Sentences with phrase «performance of a race car»

``... we combined what is usually impossible: the quality and performance of a racing car with the practicality and durability expected from a road - homologated supercar which can be used as a day - to - day vehicle», said Phillippe Gautheron, Chief Engineer of Campos (who provided the Sandracer's roll cage and chassis).

The excellent combination between the high - performance of a racing car and the versatility of a road - going car is reflected in the interior design as well.

It combines the performance of a race car and the comfort of a luxury car.

Corvette Racing's Program Manager Doug Fehan has so far been optimistic with IMSA's changes to how it calculates the performance of the race cars, moving from arbitrary changes based on speed and results to a data - driven model which features data recorders installed in each car.

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It effects the performance of a race car.

Driving the Z4 GT3 was an incredible experience, we couldn't believe the performance of this race car with its incredible stability brakes and power.

Not exact matches

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.

One - on - one appointments were all business, and the event was capped with heart - pounding race car driving at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.

There were still some epic performances though, notably at the final race of the season in Japan when Alonso put in an absolute giant - killer of a weekend, starting with qualifying, where he put his car 18th on the grid.

Honda does seem to have been getting on top of things in recent races, so it'll hopefully give us an idea of just how much this upgrade improves the cars performance at a power circuit like Spa.

1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve put in some impressive performances and could have scored points or even podiums on a few occasions, but the car just kept letting him down; he didn't finish a race until the 12th round of the season!

They're supposed to be equalised through Balance of Performance, but generally speaking the DPi cars have had the edge since they became a thing in 2017 and with Alonso in an LMP2 - spec car (and one which has had recent updates, too) it looks somewhat ominous, even in a race as long, gruelling, and unpredictable as Daytona.

Four - time WRC champion Sebastien Ogier has dabbled in circuit racing on occasion, but in nothing that comes close to the performance of an F1 car.

Team owner: Dietrich Mateschitz Team principal: Christian Horner Advisor: Helmut Marko Chief technical officer: Adrian Newey Head of aerodynamics: Dan Fallows Chief engineering officer: Rob Marshall Chief engineer (car): Paul Monaghan Chief engineer (performance) Pierre Wasche Race team manager: Jonathan Wheatley Race engineer (Daniel Ricciardo): Simon Rennie Race engineer (Daniil Kvyat): Red Bull featured articles

The Recaro Performance BOOSTER High Back Booster Car Seat has racing - inspired side impact protection, memory foam for comfort, 11 - position headrest, and a coolmesh air ventilation system to keep your child comforted in whatever weather.It also has side body impact protection, designed to protect the 5 most vulnerable areas of a child: head, neck, face, torso and pelvis.

«This discovery means that the fibrous structures found in limpet teeth could be mimicked and used in high - performance engineering applications such as Formula 1 racing cars, the hulls of boats and aircraft structures.

The game also features the largest roster of high - performance cars in Need for Speed history including race cars such as the Pagani Zonda F,

Spielberg's precise pacing takes Lucas's obstacle - around - every - corner script and Harrison Ford's top - of - his - game performance and turns it into a rollicking good time culminating in the iconic mine car race.

The best moment of his performance was an early scene where he is racing at breakneck speeds and sees a friend getting killed in a car crash in the rear - view mirror.

In a bid to keep his very expensive racing team afloat, famed race car driver Briggs Cunningham created a line of high - performance grand touring sports cars, including this gorgeous 1952 Cunningham C3 Continental.

The race car has 10 % more power, at most (depending on balance of performance — BoP).

When Jaguar finished its highly - successful D - Type racing program, the company converted a number of remaining D - Type chassis to a road - going spec, hoping to capitalize on Americans» appetite for hi - performance cars from Europe.

These were the race cars that cemented BMW's reputation in the United States as a manufacturer of high - performance cars endowed with European panache.

Here he tells the story of this remarkable car / Auto - biography: Colin Crabbe — Matthew Bell hears from Colin Crabbe about his life and career as an adventurous hunter of historic cars from the four corners of the globe / One hundred years of cussed motoring — In the centenary year of Leslie Hounsfield's singular design, Gerry Michelmore explains the peculiar joys of the two - stroke Trojan / Moretti 750 — Its enticing looks have always threatened to outshine its performance, but the tiny Moretti is now getting the recognition it deserves, explains Karl Ludvigsen / The Paris - Ostend race of 1899 — Nick Jonckheere tells the story of the gruelling long - distance road race, and the plucky Brits who took on all comers / Invicta's Baby — The 12/45 was meant as Invicta's saviour, but only a handful were sold.

I've been lucky enough to feel that natural high in road cars, race cars and record - breaking cars, but nothing approaches the stimulant - like effects of the Venom GT's all - out performance.

