Pikes Peak..in car footage...wow!

[pwd72s]

Extreme In-Car Video of Rhys Millen’s Hyundai, and more! - Article - Road and Track

[FastCarFan]

Very cool. Serious "penalty" for an "off" in some of those turns! I have driven up the Peak twice, the last time in a Malibu rental car...at far slower speeds, & my wife was still freaked out by the drop-offs.

I haven't looked it up, but I believe the record run is 10:08 or something close to that. In fact, Rod Millen may hold the record in that Toyota single-seater "special" he used to run. As I recall, no one has ever broken the 10-minute barrier. Weather is a factor -- it is often too icy/slippery to go for the record.

My son & a friend hiked up the Peak this summer, on a trail, not the road. Took them about 7 hours. And it was snowing at the top...in June.

[NineOhOne]

• 1994: The Open wheel division record was set by Robby Unser at 10:05.85. He was driving a 1993 ADT/Speedway chassis powered by a Chevrolet engine.
• 1994: Bobby Regester achieved the record time of 11:39.17 in the Super Stock category. He was driving a 1993 Chevrolet Camaro.
• 2000: Per Eklund achieved the record time of 11:21.58 in his Saab 9-3 Viggen 4x4 while racing the Pikes Peak Open category.
• 2002: Bruce Canepa, Tandem axle Semi, stopped the clock in 13:57.83, breaking his year-old record of 13:59.96 in his 1999 Kenworth.
• 2003: Jeri Unser broke the Electric Vehicle record with a time of 14:33.12, in the Compact Power ER3. The previous year's electric record was set by Tim Eckert at 15:18.6 in the car's predecessor, the ER2.
• 2006: Mike Ryan topped his old record for the Single axle Semi division with a time of 12:43.67.
• 2006: Charles McDowell set the first record in the Pro Trucks category. His 2006 Ford F150 Pro Truck got him to the top in 14:32.97.
• 2007: The overall fastest time on the mountain was achieved by Nobuhiro Tajima at 10:01.408. He was in a Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special while racing the Unlimited category. He beat the previous record set by Rod Millen set 13 years before in 1994 of 10:04.06.
• 2007: The Mini Sprint record was broken by Todd Cook. He ran 11:37.62 in his 2000 Wells TCE Coyote despite a spin on the way up, bettering his own record set in 2005.
• 2008: Dave Kern (driver) and Allison Kern (navigator) broke the Time Attack AWD record in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX with a time of 11:48.434.
• 2009 Rhys Millen 6 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, new class record set @ * 12:09.397 in Time Attack 2WD.

[88-diamondblue]

OK I want to go for a ride with one of those guys. What a blast that would be!

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by 88-diamondblue

OK I want to go for a ride with one of those guys. What a blast that would be!

Better wear a pair of depends if you do..

[jannek]

More Pikes Peak footage. A Short film starring Ari Vatanen and a Group B Peugeot: YouTube - Climb Dance (1989)

[porsche4life]

I wanna know how those guys sit in those seats with them big ol' balls....

[widgeon13]

Work effort increases significantly when the pavement disappears!

[flatbutt]

THAT'S how you drift a corner! I wonder what that would be like on a flat track Harley?

[GG Allin]

I'd like to see more racing from Hyundai (Is that car factory backed?). It'll help their image. The new Genesis Coupe doesn't suck.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by mbrouder

I'd like to see more racing from Hyundai (Is that car factory backed?). It'll help their image. The new Genesis Coupe doesn't suck.

Its just ugly as....

[beepbeep]

As SAAB might not survive the new year, let's see their shot at Pikes Peak:

[pwd72s]

Now way I'd want to be standing where many of those specators were. Any record of spectator deaths in this event?

[pmajka]

20mph is fast enough for me....
i love the view...

took my wife to top on train, then said...Hey, i know a great place for lunch.....then drove up...


meh..

[peppy]

Originally Posted by NineOhOne

• 2007: The overall fastest time on the mountain was achieved by Nobuhiro Tajima at 10:01.408. He was in a Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special while racing the Unlimited category. He beat the previous record set by Rod Millen set 13 years before in 1994 of 10:04.06.

The time set by Rod Millen the road had just a few miles of pavement.

I think now the road is mostly paved.