Sentences with phrase «road racing competition»

Today's event also marked Corvette Racing's 72nd victory in international road racing competition.

Not exact matches

In assembling his field, Grandi reached out to the six - month - old Association of Road Racing Athletes (ARRA), a remarkably cohesive runners» union that has as its goals a circuit of money races and open (meaning pro-am) competition in the Olympics and everywhere else.

Daily fitness and technical training at the Iffley Road facilities is required by those wanting to compete in what is arguably the most famous rowing competition in the world, the 180 - year old Boat Race against Cambridge.

The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking.

New Leeds manager Thomas Christiansen is eager to make Negredo his 10th summer - signing at Elland road, with the Whites boss willing to meet the La Liga side's # 6.4 M asking price for the player, as per the Mirror, with the Yorkshire club facing competition from Premier League side Swansea City in the race to sign the Spaniard.

Jon Mould also took silver in the men's road race behind Aussie Steele von Hoff, adding to the bronze won by compatriot Dani Rowe earlier today, the perfect ending to the Commonwealth Games competition.

«The Birmingham Diamond League will be my first big European track race of 2016 and a great platform to test myself on the road to the Olympic Games in Rio — the ultimate competition for every athlete,» said Farah, who is yet to confirm the distance he will be racing in Birmingham.

Cycling: watch for... How the cyclists fare on the climbing portions of the road race — and whether the U.S. riders outduel the competition up the hills, where weight savings are crucial.

However, by the time we finished in first place, I was hooked on the off - road racing constellation: intense competition, remarkable friendship, and high - speed motoring over incredibly diverse terrain through some of the planet's most picturesque and hauntingly beautiful locations.

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

The U.S. - China Race to Zero Emissions (R2ZE) Challenge is a collaborative and friendly competition that encourages transit agencies to take ambitious actions to put a new generation of advanced, non-polluting zero emission buses (ZEBs) on the road in communities across the United States and China.

Yet for all of Audi's performance credentials established during more than 35 years of professional competition in rallying and road racing and by its first Rennsport production car, the 1994 RS2, the marque has suffered a bit in terms of its messaging.

Through it all, cars remained a critical part of their lives; after earning competition licenses at the Skip Barber Racing School, they began vintage racing at road courses with a Lotus Eleven and a Ferrari 512 Racing School, they began vintage racing at road courses with a Lotus Eleven and a Ferrari 512 racing at road courses with a Lotus Eleven and a Ferrari 512 BB LM.

Although designed primarily to take on BMW's rivals on the race track, amongst them Mercedes - Benz's rally car turned DTM racer, the Cosworth - powered 190E 2.3 - 16, the public would get to experience the M3 too, as the Group A rules of the time specified that 5000 road - legal examples of the car would have to be built in its first 12 months for it to be homologated for competition use.

On the contrary, thanks to the competition - mandated inlet restrictors, the racing and road engines produce similar peak power, though factory driver Fabrizio de Simone says the racing engine generates more of its grunt at peak revs.

The rules governing the GT classes require that a certain number of road versions of a racing car must be built before it can be homologated, or approved, for competition.

We also have a wide range of all - terrain, off - road, and mud tires for light trucks and SUVs that provide maximum traction and endurance out on the trail; high load capacity commercial tires for heavy - duty trucks; and competition tires for all - out performance on the race track.

The new concept truck also pays homage to Nissan's heritage of off - road racing and adventuring, which goes back to the days of Baja «Hardbody» competition pickups and Paris - Dakar Rally treks.

Corvette Racing has scored seven consecutive 1 - 2 finishes in ALMS competition, a streak that began at Road Atlanta in April.

Inspired by the 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Competition, and calling it «the most race - ready road - legal Mustang ever,» Ford introduced the limited - production 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.

«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 busRacing'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 busracing has produced a strong return on our investment, paying dividends in marketing, engineering, technology transfer, personnel development and other areas of our business.

«The limited - edition Audi R8 competition is the closest road car to our R8 LMS ultra race car that has won virtually every race around the world,» said Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America.

MacGillivray has been an enthusiastic participant in off - road racing, as a member of the U.S. team in the Camel Trophy rally competitions for two years, and a participant in the Baja 1000.

It likely won't thrill on a race track like an M2 Competition but, on a nice bit of road, the 8 Series can more than put a smile on your face.

A photo shoot at the HQ of Team Dynamics, which prepares the Civic Type Rs that race in the BTCC, offered a useful opportunity to compare our road - going car with its competition sibling.

Start with a high - performance platform from the Corvette production group, add power, durability and efficiency developed by GM Powertrain, perfect the package with the engineering expertise of Corvette Racing, put exceptional drivers behind the wheel, and then go head - to - head with world - class competition in the most intense road racing series on the pRacing, put exceptional drivers behind the wheel, and then go head - to - head with world - class competition in the most intense road racing series on the pracing series on the planet.

Fellows, recognized as one of North America's best and diverse road racing drivers, will pilot a Chevrolet Monte Carlo in NASCAR Nextel Cup competition, a works Chevrolet Corvette C5 - R in the American Le Mans Series, a Chevrolet Corvette in Trans - Am and a Cadillac CTS - V in...

