Sentences with phrase «weekend track car»

Disc Brakes Australia's XP +735 is the top - of - the - line race pad designed for long - term high - heat exposure, while the XP650 is perfect for a weekend track car that is also driven on the street, or for ultimate heavy - towing braking performance.

For the money, the BRZ feels like such a great platform for building an excellent autocrosser or weekend track car.

Not exact matches

This weekend pays tribute to a specific era, 1985 - 89, and features a host of initiatives like cars with old - school car paint schemes, commemorative ticket and program designs, specially - designed apparel, retro food offerings at the track... unlike, say, baseball or football throw - back games where the only real change is the team's uniforms, Darlington and its partners goes all in.

The slippery track was typical of the conditions teams had to face on a Friday morning as they were the first cars to venture out on the circuit all weekend - a particular challenge on street tracks like this.

«It's one of those really horrible moments when you're out there, middle of the track, all the cameras are on you, the car is in bits and pieces, your whole weekend is gone because unless something miraculous happens tomorrow his chances are very, very slim for anything.

Indeed, Montoya had the fastest car all weekend at New Hampshire, setting the pace in every practice session, winning the pole with a track - record time on Friday and leading a race - high 105 laps on Sunday.

Classic tracks are being removed from most race calendars but almost unbelievably the World Touring Car Championship is racing at the Nurburgring this weekend... yes, THAT Nurburgring.

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.

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.

It's run at a completely different time of day to the qualifying or race sessions, and the track was very dirty because we were the first cars out for the weekend.

Before the weekend started, we knew this track was going to be quite tricky for us, but we found a really good set - up in FP3 that made me feel really confident with the car.

Load the kids into the car and drive to the track at your local high school in the evening or on the weekend when it's empty.

The trunk fits my hockey equipment, and you can take the car to the track on the weekends.

This coming weekend I'm going to the Indy Car Grand Prix in Indianapolis this weekend (Indycars on the road track) and then the 500 near the end of the month.

Held at the sprawling Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, where the SoCal chapter of PCA flexes its flat - six muscles, enjoying a three - day weekend of autocross, track sessions, and car parades in every type of Porsche imaginable.

Sadly, my brief weekend with the car did not include track time, where I suspect the McLaren's brakes are more at home, lap after lap.

Here he charts the brief rise and dramatic fall of Invicta's post-war blind alley / Brasier, part one — Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges begins his in - depth study of Charles - Henri Brasier's racing cars, focussing on the early years of the marque / Pebble Beach — Paul d'Orléans throws caution to the wind and tells us exactly what he thinks of the vehicles on show at the world's most prosperous concours / Amiens GP Centenary — Stefan Marjoram joins a group of British enthusiasts as they head to Amiens to celebrate the centenary of the 1913 French Grand Prix / Goodwood Revival — David Venables brings us his report of all the action, both on and off the track, from another exciting Goodwood Revival weekend

Karl Ludvigsen continues the engineer's story / Coeur Du Lion — The petite Peugeot 293 is over / Poisoned Arrows — Brooks Brierley describes how Pierce Arrow took Studebaker down the road to ruin / Vintage Montlhery — Douglas Blain enjoys a thrilling weekend at the famous French race track / The Turn Of The Screw — Michael Worthington - Williams puts a final spin on propellor driven cars.

«My favorite place to be on a weekend is at a race track, and I wanted to build a car that I would have just as much driving in the city during the week,» he says.

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.

Come Memorial Day weekend, Honda - and Chevrolet - powered Indy cars will be shrieking around the track, but on this clear winter morning, the largest sporting venue in the world is eerily silent — «save for the ghosts of the last 105 years,» says copy editor Rusty Blackwell.

Other owners of the CLK DTM reportedly include F1 drivers Jenson Button and Kimi Räikkönen, who also have other track - day cars for weekend use.

This car has been built to a FastRoad / Track spec - the perfect daily if you love heading to the track at the weeTrack spec - the perfect daily if you love heading to the track at the weetrack at the weekend.

From August 16 - 18, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca's world famous track is transformed into a motorsports museum featuring 550 historic race cars, and a weekend's worth of race entertainment.

