Sentences with phrase «racing car manufacturer»

By the 1920s, Aston Martin began to gain popularity as a racing car manufacturer, although it declared bankruptcy several times during the next decade.

Leeds - based sports and racing car manufacturer Ginetta has taken ownership of the Blyton Park Driving Centre in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.

The new LMP1 cars will have aerodynamic input from Adrian Reynard, whose company was one of the most successful racing car manufacturers of all time with wins in a variety of categories (although the less said about their F1 involvement with BAR, the better).

Yorkshire race car manufacturer, Ginetta, is supporting young engineers of the future by sponsoring a team in the annual Formula 1 in Schools competition.

In 2011 McLaren Automotive announced the launch of McLaren GT; a new race car manufacturer combining the expertise of McLaren Automotive, McLaren Racing, McLaren Electronic Systems, McLaren Applied Technologies and CRS Racing.

Jaguar will display the F - Type & XK, while famed race car manufacturer McLaren will offer its 12C Coupe & 12C Spyder.

One that would cement the automaker's image as a race car manufacturer.

Not exact matches

Franklin Templeton professionals discuss the race between traditional vehicle manufacturers and tech firms to develop a truly autonomous car.

Aston Martin are already partners with Red Bull Racing, giving Max a company car that a 20 - year - old could only dream of, and next year the legendary British manufacturer will be the official title sponsor of the team.

As of this year any manufacturer wishing to go endurance racing with an engine over five liters must have built at least 500 copies of his car.

The low square car not only won the biggest single event in sports - car racing but in doing so also squeezed by Porsche to win for itself the International Manufacturers» Championship by a slim three points.

Classic Group C and GTP cars are always a hit in historic racing, thanks largely to the huge variety of cars and manufacturers of the era.

Ferrari's Finali Mondiali event has basically been a four - day celebration of the Italian manufacturer's cars and racing machinery.

Except for Sportsman Briggs Cunningham's virtually single - handed efforts with homebred machines, the U.S. has lately let sports car racing honors go to overseas manufacturers by default.

It will be more attractive for other car and engine manufacturers to join F1, and for the fans it will be much better as you will have closer racing on track.

With the standard of electric vehicles becoming more impressive and the release of hybrid and fully - electric road cars on a rapid increase, it makes total sense that manufacturers are keen to associate themselves with a fully - electric racing series.

With only the manufacturer teams of Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo affiliated with FISA this would have left the race with just six cars (A six car race?

The pink cars will feature the logo of Brazilian brand Havaianas, the world's largest manufacturer of flip - flops, at a few races throughout the year, kicking off with this weekend's race in Melbourne.

The manufacturer drives are a little less exciting — you basically just unlock these by racing in one make of car a handful of times, then get four races using that brand — but they're still a welcome way to break up the pace of your career.

Most of the racing will be done with the modern cars but you can select from some of the classic F1 vehicles, among the manufacturers featured here include cars from McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, Renault and Red Bull.

Enter Mazda Motorsport and Chip Ganassi Racing, two manufacturer - affiliated race teams making waves in the United Sports Car Championship series by flipping this formula on its head.

«In the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Audi was the first manufacturer to have achieved victories with a TFSI engine, a TDI and a hybrid race car, so writing motorsport history on several occasions,» Audi motorsport chief Wolfgang Ullrich said in a statement.

Chicken farmer, racing - car driver, auto manufacturer, chili impresario — your life has been full of twists and turns...

Quite possibly the most valuable car on display during the Carmel Concours on the Avenue, this quintessential 1950s Ferrari Grand Tourer was named after the great road race dominated by the Italian manufacturer during this period.

These were the race cars that cemented BMW's reputation in the United States as a manufacturer of high - performance cars endowed with European panache.

With the racing car division founded by Bruce McLaren in 1963, and the road car division founded by Ron Dennis in 1985, very few companies have enjoyed such a successful renaissance period - in the space of just six years, the brand has gone from a one - hit wonder to one of the world's premier supercar manufacturers, with a brilliant lineup encompassing everything from daily drivers to insane track - only monsters.

McKenzie cars — The history of this small Birmingham manufacturer by Ian McKenzie / Sunny Silverstone — Tom Threfall's report on the VSCC race meeting / Rescue of a 30/98 Vauxhall — The story of «the lady of the lake» by Dennis Harrison / Nesseldorfer to Tatra — Michael Worthington - Willaims recounts the history of a remarkable series of car from Czechoslovakia / 1937 A.C. 16/70 — The editor enjoys his excursion no. 2 in this sports tourer with a pedigree / Commercial London - Brighton Run — The annual pilgrimage for historic commercials / About registration numbers — David Hales explains their origins and diversity / Mille Miglia 1989 — Toby Ross describes the «fantastic atmosphere» of this unique event.

