Sentences with phrase «race speeds of»

Eventually, cars were made expressly for NASCAR competition, including the Ford Torino Talladega, which had a rounded nose, and the Dodge Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird which had a rear wing raised above roof level and a shark shaped nose - cap which enabled race speeds of exactly 200 mph.

However, honing the high - end race speed of a fully healthy body absolutely requires some high - intensity stimulation (achievable by various kinds of anaerobic training or frequent racing).

Not exact matches

Car demand is waning now but the need for speed isn't, so the automaker is rolling out a fresh hot rod that's a sign of the times: its first race - ready SUV.

The winner, who receives newly - minted Bitcoin as their reward, wins the race by providing the answer to a mathematical problem that is deliberately designed to use up a lot of computing power, in order to maintain stability in the speed at which these blocks are «found.»

«We learned that covering an entire race in virtual reality would be very difficult; however, there were some really compelling shots and experiences that were worthwhile that we thought we could rally around — the pits, the speed shots, and the kinds of views that a normal NASCAR fan would have seen before like this, and for the newly initiated NASCAR fans could show them just how exciting it is to be at a race in person,» Davies says.

Plus, you could be the beneficiary of industry consolidation among the United States» 6,000 or so tiny race - track outlets (called «speed shops»).

There's a lot of competition among fast - food chains to grab the attention of budget - conscious diners, and the spate of new menus has sped up the race to the bottom of the value barrel.

Other causes of accidents attributed to human behavior are car racing, speeding, road rage, and drowsy driving.

Expecting the same pace of rally in the future is like asking Usain Bolt to complete the marathon with the same speed that he runs the 100 metres race.

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

What I'm really going to do is to rid the gene pool of its 10,000 worst contributors, in an effort to speed up the evolution of the human race (yes: I made the system automatic, so that I didn't have to bother diddling with it at every moment: Darwin was right, but the process turned out slower than I expected, and I got bored, hence the urge to speed things up a tad).

Playing the perpetual not - ready game is like being on a race track with a speeding rubber rabbit that will always outrun you, because the definition of «readiness» will always elude you.

Alonso had actually had the best average speed of the entire race up until his failure with 21 laps to go.

The high banking and high speeds at Texas Motor Speedway mean that the cars spend most of the race together in one big pack.

Motor Sports Rain helps Kasey Kahne win his fourth race of the season Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s back up to speed Historic finish for Bill Lester

349,911 bricks, 750 hours of built, this life size version of the LEGO Speeds Champions ScuderiFerrari SF - 78H will have your heart racing!

One of those, of course, came at Interlagos, where he qualified and finished a pretty comfortable third - despite getting a penalty in the race for speeding in the pitlane and stopping in the wrong pit box during a stop!

GS is likely the race discipline most akin to the average person's skiing style (unless, of course, you were heading for top spot on the Snoww speed leaderboard).

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.

Darryl Greenamyer, of Las Vegas, set a world record for unlimited prop planes by flying his World War II P - 51 at a speed of 413.987 mph at the Reno National Championship air races.

Chill early - autumn winds were gusting down Long Island Sound at speeds up to 30 knots, and the fleet of 5.5 - meter yachts competing in the third race for the U.S. National Championship swept toward the finish line like maple leaves ahead of a gale.

The reigning series champ and winner of two races this season, Gordon brings the best combo of hair and speed to SoCal since Ponch hung up his motorcycle britches.

The duo discussed a variety of general interest racing topics including safety innovations to open - wheel racing, the ability to process high velocity speeds and the fear that comes with failing brakes at the entrance to a corner.

A pioneer auto racing driver in his salad days, he coaxed a 1903, chain - driven Thomas Flyer up to the then spanking speed of 70 mph to win a Baltimore road race.

Following the blocks of Kennedy and tight end Roland Williams, Garner found an alley, raced to the sideline and sped untouched to the end zone.

Busch had the top qualifying speed of 197.368 mph on Friday, and he'll be joined at the front of the pack by his Stewart - Haas Racing teammates Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer, who will start second and third, respectively on Sunday.

Damon wasn't happy about some of Schumacher's driving tactics in the race though, claiming he'd been physically muscled off of the track at some of the high - speed corners.

BOATING — TOM D'EATH, driving Miss Budweiser, won the Gold Cup, unlimited hydroplane racing's oldest and most prestigious trophy, by completing six laps of the 2 1/2 - mile Mission Bay course off San Diego at an average speed of 124.593 mph.

Most of the opposition fell apart trying to keep up with Fangio and Kling, who battled for the lead for much of the race around the high - speed Reims circuit.

I am pretty sure he would dust Martin in a foot race so he has plenty of speed.

Eighth in the standings with one race to go, Hamlin (below) is the one driver who has consistently matched the speed of Jimmie Johnson during the Chase — that is, when Hamlin has been on the track.

Road cars, supercars, hypercars, classic and modern racing beasts — the Goodwood Festival of Speed really is the best and biggest celebration of all things motoring and motorsport.

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.

The reason for losing the race victory was bizarre too, and proves even racing drivers can have lapses of concentration even while driving at high speeds.

And the whoop you hear is that of Cale Yarborough, who, speeded along by Joe Ruttman on his tail, swooped past Baker on the 499th mile to win the race and some $ 119,000.

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.

Being bred for speed and not necessarily for intelligence, furthermore, the comprehension of the modern race horse of his role in society is sometimes rather limited.

Running a total of 46 laps Friday in what is known as «Carb Day,» Kanaan's top speed of 227.838 mph was just ahead of Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon.

The accident was triggered by a parts failure on Logano's car, which turned him into Patrick as the two raced into Turn 1 at speeds in the neighborhood of 210 mph.

Those which turn up in races of less than three hours probably will carry the kind of optional equipment Duntov used at Daytona Beach — small racing windscreen in place of the standard, speed - cheating wrap - around windshield, a streamlined cockpit cover, modified camshaft and a rear - axle ratio to suit the circuit.

But it's also made it easy to skip past the fact that racing is inherently dangerous and one's pursuit of speed poses great risk.

His speed — 63.6 miles per hour — broke Aronow's 1967 race record of 51.7 miles per hour.

The combination of his speed and Honda backing was enough to secure him a race seat at Jordan for 2002, but even so he wasn't done winning yet.

Fifty years ago, when 30 mph was fast for average cars, Fred Marriott raced a Stanley Steamer at a speed of two miles a minute.

In F1 terms it doesn't happen often and is usually the result of of the leader having late race reliability woes or, in the past, because of a high - speed track where slipstreaming battles meant that being in second place on the last lap was advantageous.

The high speeds of the old Spa layout could be tough on cars, and it proved in the 1968 race as everyone who led eventually dropped out.

«Battle of Midway has early speed, which gives him a chance in this race.

She led most of the race but Seavey's strategy to conserve speed was just too much to overcome the past few days.

Mears qualified on speed for 12 of the 13 races and was retained for 2011.

What I realised is that we completely made an abstraction of speed as racing drivers.»