Sentences with phrase «road race history»

I'm sure most of you reading this are aware of Chevrolet's glorious history throughout the years as not - so - silent partners with some of the great efforts throughout American road racing history, like the Cunningham Corvette entries at Le Mans, the original Sting Ray racer, the brutally purposeful Corvette Grand Sports, the famed Jim Hall Chaparrals, the Penske Trans - Am Camaros, etc., etc., etc..

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The 15 - kilometer Midland Run in lush New Jersey horse country attracted the finest road - racing field in history.

In one of the greatest road races in history, Kenenisa Bekele won a scintillating shoot - out on the South Shields seafront.

Fans obsessed with the Italian automaker will undoubtedly take an interest in the book, as it highlights every road and race car ever constructed by Ferrari, every driver contracted by the company, and a complete history of the automaker itself.

Also coming to Goodwood is one of the rarest McLaren road cars in history, the F1 GT, which was built to satisfy FIA homologation requirements for the McLaren F1 GTR «Longtail» race car during the 1997 GT racing season.

Colin Peck presents the results of his researches into the genre / The Ballot 2LS, part six — Our Publisher continues his review of this landmark Vintage car by describing the example once owned by Ian Connell and now in George Wingard's collection in Eugene, Oregon / Auto - biography: Brian Sewell — In the latest instalment of his series interviewing personalities from the old - car world, Matthew Bell visits art critic Brian Sewell / The 1926 - 27 Grand Prix Talbot - Darracqs, part one — In the first of a three - part series recounting the long careers of these famous racing cars, Simon Moore describes their origins and works competition histories / Back on the Road — Michael Ware visits the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands, to inspect a rare and recently restored 1914 Briton 10/12

Road Rage — Roger Bell does battle with an unspoiled example of Aston Martin's 1950s warhorse the DB3S / Bugatti Type 46s Exposed — Another in our exclusive series of James Allington colour cutaway drawings this time with descriptive text by the author / Nearly Great part II — HRG authority Ian Dussek concludes his enthralling two - part article on the Twin Cam with his driving impressions of a rare survivor / Imperial Splendour — Walter Chrysler's 1930 Imperial was hardly radical but was the epitome of sound luxury car design / The Eternal Bridesmaid — Jan Norbye feels Benz deserves more laurels than it usually gets / Glorious Goodwood — Seen through the lens of renowned racing photographer Alan Smith / Distant Memory — Michael Worthington - Williams digs deep to research the histories of three obscure but tantalising British marques of the 1920s.

By Dennis Harrison / Wolseley doctor's coupe — Paul Shinton on this late»30s example / Bradford - Morecambe Run — We report on this old - vehicle run in the North / VSCC Isle of Man — Tom Threlfall describes the road - racing / Bayliss - Thomas story — The history of this Midland's manufacturer by Michael Worthington - Williams / Memories of Brooklands — Part two of Charles Mortimer's reminicences of the pre-war Brooklands / Vauxhall D - type — The Editor samples this c1919 model on his monthly excursion / Angel Bank speed hill - climb — The story of this 1920's hill - climb course by A.B. Demaus / London to Brighton Run — Our photographic report on this year's re-enactment.

Paul Hardiman looks into the convoluted history of this car, which has recently been re-created in its final, Brooklands racing form in Arms Race / In SS Seduction, John Warburton discovers the appeal of the Jaguar SS100 when he meets a man who has restored one from a pile of bits / Stefan Marjoram visits the 75th Goodwood Members» Meeting / In Arrivederci, Fuoriserie, Douglas Blain ponders the lost years of automobile body design in Italy, as documented in two new books, and renews his friendship with well known stylist Tom Tjaarda in Turin / For this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a rare 1909 Briton 10hp which was laid up for more than 40 years

Obviously, racing history is important, but I think the GTO's real attraction lies in the fact that this may be the best - looking Ferrari «road car» ever.

Now, after more than a half - century of building road cars, the crew from Sant» Agata Bolognese is finally getting serious about motorsports, and the brand's entry - level offering, the $ 237,250 Huracán — the first model in company history engineered from the ground up for race duty — is at the center of its efforts.

The GTS label has a noteworthy history at Porsche, having originated on the 904 Carrera GTS race car (which was barely road legal) in 1963.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has provenance, a long history as one of the very best tracks since the beginnings of closed - circuit road racing in this country.

As part of the series» «green racing» initiative, the most successful team in ALMS history is using a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline in the demanding arena of endurance road racing.

«Now that Corvette Racing has put another 24 Hours of Le Mans in the history book, the team's next challenge is to run five races in nine weeks on a wide variety of tracks,» said GM Road Racing Group manager Steve Wesoloski.

DOUG FEHAN, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: «If we look at all the racetracks on which we compete and the history that Corvette Racing has enjoyed at each of them, you could make the claim that none are more important that Road AmRACING PROGRAM MANAGER: «If we look at all the racetracks on which we compete and the history that Corvette Racing has enjoyed at each of them, you could make the claim that none are more important that Road AmRacing has enjoyed at each of them, you could make the claim that none are more important that Road America.