The central theme of this year was «Peaks of Performance - Motorsport's Game - changers», and paid homage to cars so dominant, technically advanced, fast or expensive that rules had to be created to rein them in - think Group B cars, ground - effect F1 cars or some of the wilder sports cars that have dominated racing over the years.

The prosaic moniker belies an extraordinary concept with an astounding performance target: a road car that will deliver race - car levels of acceleration, cornering and braking.

I'm eager to get into a final production Vantage on real roads — and a race track — but there's no doubt the new car is a step forward in both performance and depth of engineering.

As exciting as the performance of the 991.2 GT3 RS is, many of its race car - style details are just as tantalising.

The turnkey nature and accessible performance of these new Audi race cars, however, really stand out.

Yet for all of Audi's performance credentials established during more than 35 years of professional competition in rallying and road racing and by its first Rennsport production car, the 1994 RS2, the marque has suffered a bit in terms of its messaging.

When conversation turns to early -»70s race specials, everyone thinks of the 2.7 RS and its ducktail bootlid, but the CSL was by far the more radical machine, even before it sprouted rubber sideburns, because the car on which it was based, the 3.0 CSi, offered far less performance than a 911 2.4 S.

Based on the lone teaser photo, this could possibly be a hardcore variant of the exotic car that's been tuned for better performance on the race track.

This 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta is one of the three works 375 MM cars to race in the 1953 Le Mans 24 Hour race, although its 4.1 - liter V - 12 and Pinin Farina - designed body would be modified later for improved performance.

«This Nürburgring 24h race provides the ideal test bed for our motorsport - inspired N sub-brand development and a key part of our «born at Namyang, honed at Nürburgring» performance - car ethos.

Polestar also enlisted the help of Thed Bjoerk, a four - time Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) winner who races for Polestar Cyan Racing in the development of its performance optimization software.

Track mode is the last stop before «everything off,» and the idea is to provide the kind of high - performance traction control that would be outlawed in most actual race cars: flatten the pedal on corner exit and the car will deploy as much power as the tires can handle, just like a Ferrari 458 Italia in race mode.

In fact, given that this special R8 looks to share some elements with R8 race cars like its hood scoop and aerodynamic winglets, this final edition car could very well be some sort of track - oriented performance model.

He wasn't satisfied with the performance of the small - block engine, so Nickey Chevrolet, then «the largest performance parts dealer in the country,» says Dean, commissioned Bill Thomas Race Cars to convert the car to Nickey big - block status.

Jock Manby - Colegrave — Jonathan Wood chronicles the life and 1930s racing career of Jock Manby - Colegrave, whose impressive stable of road and racing cars embraced Aston Martins, supercharged 4 1/2 Litre Bentley, MG K3, Squire and ERA / Fiat's 8001 Turbina — If a country's character defines its cars, perhaps it was inevitable that Italy's first — and so far only — turbine - powered automobile should be a striking high - performance sports car.

Lapping the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), the 3.4 - mile racing circuit outside Austin that has hosted three Formula 1 races and is America's only F1 track, is a fitting start to a farewell voyage for such a peculiar performance car.

As Mercedes - AMG chairman Moers notes, «We've evolved from a successful tuner of Mercedes racing cars to the sports and performance brand of Mercedes - Benz, producing some of the world's most exciting performance cars.»

Similarly, though Porsche makes a big deal of the fact that the 996 is an all - new car, the company's old endurance - racing imperatives have shaped this 911's driver environment, its controls, and, ultimately, its performance.

No matter how you consider it — as a front - line competition car or a fabulous high - performance coupe — Ford's decision to return to serious international sports - car racing 50 years after GT40s first showed up at Le Mans was the biggest performance - car news of the year.

As the Citroën DS3 Racing is being built by the same people that build the Citroën WRC cars, most of the DS3 has been modified for higher performance.

If it is not the most beautiful Ferrari of all time, it is vastly more elegant and sensual than the Enzo, the F50, the F40, and other extreme - performance models offered in the years since Scuderia Ferrari quit sports car racing to concentrate exclusively on Formula 1.

Toyota will be entering a racing version of the C - HR at the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race next month to gauge public reaction to the car to see if there's a business case for a performance variant.

During the course of a Formula 1 race season, numerous running changes are made to improve aerodynamics and performance of the car, and as many as 30,000 design changes were made last race season.

Volvo has wholly owned this road car offshoot of the racing team since last summer, which means there'll be more «Engineered by» cars such as the likeable V60 Polestar of last year, a greater range of official Polestar remap software, and now also what we're discussing here: official Polestar Performance Parts.