Sentences with phrase «racing success»

It would spur a series of racing successes over the next few years.

With rear - wheel drive, a 650 - horsepower small - block fuel - injected V8 and manual transmission, it provides the perfect platform for racing success.

This marriage of high performance engine and specifically engineered transmission is one derived from our GT race programme — proven through endurance race success.

Challenge mode features six tiers of unique racing and skill - based challenges, often featuring the signature «grinding» technique which is critical to achieving elite racing success.

Here's to another twenty years of racing success.

For now, though, the special edition 595 is at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show as a visual reminder that Abarth and Yamaha have a solid relationship that's built on the pursuit of motor racing success.

«Targa» came from Porsche's racing success at the Targa Florio road race in Sicily; it means «shield,» a kind of description of the trophy that gentleman racer Vincenzo Florio gave to the winner of the event he established in 1906, and Porsche executives liked the connotation of safety.

Then in the 1950s, Aston Martin experienced even more racing success in the DB2 at Le Mans.

Could the P1 GTR also see racing success?

It began to find racing success the very same year, with gentleman drivers Marquis de Portago and Oliver Gendebien driving 250 GT Berlinettas to four consecutive Tour de France road race victories between 1956 and 1959, earning the car its nickname.

Away from the pool, the velodrome saw a slew of Scottish medals including Mark Stewart's surprising men's points race success and a less surprising gold for Olympic champion Katie Archibald in the women's individual pursuit.

2008: Audi R8 Why it won: It showed that Audi had emerged as a top - tier luxury brand and had translated its modern - day racing success to the street.

Shaped by four decades of experience and more than 300 motorsport world titles, Öhlins» Road & Track dampers feature ideas and technology taken from that hard - won racing success.

AAR stood for Dan Gurney's All - American Racers team, and although true road - racing success ultimately was outside the «Cuda's grasp, the production car remained a heady street weapon.

John's early racing successes, driving a modified Mitsubishi 3000GT at venues such as the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, the Silver State Classic and the Bonneville Salt Flats (where he set a world record in his class), stoked the competitive fires and convinced him that this passion for racing could be turned into a successful business venture.

The show car, which won't be produced, celebrates «the heady racing success of the BMW 3.0 CSL in 1975,» BMW said.

Honda's motor racing success propelled Kawamoto to the top of the company, replacing Tadashi Kume as CEO of Honda in 1990.

Other Formula 1 ™ touches, learnt from almost 50 years of McLaren Grand Prix racing success, include all - carbon construction, new carbon ceramic disc brakes, KERS - like power boost and DRS to give extra straight line speed.

Embodied in its DNA is the know - how acquired in the numerous car racing successes that Audi has achieved over the years.

«With so many great GM racing successes, it's hard to pick one moment as my «favorite».

The F3 Americas series aligns with the global FIA development ladder philosophy of using common components to provide a cost - efficient, reliable, and powerful racing structure, as drivers ascend through the levels on their way to U.S. or global racing success.

Although Alfa Romeo's place in automotive history is cemented thanks to its incredible racing success, it has been in no hurry to race back into the spotlight with cars that over-promise and under deliver.

Corvette racing success is addictive.

You then must try to climb the ladder of street racing success by finding another street racer, winning a series of races against his or her club, winning a final race for the street racer's pink slip, and then seeking out another street racer and starting the process over again.

From 1999 - 2004, Corvette Racing and the C5 - R set the standard for racing success with 31 victories in the ALMS, along with an overall victory at the Rolex 24 in 2001.

Derived from Jaguar's racing success at the time were features like front and rear independent suspension, rear inboard disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, and a superb twin cam engine.

Alfa has a glorious competition history: F1 dominance in the 1950s, endurance racing success in the 1970s and an almost constant presence in production - based race series with cars like the original Giulia, the 155 and the 156.

SOUTH HAVEN, Michigan — The GT3 class is a huge international motor racing success, with 47 models homologated for competition since its creation in 2006, resulting in a wonderfully diverse field ranging from the logical Porsche 911 GT3 R to the refreshingly strange Bentley Continental GT3.

After seeing racing success, the relationship grew to include more replacement tire options for Corvette owners.

Both winners of Nissan and Sony's Gran Turismo Academy competition, each has already built a strong roster of racing success and each has proven themselves a natural choice for high - level competition.

These 250 GTOs are prized above all other cars for their design, history, performance, and racing success.

Developed by Prodrive (which, aside from its rallying and racing success, also later worked wonders on the Alfa Romeo Brera), changes focused on improving the car's handling further.

Having already enjoyed rally and racing success with the Escort and Sierra Cosworth, Ford developed the mighty RS200 rally car as a response to all the overpowered, overboosted mid-engine specials trouncing traditional powertrain configurations in Group B.

While Shelby didn't build the GT - 40s, he and his team were instrumental in its development and racing success — and it remained one of his most proudest accomplishments decades afterward.

It was light too and had a stiff chassis, leading to racing success.

When that little nipper started having some racing success in hill - climbs and such, BMW contracted a supplier (located at the Nurburgring) to build a 700 - based bespoke race car.

We suspect not even Amédée Gordini — born 1899 and, from the»50s, mastermind behind Renault's racing success and breathed - on road cars, starting with the R8 — would have been able to extract anything worthwhile.

The victorious results of this difficult, open road, endurance race marked the beginning of Alfa Romeo's racing success.

The Ford Motor Company is supporting the effort by designing a paddock display to showcase the history of the marque, its racing successes and the cars that made it famous.

Shelby's racing successes with his Cobras helped forge a long - term partnership with Ford.

The new concept celebrates the 40th Anniversary of BMW in North America along with the racing success of the BMW 3.0 CSL in 1975.

«Everyone is familiar with Alfa's history and its racing success but right now let's focus on getting the Giulia and the Stelvio launched around the world.»

Celebrating a century of power, the Maserati GranTurismo MC Centennial brings performance and racing success for all to experience.

Inspired by the brand's legendary motor racing success, the MINI Design Team has created the essence of a MINI to enable maximum racing performance in the game Gran Turismo ® 6 for PlayStation ® 3.

To commemorate the company's racing successes at the Nürburgring, Aston Martin released the limited edition N400 at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.