Now, he's making a full -
time circuit racing return in the FIA World Endurance Championship with LMP1 outfit ByKolles.
Not exact matches
For the first
time since 1954, there will be a
circuit race in Switzerland on June 10, 2018.
F1 visited Bahrain for the first
time in 2004 and the Sakhir International
Circuit has been host to some pretty awesome
races.
Next year will be the first
time a Formula E
race takes place on the same track layout as a Formula 1
race as the Monaco ePrix is being «upgraded» to take place on the full Grand Prix
circuit.
They put Forza's fastest gamer against three -
time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Benoit Treluyer against each other in a
race at
Circuit of the Americas.
Four -
time WRC champion Sebastien Ogier has dabbled in
circuit racing on occasion, but in nothing that comes close to the performance of an F1 car.
This is the second
race Alonso has missed in recent
times, when he didn't take part in last year's Australian Grand Prix following his mysterious winter - testing crash at the
Circuit de Catalunya.
There are new
races in Santiago, Sao Paolo, Rome, and - significantly - Zurich, marking the first
time Switzerland will have held a
circuit race since 1955.
1:41.770 minutes - the 919 Hybrid Evo set an all -
time record lap at one of the most challenging
race circuits in the world: Spa - Francorchamps.
Funnily enough though there's also another Brazilian
circuit named after Nelson Piquet, in Brasilia, meaning that for a
time he had two
race tracks named after him.
Before sampling a GP3 car at the Franciacorta
Circuit in Italy, he hadn't driven a single - seater
racing machine for six years — the last
time being the pre-season F1 test at Valencia in 2011 for Lotus.
So, it seems like the perfect
time to look at some of the best young talent that will take to the world's
race circuits this year.
He was the leading trainer on the New York
Racing Association
circuit four
times from 1957 to 1969.
Many years ago, I had for several years a summer job at Silverstone
racing circuit - on several occassions I drove around the
circuit in a Sherpa Van (not quite like Nigel Mansell at that
time) and at several Grand Prix I painted the white lines on the grid.
Plus, Jeff Glor reports on the craze for drone
racing - and the «pilots» in virtual headsets who are having the
time of their lives; Mo Rocca horses around with the pageantry and pretty people that make up the U.S. equestrian
circuit; and Sharyn Alfonsi walks the course with Bubba Watson to see - and hear - what makes one of the PGA's winningest players tick.
Wow how long as it taking me to watch this movie, hmm to long.For anyone who loves motorsports will enjoy this classic mockumantary about the worlds most famous
race.Yes its dated but is a throw back to the days when
racing was suicide with on limts.I've been to le mans a few
times now and yes the
race circuit as been updated.
At this point in
time Forza Motorsport 6 is the definitive sim /
circuit racing experience that is accessible to all levels of racers on the current generation of consoles.
The online mode will give gamers the chance to vote for the
circuit, bike class, and number of laps before they take to the track and compete in an online Arcade racer or Career mode championship. Once the
race comes to an end it's over to the online leaderboards to see where you rank against the rest of the world. Not only will you find competitors» lap
times but the option to upload and download
racing ghosts and riding lines, which will help you compete against the very best or for those new to the series learn the skills they need to
race to the top of the leaderboard. There will also be a demo available on XBox Live and PSN before the game launches.
Each setting presents you with an assortment of
races like
circuit based tracks, checkpoint
races, elimination,
time attack, and smash - up.
By Barry Carter / «The Morgans
time forgot» — Two survivors of the three - wheelers exported to Australia are described by Dennis Harrison / Archers of Dunmow — In the first of a series of articles on restoration and technical subjects David Hawtin writes about this long - established restoration workshop / 1909 Sizaire - Naudin — The brothers Sizaire and Louis Naudin produced a variety of cars including the example described here by Douglas Ormrod / MG Picnic at Brookiands — Malcolm Green reports on the well - attended picnic for MG enthusiasts in support of the Brookiands Appeal / The English - bodied Stutz — The popularity of Stutz cars in this country in the late 20s is explained by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1929 Stutz straight - eight — The Editor drives a Lancefield - bodied type M in this month's Excursion / Pre-war
racing at Donington — Robert Heelis recalls watching motor
racing at the Midlands
circuit when he was a boy / VSCC Welsh Trial — In his Diary of a dilettante Tom Threlfall reports on this year's Welsh Trial / Rallye des Ancetres — Malcolm Elder tells us how much he enjoyed taking part in this French rally.
