Sentences with phrase «wet race tracks»

«Normal» mode is designed for sporty driving on public roads and on wet race tracks.

There's an awful lot about a car that you can't learn in a couple of hours» lapping a wet race track.

Not exact matches

«There are race tracks you can make artificially wet and it would be easy to have such systems at a number of tracks» Ecclestone said.

The problem is that no one can control the weather, so in 2011 Bernie suggested that some races have sprinklers which artificially wet the track.

Undefeated in four lifetime starts, including the G2 - Kentucky Jockey Club last fall, Gemologist is a versatile colt that has won races on the lead, on dry and wet tracks, on synthetic and dirt and at a variety of distances.

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.

Much of the race was wet and as the track began to dry out, Schumacher ran wide at Stavelot, dropping him behind teammate Martin Brundle.

A damp circuit meant pretty much everyone was ready to start the race on wet tyres, but shortly before the start, everyone decided that actually, the track was probably dry enough, so pushed their bikes to the pitlane to swap to one with slicks.

It had been a largely wet race, but with around a dozen laps to go the track was getting to the stage where slick tyres were the quicker option.

I particularly liked racing on wet tracks just after a rainstorm, where glimmers of sunlight would bounce of the mud puddles on the tracks.

Not only will the rain impair visibility and make cornering and braking more difficult, but the introduction of large puddles of water throughout track also bring the risk of hydroplaning into the mix — as I discovered shortly into my first wet race at Sebring where my RX7 careened into the concrete barriers moments into the event.

Yes you can get dedicated «wets» which are race tyres for wet tracks.

Wet Track Challenges Everything in Early Morning LE MANS, France, June 15, 2008 — Le Mans lived up to its reputation as the ultimate challenge in endurance racing when rain arrived at the Circuit de la Sarthe at 4:10 a.m..

Fellows and Pilgrim raced together at Mosport in August 2000, finishing second on a track that went from wet to dry in the closing laps.

Fellows and Pilgrim first raced a Corvette together at Mosport in August 2000, finishing second on a track that went from wet to dry in the closing laps.

Racing with Jan Magnussen and Emanuel Collard in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R, Olly fully shared his team mates» frustrations after losing valuable track time yesterday to wet weather, and experiencing a less than smooth run in today's 20 - minute qualifying session.

Two pre-production i30 Ns ran strongly at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race in June, and Biermann said each car done at least 480 laps — in the wet and dry — of the iconic 20.8 km German track to speed up its durability and development testing.

With PTM on, you've got another five modes of track - oriented performance modes to select: WET, DRY, SPORT 1, SPORT 2 and RACE.

All the cars will run on Michelin racing slick tires but pilot super sport tires will be used if the track is wet.

We will see if it rains in warm - up so we can get some information on this track in the wet and if not just do what we always do at Corvette Racing — just try to get in front and interpret what the conditions are going to be like and just try to get the most out of the C7.R.»

The highly advanced Performance Traction Management system, developed through a two - year engineering embed with Cadillac Racing in Pirelli World Challenge, adds five track - oriented modes (from Wet to Race) plus Launch Control to ensure the most powerful Cadillac ever sold can adapt perfectly to track conditions and driver comfort level.

«I would have rather been on a different race track than this one in wet conditions because you run so fast here that even a small mistake can be very costly.

Gavin sets second - quickest time in GTE Pro in No. 64 Corvette C7.R • Mostly wet conditions dampen track for eight hours of testing • Second appearance at Le Mans for Chevrolet Corvette C7.R • Corvette Racing with seven class victories at Le Mans

Finally, Pininfarina and GreenGT teamed up with Michelin for the tire spec, throwing on the Pilot Sport GT 59M compound for dry tracks and the Pilot Sport GT P2L compound for racing in the wet.

«There's no point in risking everything that has gone into this effort just to get in some laps on a race track that's not going to be wet when we race.

