Sentences with phrase «used in the race cars»

«It is exciting to take the technology we use in our race cars and apply that to Volvo's road cars,» said Thed Björk, who drives a Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 with Drive - E technology in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, in a release.

At one point flat - 12 engines were used in racing cars such as the Porsche 917, and many Ferrari F - 1 cars (although these were technically 180 ° V - 12s, which may have any cylinder bank angle).

[1] In the early 1960s it was used in their race cars (GTA, TZ) to enable it to achieve a higher power output from its engines.

The engine modifications are based largely on the power plants used in the race cars from the MINI CHALLENGE series which has been impressing competitors and fans alike across the country since the series launch in March this year.

The dual - clutch gearbox is another feature specially developed for the 991 GT3, based on sequential manual transmissions used in racing cars.

The down side is the unsprung weight which will affect handling and is a reason this approach isn't popular among light passenger vehicles, and is never used in race cars (ha).

Not exact matches

Race cars were already using Manco's tape, so last May Manco invested $ 150,000 in an official sponsorship, merchandising tie - ins, and a customer write - in contest for most creative use of the tape.

Even though I was driving for a team I hadn't driven for, and the pedals in the car were different than what I'm used to... the weirdest thing was driving to the race track knowing I was actually going to race.

For me, as a race car driver used to things happening in fractions of a second, two more years was almost more than I could deal with.

3M has a product that is a handheld, fire - suppressant product, they use it in the rooms where they keep their big servers, and now it's in the 3M race car driven by Greg Biffle.

Junior used the racing and car building knowledge he acquired while bootlegging to become one of the most successful drivers and owners in racing history, culminating with his induction into the 2010 inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

It made a bit of a comeback in the late - 2000s when Super Aguri ran old Honda chassis, and when Red Bull used the same cars for both of its teams, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso.

But the Chevrolet engineering staff seems too involved in making the rotary suitable for domestic - car use to spend time and money on racing.

As for creating a rotary engine for use in such ultra-exotic races as Indianapolis or Formula I, Rudolph Uhlenhaut, the now - retired chief engineer of the firm, is said to have told insiders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Establishment that perhaps three years and $ 5 million would be necessary to develop a winning rotary - engine car for the annual 500 - mile race.

Trim enough at 47, Greenberg used to race sports cars and motorcycles and still tools to his office at Miami's Mount Sinai Medical Center in a high - powered Porsche.

All of these F1 cars raced around the Adelaide circuit in period and will do so again during a display at the festival, which uses part of the track.

The Ferrari 156/85 was, unsurprisingly, the car Ferrari used in 1985 and Johansson's team - mate Michele Alboreto came close to winning the championship with it, before five consecutive car failures in the last five races scuppered his chances.

2012 World Endurance Champion and three - time Le Mans winner Andre Lotterer is used to racing some of the fastest cars in some of the fastest championships.

Amateur race, car collector and Monaco resident Claudio Roddario likes them so much that in 2016, he decided to buy chassis 037 - the last 917 ever built - and convert it for road use.

The Pocono IndyCar weekend fueled by Sunoco in July was a turning point in the season for Scott Dixon and the entire Ganassi Racing operation, as all three cars came from the second half of the field and used strategy to finish the race sweeping the top three.

The 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix featured the first modern use of the safety car in a race and it played a part in helping Ayrton Senna take victory.

Drivers had to start Q3 with the amount of fuel they were going to start the race with, which meant that much of the session was spent watching cars driving around trying to use as much fuel as possible in order to make their car as light as possible for their flying laps.

It was the first time in F1 history that the safety car was used, and thanks to a combination of bad weather, multiple pit stops and inept officials, nobody was really sure who was leading or indeed, come the end of the race, who'd actually won.

Chassis No. 211 was also the car Schumacher used to win the 2001 Monaco GP - his fifth and final win in the Principality - thanks to a bit of help from pole - sitter David Coulthard stalling at the start and then getting stuck behind Enrique Bernoldi's Arrows for half the race.

Our scooters are used daily, thrown in the boot of the car, jumped on, raced with and we've never had any problems with them at all.

You can use the choo - choo, airplane, or race car, but what I have found that gets a baby's mouth to open is the adult in front of them with their mouth hanging wide open.

