Sentences with phrase «winning sports car driver»

Our staff and group of contributors are no different, represented by track - day rookies all the way to a professional championship - winning sports car driver and everything in between.

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Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.

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Multi award - winning prestige car dealership John Holland is delighted to offer for sale this beautifully presented Porsche 911 996 C4S Tiptronic S. Finished in the rare colour combination of Atlas Grey with Black Leather Upholstery and Grey Alcantara Roof Lining this truly cherished example comes with a fantastic specification to include, Sports Exhaust, 18» Alloy Wheels with Red Calipers, Satellite Navigation, Climate Control, Heated Electric Front Seats with Drivers Memory, Rear Parking Sensors, Rear Wiper, Rear Spoiler also benefiting from a fantastic service history completed on the 23/06/07 at 15551 miles at Porsche Centre Bolton, 24/01/09 at 31974 miles, 02/08/10 at 39095 miles at Benz Bavarian, 24/08/11 at 42602 miles 16/08/12 at 46214 miles at Park Garage and then latterly on the 03/12/12 at 46631 miles, 13/08/13 at 50484 miles, 17/06/14 at 52597 miles, 07/07/15 at 57042 miles, 16/08/16 at 60780 miles and again on the 01/08/17 at 61922 miles all exclusively by the Porsche Centre Wilmslow by its former keeper.

Lone stop north of the U.S. border is one of team's most successful venues Eleven class victories at CTMP in 16 appearances Heading to Canada with GTLM Driver's, Manufacturer's and Team championship leads Both Corvette C7.Rs with GTLM victories in 2017 Combined 12 victories for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP DETROIT (July 5, 2017)-- Winning sports car races around the world is nothing new for Corvette Racing.

Within the muscular body of an SUV lives the agility of a sport sedan bred to win countless German Touring Car Championships and drivers» hearts around the world.

Familiar Names to Make Up Corvette Racing North American Endurance Driving Roster Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 Team has three Rolex 24 and 11 Sebring victories Duo a part of three victories for Corvette Racing since start of 2016 Corvette Racing set to embark on 20th season of competition DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship - winning drivers for North America's biggest events in endurance sports car.

Championship - winning drivers join for defense of Rolex 24, Sebring GTLM victories DETROIT (Nov. 16, 2015)-- Already one of endurance sports car racing's most prominent...

Fellows Named Most Popular Driver, Gongla Wins GT1 Crew Chief of the Year Award MONTEREY, Calif. — The checkered flag at the conclusion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 21 marked the end of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season, but Chevrolet's factory road racing team kept on winning.

He won the 2007 and 2009 GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers» championship and is a two - time Atlantic Championship champion as well.

As the only American to win his class four times at Le Mans, Corvette Racing driver Johnny O'Connell is acutely aware of the impact of the world's greatest sports car race.

First came the Oldsmobile's IMSA World Sports Car program that put the Aurora V - 8 in the winner's circle at the Daytona 24 - hour and Sebring 12 - hour endurance races, took the Oldsmobile marque to Le Mans, and won the 1996 WSC drivers and manufacturers championship.

From 1963 to 1965, he won three consecutive SCCA Pacific Coast Championships and in 1964 he was named the California Sports Car Club Driver of the Year.

Moreover, the Maxima lives up to its «four - door sports car» positioning with a powerful 300 - horsepower V6 engine, track - tested handling, and an award - winning, driver - focused cabin.

LEXINGTON, Ohio, — In Olympic terms, Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the gold today in the GT class at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series.

With a win in the GTE Pro class at Le Mans and runner - up finishes in the ALMS GT team and driver championships last year, America's premier production sports car team has focused on improving all aspects of its performance as it prepares its Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars for the 2012 campaign.

He won the 2007 and 2009 GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers» championship and is the son of racing legend Dan Gurney.

Taking BMW's smallest sports cars one step closer to the bahnstorming new M2 coupe, which has just won motoring.com.au's second Australia's Best Driver's Car award for 2016, all three models score an extra 10kW of power and 50Nm of torque.

The new C7 has won the prestigious 2013 Sports Car of the Year from Sport Auto and Car Bazar and the Muscle Car of the Year from Car and Driver.

Udell is the 2017 PWC Hard Charger Award winner for the GT class, the 2016 PWC GT Cup Champion, a Porsche Young Driver Academy graduate, won two GTA class races in this 911 GT3 R before moving into the Pro category where he captured an overall podium finish at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Jeff Zwart, the US racing driver, clearly proved at the wheel of this car that exclusivity and sporting performance need not preclude each other, winning the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, USA, at the wheel of his Porsche 911 Turbo S in 1998.

The RSR Racing team led by championship - winning team owner and driver Paul Gentilozzi and sons Tony and John Gentilozzi has announced two Prototype Challenge entries for the 2014 Tudor United Sports Car Championship.

He was the Sports Car Club of America's first national champion; he won the second Sebring 12 - hour race in 1953, and in the same year was declared «Driver of the Year» by Speed Age Magazine.

On July 31st, Cadillac Racing Driver Michael Cooper won the Pirelli World Challenge GT Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

If you like, you can opt to jump straight into a Le Mans car and stay in it for your entire career — winning and defending championships in a bid to be recognised as the best driver the sport has ever seen.