Assuming you've done some research into the series or championship you want to
race in and been on a track a few
times to familiarise yourself with
circuit driving, the first thing you need to do is order an MSA «Go
Racing» starter pack, that costs # 99.
I've had the pleasure of driving a load of factory
race cars this year, including the Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE, and Acura NSX GT3, but this was my first
time riding with a pro around a
circuit as fabulous as Silverstone and a car as fabulous as the Mercedes - AMG GT3.
This was a golden era for motor
racing, and sports car competition in particular: cars that could exceed 220mph, and match or even exceed F1 lap
times; extreme and often treacherous
circuits, from the steep banking of Daytona to the 3.4 - mile straight of Le Mans and the tortuous mountain course of the Targa Florio; hero drivers, facing the ever present prospect of serious injury or worse, the whole vibrant madness immortalised in the film «Le Mans», the ill - fated brainchild of Steve McQueen.
I figured I'd be rocketed around
Circuit de la Sarthe by someone like Audi's Tom Kristensen, the recently retired nine -
time 24 Hours of Le Mans champ and the grand marshal of the 83rd running of the world's most famous endurance
race.
So although it isn't a competitive
circuit with rich
racing heritage, it's a strip of tarmac where drivers such as Jim Clark, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna have spent a lot of
time.
Currently second in the WEC constructors» points -
race behind Porsche — and just ahead of Audi — the drivers of the TS050 Hybrid have shown very good pace at the
Circuit de la Sarthe, splitting the two German teams» lap
times in sessions marked by changeable, often very wet weather.
It's not even the
time, impressively only 10 seconds slower than a new 328 Coupe, so much as the knowledge that substantial dynamic development work took place on the world's most - challenging
race circuit.
The launch event, based out of the spectacular Kyalami
race circuit in South Africa, only afforded us very limited
time with the new 911 Turbo S. We'll deliver a more detailed review once we've spent
time with the car in the UK.
And this year, for the first
time, eCOTY has moved to Portugal, based around the spectacular Portimao
race circuit in the Algarve.
Finally, Lieberman leaves France to tackle the famed
Circuit de Spa - Francorchamps
race course in Belgium in the Lexus GS Hybrid F Sport with four -
time Nürburgring 24 champion Marc Duez coaching him around the course.
Now,
time for the latest instalment in the occasional series of «
racing circuits I have cycled or run».
The next
time Corvette
Racing takes to the
circuit at Le Mans is 7 p.m. CET / 1 p.m. ET today for the final two sessions of qualifying.
CORVETTE
RACING AT LONG BEACH: Westward Bound with Momentum In - Hand Five class wins at historic street circuit for sport's leading GT program All four Corvette Racing drivers have won at Long Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory
RACING AT LONG BEACH: Westward Bound with Momentum In - Hand Five class wins at historic street
circuit for sport's leading GT program All four Corvette
Racing drivers have won at Long Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest races on its schedule for the 11th time, Corvette Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory
Racing drivers have won at Long Beach Garcia, Magnussen coming off Sebring GTLM victory Gavin, Milner second in last year's Long Beach GTLM
race DETROIT (April 4, 2017)-- Three weeks after winning one of the longest
races on its schedule for the 11th
time, Corvette
Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory
Racing will attempt to score a sixth victory in...
