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  • vwcorvette

    June 25, 2011 9:09 a.m. vwcorvette Reader

    Live feed of practice.

  • Maroon92

    June 25, 2011 9:09 a.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

    Where?

  • 93EXCivic

    June 25, 2011 9:10 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork

    http://www.usacracing.com/ppihc

  • 93EXCivic

    June 25, 2011 9:10 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork

    http://www.usacracing.com/ppihc

  • vwcorvette

    June 25, 2011 9:27 a.m. vwcorvette Reader

    Here: sorry.

  • cghstang

    June 25, 2011 10:07 a.m. cghstang HalfDork

    Climb to the Clouds is not at Pikes Peak.

    This crazy thing is at Climb to the Clouds (Mt. Washington):

  • June 25, 2011 10:39 a.m. triumph5 Dork

    cghstang wrote:

    Climb to the Clouds is not at Pikes Peak.

    This crazy thing is at Climb to the Clouds (Mt. Washington):

    Ah, rule on wheelbase restriction? Can you say understeer, or is it power oversteer, sliding sideways spectacularly losing time. Or is the road THAT tight he needs ROTATION in a corner NOW?

  • Maroon92

    June 25, 2011 10:42 a.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

    It is probably using the stock engine and transaxle. Audi has always been putting their engines way out front, you just don't see it because it is surrounded by car.

  • DavidinDurango

    June 25, 2011 12:31 p.m. DavidinDurango New Reader

    "Climb to the Clouds is not at Pikes Peak."

    Well yeah. but I live at more altitude than Mt (rolls eyes) Washington. . . .

    and what equals Pike's Peak? (google Climb Dance)

    all the best!

  • Graefin10

    June 25, 2011 1:01 p.m. Graefin10 Reader

    cghstang wrote:

    Climb to the Clouds is not at Pikes Peak.

    This crazy thing is at Climb to the Clouds (Mt. Washington):

    Is the intercooler the bumper? What happens if you get lite and come down on the nose?

  • Maroon92

    June 25, 2011 1:14 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

    Graefin10 wrote: What happens if you get lite and come down on the nose?

    Cursing, losing, buying, welding, and more cursing.

  • vwcorvette

    June 25, 2011 1:33 p.m. vwcorvette Reader

    That belongs to Paul Tingaud. It's extremely fast. Homebuilt hillclimber based around Audi 5000 mechanicals if I recall.

  • vwcorvette

    June 25, 2011 1:43 p.m. vwcorvette Reader

    The Patriot: 113mph

  • sachilles

    June 27, 2011 9:41 a.m. sachilles Dork

    Paul pilots the Super chicken(tube framed audi) quite well. He was third overall. Looked pretty surreal coming out of the clouds past where I was working. Like something out of mad max. The patriot upped his top speed record to 114 by the end of the day. Not bad for a guy who's had quadruple bypass surgery. Higgin's drive to the new record time was nothing less than outstanding. The gentleman with the freightliner also did a hell of a job. That truck barely fit on most of the course.

  • sachilles

    June 27, 2011 10:11 a.m. sachilles Dork

    Also met and worked a checkpoint with a fellow grm forum member. Good to meet you by the way. I think I see a hillclimb in your future.

  • sachilles

    June 27, 2011 10:12 a.m. sachilles Dork

    also tooks some cell phone pics linkie

  • tb

    June 27, 2011 12:46 p.m. tb Reader

    sachilles wrote:

    Also met and worked a checkpoint with a fellow grm forum member. Good to meet you by the way. I think I see a hillclimb in your future.

    That was me... thanks again for answering all of my questions and explaining the details so well

    It was nice to meet you as well, and I am definitely still planning on some hillclimbing in the not too distant future...

  • tb

    June 27, 2011 12:48 p.m. tb Reader

    still unpacking and recovering, but one quick pic for those who could not make it:

  • JFX001

    June 27, 2011 12:53 p.m. JFX001 SuperDork

    sachilles wrote:

    also tooks some cell phone pics linkie

    Sweetness.

  • DaveEstey

    June 27, 2011 3:06 p.m. DaveEstey HalfDork

    I took a few photos as well.

    http://daveestey.smugmug.com/Cars

    I still have about 600 more to upload

  • June 27, 2011 3:18 p.m. w1jim

    Truly awesome events. The fog at the top was frightful at times and the view on the dirt section daunting!

    I was working the finish controls all 3 days.

  • June 27, 2011 3:20 p.m. w1jim New Reader

  • June 27, 2011 3:21 p.m. w1jim New Reader

    The Freightliner was virtually silent!

 
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