Sentences with phrase «straight line speed»

We were missing a bit on straight line speed and when you're in that situation it can be a very hard race.
Also, the car feels like it needs more straight line speed, however if u really want to enjoy this car, get out on a back road and just gun it.
The 40 - yard dash has become the standard for measuring straight line speed because football players rarely run further than 40 yards.
So, instead of managing the different rotation speeds in a relatively low speed turn, you'll be cooking your differential at highway straight line speeds.
However, he spent most of the race stuck behind Felipe Massa, unable to overtake thanks to a lack of straight line speed.
In testing he said that the car was so slow that «every corner is flat out», and in Canada he claimed that the difference to other cars in straight line speed was dangerous.
He's got good straight line speed, but he needs a lot of work on his corners, and he needs to get much meaner.
Now some receiver needy teams will believe they too will have an opportunity to select a wide receiver of average height who has excellent straight line speed as well as elite athleticism outside of the top - 10.
Happily however, its performance story doesn't end with straight line speed.
The transversely mounted direct injection engine is claimed to propel the S3 from 0 to 62 mph in 4.9 seconds and to a top speed of 155 mph with the dual clutch transmission — placing the S3 sedan among some highly regarded performance sedans for straight line speed.
In spite of the eye - popping straight line speed, these are GT cars that will never see a racetrack.
he has amazing straight line speed and a very quick crossover that gives him just enough of an angle to use it.
I always thought of a slot receiver as being quicker than fast with great hands, and that is almost the opposite of Fuller V. Fuller V, at least to me, seems like straight line speed and average hands.
Someone needs to step forward in this group and become 1000 + WR — to my novice eyes — the Horns under Strong and to a slightly lesser extent Herman — emphasized straight line speed and physical specimeness over stuff like hands and a precision quickness and fluidity.
The car did have one advantage over its lighter and nimbler rivals however: prodigious straight line speed.
Other Formula 1 ™ touches, learnt from almost 50 years of McLaren Grand Prix racing success, include all - carbon construction, new carbon ceramic disc brakes, KERS - like power boost and DRS to give extra straight line speed.
It seems that in every series we race in at the moment it seems there's little straight line speed difference between the classes and that's something every series needs to address as it makes the racing that little bit harder and challenging, especially for less experienced drivers.
While perception - altering straight line speed and race track lapping performance will have future owners gloating to friends, the reality is that most Trackhawks will rarely be wrung out in those environments.
It has a whole series of fast sweeping turns that call for a lot of aerodynamic downforce but then there are a couple of very long straights with very slow corners at the either end, so straight line speed is also important.
The McLaren P1 also has a DRS (drag reduction system) function, like a Grand Prix car, to reduce downforce and increase straight line speed.
Trusting in the carbon - ceramic brake package to counter the tremendous straight line speed was so rewarding.
Curves slow your steps and eyes (yin) while straight lines speed your energy (yang), causing you to look beyond instead of enjoying where you are.
«The layout of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve means it's very power - limited and therefore dependent on straight line speed and power.
However, what the RS lacked in straight line speed it made up for in cornering ability, largely in part to the wide sticky Pirelli P Zero rubber.
Though it's debateable whether this larger engine is $ 4,385 better than the 2.0 - liter, the 3.5 - liter certainly has more straight line speed as a result of the 311 - hp power output, and the 280 lb - ft of torque gives the Lexus GS in this spec marginally more noticeable pulling power across the rev range.
A: I think the BMWs will be a bit of the unknown there — at certain parts of the Sebring track they were very fast — and the Vipers also have very good straight line speed and punch off the corners well.
Among the Senna's aerodynamic suite is a rear wing that can be adjusted by about 20 degrees to essentially endow the car with either high - speed downforce, braking drag and a Formula One - inspired «DRS mode» for straight line speed.
It was a good comparison though because the straight line speed isn't that different — in fact you could argue over the flying 40m footballers practice more then flat out sprinters.
Straight line speed would have been a plus, but the 40 for DBs can sometimes be overrated.
Alexis is also slow in a terms of straight line speed.
His straight line speed or acceleration isn't his strength.
I do want a guy with at least a little more wiggle and straight line speed than Perine and Kelley, but we don't need a 3 - down guy.
Still, straight line speed is just one attribute that doesn't always translate to the NFL.
An optional turbocharger provides plenty of power for those wanting a bigger dose of straight line speed.
But this car isn't about refined luxury — it's about smoky burnouts, straight line speed, and carrying on a decades - old tradition of overpowered American muscle cars.
Expect a lot more straight line speed, slower cornering, less grip in the rain and a whole lot of badass Godzilla action with at least four Nissan GT - Rs going against the best of Honda and Lexus.
I enjoy corner carving more than straight line speed, so was happy to take the wheel when we got to back roads.
We also don't have the straight line speed to get by some of the other cars.
Along with the focus on straight line speed, Porsche's engineering brain trust was tasked with endowing the Macan with what Woehler, describes as «the most dynamic handling in its class».
«When it was completely dry and the circuit was rubbered in the car really came good and the deficit we had in straight line speed we were able to make up for in the way we'd tuned the chassis.
This SEMA - bound project, aptly nicknamed the «DragQuoia» was built with one goal in mind: straight line speed.
We're still off on the straight line speed but I'm hearing that will be corrected.
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