Sentences with phrase «popular car racing»

A sequel to Need for Speed: Underground, a best - selling 2003 game from Electronic Arts, which changed the shape of one of the most popular car racing franchises.

Not exact matches

The company has sponsored NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon too — his race car features a prominent Fix Auto logo — and it has even purchased digital billboards in the popular video game series Need for Speed.

Relatively safe fender - banging is one reason that NASCAR has become vastly more popular than Indy car racing.

That has become the popular question in the wake of Kevin Harvick's dominating win Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, when following the triumph photos surfaced online that appeared to show the rear window on Harvick's No. 4 Stewart - Haas Racing car had bowed in the upper right corner.

The likes of Lotus, Brabham, and Cooper all built cars for it and with so many knocking about, it's ended up being a pretty popular category in historic racing.

Smith designed the RAD and then built a prototype car racing game in Unity, the most popular game engines in the world, and integrated the RAD into that prototype.

The makers of Tokyo Drift know that there needs to be a new hook to distinguish it, so they've chosen to change the nature of the race to include the popular new style called «drifting», whereby the cars are «oversteered» through hairpin turns, with the back wheels seeming to glide further than the front.

Back in the 1970s, two Formula One (a form of car racing much more popular in Europe than in the US) competitors, the Englishman James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda, livened up the «sport» (OK, I'll stop putting that word in quotes now) with their intense rivalry.

The car's look is inspired by the Formula 5000 race cars of the 1970s, and the Super5000 class is said to be a «modern take» on the popular Australian racing formula.

By the early 2000s, Spec Miata was the most popular class in club racing — no other class came close — and it continues to thrive today, allowing NA - and NB - era cars to compete.

Six - wheeled Austin Seven — Paul Shinton on the background to this conversation / Norwich Union RAC Rally — We report on an event that drew / Flat racing and hill climbing — Tom Threfall on the VSCC events at Curborough and Wiscombe Park / History of McKenzie cars — Part two of the article by Ian McKenzie / The story of a London Garage — Fred Hislop recalls his memories of working at Delaney and Sons / Ramble in an Edwardian Rover — The Editor drives a 1912 model on this month's «excursion» / The Anderson specials — Brian Demaus tells the story of the pre-war Humber - based specials / Restoration of the Charabus — Mike Sutcliffe's saga of the rebuild of this dual purpose vehicle / Sandwell Parade and Manchester - Blackpool run — We report on two popular events — one in the Midlands the other in the North.

Scottish Ice & Snow Rally — Zoe Harrison reports on this event which turned out to be something of a misnomer / The 1922 Webb Super Nine — An account by Bryan Demaus of a little - known car briefly manufactured in Stourport - on - Severn / First of the Healeys — The Editor tells us how much he enjoyed driving the extremely rare 1947 Healey Westland / Three VSCC events — In his Diary of a dilettante Tom Threlfall records the action in Herefordshire and Wales and at Silverstone / 1931 Rambler Cross Country — Paul Ponsel writes about his encounter with this early American five - passenger phaeton / Motoring magazines over the years — A brief survey by Michael Worthington - Williams of the many periodicals on motoring that have been published / 1929 Armstrong Siddeley — David Hawtin describes a fabric - bodied l5hp saloon that took eight years to restore / Paris Retromobile — Peter Russell went to France again this year to visit the popular old - car show / Two Mercedes 38/250 SS — The story of the 1929 cars owned and raced by Lord Howe and Sir Malcolm Campbell is told by A.F. Rivers Fletcher

Graham Robson describes a well known series of the period: the MCC National Rallies1950 - 56 / Back on the Road — Michael Ware looks at more readers» rebuilds / Ford Popular — Back on the Road / 1939 Raymond Mays — Back on the Road / 1953 Bristol 403 — Back on the Road / 1902 Delahaye 0A / End - of - Term Report — Douglas Blain reviews his first season's historic racing with a Morgan Plus Four / Wet & Dry Liners — Workshop / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / Something Up their Sleeve — Sleeve Valve Engines & their Users — Part Two / Something Up Their Sleeve — In the second part of his examination of sleeve valve engines and their users Michael Worthington - Williams looks at the Burt - McCollum single sleeve design / Rally Car Replica — Triumph TR4 / Rally Car Replica — Brian Heath tries out a replica of the Triumph TR4s entered by the works in such classic»60s rallies as the RAC and Liege - Rome Liege / Commercially Speaking

The Editor drives a 1960 model / Auto - biography: Julian Majzub — In the latest of his series of interviews, Matthew Bell visits collector, Historic racer and tyre manufacturer Julian Majzub / Veterans Across Australia — Daniel Ward took his 1901 Decauville to join a number of Veterans celebrating the centenary of the first crossing of Australia by motor car / Goodwood Revival — David Venables reports on all the action at the most popular Historic race meeting of the year.

-- As one of the few enthusiasts lucky enough to own an example of the Pegaso Z102, Douglas Blain reveals what this Spanish rarity is really like to live with / Auto - biography: Alain de Cadenet — Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicles.

Unbeknownst to all but the most dedicated Bimmer zealot, the E28 was raced for a single year in 1982, taking part in the Group A class of the popular touring car circuit.

Though the original name was meant to reference the popular GT3 racing series, the new moniker simply references the car's engine cylinder count; the 6.0 - liter V - 12 is tuned for 591 hp.

The Miata racer will run only in the SCCA's Showroom Stock B class and the MX - 5 Cup until 2008, but Mazda expects it will then start trickling into other club - racing classes, where it will no doubt prove equally as popular as the earlier cars.

