Sentences with phrase «trackdays in»

Many of those have been brutal, too, in the hands of road testers in big group tests (including evo Car of the Year) and on trackdays in my spare time, including one at Belgium's tricky Spa circuit.

«A new exhaust on the PZ adds a frisson of extra bite to the scream of the Wankel above 7000rpm but it doesn't add more punch, which is what you will really crave by the end of your first trackday in the PZ.»

We also drive Rowan Atkinson's at 200mph, delve into the F1's legendary Le Mans win and go on a Stateside trackday in one

Not exact matches

12 months of trackdays, road tests and Lamborghini - bashing in detail, with 21 hi - res images

Featuring double - wishbones all - round, the E10 S's front - end also has inboard pushrod Bilstein dampers mounted to the alloy beam and kept from harms way in the event of a typical trackday - style accident.

It was practical enough for 60 - year - old ladies to go shopping in, yet capable enough for even the most hardened trackday driver to enjoy.

It's perfect for trackdays, but on the road you'll find yourself pogo - ing in your seat along bumpier tarmac; it can even be a limiting factor on particularly poor surfaces.

PRIOR to our session at the Bedford Autodrome, I think it's fair to say we knew the circuit would play into the hands of the Cayman R. Mid-engined, lightest of the bunch and sporting carbon - ceramic brakes, the bare - bones Porsche is in all probability the one car here that will be bought with trackday use pretty high up the purchaser's list of priorities.

Where trackdays are the last bastion of the thrill - seeking UK motorist, Americans get another option: spend a day hacking around in the wilderness, free to do largely as you please.

Despite the number of M6 buyers who indulge in regular trackdays inevitably being quite small, M division has invested some considerable time and effort in creating a set of engine and chassis revisions ostensibly for just that purpose.

At that power level a limited - slip differential is wise; either a Quaife ATB [# 690] for someone who wants to use the car daily — these were also used in the Mini Challenge, so they're still good on track — or a Tran - X unit for the ultimate in trackday performance.

It's always worth leaving the spare wheel in the pit garage, but unless you are turning your car into a trackday special, leave the trim alone.

Although the Sagaris bears a strong resemblance to the T350C, it no longer shares any body panels (the concept car first shown in November 2003 did), and there are numerous other significant detail changes to give it the edge on trackdays and to make it simple to convert it into a full - on race car.

It can be a bit tricky in full - on rain on the standard Yokohamas, but on trackdays it's fantastic.»

As regards a helmet, if you don't have one most trackday companies will hire one to you (check and book in advance), but if you are going to do it regularly then it's wise to invest in one.

But whether you've lapped it virtually on a gaming console, for real in tourist sessions or gone one better and done a proper trackday, I can guarantee nothing you've experienced comes remotely close to racing at the Ring.

The engine in this model is in a «medium - hot» state of tune, aimed at the keen road driver who might do the odd trackday.

In addition to the RS, Mazda will once again show its Global Cup racer in Tokyo, as well as a Roadster NR - A model aimed at club racers and trackday - goerIn addition to the RS, Mazda will once again show its Global Cup racer in Tokyo, as well as a Roadster NR - A model aimed at club racers and trackday - goerin Tokyo, as well as a Roadster NR - A model aimed at club racers and trackday - goers.

In addition to the more affordable P13 and the P1 GTR trackday special, a deep look into the crystal ball reveals three more new McLaren models.

It's built in the style of a Formula 1 exhaust, and while that might not mean that McLaren will subtly lengthen it to give you a tad more torque on a trackday at Cadwell Park, it is made from Inconel, a nickel - chromium - molybdenum superalloy that's almost indestructible.

With two seats, a six - figure price tag, the best part of 500bhp and a very clear trackday remit the M4 GTS is similar in many ways to the Porsche 911 GT3 and GT3 RS.

The 18in forged alloys are each 5 kg lighter than the standard car's items and are wrapped in trackday - spec Yokohama Neovas.

In Ferrari's words it's «aimed at a select group of clients», which in the FXX's case meant a group of wealthy owners who ran a car on exclusive Ferrari trackdays and stored it with the supercar giant when not in usIn Ferrari's words it's «aimed at a select group of clients», which in the FXX's case meant a group of wealthy owners who ran a car on exclusive Ferrari trackdays and stored it with the supercar giant when not in usin the FXX's case meant a group of wealthy owners who ran a car on exclusive Ferrari trackdays and stored it with the supercar giant when not in usin use.

It had a pretty hard life, too, taking in six trackdays, five evo group tests and three trips abroad, so a hefty chunk of its mileage was on motorways, where a finely tuned cabin temperature and the ability to rest your right foot are welcome.

Don't be fooled into thinking the F - type SVR is a trackday hero in the image of a 911 GT3, though.

All of them will have been driven on trackdays and none of them will feel like they've been built by Audi, but if you can't quite stretch to a Challenge Stradale in your collection then I think the Exige would fill the «beautiful road - racer» slot beautifully...

Their 1.5 million euros also paid for the attention of Ferrari's technical team and the use of the FXX in competition, making it a pricey but highly desirable trackday toy.

The car is also patently too noisy for the majority of UK trackdays as well, but maybe most will spend their lives in storage accruing value - able to be bought, if recent history is anything to go by, only by the dealer's favoured customers.

But what if we want in - car technology to serve a higher purpose — making us better, faster drivers, recording our trackday antics or our car's performance?

The new set - up was soon put to the test in a return visit to the GT ‑ R's second home, the Nürburgring, on a trackday run by trackdays.de.

And in a way, we think this could be the trackday special of Dodge's muscle car lineup.

Further new - ness includes an almost lickable Pagani-esque carbonfibre windscreen frame, a subtle re-working of the bodywork aft of your head — the coupe's glazed rear deck makes way for some deftly integrated rollover protection — 8 kg of additional reinforcement in the carbonfibre tub, a greater choice of wheel styles, a transmission oil cooler to prevent cooked cogs on desert trackdays, air - con as standard, a slightly plusher cockpit with more leather and an uprated Alpine stereo, heavier but less ugly headlights and, crucially, tweaks to the chassis aimed at sweetening its steering and improving directional stability.

Namely, this isn't a trackday special in the vein of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R or the Chevy Camaro ZL1.

These days, it comes kitted out with all - wheel drive, a seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox and plenty of creature comforts, so it's more of the range's grand tourer, leaving hardcore trackday missions to models like the GT2 and GT3 in favor of luxuriant, long - legged cruising.

The minimalist trackday special will be one of a number of cars in which competitors will lock horns at the annual motorsport...

The two - wheeled variety always passed me by, so much so that just the other day, while my friends were taking part in a motorcycle trackday at Donington, I was sat at home in the comfort of my sofa and entering the world of MotoGP 15.

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