Mid-Ohio Outlook O'Connell and Fellows penned another chapter in the history of Corvette Racing when they drove the new C6.R to its historic first victory at Road Atlanta on April 17.

Fellows and O'Connell Score First Victory for New Corvette Race Car BRASELTON, Ga. — Corvette Racing made history today at Road Atlanta when Johnny O'Connell and Ron Fellows drove the new Corvette C6.R to its first victory.

When Nate Stacy won his first GTS race at Sonoma Raceway in his Roush Performance Road Racing Ford Boss 302 with Parker Chase in the Performance Motorsports Ginetta second, it marked perhaps the youngest top two in World Challenge history.

Williams have a proven history of making racing technology benefit road cars, and we look forward to starting this relationship during such a period of intensive product development for NISMO.»

Millen is the son of off - roading legend Rod Millen, and has a history with the Japanese automaker that stretches back to his childhood, including racing in MTEG stadium at the age of nine, supporting Ivan Stewart's off - road efforts, racing an FJ Cruiser in the Baja 1000, and winning the Baja 1000 in a Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in 2014.

History will be made this weekend with the inaugural Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, where the Indy Racing League cars — which to this point always have had races on ovals — attempt the first of the three races this year on a road course.

BRASELTON, Ga. — Corvette Racing made history today at Road Atlanta when Johnny O'Connell and Ron Fellows drove the new Corvette C6.R to its first victory.

Just as key to Road America's aura is the history of racing in Elkhart Lake — first in the town itself in the early 1950s and then later at Road America.

Corvette Racing has a very good history at Road America in the ALMS and with our testing program for Le Mans.

While desirable road cars are essential, much of the mystique surrounding the Alfa Romeo brand is owed to its storied racing history.

We've written at length already about the history of the legendary 1960s Shelby Daytona Coupe — the sportscar built by Shelby American to overcome the aerodynamic limitations of the open - top Shelby / AC Cobra on high - speed road racing courses like the Le Mans Circuit.

Hurley Haywood, winner of more endurance classics than any other driver in racing history, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club with the 2014 Phil Hill racing history, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club with the 2014 Phil Hill Racing Drivers Club with the 2014 Phil Hill Award.

The iconic Italian brand drew on its famous history in race and road cars with this striking, lightweight sports car, marking a return to form for the brand.

Given the Mini's long racing history and associations, it's little surprise: «The image of a go - kart on the road has recurring appeal,» says Anders Warming, Head of Mini Design, in a press release.

Nissan's competition history runs deep, and NISMO, Nissan's performance division, is bringing that rich competition heritage and racing DNA to road cars like the 370Z NISMO, JUKE NISMO RS, Sentra Nismo and the awesome GT - R NISMO.

Founded in 1958 by the four Walklett brothers, Ginetta has a long and successful history of producing hand built road and race cars.

SALINAS, Calif. — For 60 years, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has hosted a variety of two and four - wheel machinery but Sunday's California 8 Hours GT contest will be the longest professional race in the prestigious history of the famed 2.238 - mile, 11 - turn road circuit.

The latest car to sport the famous «red H» was part of the all - new tenth - generation Civic's development programme — the largest in Honda's history — and was engineered to deliver the most rewarding drive in the hot hatch segment, both on road and on the race track.

Renault will tell you plenty of stats about Alpine's history - the 30,000 road cars and more than 100 race cars it made - and all of its stage and race wins.

The GT4 will build on Mustang's rich history as a road racing champion, and follow in the footsteps of the SCCA Shelby GT350R of the 1960s, Trans - Am Boss 302 of the 1970s, the more recent FR500, Boss 302R and 2016 championship - winning Shelby GT350R - C.

- Swiss driver Neel Jani took the final pole position in American Le Mans Series history Friday in qualifying for the 1,000 - mile Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.The race Saturday is the last in the series...

Throughout its history, American race car drivers such as Briggs Cunningham, Lake Underwood, Carroll Shelby, and Mark Donohue were among the contestants at these road racing events.

The Gaming Flashback this week is the Activision racer The Great American Cross-Country Road Race, while this week's Gaming History doesn't focus on a video game company or developer, -LSB-...]

Motorcycle racing has a history of heated rivalries, but in 1991 the digital medium got its own taste, as two videogame designers competed to create the Mega Drive's defining motorcycle game — the inimitable Road Rash.

The history of mountain biking is littered with stories about the origins of the sport, and although bikes were ridden off road in the past, it wasn't until the mid 1960s when a group of Marin County youths took to bombing and racing down those California hills on singlespeed coaster - brake bikes that mountain biking began to gain recognition and appeal as a sport.

The list of riders taking part in the TTXGP includes seven - times winner of the Isle of Man TT, Mick Grant; Olie Linsdell, winner of the 2007 Northwest 200 400cc race, beating John McGuiness's lap record in the process; Tom Montano, who has previously raced the fastest MV Agusta in the history of the Isle of Man TT races; Dan Kneen, who made history in the 2008 Manx Grand Prix by being the first person ever to win three races in a week; Paul Owen, one of the stars of the PlayStation2 game «TT Superbikes Real Road Racing Championship»; and Maria Costello, Guinness World Record holder for fastest female lap of the TT circuit.