Sentences with phrase «with slick tires»

Those were Fässler's first laps after a tense initial run in rainy conditions with slick tires.

After the lap, Porsche's Vice President of Motorsport and GT Cars, Frank - Steffen Walliser, said in a statement, «A few years ago, lap times like this could only ever be achieved by thoroughbred racing cars with slick tires.

Not exact matches

With Fall 2014's LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, they're not looking to reinvent the wheel, but they might be expanding the base and putting on some slicker tires.

In 2012, Michelin came out with a new concept in race tires, «intermediate» slicks, which are designed to be used in moderately wet weather.

As a driving rain streaked the windows and slicked the roads, we were glad to have standard 4Matic all - wheel drive helping to keep the tires in firm contact with the pavement.

1967 Nickey - Thomas Camaro Owned by: Dean Klein, Minneapolis, MN Restored by: Owner Engine: 427ci L72 V - 8 Transmission: Muncie M22 Rock Crusher 4 - speed manual Rearend: 12 - bolt with 3.07 gears and Positraction Interior: Black vinyl bucket seat Wheels: 14 × 6 Nickey / Bill Thomas Camaro Wheels (by Rader Wheels) Tires: D70 - 14 Firestone Wide Oval Super Sport front, F70 - 14 Pos - A-Traction cheater slicks rear Special parts: Bill Thomas Race Cars headers, Hush Thrush transverse muffler, S - W Green Line 8,000 - rpm tachometer and gauges, Bill Thomas Traction Kit

With carbon - ceramic brakes, near - slick tires, and the 7.0 - liter V - 8 from the outgoing Corvette Z06, it looked like a fanciful SEMA - style concept.

I'm relieved to find that the Challenger will stop with authority even on slick surfaces, as the tires dig into the slush as the ABS chatters.

Slick racing tires are of course part of the formula for the improved performance in the McLaren P1 GTR, along with a widened track, and aerodynamics improvements that give the body even greater downforce.

Even with the all - season Goodyear Eagle LS2 runflat tires, I didn't have a problem blowing through unplowed parking lots and maneuvering on slick surfaces.

The slick tires will break loose with every stab of the throttle, even through second and third gear.

It wears 19 - inch wheels with slick Pirelli tires.

Of course just having fantastic power to weight doesn't make a car a high performer on the track, so the Lotus Sport Exige Cup has a list of standard equipment that includes track only slick tires, uprated 4 - piston front brakes, adjustable dampers and adjustable anti-sway bar, the latest SCCA - compliant roll cage, FIA approved Lotus Sport branded driver's seat with six - point driver harness (there is no passenger seat) and a lightweight rear screen (instead of glass).

5 - spoke lightweight forged alloy wheels in silver are shod with Lotus specific Yokohama slick tires to maximise grip and achieve the ride and handling targets set by Lotus

In a segment flooded with premium - priced small SUVs that can barely scurry up a slick driveway with their all - season tires mounted on manhole cover - sized wheels, the unpretentious, funky - styled Renegade is a breath of fresh arctic air.

When coupled with standard all - season Runflat tires, xDrive means peace of mind on slick or uneven roads.

The 19 inch wheels are center locking and adorned with Pirelli racing slick tires.

Working together in perfect harmony, the PDK transmission and traction management system is always engaged, so unlike with other all - wheel drive systems in its class, the Macan is always providing maximum traction and tire grip to its wheels instead of waiting for a signal from a computer to tell them when road conditions are becoming too slick.

Combined with a tightly geared and slick - shifting six - speed transmission, a racecar - firm suspension, sticky Bridgestone summer tires, and aggressively bolstered Recaro front seats and the feeling I was left with was that Ford designed this car for the most immature and antisocial of speed junkies, a demographic I proudly count myself among.

The sharp angular lines in the design language fulfill the tuner's task of aggressive intimidation, down to the composite wide fender flares housing the new set of 18» wheels with either rain or slick tires and that huge rear spoiler.

For safety reasons, both Clio Cups available were shod with road tires instead of the sticky slicks used during races.

With slick Pirelli tires and a sequential gearbox, it'll likely make today's pro-level GT race cars seem slow.

In addition to the company's own products, the Spoon Fit was equipped with Rays Wheels and Yokohama Tires racing slicks.

For the first time ever, Mustang is available with traction control, which prevents the tires from spinning on slick pavement.

Our test car came with the optional $ 175 traction control system, which helps keep the tires from spinning on slick roads.

smoothie wheels; custom rear cheater slicks; Firestone whitewalls front tire; West Texas Speed frame; triangulated four - link with rear air bags and front springs; Boat Mate trailer with 18 - in.

Pirelli Tire North America has been selected as the Official Tire Supplier for the Pirelli World Challenge Championships and will supply all cars in the GT, GTS, Touring Car, Touring Car A and Touring Car B - Spec categories with the P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires.

With Parente and young teammate Rodrigo Baptista running near the rear of the field with a rain - drenched track, the K - PAX squad played a new strategy — pulling in both drivers for slick tires and hope the track dries With Parente and young teammate Rodrigo Baptista running near the rear of the field with a rain - drenched track, the K - PAX squad played a new strategy — pulling in both drivers for slick tires and hope the track dries with a rain - drenched track, the K - PAX squad played a new strategy — pulling in both drivers for slick tires and hope the track dries out.

With a dry line emerging, the Corvette crew made the decision to switch from rain tires to slicks on the first pit stop.

«With so many different series and tire makers here this weekend, the chemical interactions of the various compounds combined with track temperatures up to 108 degrees made the circuit slick and the racing line very narrow,» said Ken Payne, technical director motorsport, Michelin North AmerWith so many different series and tire makers here this weekend, the chemical interactions of the various compounds combined with track temperatures up to 108 degrees made the circuit slick and the racing line very narrow,» said Ken Payne, technical director motorsport, Michelin North Amerwith track temperatures up to 108 degrees made the circuit slick and the racing line very narrow,» said Ken Payne, technical director motorsport, Michelin North America.

Two safety cars later and the weather was beginning to abate, but with just 20 - laps left it became a case of trying to gauge whether it was going to be worth shifting to intermediates or possibly even full slick tires.

And in Florida, some roadways can become slick from a combination of these liquids with sand from nearby beaches, creating a thick substance that tires can find difficult to grip.