Jonathon Wood looks at the popular 1.5 litre line / Cars In My Life — RB (Dick) James explains how a boyhood love of cars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in BritCars In My Life — RB (Dick) James explains how a boyhood love of cars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in Britcars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in Britain.

Spec Miata is one of the most affordable and most popular forms of amateur racing, and the cars remain quite close to stock.

Only 24 examples of the Vulcan will be built — a number inspired by Aston Martin's success in 24 - hour endurance racing — and each commands an asking price of # 1.8 m. Headline news is of course the car's 7.0 - litre V12 engine, which contrary to popular trend is naturally aspirated and does without a turbocharger or complex hybrid system.

The roof incorporates Zagato's characteristic double - bubble roof made popular on cars in the 1960s, when the roofs of Zagato - bodied competition cars were raised on both sides to better accommodate racing helmets.

In preparation for the 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, BMW revealed it's dusting off two vintage race cars for use in the popular event.

Our most popular Ferrari, Lamborghini, and muscle car driving experiences guarantee a once - in - a-lifetime Vegas racing experience.

Helping the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to celebrate the Corvette and the 50th anniversary of the exceptional Stingray model will be various luminaries, including Corvette Racing team driver Tommy Milner, who will take part in Saturday's popular Picnic in the Park discussions along with three - time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, comparing the past of long - distance sports car racing with the prRacing team driver Tommy Milner, who will take part in Saturday's popular Picnic in the Park discussions along with three - time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, comparing the past of long - distance sports car racing with the prracing with the present.

The popular Series boasts a paddock of more than 70 race cars and consists of six classes of vehicles: grand touring (GT); touring car (TC); grand touring sport (GTS); touring car B - spec (TCB), touring car A (TCA) and Porsche GT - Cup (GT - Cup).

The great success of our involvement with the SLS AMG GT3, which is now used by customer teams on five continents, means that we are very confident: in the popular four - cylinder segment too, we want to offer interested customer teams a competitive, near - series racing car with a high level of safety.»

one rear - ended accident (repaired by popular race - car dealer) to my satisfaction.

Fellows Named Most Popular Driver, Gongla Wins GT1 Crew Chief of the Year Award MONTEREY, Calif. — The checkered flag at the conclusion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 21 marked the end of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season, but Chevrolet's factory road racing team kept on winning.

ECU tuners, exhaust wrap and in - car video recorders were among the new performance racing products most popular with buyers at the 2008 SEMA Show.

[1] The North American Racing Team Ferrari 250 LM that won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans is a popular attraction at classic car shows and was on display recently at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

To this day, the popular design can be seen on numerous Porsche race cars.

In North America, stock car racing is the most popular form of auto racing.

Larry Bowman won the popular late 50s, early 60s sports racing class in a Lister - Chevrolet, while Rob Walton s Cobra Daytona coupe won the race for 1963 - 66 production cars.

I would go so far as to describe the DBRS9 as perhaps a true descendent of the DB4 GT, a popular car on the race track in the 1960's.

«With breathtaking race cars and close competition, Lamborghini Super Trofeo races have been popular with IMSA fans and competitors for the past five seasons.

One distinguishing characteristic of these cars is they are both fully GT4 homologated meaning they can compete in any GT4 designated race series which is quickly becoming the most popular form of sports car racing in the world.

This is doubly so in something like an EV racing series, which is a natural progression when you've got tons of popular performance cars out on the road.

He is a three - time U.S. sports car driver of the year and designer of the Shelby Cobra.The popular Texan, whose chili recipes have become as famous as his race car designs, suffered from congestive heart failure and had had two previous heart surgeries.

Despite their tremendous rarity and value, the GT is still a popular race car at major historic racing events such as the Coys and Bonham's festivals, Goodwood Revival, Classic Le Mans and occasionally at AMOC events throughout the season.

The down side is the unsprung weight which will affect handling and is a reason this approach isn't popular among light passenger vehicles, and is never used in race cars (ha).

One of the most talked about sports cars of the year was finally revealed a month ago, and since then, it's been popping up everywhere, including in the popular racing franchise, Gran Turismo.

h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart's most popular, coveted and successful racing pedigree production cars is entering the home straight.

A couple of successful sports car veterans make their Pirelli World Challenge debuts at St. Pete this weekend when popular driver Bryan Sellers serves as Parente's K - PAX Racing teammate in the No. 6 K - PAX Racing McLaren 650S and Germany's Pierre Kaffer takes the wheel of the No. 4 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS in the double header race weekend.

At This Year's Races: Woman on the Move Female drivers signed up for this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion include Karen Barry (Westchester, Calif.), who last year raced a front - engine Formula Junior and this year will race a 1934 three - wheeled Morgan Sports Racer, produced by the British motor car manufacturer Morgan Motor Company and made especially popular in its day when it escaped a British tax on cars by being classified as a motorcycle.

After driving McLaren cars the last two years, the personable 33 - year - old veteran comes to the 1.968 - mile, 11 - turn temporary street circuit with the popular No. 9 K - PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3.

Today, the car is popular for use in drag, autocross and road racing events.

In the short time that it's been around, the new Mercedes A-Class has turned into one of Mercedes» more popular models, so much so that a number of racing teams have begun the process of developing race cars based on the compact hatchback.

The car was very popular for racing drivers as well, like Juan Pablo Montoya, Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button who owned one.

VIR is not only highly popular with drivers, it is a favorite venue for car clubs, car corrals, production car enthusiasts and families looking to see great racing in a relaxed setting.