Sentences with phrase «track race driver»

I remember interviewing someone years ago who claimed to be an avid track race driver, which it turns out I also happen to be.

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And I've put cars on the race track that have helped young drivers be successful.

And don't forget that at the level of racing where we compete, our team is often the first time where young drivers get an opportunity to race in front of the big teams on the big tracks.

It really is a beautifully - filmed and edited video, with brilliant footage of the cars racing around the track, drivers diving into the pitlane and also interacting with fans.

With racing games however come the occasional fantasy track, which sadly, even if we did become racing drivers, we'd never ever get to race on them in real life.

Video games are the best alternative to being a racing driver, there's nothing quite like pounding around your favourite race track at full speed.

Stage racing has stimulated the middle portions of races that before often saw drivers prefer a conservative approach, and the new rules package is a large contributor as to why the on - track product is improved with increased passing.

There was outrage afterwards because during the race, several other drivers had gained an advantage by going off the track and escaped punishment.

F1 Challenge was actually officially licensed by F1, but for some reason you could only race on three actual F1 tracks (Hockenheim, Monte Carlo and Suzuka) and there were only five drivers you could race (Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill, Jean Alesi, Ukyo Katayama, and Mika Häkkinen).

The track was also breaking up and several drivers went out of the race as a result of hitting the wall.

Because Daytona hosts plenty of racing at night the cars also went out in the dark, so driver Martin Lanting also got some great footage of him lapping the track under lights.

HARNESS RACING — Responding smartly to Driver Clint Hodgins» whip - flicking at head of stretch, Adios Butler whooshed past Meadow Al and Adios Oregon to win $ 110,994 Messenger Stake in track record (for 3 - year - old pacers) 2:00 1/5 at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, N.Y., plucked second jewel in pacing's triple crown.

The layoff may have allowed tempers to calm a bit after flaring up during the last two races that saw several drivers mix it up on and off the track.

Protests flew as Ronnie Bucknum (above) won a new speedway's first race, and famous drivers battled track and officials for title points

This track taxes the stock cars — last year nine drivers, or 20.9 % of the field, suffered mechanical failures in this race — and produces more fender - banging than any other track in the Chase.

«IndyCar racing is stupendous and it was so exciting all year long — going from track to track and all the diverse ways that we race and seeing these drivers do some incredible things.

Team Penske has won five of the eight races on 1.5 - mile tracks this season — Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano are the only drivers with multiple victories — with Logano winning the April Texas race.

In his hand, Baldwin carried a broken part wrapped in a white towel, and said driver David Reutimann did nothing wrong when he stopped on the track with three laps to go in the race.

David Reutimann and his team owner Tommy Baldwin insisted the No. 10 car had a problem that caused it to stop on the track with three laps to go in Sunday's NASCAR race at Martinsville, but other drivers weren't convinced.

We get to see Formula 1 drivers racing around tracks, doing what they do best and love the most.

Three years removed from a stellar short - track career running 30 - mile, dirt - oval sprints, Bowyer has exhibited a veteran's car - control skills and is one of only three drivers in the top 12 to have finished all 18 races this season.

I've always been a big fan of strategy shaking up a race and the old Pirelli tyres opened up a lot of options due to the amount of wear, but these new, wider 2017 compounds are much more durable and that could limit drivers to one - stop races at a lot of tracks.

Eighth in the standings with one race to go, Hamlin (below) is the one driver who has consistently matched the speed of Jimmie Johnson during the Chase — that is, when Hamlin has been on the track.

A Friday dedicated to dreary practice sessions which mean everyone is over-prepared for the race, or a Friday where you can go to the track for free, interact more with the teams and drivers and watch a Procar race, followed by a less predictable Grand Prix weekend?

That would turn out to be the only points finish of his Formula 1 career, though at the same track in 1956 he became the oldest driver to start a race (he was 56) and two years later (at 58) the oldest driver to enter a race, though he failed to qualify.

This isn't just your typical race highlight montage however, but a beautifully shot movie with insights from drivers and team members getting just as much of the spotlight as the on - track action.

Pulling off an amazing, high - speed save at a normal race track is impressive enough, let alone when it's at a terrifyingly - quick oval and the driver is racing at over 190mph.

Between warm - up and the race a downpour soaked the track, and the wet surface caught out several drivers at the start, including pole - sitter Michael Schumacher.

The lap times mean basically nothing, the drivers are rarely pushing as much as they could, and anything you can learn from them loses a lot of relevance because by the time of the race, the track conditions are completely different.

There are a variety of game modes (including quick race and full season), while — of course — featuring all of the 2016 cars, drivers, teams and tracks.

In the 50s races were longer, the tracks were bumpier, the drivers were less fit and unreliability was often a factor.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver owns four victories on the Virginia short track, though none since 2012.

Will the lure of gaining track position entice teams to employ unconventional strategy like the Toyota teams used in the Daytona 500 where the drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing and Furniture Row Racing all short - pitted in hopes of gaining an advantage at the end?

The start of any race is a great opportunity for drivers to make up positions, especially at a track like the Hungaroring where overtaking can be difficult.

With barriers preventing them from cutting across and rejoining the track both drivers had to stop in the gravel, where they got promptly beached and were out of the race.

After all, when drivers stop out on the track towards the end of the race or after the chequered flag has fallen, why would they walk back to the paddock or endure a wild ride on the back of a marshal's moped?

This year not only did Le Mans not clash with a Grand Prix, but ahead of this weekend's Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring fans will be treated to a whole host of legendary cars and drivers from the famous French race will take to the track as part of a demonstration.

Agree with you mate, if a driver at racing speed forces another driver off track he would get less punishment than a 10sec drive through https://t.co/SwZW1CAp9l

He brought up Monaco, which F1 races around this weekend, as the prime example of a track that showcases the bravery of the drivers and incredible speeds of the cars.

As opposed to the half - mile Martinsville bullring where the tight confines make contact inevitable and easy for drivers to use force to pass competitors, the 1.5 - mile track about 45 minutes outside of Dallas doesn't lend itself to similar kind of full - contact racing.

As he came back on track to take up the racing line for the next corner he found another driver in his way.

What happens when you put 30 + young racing drivers on a track who are all desperate to prove themselves as the next big thing?

Junior series racing is often full of crashes but the Italian F4 Championship goes further than most, with tricky race tracks and a massive field of drivers that includes Pastor Maldonado's cousin Manuel Maldonado!

Several drivers didn't even make it past the second corner of the Macau street track in the Formula 3 qualifying race, after a chaotic opening 30 seconds.

And the second - year driver made his displeasure known Sunday as he cut Hamlin no slack as they raced for position, including moving Hamlin up the track and into the frontstretch wall.

The British driver has been aided by a dominant car in recent years, but managing to stay out of trouble on track for 28 consecutive races is an incredible feat.

There's an experience level that (Wallace) is going to have to go through with the Cup cars and the race tracks and all the different things that come with being a first - year driver.»

It captures not only the stuff going on in the races, but also gives plenty of time to some of the off - track moments and comments from the drivers.

Pros: Potential for jumbled - up grids, you get to follow every lap of every driver Cons: Not always entirely fair, less track action for fans trackside, drivers qualifying with race fuel was always bad

Winner of McLaren's World's Fastest Gamer competition, Rudy van Buren, is getting the chance to compete on track against actual racing drivers.