Sentences with phrase «race tires»

The wheels are black and wrapped in racing tires.

The thin racing tires and large chrome rims look fantastic and are specifically designed to match the body of the car.

For example, cars with two seats, high - performance engines, and racing tires typically have a higher insurance premium because they fall into the «sports car» category.

The car is wearing essentially race tires, but hey, the timer tech doesn't lie: 1.9 seconds it is.

As they do at every IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event, Michelin engineers will be gathering data, insights and driver inputs on the latest generation of Michelin race tires as the GT Le Mans (GTLM) cars compete in Saturday, April 16's 100 minute race.

Chevrolet 350 V8 Engine (rebuilt) Automatic Transmission — 513 Gears In Rear End — Edlebrock Intake Manifold, No Air Conditioning, Not Working Radio, Aerotech Racing Seats, TOTAL 4 Point Seat Belt Harness, Vinyl Bench Rear Seat, Dual Flowmaster Exhaust, Black Centerline Wheels and Hoosier Racing Tires On Rear.

What we do get is a gutted interior with a roll cage in the back, Mickey Thompson drag racing tires, and a racing parachute in the back.

Out of the box, a Huracán Super Trofeo runs $ 325,000; a $ 45,000 fee covers entry in the 2015 season and includes three sets of race tires per weekend.

Although the Dunlop racing tires on the Brabham were two years old and felt rock - hard, the car still generated 1.22 g's through Donington's dauntingly fast Craner curves when Andy Wolfe was driving.

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Tire Size Differential Shocking at First Glance GREENVILLE, S.C. (Jan. 27, 2012)-- Michelin today unveiled the first set of specially designed race tires for the 24 Hours of Le Mans - bound Project 56...

To meet strict safety regulations to compete at 9 - second quarter - mile times, all COPOs come standard with a solid rear axle, a full chromoly roll cage, removal of sound - deadening and power accessories, two racing bucket seats (no rear seat), a safety harness for the driver, competition floor shifter, Chevrolet Performance gauges, Bogart racing wheels and Hoosier full slick racing tires.

Traction isn't an issue, as the Sport rides on Yokohama Advan A048s — essentially street - legal racing tires (although it was shod with Pirelli winter tires when we tested it in Michigan).

Sticking the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR to the pavement are Kumho ® Ecsta V720 high - performance tires designed specifically for this car, producing lap times 1.5 seconds faster than off - road only race tires.

With classic Dunlop racing tires fitted, grip is limited, but the steering feel is truly fine and the car responds to driver inputs beautifully.

It has four - wheel independent suspension with Eibach custom springs, Tokico performance - tuned struts, heavy duty front and rear sway bars, and 17 - inch racing tires and aluminum alloy wheels.

For enhanced grip and braking performance the i30N's are fitted with racing tires and race brakes.

All that is topped off with HB Proto design racing tires, oil - filled shocks, and lots of tuning adjustment possibilities.

ProParts USA provided new springs, shock absorbers, and anti-roll bars for the suspension; Enkei supplied 17 - inch wheels shod in BFGoodrich racing tires; and Mazda enlisted StopTech to outfit the race cars with four - piston brake calipers and large brake rotors.

«We expect that like its predecessors, some of the learnings and innovations from these latest race tires will be included in future tires for production vehicles,» said Baker.

Alfa will offer a track package for the Spider that includes high - performance shock absorbers with larger front and rear sway bars, larger (and staggered) wheels with available Pirelli P Zero AR Racing tires, a performance flat - bottom steering wheel with microfiber inserts, carbon - fiber exterior mirrors and a carbon - fiber gauge cluster bezel.

Buddy Herin's Z06 Corvette also comes with Kelsey Hayes knock - off wheels with optionl P91 non-DOT nylon racing tires, power windows, power brakes.

Highlights from the performance upgrades include: race gauge cluster, cold air intake, Shep transfer case rebuild, engine and turbo performance rebuild, Dyno tuned, Toyo racing tires, Exedy stage 4 twin disc clutch, carbon fiber hood & trunk.

By then racing had become his passion, and he kept his hat in the ring, picking up a Goodyear Racing Tires distributorship and opening a high - performance driving school with Peter Brock as an instructor — which, years later, would be passed on to ex-Shelby American driver Bob Bondurant, who continues to operate the school to this very day.

-- Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Dunlop Sport Maxx Race tires are fitted to the 911 R, identical in spec and size to the tires on the 911 GT3.

And although the Mazda is equipped with relatively modest rubber (comparatively tiny 225 / 45WR -17 Kumho Ecsta race tires), its cornering speeds were on par with those of the fat - shoed GT2.

Featuring snarling engines, these cars are characterized with their heavy use of downforce, insane wings, fat race tires, and velocity stacks sticking out of the rear decklid, just inches behind the driver's helmet.

On the track, however, the dual compound turns the PS2 into a hard - core racing tire that introduces a new level of traction and roadholding.

More than 20 years have passed since I worked with Goodyear tire engineers to develop super-sticky street - based race tires.

Pirelli barely even claims this is a street tire, characterizing the Trofeo R as a dry - track racing tire that you can drive to and from your favorite road course.

Close to showroom spec, the WRX will undergo minor safety modifications — roll cage, race seats, and harnesses — with upgraded brake pads and Pirelli racing tires.

The 1982 Collector Edition Corvette finned aluminum wheels are a dead - ringer for the wheels used on the Mako Shark - II and are shod with period - correct Firestone racing tires.

There's also extended wheel arches, new side skirts, an aggressive rear bumper fitted a carbon fiber diffuser and treadless racing tires.

Compuware is the team's primary sponsor, with Mobil 1 supplying low - friction lubricants and Michelin providing its world - class racing tires.

«We did run our best lap on softer race tires, but we always have the race in mind,» Gavin explained.

It all rides on 18 - inch Demon - branded Nitto street - legal drag radial race tires.

Before you've crossed the blend line onto the track, you feel the added grip of the R's Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s, which Ford claims are roughly as sticky as Hoosier R6 DOT - R racing tires, the gold standard in amateur club racing.

It is slightly modified to include Carroll Shelby Mags Nitro Racing tires, cold - air intake, Corsa performance mufflers, Roush lower - body kit, Brembo brakes and 500 - watt Shaker stereo.

The car also comes with a new race - spec aero kit with new parts being fitted in including a new front splitter an bumper, a series - required rear wing, and a new set of wider wheels wrapped in Continental racing tires.

The rear bodywork is nearly two inches wider to accommodate wider racing tires, which are set on three - piece alloy rims.

Michelin is happy because these tires are closer to the ones used on production cars than normal racing tires, and Formula E organizers believe the lack of grip makes the racing more dramatic.

Bisimoto Engineering provided powertrain tuning expertise, boosting the 1.6 - liter output to 250 horsepower, while oversized Brembo brakes, DPE 3 - piece racing wheels and Toyo semi-slick racing tires ensure the power is kept under precise control.

The 1964 Corvette was then «Zora - ized» as the car was lowered and sat on the biggest Goodyear Blue Streak racing tires that would fit under the Sting Ray.

Directing the power to the asphalt are beefy DOT 335 / 30/18 drag racing tires which are expected to help propel the Sleeper Camry to a blistering 9.80 - second quarter - mile time.

«Using the ADVAN race tire, we look forward to building on our past successes with BMW / Team PTG and once again giving the loyal BMW fans something to cheer about in ALMS competition.»

Continental Tire will continue to use their exclusive racing tire from their ExtremeContact line of tires.