Sentences with phrase «slick tires»

It was wet, then it was dry and we went on slick tires on kind of drying conditions.

The car has 9 - inch - wide slick tires all around, unless it's raining.

The car has 9 - inch - wide slick tires all around.

The year I did the race, I spent a lot of it on slick tires in rain and drying conditions and anything you could ask for.

We especially like the big slick tires, chrome rear bumpers, and the dual exhaust tips pushed out to each side.

Beneath the car, Brembo carbon ceramic brakes bring the car to a halt, while Pirelli racing slick tires have sensors to measure acceleration, temperature and pressure, allowing the traction control system to constantly analyze grip levels.

After the lap, Porsche's Vice President of Motorsport and GT Cars, Frank - Steffen Walliser, said in a statement, «A few years ago, lap times like this could only ever be achieved by thoroughbred racing cars with slick tires.

Based on the already wild P1 hypercar, the GTR sports 3.15 - inch wider front track, 19 - inch center - lock racing wheels with Pirelli slick tires, and a front splitter and other aerodynamic add - ons that place the car 1.9 inches lower than a standard McLaren P1.

«It was good for me to get a feel for the car on slick tires at the end of practice, but it was really hard to push in those damp and drying conditions.

Loosely based on the European FIA GT2 rules, the cars ran on slick tires for the first time; and, while fields were small, provided exciting racing.

The Swamp Rat is 15 feet long, has fat, slick tires of special racing rubber behind and motorcycle wheels in front.

Other particulars include 12.5 - inch alloy 5 - spoke mag wheels with Street Slick tires, a variable speed power system with auto shutoff, and an easy - access plug - and - play battery pack.

The Mirage uses Wilwood brakes and BF Goodrich slick tires as well.

Thankfully conditions improved for Taylor, who switched to slick tires late in his stint.

Extra rear slick tires are also included.

Jan Magnussen started the race on slick tires although there was intermittent rain in the minutes leading up to the green flag.

Both Magnussen and Milner ran aggressive yet cautious stints in the beginning before both cars went to slick tires at the 40 - minute mark.

The 19 inch wheels are center locking and adorned with Pirelli racing slick tires.

The testing program was designed to push the capabilities of the upgraded IPAS hybrid powertrain, ensure optimized balance and handling characteristics on the race - proven Pirelli slick tires, and work through aerodynamic developments including the dramatic fixed - height rear wing which includes the Formula 1 - style Drag Reduction System (DRS).

The grip is not a concern thanks to the car's 9 - inch - wide slick tires and a redesigned aero package that produces about 650 lb (295 kg) of downforce — it even has a Drag Reduction System rear wing similar to the technology found in Formula 1 cars.

Those were Fässler's first laps after a tense initial run in rainy conditions with slick tires.

We were on slick tires, so we came straight into the pits and parked it.»

Rain was forecast for the race, causing teams to switch to their slick tires to combat it.

But on wet pavement, a slick tire hydroplanes, or rides up onto a film of water, and loses contact with the pavement.

With Fall 2014's LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, they're not looking to reinvent the wheel, but they might be expanding the base and putting on some slicker tires.

With carbon - ceramic brakes, near - slick tires, and the 7.0 - liter V - 8 from the outgoing Corvette Z06, it looked like a fanciful SEMA - style concept.

The single - seaters here were Formula Renaults — more powerful, with wings and slick tires.

The racing car benefits from bigger brakes, a stouter gearbox, stiffer suspension, and slick tires - the usual suspects.

Ford also added an FIA - compliant roll cage, 18x11 - inch wheels, slick tires, and revised aerodynamics to turn the GT350R into a legitimate race car.

The slick tires will break loose with every stab of the throttle, even through second and third gear.

As a dry line developed, the Corvettes switched to slick tires and finished the session on top in the GT class.

wheels wrapped in Continental racing - slick tires.

«Finally we got to put the slick tires on the car, which was good for us because every single lap you can do in the dry here may be very important toward the race.

Engineers have made more than 100 passes down the quarter - mile with the development car, including the evaluation of DOT - approved racing and slick tires and a variety of drivetrain combinations.

«As far as the strategy going into the race today, I think we won the race yesterday on the choice to go to slick tires,» said Baptista.

The sharp angular lines in the design language fulfill the tuner's task of aggressive intimidation, down to the composite wide fender flares housing the new set of 18» wheels with either rain or slick tires and that huge rear spoiler.

A blade - like bumper replaced the standard, chrome unit, while the fenders were enlarged to house wider, slick tires.

Then we realized it was short - lived and we thought we could make it work on the slick tire behind the safety car so we stayed out.

With Parente and young teammate Rodrigo Baptista running near the rear of the field with a rain - drenched track, the K - PAX squad played a new strategy — pulling in both drivers for slick tires and hope the track dries out.

Gavin was the first to pit at the 45 - minute mark, taking on four slick tires and a tankful of E85R ethanol.

As you progress through the career you can upgrade your bikes with whatever cash you've managed to acquire, perhaps tossing on some slick tires, changing out the suspension, slapping on some better brake discs or tinkering with the engine.

It might not look the same as in past instalments because the slick tires have a green outline this time around.