Sentences with phrase «year race circuit»

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The 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the first motorsport events of the year and over 50 race cars have been busy testing at the famous circuit, making a lot of awesome noise!

Last year's Porsche 919 Hybrid was insanely quick, taking pole position in every single race and often smashing circuit records by up to six or seven seconds!

The IHRA, a 21 - year - old circuit operating in the eastern half of the country, is often overshadowed by the National Hot Rod Association, drag racing's oldest and largest sanctioning body.

Beneath its towering palms many leading trainers prepare their young trotters and pacers for the Grand Circuit, the touring series of prestige races primarily for 2 - and 3 - year - olds that gets into full swing in mid-June in places like Detroit, Lexington, Ky. and Saratoga, N.Y. Pompano is analogous to baseball's spring training camps: you get the athletes into shape in the South, then send them North for the regular season.

The Monterey Motorsports Reunion event at the epic Laguna Seca circuit is one of the stand - out historic racing events of the whole year, as all sorts of different cars take to the track for a series of short demonstrations and races.

Unlike Greene, who was a star on the World Cup circuit, Lee - Gartner had not won a race in seven years of World Cup competition.

The iconic streets of Rome will host a Formula E race on April 14 next year with the circuit set to be the second longest on the calendar at 1.77 miles long.

Next year will be the first time a Formula E race takes place on the same track layout as a Formula 1 race as the Monaco ePrix is being «upgraded» to take place on the full Grand Prix circuit.

The race itself didn't quite live up to the epic one we saw at the same circuit a year ago, but it wasn't without its dramatic moments.

He took first place in the Transatlantic Race to Sweden in» 60, he was captain of the winning American Admiral's Cup team in»61 and first overall on the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit last year.

In the 31 - year history of the AMA pro circuit, no one has won more mile races than the newly crowned AMA champion, Bubba Shobert of Lubbock, Texas.

Last year's race at the Circuit de la Sarthe had produced a clear fight between the No. 5 and No. 6 Toyota LMP1 machines and the No. 2 Porsche.

Like many circuits noise restrictions will limit the amount of racing that can take place each year, with just 12 days of racing allowed each year, including four Saturday and Sunday meetings.

«I am very pleased that circuit racing is returning to Switzerland next year with the FIA Formula E Championship event in Zurich.

Apparently Liberty Media already tried to prevent the situation by offering to run the race itself for five years in return for getting free use of the circuits facilities in the weeks surrounding the event, but was turned down by the BRDC.

The Polish driver initially returned to motorsport in the World Rally Championship but tried out circuit racing last year, competing in a few GT races.

Tony Stewart, 27, the most gifted young driver in auto racing's most storied race, has already announced that he's «moving up» to the Winston Cup circuit next year.

«We're holding off until we can put together a circuit good for a dozen races a year for three years.»

When you crash at the Guia Circuit it's more than likely going to be a big one, it's why the Macau Grand Prix is still considered to be one of the toughest single - seater races in the world, even after all these years.

This is the second race Alonso has missed in recent times, when he didn't take part in last year's Australian Grand Prix following his mysterious winter - testing crash at the Circuit de Catalunya.

He made his way to the CART circuit in 1995, winning rookie of the year honors for Hall Racing, and when Penske had a seat open up for the 2000 season, he gave it to de Ferran, largely because he was impressed with the driver's attention to detail.

The circuit is being sold later this year, there's no longer a Brazilian driver on the grid, and the 2017 race was beset by security issues.

Before sampling a GP3 car at the Franciacorta Circuit in Italy, he hadn't driven a single - seater racing machine for six years — the last time being the pre-season F1 test at Valencia in 2011 for Lotus.

So, it seems like the perfect time to look at some of the best young talent that will take to the world's race circuits this year.

Many years ago, I had for several years a summer job at Silverstone racing circuit - on several occassions I drove around the circuit in a Sherpa Van (not quite like Nigel Mansell at that time) and at several Grand Prix I painted the white lines on the grid.

Washington (CNN)- Potential presidential candidates like Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney have grabbed headlines this year for handing out pivotal endorsements in key midterm races, but Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has quietly become one of the most sought after attractions on the GOP money circuit.

For years, Mario competed at a high level in the endurance horse racing circuit for his state team in Spain and as an adventurous mountain biker and snowboarding fanatic.