But experts at a major scientific meeting today described how ethanol blends used as fuel in the race cars of the Indianapolis 500 actually make those emissions cleaner than cars on the street.

«This discovery means that the fibrous structures found in limpet teeth could be mimicked and used in high - performance engineering applications such as Formula 1 racing cars, the hulls of boats and aircraft structures.

And, in truth, that is how tractors are made (how formula racing cars used to be made).

Cars that can use it are available in many countries: here in Australia it is even used in V8 Supercar racing, countering claims that motor racing is environmentally irresponsible.

The chassis and body of the car were made by Reynard, a small company in Oxfordshire that makes racers for many clients, including Michael Andretti, who will use his Reynard model in the 1994 Indianapolis 500 race.

A French - language action drama that makes use of numerous tropes found in American blockbusters, «'' Racer and the Jailbird» follows a pair of lovers, gangster Gino «Gigi» Vanoirbeek (Schoenaerts) and race car driver Bénédicte «Bibi» Delhany (Adèle Exarchopoulos).

Other changes include unlocking a selection of cars (including the Porsche 961) for use in career mode and a change to how career progression is handled in multi-class racing.

One of the interesting things Codemasters did in this one was they decided to take less emphasis on which car to use for certain tracks, but instead to putting emphasis on customizing your vehicle to do what it will need to do, to win the race.

The people behind Project Cars 2 came by to show off some of the different race types that they have in the game and talk about how the game is actually based off of a program real professional drivers use to practice.

Each race won in the game earns you cash, which you can use to pay the entrance fees for new races or to improve your car with upgradable tires, turbo, and engine categories.

The manufacturer drives are a little less exciting — you basically just unlock these by racing in one make of car a handful of times, then get four races using that brand — but they're still a welcome way to break up the pace of your career.

In its current state, it is honestly not ideal and this leaves you attempting to either grind out races in the hope to get better upgrade cards for your car, or buy the upgrade packs using real life moneIn its current state, it is honestly not ideal and this leaves you attempting to either grind out races in the hope to get better upgrade cards for your car, or buy the upgrade packs using real life monein the hope to get better upgrade cards for your car, or buy the upgrade packs using real life money.

If you plan on winning a race in WRC, use the D pad to steer your car.

It's an exact reproduction of the wheel used in McLaren GT3 race cars and has been designed from the original McLaren CAD files.

Player used their skills and winning to upgrade their cars in hope of becoming the top street racing club in Tokyo.

To top it off, if you are a fan of taking gorgeous screenshots of your racing cars, the photo mode offered in the game gives you the choice to capture the action from every angle making use of a variety of effects to highlight the car in its best condition.

Featuring plenty of race modes and challenges, your objective essentially is to make money to upgrade your car enough to use in all the tracks you unlock.

In this example we are using a car - racing narrative within a customer support call center.

Roush Yates also supports the Michael Shank Racing Team, which uses the same Ford turbo V - 6 in its cars.

The man in charge of Mazda's engineering department at the time this 6 was built used to race cars, and it very much shows in it's execution, even in American specification (a very rare thing if you don't know!)

In Forza Motorsport 7, Turn 10 Studios is pulling out all the stops, with this iteration of the game including more than 700 cars from around the world that players will be able to use, customize, and race to their heart's content.

«I'm looking forward to seeing a full grid of I - Pace race cars in late 2018, soon after the first I - Pace road car hits the streets in Europe,» said Mäuser, adding, «Ultimately, this innovative series will serve to enhance the technology used in our future electric vehicles and benefit our customers.

It's really just a small racing team that has kept Volvo on the top step of the podium in the Swedish Touring Car Championship the last few years, and it cleverly uses Volvo's own research and development labs and manufacturing facilities to create and produce specialty tuned cars.

Australian motor museum — Peter May finds one where the Avon runs through Yorkshire / Churchill's Daimler — The just restored Daimler that Winston Churchill used in the early 30's / Howard's Way — We visit the London premises of C.A.R. Howars vintage car dealer / VSCC Lakeland trial — Tom Threlfall has been mud - plugging in the Lake District / Circuit des Remparts — Toby Ross reports on a race around the old walled town of Angouleme / Down - under London to Brighton.