The Z / 28 is a track - ready car developed in the same vein as Porsche's RS models; hardcore weekend warriors will appreciate its better - lap - times - at - all - costs personality, with 50 - treadwear rated tires that you will be lucky to get 2,000 miles out of, a dearth of amenities and what Pilgrim considers more easily reachable limits.

Last week word came out Lamborghini had sent out invitations to current owners and possible buyers for a «behind closed doors» unveil of this new car... however it is very unlikely these people will get to see an actual car at Pebble Beach this weekend... most likely the unveil will be limited to a presentation and a holographic animation according to Road and Track.

Drive modes and steering programs let you tailor the car to the circumstances, while the integrated Track Apps indicate where to take the car on the weekends.

Although not as light or nimble as the Porsche 911, the Corvette's optional Z51 Performance Package renders it track - ready, while the car's luxurious interior and comfortable ride make it perfect for daily commutes or long weekend getaways.

Legions of enthusiasts gather at tracks across the country every weekend to have fun with these little cars.

«When we started working on this car, we wanted to build the best possible Mustang for the places we most love to drive — challenging back roads with a variety of corners and elevation changes, and the track on weekends,» said Raj Nair, group vice president, Ford global product development.

Heading back to the track where it all began, the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series will kick off their sixth season at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend.

The Camaro 1LE is a great car if you're looking for race - ready appearance with the ability to be a weekend track warrior.

This is a car that you can easily live with on a daily basis and then head to a weekend track day and have a real good time in, which is something I can't say about the base SS.

Race weekends take their toll on cars from all racing categories and series — and none more so than in the IMSA Sportscar Championship, whose large variety of tracks are a challenge for manufacturers and drivers alike.

Updates from the track, videos (including exciting in - car footage), and photos will be posted each race weekend at

Updates from the track, videos (including exciting in - car footage), and photos will be posted each race weekend at www.CompetitionRaceParts.com and the CRP Racing Facebook page.

This pair of pony cars will let you drop the kids off at school on a weekday and tear it up at the track on the weekend.

Equally suited to weekends away as well as the track, its a car you could buy with your head and your heart.»

The future of U.S. sports car racing was on display with, for the first time in history, the Grand - Am Series and the American Le Mans Series sharing the same track on the same weekend.

A two - seater, the 2009 Nissan 370Z works best as a weekend sport driver and track day car, or, with the cabin tech package, a grand tourer good for short road trips.

The Bottom Line A two - seater, the 2009 Nissan 370Z works best as a weekend sport driver and track day car, or, with the cabin tech package, a grand tourer good for short road trips.

[NOISE] Some others may want safely push the car a little harder possibly during a weekend track day with some modifications or a tire torturing autocross like this one where we're really able to see what this car is made of.

Sure, as this video shows, the Megane GT is far from being a track racer, but the sporty suspension and the slightly revised aerodynamics should make it a fun car for weekend getaways on twisty roads.

One year ago, the landmark 4.048 - mile, 14 - turn track served as the site of a coming together of U.S. sports car racing as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series competed on the same weekecar racing as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series competed on the same weekeCar Series competed on the same weekend.

Once that came in, I remember thinking that the car was the best it had been all weekend and I was quicker than everyone else on the track.

And yet somehow it's the Fiesta ST that stole my heart, that big surge of turbocharged mid-range torque making it an utter blast to drive around town, and as a weekend track toy or autocross machine it's as much fun as a front - drive car has ever been.

I like all those luxurious options sure but I'm not buying a luxurious car I want a track focused car I can take to the track on weekends and I don't want the extra weight those options add.

There was a lot of sports - car racing news made last weekend during the American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans, most of it occurring off the track.

If you want a car that is a great weekend and track car but also a comfortable daily commuter, though, get a Porsche Boxster.

Chevrolet and Pratt & Miller gave the world a quick tease by parading the Corvette C7.R around Laguna Seca during last weekend's Monterey Motorsport Reunion, but the quick shots of the car on track didn't exactly paint the clearest picture of what the finished racer will look likes.