called the «best Ferrari of all time» by a long list of vaunted publications due to its performance, the beauty of its styling, and its rarity.

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However, by the time we finished in first place, I was hooked on the off - road racing constellation: intense competition, remarkable friendship, and high - speed motoring over incredibly diverse terrain through some of the planet's most picturesque and hauntingly beautiful locations.

Taruffi's racing career Part 2 — Charlie Rous concludes his article on the famous racing driver with an account of the years 1934 to 1950 / Our anniversary competition — Enter our motoring quiz competition and you could win a special day at the National Motor Museum / 1929 Sunbeam special — An enthusiastic report from David Hawtin on this exciting20 hp non-standard Sunbeam / The Lea - Francis story 1924 - 37 — Michael Worthington - Williams continues with part 2 of his history of the Coventry make / VSCC's December driving tests — This annual event is described by Tom Thelfall in his Diary of a dilettante / Type 35 Bugatti — The Editor writes about his encounter with a superb example of the archetypal Bugatti / 1908 TT: The» 4 - inch» race — The story of this early event with a curious name is recounted for us by Bryan Goodman / 1939 Lancia Aprilia — Zoe Harrison talked to the proud owner of this far - ahead - of - its - time Lancia / Shaft - drive C.N. — The early history of G.N. and the cars that were not propelled by chains.

SOUTH HAVEN, Michigan — The GT3 class is a huge international motor racing success, with 47 models homologated for competition since its creation in 2006, resulting in a wonderfully diverse field ranging from the logical Porsche 911 GT3 R to the refreshingly strange Bentley Continental GT3.

Karl Ludvigsen describes a technical tour de force of the first magnitude / Oily Rag Run — We report on The Automobile's inaugural Oily Rag Run, an event we hope will become a permanent fixture in the motoring calendar / Franschhoek Motor Museum — Simon Moore has visited this museum, an hour from Cape Town, and describes some of the mouthwatering exhibits being collected there / Dan Margulies — In the fourth part of Dan Margulies» competition reminiscences, as related to the Editor, we look at his switch to historic racing with the famous Maserati 8CM, chassis 3011 / The Car of Quality: The Taylor — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of one of the most ephemeral of all marques, Taylor of Scotswood - on - Tyne

This was a golden era for motor racing, and sports car competition in particular: cars that could exceed 220mph, and match or even exceed F1 lap times; extreme and often treacherous circuits, from the steep banking of Daytona to the 3.4 - mile straight of Le Mans and the tortuous mountain course of the Targa Florio; hero drivers, facing the ever present prospect of serious injury or worse, the whole vibrant madness immortalised in the film «Le Mans», the ill - fated brainchild of Steve McQueen.

The fingertip controls were inspired by avionics and motor racing, and the anodized red fire - extinguishing system and two helmets stowed behind the seats shout competition mode.

There's more than a hint of Honda's long years in motor racing in the engine - transmission combination, and short of competition - level driving, the package delivers more than enough capability and excitement.

One of the very few motor manufacturers to actually sit in and race the cars he designed and built, the competition no doubt «improved the breed» and the «LM» team cars were very successful in national and international motor racing including at Le Mans and the Mille Miglia.

You might not associate electric propulsion with serious power, but according the Nissan, the Leaf NISMO Racing Competition, which features 48 compact lithium - ion battery modules and a 80kW AC synchronous motor that generates 107 HP and 208 lb - ft of torque is able to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 Km / h) in 6.85 seconds.

Motor Trends uses some of these stats in a bench race against the Z06's formidable competition: The Nissan GT - R, Ferrari 458 and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

The new concept, described as being «halfway between a competition prototype and a production supercar,» is powered by two race - specification electric motors, fed by a lightweight hydrogen fuel cell.

The drag race is the culmination of Motor Trend's Best Driver's Car competition and this year it took place at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on the 15,000 - foot runway that was built back in the 1970's for landing the Space Shuttle.

Exhibitor: Spyder Auto Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.spyderauto.com/ Booth Number: 20347 Customizer / Builder: Reginald Cunanan; Las Vegas, NV Powertrain / Drivetrain: 2.0 L 4B11T engine; AGP cold - air intake, intercooler pipes and intercooler; AEM fuel pump; CSF radiator; Competition Clutch stage 3; Design Engineering gold heat wrap, exhaust heat wrap, heat shield, fire sleeve and tape kit; Fuel Injector injectors; Greddy turbo - back exhaust; Grimmspeed boost controller; K&N Engineering carbon - fiber air filter and oil filter; Motul motor oil; Radium Engineering dual catch cans, fuel rail and fuel pressure gauge; Samco Sport hose kit; Turbosmart blow - off valve; Works Motorsports shifter cable bushings; Optima battery Chassis: GTSPEC strut bars; SuperPro Suspension sway bars and roll center kit; Stance coil - overs; Work 18x10.5 - 15 wheels and flat - face center caps Exterior: Continental 275 / 35/18 tires; carbon - fiber hood; EBC Brakes rotors and brake pads; Spyder Auto headlights and taillights; Synergy lug nuts; Varis front bumper, front lip guard and side skirts; VIS Racing carbon - fiber trunk and V - mount wing Interior: AEM boost, oil pressure and air - to - fuel - ratio gauges; custom A-pillar gauge pod; Alcantara hand brake and shift boots; Personal Grinta steering wheel; GoPro Hero 2 camera; Takata Harnesses; Works Motorsports short - throw shifter kit, shifter console bushing kit, grab shift knob, short hub and quick release

Millions of fans worldwide will be able to virtually drive the new BMW M2 Competition (combined fuel consumption: 9.9 — 10.0 l / 100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 225 — 228 g / km) in the popular CSR Racing 2 mobile racing game just a few hours after its world premiere at the Beijing MotorRacing 2 mobile racing game just a few hours after its world premiere at the Beijing Motorracing game just a few hours after its world premiere at the Beijing Motor Show.

Hot on the heels of the brand new Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo road car unveiled at the Paris Motor Show last month, Renault UK is delighted to confirm its intention for the competition version of the fourth - generation Clio to appear in Britain for the 2014 motor racing seMotor Show last month, Renault UK is delighted to confirm its intention for the competition version of the fourth - generation Clio to appear in Britain for the 2014 motor racing semotor racing season.

Unveiled at the 1996 Geneva Motor Show, the Diablo SV - R is a lightweight competition version of the SV and the first Lamborghini to be officially built for motorsport purposes, as Ferruccio Lamborghini had never desired to build «street legal race cars» like rival Ferrari.

Cars used or driven for / in: driving tuition, motor trade, the carriage of goods or people for hire or reward, trade or delivery purposes, racing, rallies, track days or competitions or similar motor sporting event, pace - making, speed testing, or used in any connection with any event at the Nurburgring Nordschleife

Iceland has its own extreme formula driving course where the motor sport competition demonstrate their no fear philosophy by doing flying leaps over rocky gullies, spinning with break neck abandon over lava beds, race through mud and water, and do dare devil antics on narrow tracks that cut vertically straight through the walls of dirt and gravel ridges.

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