Having them all baked in does mean the challenge of wet weather racing does diminish once you memorise where the more slippery areas of track are, but hustling dedicated racing cars around Le Mans with only your headlamps guiding you along the way is a terrific experience, regardless of the fact that such a thrill can also be replicated in Gran Turismo 6 and Project CARS.

Forza Motorsport 6 will come stacked with 450 Forzavista cars running at a beautiful 1080p / 60 fps with 26 different tracks including both night and wet races.

By not building upon the split - screen multiplayer of the previous game in most areas; it still has the same limitations of having no race replays, no championships, no variation in game modes besides racing, only 4 A.I. controlled riders and even the improvement of wet weather conditions comes with the unnecessary optimisation of rain droplets having been removed in favour of a damp track, while split - screen is still limited to only the Quick Mode as you can not play any of the World Tour or the online equivalent co-operatively or competitively.

Having the choice of wet weather or sunset is a positive step up from the previous game, although they are only available on certain tracks and there is no further customisation such as not being able to have a wet track from rain that had fallen prior to the start of the race but no rain during the race, cloudy with a chance of rain, light rain or dynamic weather.

Split - screen multiplayer supports two players and performs well as it retains the speed and graphical fidelity of the single player with all of the tracks, bikes and race options available for selection providing for an entertaining local multiplayer experience, although it is essentially a port of the split - screen multiplayer found in the PS4 version of Ride as it lacks refinement in comparison other than the inclusion of wet weather and no camera angles being removed.

Turn 10 says they want to be realistic, because you wouldn't find night time or wet weather racing at a track like Laguna Seca.

There's also rain for those who like the challenge of wet track racing, and this also looks absolutely superb.

The online leaderboards focuses on the fastest times from each player with rankings covering all 21 tracks in dry or wet weather conditions with each leaderboard containing each player's rank; name (PSN ID); the best time set by each player; the date the lap time was set; the team; whether or not a player was racing with a custom setup; and the assists used by each player, while you can compare your positioning on the leaderboards with players that occupy the top positions, players from your friends list, globally with players from around the world and to immediately find and display your position within any given leaderboard.

the different weather types give the tracks an entirely unique feel and racing in the wet is probably one of the most intense things to do, especially when you could find yourself bailing at the next jump if you land just slightly off.

Racing is fun and fast, the different weather types give the tracks an entirely unique feel and racing in the wet is probably one of the most intense things to do, especially when you could find yourself bailing at the next jump if you land just slightlRacing is fun and fast, the different weather types give the tracks an entirely unique feel and racing in the wet is probably one of the most intense things to do, especially when you could find yourself bailing at the next jump if you land just slightlracing in the wet is probably one of the most intense things to do, especially when you could find yourself bailing at the next jump if you land just slightly off.

A noticeable improvement in voice - overs includes a variety of facts and analysis projected through each track's tannoy system such as the redesigned cars for the 2017 season, who may thrive in wet weather conditions and who to look out for in the world driver's and constructor's championships which certainly builds the atmosphere of a big race weekend vibe.

When the weather doesn't cooperate, Forza 6's tracks aren't just wet for the sake of being wet, they are realistically, strategically wet, and these puddles will wreak havoc on your racing line.

Gravel, however, tends to find that sweet spot in between arcade and simulator, which makes for a unique experience when playing, but once you better understand the physics and get used to the lack of traction thanks to most tracks being on, well, soil and sand (frequently wet or icy thanks to weather) instead of asphalt, things start to click a little more, but it'll take a few races to ease into it.

In a race that started out in stormy conditions in the IndyCars at Road America, huge puddles formed across the track which remained firmly in place after the rain had gone, which easily required sticking to wet tires to navigate safely.

Although Forza Motorsport 7 has a decent climate engine — tracks, for example, become noticeably more slippery as wet races progress — all the tracks seem to have exactly the same level of grip, which is very much on the low side.

Then as the weather cleared up, a drying line started to form around the circuit depending on which line the cars were taking through each corner, which I could both see and hear as I searched for the wet parts of the track on the straights to cool down my tyres — a technique used in real life racing as well.