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14 Jan 2012, 19:26 (Ref:3011682)
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16 Jan 2012, 07:39 (Ref:3012196)
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Hi Guys,
Well I will now be going to the USA at the end of April for 9 weeks and Johanna and I are going to ride the Durango to Silverton railroad this time. She's been on it many times as she is relatively local.
I don't want to take that road again, totally scary .. 
So if we have time, will try and drive up the Pikes Peak course.
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Would watch on the Durango to Silverton highway as in places one wrong move and it's curtains for you. There are other roads like that too, such as Independence Pass on hwy 82.
Pikes Peak will be under snow in February. At the peak they get around 500-600 inches of snow a year.
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31 Jan 2012, 15:27 (Ref:3019434)
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There will be two RS200's in the Unlimited class this year.
The Doran driven, Monster backed car in your link, plus the Mark Rennison driven Mach 2 Racing car is back as well!
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2 Feb 2012, 10:35 (Ref:3020236)
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I ahve not heard anywhere htat the Mach 2 RS200 is going to Pike Peak this year.
Nothing on their site
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This used to be such a vibrant place. Unless you are Oz or like 24h races whats the point now?
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19 Feb 2012, 11:52 (Ref:3027941)
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Just curious, I don't know the Pikes Peaks course well but now that it's been fully paved, why isn't anyone taking it on in a big single seater is is it still more suited to these tricked out closed cars?
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19 Feb 2012, 15:52 (Ref:3027984)
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I've thought the same myself, starting with an ex-Indy or Champ car would seem to give you a great base to add aero to bring up the high altitude downforce. Looked like that had been Dallenbach's inspiration for his older cars. But at the rate they are announcing new and varying chassis it just seems like a matter of time before someone tries, unless AWD systems are too important in case of lowfog and a damp/wet surface.
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19 Feb 2012, 23:14 (Ref:3028172)
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A non AWD car would struggle to put big power down after all those hairpins, by the time you gain traction you'd be at the next.
I wouldn't mind betting a standard rallycross car would be quicker than most 2wd single seaters or sports protoypes, it's not like those European hillclimb stages with quick corners and long straights.
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20 Feb 2012, 17:16 (Ref:3028484)
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The UK Hillclimbs are twisty and it's mainly acceleration so traction is key. Lots of those guys use traction control too. I don't know but someone might be missing a trick?
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21 Apr 2012, 09:42 (Ref:3063040)
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I ahve not heard anywhere htat the Mach 2 RS200 is going to Pike Peak this year.
Nothing on their site
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The Mach 2 team made a few posts over on Pistonheads (around the time the Doran RS200 was first revealed at Autosport) indicatng that they would be at the Peak this year.
Fingers crossed they make it this year and have a good stab at the climb!
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22 Apr 2012, 21:40 (Ref:3063894)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Graz
Just curious, I don't know the Pikes Peaks course well but now that it's been fully paved, why isn't anyone taking it on in a big single seater is is it still more suited to these tricked out closed cars?
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Palatov look like taking up the challenge
this is a single seater designed to maintain a minimum of 500 hp throughout the full course run... it has a paddle operated sequential transmission, weighs bellow 1000 lbs and has all wheel drive... in it's previous lower powered configuration it was only 1.5s off the pace of a formula atlantic car
Weight: 1000 lbs (435 kg)
Engine: Hartley H2 Turbo
HP: 500 hp (throughout full course)
Power to Weight: 700hp/ton
Transmission: Hewland Sequential
http://www.palatov.com/pikespeak/
http://dpcars.net/
http://www.egarage.com/car-profiles/...motorsport-d4/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3I7dd8jC2I
the driver will be David Donner... perhaps they could also bring over a more powerful version of their electric racecar conversion
Last edited by F50GTPlus; 22 Apr 2012 at 21:48.
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23 Apr 2012, 09:06 (Ref:3064095)
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Awesome..... Gould gr55b w a 3.5 nme at pikes peak this would surly break the record...
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22 May 2012, 14:19 (Ref:3077832)
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I love this course, its completely nuts.. although no longer gravel.. but still not exactly easy to go up fast
This Palatov car is certainly very fast, I'm sure they could break 10mins 
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