Sentences with phrase «race track test»

Ford claims the 647 - horsepower twin turbo - V6 GT was also faster than a McLaren 675LT and Ferrari 458 during a race track test run.

Not exact matches

Besides its track - tested suspension and race - ready seats, the Edge ST's looks take a dark turn, with a honeycomb black gloss grill and matching 21 - inch shiny black rims with big red brake calipers peeking through.
As it currently stands, Musk's SpaceX and companies Hyperloop Technologies and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies are locked in a three - way race to build and develop a hyperloop test track, which will exhibit levitation and propulsion technologies at their peak.
It's one of the major events on the GT and prototype racing calendar, with a vast array of cars hitting the track for the test.
Now, his son Mick — who is racing in European Formula 3 this year — has tried the car out for size, testing it at the Spa - Francorchamps track in Belgium.
Julio Herrera, a race track saliva test supervisor who had not ridden in competition for 13 years, won Mexico's first Harrisburg blue, and Samuel Soberon, a retired leather merchant, was riding in his first international competition at the age of 58.
Don't get me wrong, but I was trying to explain back in January after testing here for three days that the layout of the track is not one we should be racing on at a CIK or FIA level.
But, now, it's road / street course and short oval aerokit has broken cover during a test at the Mid-Ohio track — where IndyCar was racing last weekend, with Josef Newgarden winning.
Making things more daunting was the fact that his young age prevented him from doing any on - track testing before the race weekend.
So decrees Bill Lear of Lear Jet fame, who is building steam race cars — honest — for Indianapolis to glamorize steam passenger cars to be and also is carving out an Indy test track (above) in Nevada
«The Birmingham Diamond League will be my first big European track race of 2016 and a great platform to test myself on the road to the Olympic Games in Rio — the ultimate competition for every athlete,» said Farah, who is yet to confirm the distance he will be racing in Birmingham.
The state was prepared to use part of its federal Race to the Top money to pay Wireless Generation to develop software to track student test scores, achievement and so on, creating a system similar to the Achievement Reporting and Innovation System, or ARIS, that it developed for the city schools.
Timothy Ruppel, a fuel expert at PerkinElmer in Oak Brook, Ill., described testing procedures to ensure that every truckload of racing fuel delivered to the track has the same chemical composition.
Next up for the remaining contestants in summer 2010 are actual road races — actually more test track demonstrations than NASCAR.
A simple 80 % aerobic 20 % anaerobic (where 20 % includes both training and racing) is more than enough, provided that you do an MAF test every 2 weeks to keep track of your aerobic base.
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WRC3 is the only Official game of the World Rally Championships — packed with more than 50 + Official Race Teams (from WRC, Class 2 and Class), 35 + different cars (including the brand new Volkswagen Polo R WRC test car, Renault Twingo R2 and the Proton Satria Neo S2000), every track from the championships (83 stages in total — including all of the Super Special Stages) and a completely re-designed career mode.
The online racing held up during testing also, though I can't see it going gangbusters for a long period with such a repetitive selection of tracks on offer.
It will admittedly take a while to figure out the best setup for your racing car but thankfully the game offers to let you drive test laps around the track before each race, so you can plan your experience accordingly.
In our analyses of Florida data, 37 percent of the variation in students» middle school course tracks can be explained by a combination of their prior test scores, race / ethnicity, and family income.
As with the previous Ferrari FXX, which was based on the Ferrari Enzo, the FXX K is really a rolling research laboratory for Ferrari; the exclusive list of drivers able to buy the car can only get behind the wheel on certain race tracks as part of a test program for the company.
But the biggest reason why I'm braving the heat at Willow Springs is that Mazda has rented the tight, narrow track to give journalists a unique opportunity to test all four generations of racing Miatas back - to - back.
Eventually, these limits were extended beyond just actual races, and onto regular use of the «Ring, including track days and manufacturer testing.
It's not like the track at Sebring where, when you aren't racing there you're testing there.
The third model in McLaren's 570 lineup — after the regular 570S and the 570GT we tested recently — the Sprint's focus is on track performance, and even offers the opportunity for owners to upgrade to FIA GT4 specification should they wish to move beyond track days and into racing.
On GingerMan race track at our All - Stars testing event last fall, the TT - RS was criticized for being not as fluid as the Porsche Boxster.
Our spy photographers have caught a large BMW coupe that may be the upcoming 8 Series undergoing testing at the Nürburgring race track.
And far from being a basic Clio tweaked for racing purposes, the Junior cars are identical to the full Clio Cup cars you'll have seen trading paint as a BTCC support series (and seen in evo's 2014 Track car of the year test).
