Sentences with phrase «rain tires»

Before we lost a lap, we decided to go with rain tires.

The team brought out full rain tires and Fellows stayed in for the final two hours and 53 minutes.

Traditionally, racing slicks were swapped out for grooved rain tires in wet conditions, but these new tires were designed for grip even on wet surfaces, while providing a large contact patch characteristic of a racing slick.

Gavin took over the No. 4 Corvette shortly before the one - hour mark and held the point until he pitted for rain tires at 2:03.

Starting with rain tires on a wet track, the Corvettes quickly asserted themselves at the start with Oliver Gavin taking the No. 4 Corvette to second and O'Connell slotting the No. 3 Corvette into fourth on the opening lap.

[13] During qualifying for the 1997 race, rain caused Goodyear to use rain tires on Sprint Cup cars for the first time in the modern era.

Both Corvettes pitted for rain tires at 4:29, with O'Connell getting back into the No. 3 and Gavin returning to the No. 4.

All series racecars would run on P Zero Racing Slicks and P Zero Racing Rain tires starting in 2011.

Coupled with Michelin's exceptional rain tires, we certainly would have liked the opportunity to finish the race with a good result.

With a dry line emerging, the Corvette crew made the decision to switch from rain tires to slicks on the first pit stop.

The Huracán LP 620 - 2 was modified for use on the Winter Accademia ice track, in terms of suspension set - up and using rain tires with specific studs, so that it could be driven in the very different conditions than traditional racetracks.

They also include two extra sets of wheels, one with slicks and the other with rain tires, and the white one has the quick delivery fuel system, a $ 4,500 upgrade option.

Pirelli Tire North America has been selected as the Official Tire Supplier for the Pirelli World Challenge Championships and will supply all cars in the GT, GTS, Touring Car, Touring Car A and Touring Car B - Spec categories with the P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires.

Even behind the safety car I was at the limit; one mile per hour faster and I might have shunted so I asked for rain tires.

Goodyear has rain tires that have been used for the Nationwide Series, but NASCAR officials have never indicated a willingness to try them in Cup.

And to answer a commonly asked question: No, there are no rain tires in the Sprint Cup Series.

The exhibit is on one floor, open and accessible with sufficiently comprehensive placards, but there are also docents — and likely there will be a few diehard Senna fans circulating that can name the number of grooves in his Lotus's rain tires.

But the track was drying, our rain tires were going away, and the Viper of Olivier Beretta and Karl Wendlinger was gaining on us.

«It was a wet race, and our car was very fast on rain tires.

We looked at several choices in rain tires and tire pressures.