Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Acura and Honda at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Acura and Honda is going to take place at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb starting on June 29^th. There will be seven classes including electric vehicle class, exhibition class, time attack class, open class, middleweight class and ATV class. Last but not least is the unlimited class.

Honda didn’t release any specific information, but they plan to enter in the competition with Fit EV, Fit B-Spec racer, S3700, a first-generation Acura NSX, CBR600RR and a TRX450. In the unlimited class, Romain Dumas will compete with a Honda-powered Norma.

“Pikes Peak presents us with a unique opportunity to showcase Honda’s diverse product lineup and to energize Honda fans around the world, as we work to further strengthen Honda’s presence in racing at all levels.” St. Cyr went on to say “Our associates will be working hard between now and race day to prepare this diverse field of race vehicles and showcase the Honda Racing Spirit”, commented Honda Performance Development President Art St. Cyr.

As a further extension of Honda’s sponsorship effort, Honda Power Equipment will be supporting race operations, with Honda generators providing electricity and light to the pits and staging area. Honda Power Sports will also be providing Honda ATV / UTV products to support the sanctioning body during race week.

April 25, 2014

Scion FR-S at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Scion Racing will take their track-prepared FR-S at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30^th. The manufacturer will actually field three different models including the xD, tC and the FR-S.

Driver Andrew Comrie-Picard will be in the Scion Racing Rally xD, and Takeshi Aizawa will be piloting the GReddy tC, both making their second trips up the mountain. Driver Robert Walker is a rookie to Pikes Peak and will be behind the wheel of a FR-S built by Evasive Motorsports. All three Scion vehicles have been modified for added safety and increased performance.

The FR-S which was built by Evasive Motorsports and it will participate in the Unlimited class.

The GReddy tC has a turbocharged 2.5 liter four-cylinder engine – 365HP (272 kW) and 517Nm (382 lb-ft) of torque. 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.

The xD rally car has a turbocharged 1.8 liter four-cylinder engine – 265HP (197 kW) and 358Nm (265 lb-ft) of torque. 0-100 km/h in 4.3 seconds.

Source: Scion

June 28, 2013

Audi featuring Ducati at Pikes Peak

Audi-RS5-Pikes-Peak-medium So that’s what the big Audi surprise is. A tag team on the Pikes Peak climb that consists of an RS5 and a Ducati Multistrada 1200 – a celebration of the two franchises’ coming together (Audi buying Ducati). A union then, between the sensible Germans and the passionate Italians – always a recepie for a success.

Here’s an energetic clip that showcases the representatives. To an everyday normal person, the Ducati is essentially a bike. To us however, it is some sort of a strange car that’s been deprived of two of its wheels. Quite a far fetched misconception, but is it really? This is a Multistrada 1200 Ducati which boasts a 1.2-liter liquid-cooled engine that produces 150 hp. It also has a 6-speed transmission and a wet, hydraulic multi-plate slipper clutch. On the 2012 models, ABS is standard and there’s an engine mode switcher the regulates the power output. All of that grunt and sophistication may sound over the top, but.. it does even more so when we take into consideration that the Multistrada weighs just 190 kg when dry. Ducati-Pikes-Peak-medium-1

There’s doesn’t seem to be anything special, special about the RS5 which is still an impressive head-turner and stomach churner. That is, nothing special beyond that body work which is styled, alongside with the theme of the Multistrada, to represent at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Also, on a side not, Audi will be donating at the “Battle the Blaze” fund which has been established by the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb organizers to help the wildfire-ravaged community surrounding Pikes Peak.

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Video Source: AudiofAmerica via YouTube

August 13, 2012

A Special Audi RS5 For the Pikes Peak Climb

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Audi have released this image to the public in connection with the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) that’s due next week – a 12 mile climb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. Between the contenders and the 1,440 m altitude finish line weave more than 156 bends. Obviously, Audi plan to surprise us with whatever this quattro incarnation is.

The current road going RS5 is an impressive coupe enough – a 4.2-liter V8 FSI unit underneath its shell that produces 444 hp and 430 Nm of torque. A 7-speed “S tronic” dual clutch semi-automatic channels the power to all four wheels via the iconic and clever quattro AWD system that has been around since the 80s.

All of that raises the bar of expectation a lot. Audi have a history on the PPIHC (two records and a couple of gold and silver medals) and do not intend to throw it away. That’s why the also want us to watch this:

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Soruce: Audi

Video Source: Audi via YouTube

August 8, 2012

Dacia Duster No Limit Rally Car

Dacia has officially unveiled the Duster No Limit Rally Car, which will compete at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The vehicle is developed specially for this race and features some very interesting components. It is an exceptional, extremely powerful car. Duster No Limit was constructed by Tork Engineering and Renault Sport Technologies.

Dacia Duster No Limit complies with the specific regulations of the American competition’s Unlimited class which sets no upper limit on the size or power output of the engine. There is also no minimum weight and any tyres can be used. Furthermore, the transmission system or aerodynamics have no limits, too.

So, first of all, Duster No Limit is powered by the brutal 3.8 liter bi-turbo V6 from Nissan GT-R. Of course, it is highly tuned – 862PS (634 kW) and mated to a 6-speed sequential Sadev transmission.

The aerodynamics package for Duster No Limit includes massive rear wing, brutal extensions and a large front lip spoiler. Everything is developed in the wind tunnel for maximum performance.

The car will be driven by Jean-Philippe Dayraut, a three-time winner of the Trophée Andros.

“The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is the only event where you get to keep a monster like this in check while drifting at speeds of 200kph on a course which features a mix of asphalt and dirt,” commented Jean-Philippe Dayraut.

“I can’t think of any other form of motorsport where such cars are authorised.”, he finished

Dacia Duster No Limit Rally Car