CORVETTE
RACING AT COTA: Two Corvettes in Thick of Close GTLM Qualifying Battle Magnussen within 0.2 seconds from class pole position at Circuit of The Americas AUSTIN, Texas (May 5, 2017)-- Jan Magnussen paced Corvette Racing's qualifying efforts Friday at Circuit of The Americas with the sixth - best time in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Circuit of The Ame
RACING AT COTA: Two Corvettes in Thick of Close GTLM Qualifying Battle Magnussen within 0.2 seconds from class pole position at
Circuit of The Americas AUSTIN, Texas (May 5, 2017)-- Jan Magnussen paced Corvette
Racing's qualifying efforts Friday at Circuit of The Americas with the sixth - best time in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Circuit of The Ame
Racing's qualifying efforts Friday at
Circuit of The Americas with the sixth - best
time in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at
Circuit of The Americas.
All totaled, Corvette
Racing will go for its seventh victory at the
circuit since 2004, and Garcia's pole was the fourth
time a Corvette
Racing driver was the fastest qualifier in class.
AUSTIN, Texas (May 5, 2017)-- Jan Magnussen paced Corvette
Racing's qualifying efforts Friday at
Circuit of The Americas with the sixth - best
time in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at
Circuit of The Americas.
This weekend's
race will mark the second
time in three months that the team and its four drivers have visited the picturesque 4.048 - mile, 14 - turn
circuit an hour north of Milwaukee.
«Long Beach is one of the classic street
circuits, and I've followed the
races there since the early days when it hosted Formula 1 events,» said Gavin, the two -
time and reigning GT1 champion.
Fittipaldi and Barbosa combined to lead three
times for 23 laps in the two - hour, 45 - minute
race at
Circuit of The Americas.
LONG BEACH — Wayne Taylor
Racing's Ricky Taylor captured his first pole position since 2012 with the fastest qualifying
time for the Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase following Friday's qualifying at the Long Beach street
circuit.
With weather conditions changing frequently throughout the session, Corvette
Racing driver Jan Magnussen recorded the quickest
time in the GT1 category with a 3:57.876 lap around the 8.47 - mile
circuit in the No. 63 Compuware Corvette C6.R.
The 7 - inch color TFT can display throttle input and brake input application in a graphic percentage format, turbocharger boost in pounds per square inch (psi), lap
time (intended for use on closed
circuits),
race - inspired Rev - limit indicators, and a graphical G - Force gauge that provides a representation of acceleration, braking and cornering forces
The long -
time Corvette
Racing factory driver has been snapped up as a last - minute addition to its driver line up by Aston Martin
Racing to support his long -
time friend and track rival, Darren Turner, in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage in the LMGTE Pro category for the 6 Hours of
Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Today's victory at Laguna Seca marked a change of fortune for Corvette
Racing, which has struggled at
times to come to grips with the roller - coaster 2.238 - mile, 11 - turn
circuit.
Garcia quickest driver in Daytona / Sebring - winning car; Milner sets
time in No. 64 Corvette LE MANS, France — Following the first qualifying session Wednesday night at the
Circuit de La Sarthe, Corvette
Racing's two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs sit fifth and sixth on the provisional GTE Pro grid for this weekend's 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Magnussen and Beretta Secure Top - Five Spots in GT2 Qualifying at Fast Road America
Circuit ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — On a steamy August afternoon in America's dairyland, Corvette
Racing drivers Jan Magnussen and Olivier Beretta qualified their new - generation Corvette C6.R
race cars fourth and fifth respectively in the GT2 category for Sunday's Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road Amer
race cars fourth and fifth respectively in the GT2 category for Sunday's
Time Warner Cable Road
Race Showcase at Road Amer
Race Showcase at Road America.
The next
time Corvette
Racing takes to the
circuit at Le Mans is 4 p.m. CET / 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 19 for free practice and qualifying.
«Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was built on the backs of volunteers in 1957, and volunteers continue to generously give of their
time to support the
circuit and the community,» said Gregg Curry, president of the Sports Car
Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula.
Look forward to an exciting
time in your ŠKODA — whether you're going shopping, taking an evening drive down country roads or gearing up for some weekend fun on a
racing circuit.
Road America Engineering Notes Doug Louth, engineering manager for Corvette
Racing, has had the high - speed Road America
circuit in his sights for some
time.