You're looking at something that has «the highest
racing technology transfer on a street homologated Ferrari,» so make no mistake - this is one of the most serious cars Maranello has ever bolted together.
Well, Maranello claims the car has been built using «the highest
racing technology transfer on a street homologated Ferrari.»
But as we get close to Sebring, I started thinking about the fight between Porsche and Corvette and how all
that racing technology transfers to street cars.
Not exact matches
Reigning WEC champion and former Red Bull «number 2 driver» Mark Webber drove his Porsche 919 Hybrid as part of the launch of the new Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid in an effort to demonstrate how
technology from motor
racing can
transfer to road cars.
Former
race boss Jean Todt had just become CEO of the car division too, so the
transfer of ideas,
technology and engineering from F1 to the road car programme — always present as a strong undercurrent at Maranello — had gained a new, arguably defining, impetus.
The Vantage AMR Pro - heavily influenced by Aston Martin
Racing's WEC winning V8 Vantage GTE - is the pinnacle; an uncompromising demonstration of AMR's «Track to Tarmac» philosophy whereby
race technology is
transferred to road cars.
We have been successful at
transferring racing technology to the street, especially in our high - performance vehicles such as the Corvette ZR1, Z06, and our carbon fiber models, including aerodynamic, powertrain, chassis, braking safety, and design features.»
«Since the team's competition debut in 1999, Corvette
Racing's success in top - tier road racing has produced a strong return on our investment, paying dividends in marketing, engineering, technology transfer, personnel development and other areas of our bus
Racing's success in top - tier road
racing has produced a strong return on our investment, paying dividends in marketing, engineering, technology transfer, personnel development and other areas of our bus
racing has produced a strong return on our investment, paying dividends in marketing, engineering,
technology transfer, personnel development and other areas of our business.
The
transfer of
technology between
racing and production cars resumed with the start of the modern Corvette Racing program in
racing and production cars resumed with the start of the modern Corvette
Racing program in
Racing program in 1999.
The partnership demonstrates that advanced automotive
technologies and renewable fuels can meet the performance requirements of even the most demanding endurance
racing conditions and can be readily
transferred from raceway to driveway.
This is thanks not merely to components such as the turbos, but also to a sophisticated production process only made possible by Maranello's leading - edge facilities which are shared with the Scuderia to foster the
transfer of
racing technologies to the road cars.
The GT2 rules require the use of many production - based components, expanding the opportunities for the two - way
transfer of
technology between the
race track and the showroom.
«First, Corvette is the tip of GM's technological spear, so
racing production - based Corvettes was the most expedient way to accelerate the
transfer of
technology from
racing to production,» Fehan said.
«The continuous exchange of information and the constant
transfer of
technology between the
racing and production programs ensure that lessons learned on the track benefit every Corvette on the highway.»
To assist in the
technology transfer from
racing to the production cars, engineers have opened up the lines of communication between the engineers working on the production cars and those on the
racing program.
«With the new Powertrain Performance and
Racing Center, we will advance that legacy with greater competitiveness on the track and stronger
technology transfer to production vehicles.»
«One of the biggest benefits we get from Corvette
Racing is
technology transfer: not just taking lessons from the
race car to the production line, but also taking the tools we use to develop the
race car, such as wind tunnel testing tools, and using them to help develop our production cars.
On the track, we have had tremendous
technology transfer between our Corvette
race cars and their production counterparts.
on New Corvette
Racing C6.R and Production Corvette ZR1 Represent the Culmination of More Than 10 Years of
Technology Transfer
The
Technology Transfer segments highlight the transfer of racing technology from the track to the production
Technology Transfer segments highlight the transfer of racing technology from the track to the production Co
Transfer segments highlight the
transfer of racing technology from the track to the production Co
transfer of
racing technology from the track to the production
technology from the track to the production Corvettes.
This pervasive experience from the field of motorsports has enabled the company to
transfer all the required
technologies that provide ultimate engine protection with optimum performance from
racing cars to road cars.
«Corvette
Racing has been a benchmark example of developing
technology on the
race track that gets
transferred to the road car,» Atherton said.
The Z06 and Corvette
Racing's C7.R share a development history that started with the C5 Corvette generation and both cars has been refined through
technology transfer from street car to
race car and back to street car during the C6 generation.
The phrase «
technology transfer» has never been more appropriate than when used to describe the Corvette C6.R
race car and the production 2006 Corvette Z06 supercar.
However, the
technology transfer with Corvettes and its
racing program isn't a one - way street.
Corvette
Racing's Program Manager Doug Fehan is so much a believer that
technology transfer benefits both programs that he dubbed the phrase «Cascade Engineering».
In the company's view, the Schaeffler 4ePerformance concept vehicle is a good example of how
technology can be «
transferred from motor
racing to a close - to - volume - production drive concept.»
GT sports cars from Porsche embody the most passionate
transfer of
technology from the
race track to the road, and clearly demonstrate the sporting core of the brand: Intelligent Performance.
Standard high - performance
racing seats from Sabelt feature a lightweight Kevlar / fiberglass shell created by a state - of - the - art resin
transfer molding
technology for mass reduction and long - term durability.
An ingenious new Mazda
technology called G - Vectoring Control emulates
race - car driver weight -
transfer techniques to make road - going cars driven by mere mortals handle better and make passengers feel more comfortable.
Related: [VIDEO] Interview with Corvette Product Marketing Manager Harlan Charles [VIDEO] Corvette Presentation at Sebring Featuring Tadge Juechter and Harlan Charles
Technology Transfer:
Racing To Make You A Better Corvette
Corvette's Product Marketing Manager Harlan Charles and Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter discuss the 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition and show us how
technology transfers from Corvette
Racing's C6.Rs to the production street cars and then back again.
«Competing with Corvettes in the IMSA series is important because it allows us to learn and
transfer technologies between the
race track and the showroom,» Reuss said.
This latest addition to the MICHELIN Pilot Family is an evolution of the MICHELIN Pilot Sport A / S 3,
transferring the best of high - performance
racing technology into a street tire made for the roads and highways of North America.
Racing and high - performance cars are central to the future of vehicle electrification and
transferring advanced motorsports
technologies from the track to the street.
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