No tricks, no gimmicks. We paid $99 and they gave us the keys to a Lamborghini Gallardo. Watch the video to learn how we did it.
The European Finals for the Element Make it Count Contest Series were held in Lisbon, Portugal on June 21st 2014. We had 11 contestants from all over Europe who were competing for an all expenses trip to California for the Global Finals.
2014 Make it Count International Contest Series
1st- Andrew Verde
2nd- Rob Maatman
3rd- Ville Vierriko
Jeff Zwart, Moderator: Driving a GT3 Porsche Cup Car, with a GT2RS turbo motor prepared for Pikes Peak. The Stoked News crew had the pleasure of meeting Jeff at Cars and Coffee in Novato, CA about a year ago. We have followed his exploits for years. He is a true gentleman, A great driver and one of nicest, most unassuming people you’ll ever meet.
Romain Dumas: Porsche Factory Driver, coming off a valiant effort at LeMans last weekend in the new Porsche 919; Romain has entered the Hillclimb in a Norma Prototype as is expected to contend for the record. Romain was Rookie of the Year two years ago winning the Open Class.
Vincent Beltoise: Vincent is Romain’s protege. Vincent will be driving a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. This is his Rookie year and we are anticipating a great show from him.
Fred Veitch: Fred is one of our esteemed locals. This is Fred’s 3rd year and we are expecting a very competitive outcome while driving a specially prepared 996 Turbo.
Chris Lennon: Past class winner at Pikes Peak, driving a 1969 RSR “clone” in the open class.
He had been dreaming of it for as long as he can remember and on his third try, he made it : Romain Dumas has won the legendary Pikes Peak hill climb in the Norma M20 « RD Limited » ! Driving in the Unlimited class, the Alès, France native bested the two official electric Mitsubishi entries. He is the third French driver to win the event, after Michèle Mouton and Sébastien Loeb.