Sentences with phrase «of racing slicks»

If you throw down the money for the track - ready Z07 package, you get Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, which are about as aggressive as you can go, short of racing slicks.

Traditionally, racing slicks were swapped out for grooved rain tires in wet conditions, but these new tires were designed for grip even on wet surfaces, while providing a large contact patch characteristic of a racing slick.

Think of rubber ratio in terms of a racing slick.

Not exact matches

This slick video from the DS Virgin Racing crew and their driver Jose Maria Lopez shows a snapshot of a mid-race car change.

The Swamp Rat is 15 feet long, has fat, slick tires of special racing rubber behind and motorcycle wheels in front.

The track will undergo a repave with the coarse asphalt being replaced by a smooth, slick surface with no shortage of grip, which will bring with it high speeds that are expected to exceed 200 mph entering Turn 1 and likely less compelling racing.

However, Glock's strategy of staying on a wet circuit with slicks stopped working just a bit too soon for Massa's sake, and Hamilton was able to regain the position he needed to take the title - on the last corner of the last lap of the last race of the season.

That would have been hilarious enough, but the organisers decided that having 23 bikes racing out of the pit exit on cold slicks on a damp track was too dangerous, so they delayed the start.

He was one of just a few drivers to stay out on slicks in the rain - which for Rubens Barrichello was a race - winning strategy - but he lost any hope of points for the team when he spun off and out of the race.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — As the oil spill has spread in the Gulf of Mexico, federal seafood toxicologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been racing to sample clean sites ahead of the advancing slick.

He ends up with a slick benefactor named Sterling (Nathan Fillion, great choice) and a feisty trainer named Cruz (Cristela Alonzo, whose energy you can feel through the screen) and sets out to begin a new chapter that will determine the fate of his racing career.

The Wii U version is one of the slickest video games ever made, the SNES original is a proper racing game underneath all the shells and Thwomps, and the DS» multiplayer remains impeccable.

That car completed a lap in a scalding 7:39, but there were rumors of the Giulia running on racing slicks, along with reduced weight over the production model.

If you're going to include slicks and road illegal cars, non of these would make the list for all the many race cars that have done he ring under 6:35

As acceleration increases so does the speed of gearchanges, so a tougher and slicker gearbox becomes a necessity, as does a more durable race clutch.

The race car features 18 - inch wheels at all four corners instead of 19 - inch fronts and 20 - inch rears, but these come wearing 315 mm - wide front and 325 mm - wide rear Pirelli slicks.

The Senna GTR's chief weapon is likely to be the sheer amount of grip it can generate on the race track, partly attributable to a new design of wheel shod with Pirelli slick tyres, its revised suspension and wider tracks.

For the second race of the day, I resolve to brake less and maintain more cornering speed, trusting the slicks to keep the car under control.

After the lap, Porsche's Vice President of Motorsport and GT Cars, Frank - Steffen Walliser, said in a statement, «A few years ago, lap times like this could only ever be achieved by thoroughbred racing cars with slick tires.

Slick racing tires are of course part of the formula for the improved performance in the McLaren P1 GTR, along with a widened track, and aerodynamics improvements that give the body even greater downforce.

That means the team and driver can outfit the Synaptiq with slicks for the first stretch of the race --- a grands prix - style sprint from LA to Las Vegas — before chunkier (but disturbingly low - profile) tyres take their place for an off - road desert stage with a Grand Canyon finish line.

The race suspension hunkers down over a set of lightweight center - locking wheels measuring 19 x 10.5 inches up front and 19 x 13 inches in back and wrapped by a set of Pirelli racing slicks.

«The accident was caused by a combination of many factors, including a slick race track, cold tires and a...

[14] For the first time in series history, teams competed on racing slicks (Pirelli P Zero) rather than the DOT competition tires in use for much of its history.

The start of the race was really scary on slicks when it wasn't the conditions for slicks.

Some sources however state that 235/615 -17 and 330/675 -18 Dunlop racing slicks mounted on these Diablo SV - R models, but when I attended one of the races these magnificent SV - R's were using Pirelli P - Zero slicks.

Taylor was running second in the race's sixth hour when he ran over an oil slick and spun the No. 3 out of control.

«Every time I've been in the Corvette — either at Le Mans or Petit Le Mans — I'll be out there in the middle of the race on slicks and then the rain comes.