Here at the Awards Circuit, we strive for success to bring the readers up - to - date coverage and thoughtful speculation on the Oscar race, which we cover all year round.

As the industry spins out of the late - summer film festival circuit, which annually grinds the gears of the season to life, this year's race is shaping up to be one of -LSB-...]

As the industry spins out of the late - summer film festival circuit, which annually grinds the gears of the season to life, this year's race is shaping up to be one of the most exciting ever observed in the early stages.

Hoffman is set to play Ace Bernstein, an autodidact caught up in gambling on the horse - racing circuit who recently completed a four - year prison sentence.

The gleaming white wonder posing in pit lane at the Nürburgring Formula 1 circuit looks like a distant relative of the race car that competed in the twenty - four - hour endurance run earlier this year.

We'll have to wait until next year to find out what effects the updated circuit has on racing spectacle, though we doubt it'll be much.

This year's GT Academy is perhaps more desirable than ever, as the competition's final Race Camp moves from Silverstone to the Abu Dhabi F1 circuit.

By Barry Carter / «The Morgans time forgot» — Two survivors of the three - wheelers exported to Australia are described by Dennis Harrison / Archers of Dunmow — In the first of a series of articles on restoration and technical subjects David Hawtin writes about this long - established restoration workshop / 1909 Sizaire - Naudin — The brothers Sizaire and Louis Naudin produced a variety of cars including the example described here by Douglas Ormrod / MG Picnic at Brookiands — Malcolm Green reports on the well - attended picnic for MG enthusiasts in support of the Brookiands Appeal / The English - bodied Stutz — The popularity of Stutz cars in this country in the late 20s is explained by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1929 Stutz straight - eight — The Editor drives a Lancefield - bodied type M in this month's Excursion / Pre-war racing at Donington — Robert Heelis recalls watching motor racing at the Midlands circuit when he was a boy / VSCC Welsh Trial — In his Diary of a dilettante Tom Threlfall reports on this year's Welsh Trial / Rallye des Ancetres — Malcolm Elder tells us how much he enjoyed taking part in this French rally.

I've had the pleasure of driving a load of factory race cars this year, including the Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE, and Acura NSX GT3, but this was my first time riding with a pro around a circuit as fabulous as Silverstone and a car as fabulous as the Mercedes - AMG GT3.

Unbeknownst to all but the most dedicated Bimmer zealot, the E28 was raced for a single year in 1982, taking part in the Group A class of the popular touring car circuit.

As the years went by, I attended events such as the Formula 1 race and vintage events at the track, but never drove the actual Silverstone circuit.

These limits were introduced to the infamous Green Hell race circuit after a racecar was sent flying into spectators last year.

But SCG's cars will no longer be confined to just race circuits, as the company will reveal a road - going supercar that has directly evolved from its race car at this year's Geneva motor show.

«Only a select number of drivers have driven the Lotus circuit over the years, but now anyone can get a closer look at where some of the most iconic British sports and racing cars have been tested and developed.»

The next big change came in 1974, when Steven J. Earle organized the first Monterey Historics races at the 17 - year - old Laguna Seca circuit.

Eighty - nine years after a relatively unknown American aviator landed in Le Bourget Field after crossing the Atlantic in just more than 33 hours, other Americans (and a Belgian) are determined to accomplish their goals on a racing circuit directly across from an air field in Le Mans, France.

For the second year in a row, we evaluated them on road and race circuit, specifically Nevada's breathtaking Mount Charleston and the Speedvegas road course 15 miles south of the Las Vegas Strip.

He raced in Europe, used to follow the whole Grand Prix circuit, and this year will attend four races.

And this year, for the first time, eCOTY has moved to Portugal, based around the spectacular Portimao race circuit in the Algarve.

Farther along we swing onto the southbound D338, and somewhere near the embarrassingly picturesque Beaumont - sur - Sarthe, Tim Ely and I have a pleasant Franglish chat there with a senior gentleman who once watched the Jaguar race cars caravan by to the racing circuit the year that the Hawthorn / Bueb D - type won the 24 Hours.

Acura motorsports continues its influence on the championship circuit, this year with the newly unveiled NSX GT3, a sophisticated supercar with bare - knuckles racing chops.

The event relives motorsport history at the iconic circuit, which has been the scene of America's golden years of sports car racing since its inception in 1957.

This year's Modena Cento Ore includes a race at the famous Monza circuit.