The work
of race car drivers can be emotionally and physically difficult and demands a substantial investment of money and time.
-- Thirty years ago, a young man stood near Turn 5 and marveled at the skill
of the race car drivers he watched at Mosport International Raceway.
And what we're trying to do is to pivot this to a media and entertainment brand with the heart and soul
of a race car driver at the middle of it,» he told Cutmore.
That's just the nature
of a race car driver.
UTICA, N.Y. (AP)-- The family
of a race car driver fatally injured when struck by Tony Stewart's sprint car has apparently reached a settlement in its wrongful death lawsuit against the former NASCAR star.
From the monoposto arc that's reminiscent
of a race car driver's cockpit to the multifunction steering wheel with shift paddles and satellite controls, the R8 Coupe showcases its motorsport heritage on every drive.
Frank Stella also made one unofficial art car at the behest
of race car driver Peter Gregg.
Main job duties
of a Race Car Driver are maneuvering vehicles as fast as possible, overtaking competitors, monitoring the car's performance, making media appearances, getting publicity for their racing team, and interacting with fans.
Not exact matches
For me, as a
race car driver used to things happening in fractions
of a second, two more years was almost more than I could deal with.
The strength, stamina, and conditioning, combined with the exceptional physical and cognitive skills needed to consistently take a
race car to the extreme edge
of performance and control — that's what makes a
race car driver an athlete.
Formula 1 generates thousands
of gigabytes
of data; the
car, the
race, the
driver are all constantly monitored.
«I want to help power companies prevent power outages, I want to help police identify patterns
of crime that they didn't know about, I want to help
race car drivers win
races, and I want to help doctors predict medical outcomes.»
Starting in 2005, GoDaddy ran a series
of racy Super Bowl commercials featuring women such as
race car driver Danica Patrick and supermodel Bar Rafaeli — usually in some state
of undress.
In 2011, he and several partners (including former
race car driver Ron Fellows) established Canadian Motorsport Ventures, a company that bought Mosport International Raceway, Canada's largest automotive racetrack located east
of Toronto.
Pictures
of scuba divers and
race car drivers.
NASCAR
drivers can't push their
cars to the extreme for the duration
of the
race without taking a break.
To understand the distortion this causes, imagine that you did a survey
of retired
race -
car drivers and found that their average age was 86.
His legacy as one
of the world's greatest
race car drivers in history lives on in a film directed by Asif Kapadia.
Junior used the
racing and
car building knowledge he acquired while bootlegging to become one
of the most successful
drivers and owners in
racing history, culminating with his induction into the 2010 inaugural class
of the NASCAR Hall
of Fame.
It really is a beautifully - filmed and edited video, with brilliant footage
of the
cars racing around the track,
drivers diving into the pitlane and also interacting with fans.
To expand its market, Upper Deck is interested in manufacturing cards
of famous
race car drivers.
Race director Charlie Whiting said the start rules haven't changed for 20 years, and that there have been only two cases (the other being Daniel Ricciardo in Japan last year)
of drivers positioning their
cars outside the grid boxes.
Magnussen had to watch on as the Italian
driver, who
raced twice for Sauber earlier this year, lost control
of his
car at Turn 11 and hit the wall.
The American, born in New York, took victories in Formula One, Indy
Car, NASCAR, Can - Am, Trans - Am Series, proving he was one
of the most talented all - round
racing drivers.
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?
The once in a lifetime experience
of being driven at speed by a
racing driver at iconic
race circuits in dream
cars is truly unique.
Drivers need to have razor - sharp concentration to get the best lap times out
of the
car, especially those at the wheel
of prototypes as they weave their way through slower
racing machines.
Because Daytona hosts plenty
of racing at night the
cars also went out in the dark, so
driver Martin Lanting also got some great footage
of him lapping the track under lights.
«I've been able to let go
of the pressure
of being a Formula 1
driver a bit and just enjoy
racing, enjoy those
cars and enjoy the
races more.
Vettel was sure that he was brake tested by Hamilton as they were preparing for the restart, and in a fit
of mild
race pulled alongside the Mercedes
driver and gave booped his
car into Hamilton's.
A snapshot from Wimbledon last week: Kimiko Date Krumm — a 40 - year - old Japanese player who lives in Monaco and is married to a German
race car driver — nearly upset Venus Williams on Centre Court, while on an outer court 6» 6» Juan Martin del Potro
of Argentina defeated Olivier Rochus, a 5» 6» Belgian.
This track taxes the stock
cars — last year nine
drivers, or 20.9 %
of the field, suffered mechanical failures in this
race — and produces more fender - banging than any other track in the Chase.
This was a weekend dedicated to the proposition that the owner
of a sports
car should turn up in the
driver's seat on
race day.
That's certainly a disappointing ending for the «Chicken Man,» who RCR pledged to help develop as a
driver but only waited through five
races of wrecked
cars and poor finishes before giving him the boot.
The son
of Zaxby's co-founder Tony Townley is attempting to revive his career with RAB
Racing, which formerly fielded Nationwide
cars for the
driver.
This slick video from the DS Virgin
Racing crew and their
driver Jose Maria Lopez shows a snapshot
of a mid-race
car change.
A vintage -
car race served up many
of the sport's best surviving
drivers as happy participants.
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.
A sign
of the times: A.J. Foyt, arguably the biggest name in the history
of Indy
car racing, will field a NASCAR Winston Cup team next season and is looking for a
driver.
Today the Pau Grand Prix is one
of the most prestigious
races a
driver can win in junior formulae, but in the 50s and early 60s it was F1
cars that tackled the tricky street circuit.
Three years removed from a stellar short - track career running 30 - mile, dirt - oval sprints, Bowyer has exhibited a veteran's
car - control skills and is one
of only three
drivers in the top 12 to have finished all 18
races this season.
From diving to touring
car racing and golf, Max Verstappen manages to win «
Driver of the Day» for pretty much everything in this funny parody.
A
car that's stalled on the grid at the start
of a
race is a scary situation for everyone involved — especially the
driver who didn't get away from the line, and the chasing pack.
Thankfully no - one hit it, but in the jam
driver Matt Kenseth (who had been fighting for the win) made contact with the back
of another
car, ultimately putting him out
of the
race.
So from next season the
cars will have two different power modes available, both
of which the
drivers have to use at some point during a
race.
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.
It'll be the first time Smith has
raced a
car with a paddle - shift gearbox and he's anticipating some issues getting to grips it, but how can anyone assume that this won't be resolved given that the 76 - year - old brings vast experience, and will definitely be hoping to teach a few
of the younger
drivers (including Ferrari juniors Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman) some tricks.
The
drivers start to arrive in the middle
of the afternoon, lining up according to
racing class: motorcycles and hot rods towed in on trailers on one side, street - legal sports
cars in the middle, and, at the very far end
of the pit, a couple lines
of high school kids flanked on one side by black and white patrol
cars.
Most weeks, as many as 200
drivers turn up in 200 gleaming
cars, and they
race 400 or 600 or 800 times till they've shaken themselves into hierarchies
of velocity and control.
It involves the deliberate loss
of rear wheel control, enabling
drivers with the right combination
of speed, accuracy, fearlessness, and disdain for the longevity
of their tires, paint jobs, and mortal souls to send their
cars skidding sideways at high speeds, perpendicular to their tires, two or more
cars traveling the same course at the same time, not
racing, but earning style points.