Peugeot has unveiled the first images of the 208 T16 with which Sebastien Loeb will compete in this year’s Pikes Peak hillclimb.
As revealed by AUTOSPORT, the nine-time World Rally Champion will drive in the unlimited class of this year’s June 30 event.
208 is therefore still a ‘silhouette design’, with the livery likely to change. The rear wing borrows from the now-expired Le Mans 24 Hours-winning 908Â Â …Â Pictures and more
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SOON AFTER CO-PILOT Pierre-Henri Raphanel waved his hand signaling me to level off, no more speed, we were comfortably cruising between 210 and 212 miles per hour. It was a cold, bright afternoon and, like many convertible drivers in sun-starved Germany last week, we had the top down. The surrounding forest blew past in a tumult, and ahead, as far as I could see, was flat, perfect asphalt, about 60 feet wide, the 5-mile schnellstrasse of Volkswagen’s VOW3.XE -3.30%Ehra-Lessien test track.
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse—how’s that for a name?—barely trembled, the suede-wrapped steering wheel as still as an anvil. Mr. Raphanel and I engaged our seat heaters, got comfortable and took a look around  … More
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Most forms of motorsport are fairly easy to get your head around. Open wheelers, touring cars, rallying… all have a fairly linear progression from grass roots up to fully professional series, with a progressively lairer set of rules and regulations along the way. GT racing, though, is slightly different. With so many name and rule changes in recent years, plus a whole host of different championships, it’s sometimes hard to make sense of the different ways and means one can go sports car racing these days.
But go racing one can. Arm yourself with a factory-built GT car and the relevant race licence (not to mention, of course, a sizeable wad of cash, sponsorship, or a combination of both to throw at running the thing), and you too can   … More
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