Sentences with phrase «production spec racing»

In 1964, Ford and Shelby began their first official Mustang collaboration, launching the 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 for both SCCA B - production spec racing and the street — marking the beginning of a golden age for Shelby American on the track and in the showroom.

Not exact matches

Moving clear past production - based racing, SMS started with the sizeable rear wing of a 2012 - spec Dallara Indycar on their Instagram account.

Although the racing engine receives upgraded turbos, larger fuel capacity, and a racing - spec engine oil system, it shares the same aluminum block and heads, direct - injection system, gaskets, electronic throttle body, and valve springs with the production version.

Production - car - based customer racing is a giant part of the game in sports - car competition, with Audi Sport — it's responsible for the RS street cars and customer racing programs — so far delivering more than 200 R8 GT3 - spec cars worldwide (60 in the U.S.).

Whereas the production U.S. - spec Skyactiv - D is expected to produce approximately 170 hp and 300 lb - ft of torque when it finally reaches showrooms, the race engine makes 450 hp and 580 lb - ft of torque.

What isn't likely to make production is the full on roll cage, off - road racing - spec race seats, and the Dakar - style GPS and pace notes — although we wouldn't mind the extra kit.

In race trim the Continental GT3 will use a mandated rear - wheel drive configuration, but all - wheel drive will likely be reinstated as per usual production - spec for current Continental GT models.

Yet if you look at most Nurburgring lap time videos, these so - called «production spec» vehicles often have added roll cages, racing seats, and 6 - point racing harnesses — all if which are most definitely not available from the factory.

The GT350R race - spec versions, built specifically for SCCA B - Production competition, were even groovier — er, cooler.

Fitted with race - spec componentry like hardened suspension bushings, a 6 - way adjustable center differential, and reinforced cross members, the 2015 STI is one of the few production sports cars that comes suitably equipped for aggressive track use right out of the box.

For this track skirmish, we're pitting the fastest production Audi, the 560 - bhp R8 GT, against the newly homologated rear - drive - only R8 Grand - Am, a race car closely related to the FIA - spec R8 LMS, an internationally successful car powered by an air - restricted V - 10 that makes 480 bhp.

The M8 GTE is also equipped with a race - spec sequential six - speed automatic gearbox, which will get replaced with an updated eight - speed automatic unit with paddles in the production version.

According to the boys from Aston, the race spec version of the Rapide wouldn't be too far off of the production version with the only noticeable difference between the two would be the addition of race safety modifications and the elimination of all the interior trims and features found in the production version in an effort to reduce the car's overall weight.