Sentences with phrase «white knuckle driving»

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After busy days, running around, open air meetings, driving the autobahn at white - knuckle speeds, getting to know our German and American hosts, listening to my husband preach through interpreters, and hosting barbeques in the former east Germany, we would settle all the teens into their rooms, and retreat to our spartan quarters.

There was some mention of «supersonic speeds» and a guy sitting in a chair, white - knuckled hands clutching the armrests, yelling, wearing sunglasses, his hair and necktie blown back by what was implied to be the speed of said CD - ROM drives available for purchase.

Drive's ad campaign is littered with bright neon colors and throwback cursive title design, and is permeated with an old - fashioned white - knuckle tone.

Clooney's film could focus more on the theme of international cooperation than Ben Affleck's current Oscar - contender Argo does, but unfold as a similar white - knuckle historical thriller driven by extraordinary circumstances.

Fasten your seat belts and hold on white - knuckle tight as writer - director George Miller invites you to an orgy of high - octane auto mayhem that makes Fast & Furious 7 looks like a sedate Sunday afternoon drive.

When I went there I'd just been driving on a simulator but when you go there, and not even talking about rain or mixed conditions, when you go and try and put a lap in, I was white - knuckle, I mean, I was throwing down.

In doing so, we have stuck with the assumption that the essence of old - fashioned, white - knuckle, temple - throbbing driving pleasure in the year 2014 is still composed of howling V - 8 engines, flickering stability control warning lights, and a lust factor that grows in proportion with revs, acceleration, and speed.

The confidence - inspiring grit of quattro all - wheel drive meets supercharged TFSI engine might for fluid white - knuckled thrills no matter Mother Nature's venomous weather intentions.

Still, driving the 911 Turbo S is far from the white - knuckle affair the specifications suggest.

Standard features like blind - spot monitoring came in handy when changing lanes in the blinding downpour, and the head - up display kept my eyes on the road as much as possible — a good thing when white - knuckling it in tough driving conditions.

At speeds above 80 this car is a white knuckle death ride and will take every bit of your driving skills to keep control.

Driving the Porsche 911 Turbo S is far from the white - knuckle affair that the specifications suggest.

Buyers looking for the most white - knuckled driving experience will no doubt fall hard for the CLS63 AMG, just as we did; however, most consumers will arguably be better served by the more economical, less expensive and equally stylish 2015 Mercedes - Benz CLS400 and CLS550 models.

The new Audi is a balanced and stable car across a wide spectrum of driving, from gentle cruising to white - knuckled apex combat, and best of all it's satisfying to drive, even the smaller engine types.

After my first 10 minutes of white - knuckled, full throttle driving through an empty forest somewhere in the Victorian Alps, the driver was flabbergasted.

From high - concept thrillers and white - knuckled suspense to traditional mysteries and literary crime, our titles consistently deliver driving plots, engaging characters, and stunning twists from the most talented authors on the scene.

Even so, the island's 22 public beaches remain uncrowded, especially Anse du Gouverneur (accessible by a white - knuckle drive down a narrow road).

I might have bottled the white knuckle experiences but I managed — and enjoyed - three virtual ones: Driving With The Champion where you feel to be in the car; Speed of Magic where you whiz through a fantasy world and Viaggio in Italia where you're hoisted into the air to look down on a screen and feel the sensation of flying over the famous Mille Miglia route.

«In our red rental car, we passed 617 white - knuckle switchbacks, 56 one - lane bridges, and tons of waterfalls as we traveled away from civilization,» says Kim Binsted, an astrobiology professor at the University of Hawaii who last month drove the length of Maui's Hana Highway — one of the most heart - clutching and beautiful drives on the planet — with her best friend.

After the turn off at the Bomba outside of Samara we drove white knuckled to Guiones going through potholes that would swallow a Volkswagen.

Instead, it presents a white - knuckle and almost uncharacteristically hardcore driving experience, and it's fantastic.

The white - knuckle, hero - driven shooter Battleborn is coming to PS4 this week.

3 of us (myself included) used to drive like madmen, in and out of traffic, constantly at the speed limit, racing away from lights, getting frustrated trying to overtake tractors in the country roads, stressing, a real daily white knuckle ride.

The process doesn't have to be a white - knuckle experience if you allow Danville Driving School to train your teen.