Sentences with phrase «sports car race in»

It's where I won my first sports car race in a prototype in the ALMS.

2012 was the 50th running of the race which had begun as a three - hour duration sports car race in 1962.

We think the most logical canvas would be the forthcoming BMW M6 GT3, which is due to replace the current Z4 GT3 in sports car racing in 2016.

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R «Petit Le Mans has done a lot for sports car racing in America and is one of the biggest events in the U.S.. It's a favorite of mine.

BALTIMORE (Aug. 31, 2013)-- Corvette Racing scored a 1 - 2 class finish today in one of the wildest and unpredictable sports car races in memory at the Grand Prix of Baltimore and the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series.

His ability to bring together the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans in combination with the ALMS created what is now considered to be the most competitive sports car racing in the world.

I was running right behind Allan Simonsen's car and I shall never be able to forget what happened... every single one of us in motor racing, and sports car racing in particular, hopes and prays we won't see that again.

Fehan and Corvette marketing manager Gary Claudio are previous recipients of the award, which recognizes the greatest contribution to sports car racing in the last year as voted by ALMS fans.

«The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most historic and challenging endurance sports car races in the world,» said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicle and Motorsports.

One distinguishing characteristic of these cars is they are both fully GT4 homologated meaning they can compete in any GT4 designated race series which is quickly becoming the most popular form of sports car racing in the world.

The From the Fans award, determined by ALMS fans in online voting, is presented to the person who has made the greatest contribution to sports car racing in the past year.

Detroit — Corvette Racing looks to close its season of sports car racing in the same fashion as it started — with a victory.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Two events occurred in 1955 that forever changed sports car racing in America: Chevrolet introduced the small - block V - 8 in Corvette, and Road America held its first race.

ABOUT Pirelli World Challenge: Known for intense competition, Pirelli World Challenge features some of the best wheel - to - wheel professional sports car racing in North America.

While Pirelli World Challenge is a new series for Segal, he has made his mark in international sports car racing in Ferraris with victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This is a tremendous event and one that helped revitalize professional sports car racing in North America in the late 1990s.

DETROIT (Sept. 29, 2015)-- Corvette Racing looks to close its season of sports car racing in the same fashion as it started — with a victory.

Photo Credit: ALMS.com The future of sports car racing in North America just got a bit more interesting with Wednesday's announcement that NASCAR's Grand - AM Series...

«It is important for us to support our partners in the TUDOR Championship as well as the FIA and ACO during one of the biggest weekend for sports car racing in North America.

The 4th generation Supra was known for its participation in motorsports including All - Japan GT racing, American IMSA sports car racing in 1980s and the Le Mans in 1990s.

The purpose is to award the person who has made the greatest contribution to sports car racing in the year.

The Supra also competed in IMSA sports car racing in the U.S. in the 1980s, and twice ran at Le Mans in the 1990s.

BALTIMORE — Corvette Racing scored a 1 - 2 class finish today in one of the wildest and unpredictable sports car races in memory at the Grand Prix of Baltimore and the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series.

- Bob Stallings is like most of those in U.S. sports car racing in that he treats his team as a business, but it's also his hobby.As the sport undergoes its massive change that will lead to a unified...

Wisconsin - based racers Augie Pabst and Jim Jeffords excelled in sports car racing in the early»60s with their Chevy - powered machines.

R further strengthens our V - Performance portfolio, placing Cadillac into the highest series of sports car racing in North America.»

We believe the teams we have selected will provide world - class competition and will be our calling card as we embark on an exciting new era of sports car racing in North America.»

No other manufacturer has won more GTLM races this season (five) nor in IMSA since the post-merger era began for sports car racing in 2014 (11).

Lexus proudly returns to American sports car racing in 2017 with two RC F GT3 vehicles competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Not exact matches

In a sport that requires athleticism, skill, preternatural spatial awareness... and the ability to look past the inherent risk of driving a race car at 200 miles per hour and still perform at the highest level, he talked about his injury.

And if that's not enough, in 2010 C.J. founded CJ Wilson Racing, a sports car race team that recently announced its move up to the IMSA GTD class, one of the premier sports car classes in the world.

A lifelong adrenaline junkie, the Ottawa - born software pioneer fell in love with the fastest and most dangerous sports there are: professional race car and motorcycle driving.

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Then, a 1936 Aston Martin 2 - liter sports - racing two - seater car is seen selling for between $ 2.1 million and $ 2.6 million on September 10 at the Goodwood Revival festival in England.

Ferrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

Ferrari profit rises on sales of new modelsFerrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

By the time you've realized that truth, you're racing down the streets in a boosted sports car, bag of money and assault rifle laying on the back seat.

And she soon also followed her father into motor racing, eventually becoming a winner in sports car and GT endurance racing, even driving in the grueling 24 hours of Le Mans.

«In view of extremely hazardous conditions at the Watkins Glen course, because racing at this site under present circumstances places all organized motor sport in jeopardy,» says the Sports Car Club of America, it is banning to its members all races at the Glen until further noticIn view of extremely hazardous conditions at the Watkins Glen course, because racing at this site under present circumstances places all organized motor sport in jeopardy,» says the Sports Car Club of America, it is banning to its members all races at the Glen until further noticin jeopardy,» says the Sports Car Club of America, it is banning to its members all races at the Glen until further notice.

We take a look at the drivers who came back to the sport after suffering nasty injuries in racing cars

The low square car not only won the biggest single event in sports - car racing but in doing so also squeezed by Porsche to win for itself the International Manufacturers» Championship by a slim three points.

This was a weekend dedicated to the proposition that the owner of a sports car should turn up in the driver's seat on race day.

But what really makes Busch so formidable on flat tracks such as New Hampshire (those with little or no banking in the corners) is that he can control a loose race car (meaning the rear end slides up the track through the corners) as expertly as anyone in the sport.

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He later went on to race in the British Touring Car Championship and sports car championships, as well as Grand Prix MasteCar Championship and sports car championships, as well as Grand Prix Mastecar championships, as well as Grand Prix Masters.

Despite never winning an F1 race, Cheever still achieved a lot in his varied motorsport career, winning sports car races, finishing runner - up at Le Mans twice, racing in CART and standing on the top step of the podium in IndyCar and winning the famous Indianapolis 500 in 1998.

Trim enough at 47, Greenberg used to race sports cars and motorcycles and still tools to his office at Miami's Mount Sinai Medical Center in a high - powered Porsche.

It almost makes you wish tracks were still like this, until you remember that this is the very same race where the ultra-talented Stefan Bellof tragically lost his life, cutting short a a career that had yet to fully blossom in either Sports Cars or Formula 1.

The drivers start to arrive in the middle of the afternoon, lining up according to racing class: motorcycles and hot rods towed in on trailers on one side, street - legal sports cars in the middle, and, at the very far end of the pit, a couple lines of high school kids flanked on one side by black and white patrol cars.

A sports car buff who has not been seen riding a bicycle in years, the prince nevertheless climbed aboard a two - wheeler in Stockholm and led the field through part of the first lap of a bike race, pulling nimbly aside after 850 meters and letting the 60 - odd competitors pedal past.