De Dion Bouton: the beginning — We look into the origins of this most successful Veteran car manufacturer / The rise and fall of the Calcott — Michael Worthington — Williams writes about this casualty of the great depression / Sports cars for sports car racing — Rivers Fletcher on racing in road — going sports cars / Magnetic — experiment that failed.

The Editor reports / Pre-1931 Lanchesters — Chris Clark describes the early models and explains their unique features and advanced specifications / 1955 Lancia Aurelia Spider — This month The Editor gives us his (very favourable) impressions of a rare and delectable sports car / The Voisin Story — The well - known racing driver and author Paul Frere commences a two - part article on this historic manufacturer.

The rulebook says a manufacturer must build 100 production cars in the same year as it begins campaigning a race version.

War Horse Vauxhall — David Burgess-Wise examines the rôle played by the Vauxhall D - Type in the First World War, and drives the example in the manufacturer's collection / The Pomeroy Trophy at 60 — Peter McFadyen tells the story of the VSCC's event for finding the best sports touring car, and explains the arcane formulae behind it / The 1926 - 27 Grand Prix Talbot - Darracqs, part three — In the third and final part of his series about these famous racers, Simon Moore investigates the fate of each / Auto - biography: Cally Callomon — Matthew Bell visits this art director, Vintage car owner and bicycle fanatic, and learns about his career and hobbies / Peugeot Racing Engineers 2: Louis Verdet Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges looks at the career of this engineer, whose influence spread far beyond motoring / The Ballot 2LS, part eight — Our Publisher concludes his series on the twin cam Ballot 2LS, listing the cars known to have existed but which have now disappeared

This month The Editor writes about his encounter with a delectable example of this desirable car / Whitney Straight remembered — A.F. Rivers Fletcher recalls this brilliant man - so successful in many fields including his short involvement with motor racing in the early 1930s / Harris - Leon Laisne 1920 - 37 — Michael Worthington - Williams has researched a largely - forgotten French manufacturer which produced some very advanced designs for its time.

To celebrate the 30 - year anniversary of when Saleen and General Tire won the 1987 Driver, Manufacturer, Team, and Tire SCCA ESCORT Endurance Championships, Saleen has partnered with the tire company once again to provide customers with a unique race and street - spec limited edition Ford Mustang that also replicates the winning car's livery.

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.

In this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports

Another factor that will influence this year's race is the number of cars each manufacturer fields.

But while many race fans associate me with GM, I have also raced numerous other cars for numerous other manufacturers.

«This year Porsche will become the first manufacturer to create the central display at the Festival for the third time, underlining the huge contribution from this iconic manufacturer of world - beating racing cars and road cars.»

Nissan won a total of 19 races with the car, and snagged two Drivers» and Manufacturers» Championships in 1992 and 1994 with Steve Millen behind the wheel.

«A Rolex is kind of like a Porsche,» says Haywood, who knows firsthand after spending so many years racing and winning for the German car manufacturer.

Hence in the LMP1 category, all major manufacturers» teams must field hybrid race cars — which is why the classification is now called LMP1H.

«Quite often a manufacturer will say a road car is derived from a race car,» says Griebner.

Established in 1917, YOKOHAMA is Japan's oldest tyre manufacturer and produces a comprehensive range of premium tyres for passenger cars, 4x4s, vans and motorsport race series.

Lone stop north of the U.S. border is one of team's most successful venues Eleven class victories at CTMP in 16 appearances Heading to Canada with GTLM Driver's, Manufacturer's and Team championship leads Both Corvette C7.Rs with GTLM victories in 2017 Combined 12 victories for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP DETROIT (July 5, 2017)-- Winning sports car races around the world is nothing new for Corvette Racing.

Certainly, there was a lot of monkey - business involved in Detroit horsepower ratings, as manufacturers jockeyed to finesse racing rule books or keep insurance companies from penalizing their cars.

British premium car manufacturer presents its whole range of current models and a concept study inspired by racing at the New York International Auto Show 2018.

This trade association consists of a diverse group of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, publishing companies, auto restorers, street rod builders, restylers, car clubs, race teams and more.

In 1998 with the withdrawal of Nissan Motors due to financial problems and Honda, to concentrate on its Formula One program and also realising it would be less expensive for them to race their NSX in the Japanese Grand Touring Championship series (although both Nissan and Honda did take part in British Touring Car Championship after leaving JTCC; those programs, however, were run by their European branches), it left Toyota as the sole factory manufacturer to have cars competing using their Corona EXIVs and Chasers.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a relevant, engineering - driven, lightly commercialized race endangered by uncorralled fans» lack of common sense, the commoditization of the car, waning manufacturer support, and the paving of the roadway.

You have multiple cars from the best teams and manufacturers in GT racing, which is a tremendous testament to the importance of this race and our category.