The testing program was designed to push the capabilities of the upgraded IPAS hybrid powertrain, ensure optimized balance and handling characteristics on the race - proven Pirelli slick tires, and work through aerodynamic developments including the dramatic fixed - height rear wing which includes the Formula 1 - style Drag Reduction System (DRS).

The additional benefit of a race - style transmission, revised double wishbone suspension and Pirelli slick tyres — together with up to 1,000 kg of downforce — will ensure that the McLaren Senna GTR will also post the quickest McLaren circuit lap times outside Formula 1.

For safety reasons, both Clio Cups available were shod with road tires instead of the sticky slicks used during races.

When you realize a good set of slicks should knock four or five seconds off the Corvette versus race - car delta, the day's final result isn't just interesting as anticipated, but rather shocking.

The standard FXX received a 6.3 L V12 engine capable of 800HP and features 19 - inch forged alloy wheels riding on racing slicks, brakes made of a combination of carbon fiber and ceramic, and a gearbox that can shift gears in less than 100ms.

The year I did the race, I spent a lot of it on slick tires in rain and drying conditions and anything you could ask for.

And let's not forget the last race of the 2015 season, the rain - drenched Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, where the slick pavement made it possible for the impossible to occur: One of the factory GT Le Mans Porsches beat all the Prototypes for the victory.

The slick tyres used for GT racing are branded Zero: just like the slicks that have become a central feature of Formula One.

«The accident was caused by a combination of many factors, including a slick race track, cold tires and a full tank of fuel.

The width of the Michelin race slicks was increased by two centimetres to 27 centimetres at the front and by ten millimetres at the rear axle to now measure 31 centimetres.

Aerodynamic aides include adjustable front wing, and adjustable Flower type rear wing.The Racing Tyres are from JK tyres and the cars have a choice of grooved semi-slick and ungrooved slick version on the Race day.

The track is so narrow and slick at times with the different amounts of dust and rubber on it; it makes for a very tricky surface to race on.

A hot, steamy day with temperatures approaching 90 degrees and track temperatures of 115 degrees, made for a slick track surface, which combined with the deep 53 car field and tight competition had drivers intensely focused for the entire six - hour race on the fast 3.4 mile, 11 turn circuit that features two sets of 140 foot elevation changes each lap.

With it comes a custom aluminum racing trailer, loaded with a full tool set and wheels shod in racing slicks, capable of towing your new, supercharged pony to the track.

Known for its iconic Dunlop racing tires and racing slicks, Dunlop offers a full line of premium tires for passenger vehicles.

The seven posted best race laps within an incredibly tight 0.332 of a second range on the difficult, slick 1.968 - mile circuit.

«With so many different series and tire makers here this weekend, the chemical interactions of the various compounds combined with track temperatures up to 108 degrees made the circuit slick and the racing line very narrow,» said Ken Payne, technical director motorsport, Michelin North America.

The Wii U version is one of the slickest video games ever made, the SNES original is a proper racing game underneath all the shells and Thwomps, and the DS» multiplayer remains impeccable.

Gameplay: 9.5 A slick career mode, fun multiplayer modes, plenty of cars and brilliant handling make this the best car simulator around, though not quite the best racing simulator.

Say no more), Fire Emblem Warriors (Fire Emblem rocks, been wanting a Hyrule Warriors for this series), Mario Odyssey (a return to form in the vein of Mario 64), a real mainline Fire Emblem game (gosh dang Fire Emblem is amazing), new Shin Megami Tensei V (SMTIV was one of the best exclusives on 3DS), Dragon Quest XI (game looks brilliant, having on the go is a dream), Octopath Traveler (slickest JRPG I've seen from Square Enix in years), not to mention stuff like a new Bomberman, proper HD Street Fighter for on the go, I Am Setsuna and SnipperClips, Sonic Mania and Disgaea 5, Rime, Steep, Fast Racing RMX, Puyo Puyo and Redout... just on and on with solid games to look forward to... and of course countless others to come in the 5 - 6 years following is more than enough reason to jump in.

Creators, iMP Gaming Ltd say they are simple to apply and come in a pack of 4 — 2 styles per pack including a slicker Racing Rubber and a chunkier All Terrain grip.

It isn't an utterly abysmal game by any means, a reasonably slick continuation of the entwined 3D race - course and retro 2D platforming stage design that reached its apex in Sonic Generations.