Ev has been with evo since 2005, and although he spends most of his time driving a desk, he's still faster around the Top Gear test track in a Reasonably Priced Car than Jay Leno and Billie Piper (see issue 124) and has never finished a race lower than 2nd in class.
As well as being Lotus's road car test track the circuit at Hethel has also been the location where many of its race and Formula One cars have been put through their paces.
We've gatecrashed a Britcar test day to grab a few laps of the Northamptonshire track during the lunch break, and before I've had a chance to sign the paperwork and pocket the keys we're boxed in by race mechanics and drivers in multi-coloured overalls.
When I got the invitation from Toyota to drive the C - HR and its raced - out R - Tuned sibling on track at Willow Springs Raceway, I couldn't help but jump on the offer, even if it meant getting up well before dawn to make the drive from BMW Test Fest in Palm Springs.
Regular evo readers will know all about it from our 2015 track car of the year test, and when we raced it in the 24 hours of the Nurburgring in issue 218.
BMW's Miramas test track is a former race track located between Avignon and Marseille in the south of France and is normally closed to the public and even journalists.
My focus for the day was to test and work on the chassis setup for two dedicated race cars and an M4 GTS, but I had to at least try the M2 around the 2.0 - mile track.
Dodge has tested a 2016 Dodge Viper ACR at a long list of race tracks around the U.S., where it absolutely decimated 13 official SCCA production - car track records.
With a private test track in dusty Midland, Texas — aptly named Rattlesnake Raceway — and a pipeline leading to Chevrolet R&D, Hall pioneered several advances that revolutionized racing.
Our spy photographers have caught the upcoming 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 undergoing testing at the Nürburgring race track in Germany and it's looking more sinister than the already potent 650 - hp Corvette Z06.
After the smaller, lighter, more powerful 2016 Chevrolet Camaro debuted in the summer, we hurriedly took the car out testing on public roads and on the race track to see whether the sixth - gen Camaro is the best one yet.
The fast track at this former US Air Force base hosts many racing and testing events.
Ford engineers used the Boss 302R racing car as a development test bed, and, based on their experience at the track, they revised the road car's radiator to improve engine cooling and added baffles to the oil pan to prevent oil starvation.
According to Bridge to Gantry, speed limits and other restrictions previously imposed for races now apply to both public track days and manufacturer pool test days — effectively putting an end to official manufacturer Nurburgring lap timing.
After competing in the 2012 Britcar 24 - hour race (and finishing third in class with the help of evo's Richard Meaden), a GT4 - spec GT86 will begin track testing this month.
The Test Day is broken up into a pair of four - hour sessions around the 8.5 - mile Circuit de la Sarthe, which is a mix of permanent race track and public roads.
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: All About Preparation Team eager for eight hours of track time ahead attempt at eighth class win Corvette Racing to make 18th consecutive appearance at Le Mans Garcia, Magnussen, Taylor reunite in No. 63 Corvette Gavin, Milner, Fässler try to add Le Mans to last year's Daytona, Sebring wins Team conducted two - day private test at Road America in advance of Le Mans DETROIT (June 1, 2017)-- Corvette Racing has returned to France for RACING AT LE MANS: All About Preparation Team eager for eight hours of track time ahead attempt at eighth class win Corvette Racing to make 18th consecutive appearance at Le Mans Garcia, Magnussen, Taylor reunite in No. 63 Corvette Gavin, Milner, Fässler try to add Le Mans to last year's Daytona, Sebring wins Team conducted two - day private test at Road America in advance of Le Mans DETROIT (June 1, 2017)-- Corvette Racing has returned to France for Racing to make 18th consecutive appearance at Le Mans Garcia, Magnussen, Taylor reunite in No. 63 Corvette Gavin, Milner, Fässler try to add Le Mans to last year's Daytona, Sebring wins Team conducted two - day private test at Road America in advance of Le Mans DETROIT (June 1, 2017)-- Corvette Racing has returned to France for Racing has returned to France for the...
It's not exactly a one - to - one transfer from testing to the race due to differing temperatures and track conditions.
In addition to being one of the first tracks at which Corvette Racing competed, it also routinely tests at Sebring to prepare for the 24 Hours of Le Mans each season.
«We tested at Road America this year in preparation for Le Mans, and I'm looking forward to going back to a track where we raced the GT2 - spec Corvettes last year,» Magnussen noted.
In 2005 Track and Race Car magazine published the results of a comprehensive test of a range of cars, from the Porsche 911 Carrera S, Ford GT, BMW M5 to the Caterham CSR 260.
Underlining Aston Martin's commitment to its new high - performance brand, AMR's European development and brand centre will be based at Aston Martin's state - of - the - art Nürburgring Test Centre, which is situated within sight of the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife race track.
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