Video Automobile Sports Car Rally Car – Guiding voice of a record breaking Pikes Peak Hill Climb?
Rally racing is crazy, but the Pikes Peak Hill Climb is shear and utter madness. Drivers begin at 9,390 feet and traverse 12.42 miles of mountainside through 156 turns – power sliding inches from cliff sides along the way – to the 14,110 foot summit. Since 1916 the race has attracted professional and amateur racers from all walks of motorsports who wanted to compete simply because of the outrageous and unique experience the event offers.
One such example is Ryan Schnell of RS Motorsport In Motion based here in Denver. He was drafted as co-driver for driver Dave Carapetyan of Rally Ready Motorsports. The two will attempt to break the Open Class record of 11:21 – currently held by a factory Saab team – with their heavily modified Mitsubishi Evolution 8. For comparison, no car has ever completed the climb in under 10 minutes – another record that the Unlimited Class cars are after this year … Details
film of Ari Vatanen in PIKES SPEAK with a peugeot 405 t16
If the McLaren F1 looks like a million bucks, it’s because that amount just happened to be the sticker price of the car during the 1998 model year, the last year it was offered for sale.
During its limited run, only 100 cars were constructed: 64 intended for street use, with the remainder primarily created for racing. Ownership was and is, in reality, membership into a very exclusive club.
Camaraderie with a few dozen extremely well-heeled automotive hedonists is the thin edge of this very slick wedge. F1 guardianship represents close and loving proximity to an automobile that’s high on excitement and prestige. It’s also a better-than-gold …Â Details
It might have been the sunshine, jet lag or simply the excitement of the weekend’s Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, but the MotoGP riders in the pre-event press conference were in a jovial mood when facing the national and international media on Thursday afternoon.
Present in the giant media centre that houses those covering the action at Laguna Seca was reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi, flanked by Andrea Dovizioso, Chris Vermeulen and home riders Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden. All were happy to share their thoughts ahead of Friday’s opening practice session.
“I like American jet lag,†said Fiat Yamaha man Rossi, renowned for his aversion to early starts. “In the mornings here I am in much better shape than in Italy, for example!â€Â … Details