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Old 9 Aug 2011, 06:46 (Ref:2937522)   #1
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Pikes Peak 2012

I know it's fairly early, but has anybody heard any news on new teams/cars racing up Pikes Peak next year? I know both Rys Millen with his Red Bull proto monster, and the Dacia Duster(w/Nissan GT-R engine) will be there again, and I read that Petter Solberg will be there as well. Now that the course will be 100% paved, I'm thinking we should be getting some pretty interesting new entrants next year. I'm also fairly certain that the potential to break 9 minutes is there.





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Old 9 Aug 2011, 14:55 (Ref:2937661)   #2
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With it being paved all the way then it does open it up to a wider cross section of vehicles but I can't help thinking it loses some of its appeal - and the machinery used will probably be less interesting (I love the look of Monster Tajimas Suzukis, the wild Group B conversions and more recently the rallycross specials).
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Old 9 Aug 2011, 16:56 (Ref:2937691)   #3
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I have held out hope that paving could add some sportsracers or even 'historic' prototypes making runs up the peak. How open are the rules so that ex road racing chassis could be used?
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Old 9 Aug 2011, 21:24 (Ref:2937813)   #4
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I preferred the old long drifts. They were much more spectacular.

I wonder if Global Rallycross entrants will race at the climb.
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Old 9 Aug 2011, 21:37 (Ref:2937819)   #5
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Possibility of team from the other side of the world:-
http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/08/09/...on-pikes-peak/
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Old 9 Aug 2011, 22:58 (Ref:2937876)   #6
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If this video is anything to go by, perhaps we will see FXMD NSX take their new and improved NSX to Pikes, they were about as fast as a Daytona Prototype and could give Rhys or Monster a run for their money

Peak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9--JUt5GR4

Hopefully, if they do attend other time attack teams such as GST, or Sierra Sierra would make it up there as well
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Old 10 Aug 2011, 06:38 (Ref:2937956)   #7
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If this video is anything to go by, perhaps we will see FXMD NSX take their new and improved NSX to Pikes, they were about as fast as a Daytona Prototype and could give Rhys or Monster a run for their money

Peak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9--JUt5GR4

Hopefully, if they do attend other time attack teams such as GST, or Sierra Sierra would make it up there as well

That NSX looks pretty sick; it's more entrants like this that I'd like to see in the unlimited class. Having only like 4 competitors for the top spot this past year is pretty low. I'm not familiar with the rules, but hopefully we get a whole wide assortment of vehicles competiting for top time next year, from Time Attack cars, to WRC cars, single-seaters, tricked-out Vipers, etc.
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Old 12 Aug 2011, 01:18 (Ref:2938762)   #8
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Also don't forget Chip Yates in his 240 hp electric motorcycle... he was running top ten times until the dirt sections slowed him up a bit, but with the surface now fully paved he wil be giving the top petrol bikes as well as the top overall competitors a run for their money come next year

http://green.autoblog.com/2011/06/30...at-pikes-peak/
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The final edit from GoPro of Monster Tajima's run up Pikes Peak this year. Apparently he lost power steering near the end.


http://youtu.be/MBaIlQOGgwc
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Hi,

Wowsers, that drive is simply awesome.

Thanks for sharing.

I will be in Denver next February so will Pikes Peak be under snow?

The video reminded me when last October, my friend Johanna from Albuquerque, NM drove me in her 2004 Chevrolet Suburban from Durango to Silverton, CO and she is really fast.

In fact I kid her that she used to be a Nascar driver.

I was hanging on for dear life with the sheer drops and only single armco preventing us from an untimely death.

Next year I am going by train to Silverton, it's safer.

http://www.durangotrain.com/

and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango...Gauge_Railroad

We also visited the Unser Racing Museum in ABQ and saw their 'Pikes Peak' cars.

Amazing visit and see my fotos that I took while there.

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The final edit from GoPro of Monster Tajima's run up Pikes Peak this year. Apparently he lost power steering near the end.


http://youtu.be/MBaIlQOGgwc

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Old 12 Aug 2011, 01:31 (Ref:2938768)   #11
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It does screen like the organizers have set themselves up for a whole new crowd of entrants and fans. How difficult is it for a private team to run an old indy or champcar chassis if an owner was to come forward? Seems like between the old open wheel and sportscar chassis out there this could be a great chance to expand the unlimited class. Would openwheelers have to be modded to have lights though in case of fog? Haven't watched a pike's event in years since I happened to catch a replay on speed.
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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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Old 19 Feb 2012, 02:04 (Ref:3027792)   #13
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Another strong time attack build that plans to take top honors at Pike's Peak

When this is built it surely will surely be one of the top contenders... it will retain the AWD, produce in excess of 850 hp and will weigh less than 1000 kg and have downforce approaching F1 levels

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2012...ject-nemo.aspx

http://mrtimeattack.wordpress.com/tag/nemo-racing/
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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
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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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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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?
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

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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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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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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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Looks like Monster Tajima will be returning in a race prepped electric vehicle
http://www.chargedevs.com/content/ne...ikes-peak-race
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Here is a rendering of Tajima's new Monster Sport e-runner Pikes Peak Special
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...ikes-peak-2012
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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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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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Am I correct to assume Rhys Millen isn't doing Pikes Peak this year? Don't see his prototype Hyundei on the entry list; sucks if he truly isn't doing the race this year. I guess Hyundei wanted success quicker than he could deliver, so pulled the plug this year? In any case, the rest of the Unlimited Class looks strong; my guess for the two to finish at the top are either the Palatov or Jean Philippe Dayraut's Nissan GTR-powered Dacia Duster, who's back after finishing pretty strongly last year. Tajima's electric monster is unproven, so my feeling is it won't be fastest this year.


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Am I correct to assume Rhys Millen isn't doing Pikes Peak this year? Don't see his prototype Hyundei on the entry list; sucks if he truly isn't doing the race this year. I guess Hyundei wanted success quicker than he could deliver, so pulled the plug this year? In any case, the rest of the Unlimited Class looks strong; my guess for the two to finish at the top are either the Palatov or Jean Philippe Dayraut's Nissan GTR-powered Dacia Duster, who's back after finishing pretty strongly last year. Tajima's electric monster is unproven, so my feeling is it won't be fastest this year.


Entry list: http://director.usacracing.com/ppihc...titor_list.pdf
he is not competing in the unlimted class for the overall record but I think he is taking up a version of the Hyundai Genesis up the mountain... also TOyota announced the record setting electric Radical will be tackling Pike's Peak this year as well http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/toyota-sets-sights-on-pikes-peak/
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