Sentences with phrase «tight road courses»

At its core, explains King, the Shelby Daytona was a simple response to the problem of how to improve on the aerodynamics of the successful Shelby Cobra open - top sportscar, which was a formidable foe around short, tight road courses, but had a drag - limited top speed of under 160 mph.

It takes a lot to get the front end to push, leading us to believe the CLA would do quite well on a tight road course or autocross.

Not exact matches

Ryan Tuerck is no stranger to drifting around tight corners on an open track, and while the last time he took his Scion FR - S out for a spin may have been on ice, it's time for him to head back home to New Hampshire Motor Speedway and become the first drifter to tackle the road course.

The loop is relatively tight without elevation change, emulating an autocross course more so than a road course.

It's not the greatest road course on Earth; that distinction could go to Willow's Big Willow or the smaller, tighter Streets of Willow.

Willow Springs has three different courses — short off - road excursion with big obstacles, a tight technical course, and finally Horse Thief Mile — and it's there that I was left torn about which Macan found most favor.

Stay in the confines of tight urban roads and the Smart's strong brakes and willing engine come to the fore, it's a case of horses for courses and this little pony is happiest when slotting into tiny parking bays and zooting down tight side roads.

Now after racing on high - speed courses in Sebring, Fla., and Atlanta, Chevy's factory road racing team is aiming to extend its lead in the drivers and manufacturers championships on the tight 13 - turn Mid-Ohio circuit.

The event format included runs on a tight slalom course and a braking and wet skid pad exercise, as well as lapping sessions on the complex's 2.25 - kilometre «technical» road circuit.

To be sure, we've never had as much fun in an E-Class (excepting all AMG models, of course) as we did in the Sport editions of the E350 and E550 sedans — and on some tight, winding roads, no less.

The 20 - turn, 3.41 - mile road course's high - speed esses, long back straight, heavy brake zones and tight hairpins are a thorough workout for race cars and high - performance road cars alike, and here I am, tackling it in an SUV.

Unless, of course, that duty involves parking in a crowded lot, maneuvering through a tight stretch of road or hitting the Taco Bell drive - thru for a little 2 a.m. fourth meal.

On a dry, twisting road course at 75km / h, the outgoing Mazda3's front tyres squealed in protest around the two tightest turns, while the new one remained unflustered and could have tackled it faster.

Driving the No. 71 Marco Polo Motorsports KTM X-Bow, Elghanayan, the 22 - year - old from Laguna Beach, Calif., started from the pole position and captured the Overall and Amateur classes at the tight 1.5 - mile, seven - turn road course in northwest Connecticut.

• Oliver Gavin and Corvette Racing teammate Tommy Milner retain the championship lead by eight points after finishing fourth at Watkins Glen • Milner qualified the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the sixth position Saturday after a lap of 1:42.794 (119.0 mph) at the 3.4 - mile, 11 - turn road course • Milner took the first stint in what was a very tight battle between the GTLM cars, running between sixth to eighth.

The courses themselves are noticeably varied both visually and in terms of their layout — Tropical contains smooth turns and lots of mud, Canyon contains a mixture of tarmac and gravel roads, and if you make it to Alpine, you'll be faced with tight chicanes in a village run and snowy environments.

The road racing is as tight and exhilarating as ever, and the boat and plane modes actually expand the courses far beyond anything that was possible when restricted to the road in the previous game.

The course focuses mostly on boating and flying, though the road sections have plenty of paths with tight turns that wind under and over one another.