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [MuRoad Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Muroad Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Muroad and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Muroad this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Fellows, widely recognized as one of North America's best and most diverse road racing drivers, has extensive experience at Watkins Glen and in NASCAR competition.

Racing begins on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. CDT, with 10 classes running in 8 separate races at Road America on the first day of competition.

As we celebrate Corvette's 50th anniversary in international road racing, we want to recognize the accomplishments of the drivers, team members, GM Racing, and the affiliated sponsors and suppliers who have made Corvette Racing the benchmark in sports car competition.&racing, we want to recognize the accomplishments of the drivers, team members, GM Racing, and the affiliated sponsors and suppliers who have made Corvette Racing the benchmark in sports car competition.&Racing, and the affiliated sponsors and suppliers who have made Corvette Racing the benchmark in sports car competition.&Racing the benchmark in sports car competition.»

The scenic Road America track at Elkhart Lake in Wisconsin is a favourite of Olly's — and one he is very familiar with thanks to his ten years of competition with the GM Corvette Racing team but he will have very different memories of the circuit after today.

Miller is the founder of Rebelle Rally, a women - only off - road competition, and also has an impressive number of professional racing awards and accomplishments to her name.

The new increased aerodynamic down force enables the car to accelerate faster and last longer on the road compared to the GranTurismo version, additional specifications were added to make it resemble racing versions like the MC Trofeo spec racer and the GT4 competition model.

After missing races at Long Beach, Virginia International Raceway, and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Callaway plans to return to PWC competition with the Corvette C7 GT3 - R and its newly homologated engine at Lime Rock, Road America, and Watkins Glen.

Released as the road version for Japanese market of the Type 380RS - Competition race car, the Type 380RS includes a detuned version of the 380RS - C race engine, rated at 257 kW (350 PS / 348 hp) at 7200 rpm and 397 N · m (40.5 kgf · m / 293 lbf · ft) of torque at 4,800 rpm.

Corvette Racing tested the new GT2 cars at Road America, but today was the first opportunity for a side - by - side comparison with the competition on the high - speed circuit.

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.

Fellows, recognized as one of North America's best and diverse road racing drivers, will pilot a Chevrolet Monte Carlo in NASCAR Nextel Cup competition, a works Chevrolet Corvette C5 - R in the American Le Mans Series, a Chevrolet Corvette in Trans - Am and a Cadillac CTS - V in the SPEED World Challenge GT Championship.

They draw a direct line from the competition version in the world's fasted single - brand race series, the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, to the road.

Source: Chevrolet Press Release is on Page 2 COLORADO ZR2 MAKES COMPETITION DEBUT IN AMERICA»S LONGEST OFF - ROAD RACE Hall Racing to compete in stock - class with ZR2 in Best in the Desert Racing series LAS VEGAS — Chad Hall of Hall Racing will debut a modified 2017 production Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 during Best in the Desert's General Tire «Vegas to Reno» race presented by RACE Hall Racing to compete in stock - class with ZR2 in Best in the Desert Racing series LAS VEGAS — Chad Hall of Hall Racing will debut a modified 2017 production Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 during Best in the Desert's General Tire «Vegas to Reno» race presented by race presented by FOX.

This extraordinary super sports car joins the competition spirit of the Super Trofeo race car with an exclusive design and one hundred percent road - going usability.

Controversial during its only season of American Le Mans competition, the M3 GTR was built to a set of rules that ultimately existed for only one season and allowed a manufacturer to compete with a purpose - built racing engine as long as a (small) number of road cars were produced.

In modern times, Corvette Racing has notched six victories at Road America in ALMS competition.

Hot on the heels of the brand new Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo road car unveiled at the Paris Motor Show last month, Renault UK is delighted to confirm its intention for the competition version of the fourth - generation Clio to appear in Britain for the 2014 motor racing season.

In 1995, to enter in the JGTC racing in Japan, Japan Lamborghini Owners Club (JLOC) ordered Lamborghini to develop two competition cars with one road - going car.

Races will include New York Road Runners events as well as numerous other competitions.

Guam's race is a now championship level competition that brings in top off - road triathletes from all over the world.

The program includes fishing, boat racing, fish boning competitions, a Coast Guard Exhibition, food stalls, arts and crafts, dancing, singing and road races.

Throughout the game, fans will pass — and potentially purchase — iconic Mario Kart - themed properties such as Rainbow Road and Bower's Castle while facing familiar challenges like dodging banana peels, tossing shells, etc. along the way Fans can choose from Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, or Toad Mario Kart character tokens To introduce a Mario Kart themed layer of competition, landing on or passing «Go» triggers a race where players compete for the coveted «Grand Prix» card As seen in the Monopoly Gamer Edition game, each Mario Kart game token has special powers and abilities to use during the gameplay (e.g. when the player with the Toad token rolls a «Power - Up Boost,» all players must pay him or her 1 coin) and Players can purchase additional «Power Pack» tokens later this fall to take their game play to the next level and collect additional characters, including Bowser, Rosalina, Shy Guy, Metal Mario, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi.