Sentences with phrase «track racing since»

Vernon Downs has offered harness track racing since 1953, and has a video gaming casino and 173 - room hotel.

It was Farah's first defeat in a track race since July 2013.

Not exact matches

Formula 1 has raced on a wide variety of race tracks since its inception in 1950, from tight and twisty street circuits to undulating old - school venues and airfield runways.

In the 30 years since Hendrick Motorsports won its first NASCAR race, which came at Martinsville Speedway, the team and the track have shared a complex relationship.

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

Winning Pick - Six payoff at Del Mar for former Vikings head coach Mike Tice (out of football since being fired as the Bears» offensive coordinator last January), the only bettor at the track to pick the winners of races 3 through 8.

Since Ryan is unlikely to be the guest of, say, the Sun Alliance Insurance Group, it seems best to look for him at the other end of the track, at the Foster's (as in Australian lager) Enclosure, where for $ 10 one can stand and watch the races on a giant TV screen.

He tells how he began in childhood winning a money prize in a sack race (which he fears made him technically a professional ever since), took up track in high school and in his junior year at Carleton College won the mile and the 880 in the Midwest Conference championships.

The Russian Grand Prix has never been a stand - out race on the F1 schedule, the Sochi Autodrom is twisty and technical but hasn't produced particularly thrilling on - track action since its 2014 debut.

That track continued to host the race until 1996, but there hasn't been a Grand Prix in Portugal since.

Ever since Liberty Media took over Formula 1 at the start of the year, they've been stressing the importance of improving the fan experience at race tracks.

He has been betting since junior high, when he handicapped horse races at South Florida tracks.

It's been a while since he raced on some of the old - school British track he remembers them fondly, singling out Donington Park in particular as the sort of challenge he misses in F1.

A three - time European Champion in the team pursuit, Barker has increased her focus on the individual events since Rio, winning gold in the Track World Cup points race in the Netherlands in November.

Elinor Barker stormed to the points race champion title in a race dominated by the home nations, with Katie Archibald and Neah Evans riding to silver and bronze respectively for Scotland - Wales's first gold medal on the track since 1990.

Baldwin and Thompson are locked in a race that is closer than many expected, following a surge from Baldwin that has since tracked back to a dead heat, according to recent polling.

The Cook Political Report, a Washington - based publication that tracks congressional races, says the district leans Democratic, suggesting the seat could flip from red to blue after being controlled by Republicans since 1995.

Since then, I've become a casual fan of racing games and although most people enjoy driving high end cars around a circular track in order to get the best times, I have to admit that sort of play tends to get a bit dull for me.

It's tough to really dislike Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge, since it apparently isn't aiming very high with its goal to provide a simple, inoffensive racing experience for younger players.

After its Ferrari ownership, the car was sold to a private collector in 2007 and has since taken part in numerous Ferrari Racing track days.

Never yet had to claim on such a policy just some very close calls & change of underwear a few times (track days at Castle Combe since 2005 & 7 years racing kart's).

Ev has been with evo since 2005, and although he spends most of his time driving a desk, he's still faster around the Top Gear test track in a Reasonably Priced Car than Jay Leno and Billie Piper (see issue 124) and has never finished a race lower than 2nd in class.

So we made it to Daytona Beach in the Camaro ZL1, if not quite to Daytona International Speedway, where — since the Daytona 500 is a restrictor - plate race — we would have arrived with more horsepower than any car NASCAR had at the track this weekend, and for that matter, at least as much horsepower as any entry in the Rolex 24 at Daytona sports - car endurance race a few weeks ago.

At that time, the 16 was fast and fragile, but since then, the car has come into its own, running sprint races on tighter tracks in vintage events.

Since 1966, 109 teams have turned a wheel on an F1 track, but only two teams - Ferrari and McLaren - have competed in every single race.

We managed to get to the track a few minutes before the start of the race, which was the first notable appearance of European teams in the United States since the Vanderbilt Cup in the late 1930s, and it turned out to be as exciting as we'd anticipated.

Since it first took to the track in 2009, the R8 LMS GT3 has won over 300 races — 323 to be exact — in destinations as far flung as Dubai, Zolder and Daytona (although, ironically, not Le Mans, where an Audi R8 has never been entered as GT3 cars aren't allowed).

I have been dreaming of getting an Audi TT ever since I was a kid racing it around the track on xbox.

Since 1955, the small - block has become the world's most successful production - based racing engine, and the 4 - mile Road America course has become the track that every road racer cherishes.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has provenance, a long history as one of the very best tracks since the beginnings of closed - circuit road racing in this country.

Third Round of American Le Mans Series Is Crucial in GT Championship Fight MONTEREY, Calif. — With 82 class victories to its credit, Corvette Racing has celebrated at race tracks from California to France — but it's been four years since the Corvette drivers sprayed champagne from the top step of the podium at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Since the 911 GT3 was also developed specifically for track racing, the transmission ratios may be varied individually as required by means of exchangeable gears and gear sets.

MONTEREY, Calif. — With 82 class victories to its credit, Corvette Racing has celebrated at race tracks from California to France — but it's been four years since the Corvette drivers sprayed champagne from the top step of the podium at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

«Overall I'm very pleased; everyone at Corvette Racing has done a good job, we've improved the car a lot since we arrived, and the Michelin tires are working well on the new track surface.»

Olly has been at the historic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course since the beginning of the week as the Corvette Racing team has been testing here at the 2.25 mile track, which sits between the cities of Colombus and Cleveland in Ohio.

Sunday's race marks the first since Sebring in March where all four TUDOR Championship classes will share the track at the same time.

«I've raced at Mid-Ohio since 2004, in open - wheel cars and GTs, so there's not much I don't know about the track,» Milner said.

While Mazda has been the primary naming partner of the race track since 2001, this is the first time an agreement has been made between MNAO and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.

Since 2009 Speed Ventures» REFUEL event has made access to a race track free for electric vehicle owners.

The team has six victories at the track since 2004, five pole positions — including three straight by Magnussen from 2007 - 09 — and seven fastest race laps.

And since it's the best Mustang I've ever driven, and that includes all those race track - only models, the price seems — well, still expensive.

Garcia won by 4.710 seconds as Corvette Racing took its third straight win at the track and seventh since 2004.

Since its beginning 24 years ago, the PRI Trade Show has become a key asset to race teams, engine builders, track owners, fabricators and retailers in every form of motorsports.

It's not always about newer necessarily being better, but how well it suits your road driving style, since the reality is not many owners will spend every weekend (or even every other weekend) at the race track to fully appreciate the immediacy of a dual - clutch transmission.

This is a one - two punch for COTA: The track already knew it was losing its Grand - Am weekend, since Grand - Am and the American Le Mans Series, which is racing at the track today, both come to Austin.

The facts: Full service history and records since 1999 (lots of receipts) In 2008, the car received a high quality, windows - out repaint in original Diamond Black (Diamond Schwarz) by By Automotive Restorations, Stratford, CT, most rubber seals replaced Clean CarFax Supersprint Cat Back Exhaust Bilstein Shocks Never raced or tracked VIN number labels on all panels except the left front quarter panel (BMW DOT - R replacement and the right rear where it was repainted (hey, its a 25 year old car!!)-RRB-.

The character of the track hasn't changed much since its first race in 1961.

Romain put on an incredible race with Dido Capello in the 2007 ALMS race at MRLS and makes his first appearance at the famed track since 2008 when he drove the Penske Spyder P2 car.

Since 1967, the heart of Mercedes - AMG has been beating at the race track.

The Motorsports Reunion took over after the track had been the home of the Monterey Historic Automobile Races since 1974.