GRM contributor Rupert Berrington is my hero. He's sending us daily updates from Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, and we're sharing them with you at http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/pikespeak/. Twitterbook this to your friends and neighbors!
If this car doesn't break the 9-minute barrier, I may just cry.
Tom Heath wrote: If this car doesn't break the 9-minute barrier, I may just cry.
I'm really interested to see how it does. Such a short development time... can it do it?
Oh that's a Genesis. Right...
Wow! That looks like an ALMS prototype.
Actually more like a Daytona prototype...
thatsnowinnebago wrote: Oh that's a Genesis. Right...
And this is an XL7
...and this is a Tacoma
...and this is a Celica
I'm totally OK with ridiculous prototypes using factory names at Pikes Peak.
In reply to Tom Heath:
Agreed...Pike's Peak gets the All-Access Hall Pass.
Tom Heath wrote: I'm totally OK with ridiculous prototypes using factory money at Pikes Peak.
Will there be any tv coverage?
In reply to Racedreamer:
Not unless some NASCAR teams show up.
Tom Heath wrote:
So that has the 5.0 429hp V8 I've been reading about, right? 
Carson wrote:Tom Heath wrote: /insert awesome If this car doesn't break the 9-minute barrier, I may just cry.So that has the 5.0 429hp V8 I've been reading about, right?
Nope, turbo V6. Bored/Stroked version of the V6 used in the Genesis. Claiming 750-775 hp.
That car is sweet as hell. Anyone else see the in-car video on Autoblog? Good lord, looked like a really really big handful to drive.
And is that a picture of the same 318 that was featured in this month's issue? The one that did really well in that huge international rally?
Twin_Cam wrote: That car is sweet as hell. Anyone else see the in-car video on Autoblog? Good lord, looked like a really really big handful to drive. And is that a picture of the same 318 that was featured in this month's issue? The one that did really well in that huge international rally?
Yep, that's our buddy Bill Caswell.
skruffy wrote: In reply to Racedreamer: Not unless some NASCAR teams show up.
Sad, hilarious, and true all at once.
Yep, that's the only Tacoma I'd be caught dead in. And if they let me drive it, I just might be.
Google "climb dance pikes peak" - I'll NEVAR have attachments big enough!
Its the award winning Peugot film - the best film ever.
well, that's my $.02, anyway.
I love the mix of big-dollar factory prototypes and grassroots-y efforts.
Like this KE70(?) Corolla. Rad!
Who thinks the record will be broken?
(I do...)
FTW!
I totally forgot they race semis up the hill. Rad.
Pike's Peak is just so full of win! Great shots!
It better be broken. They are running on 1.7 miles more asphalt then in the past. In two years it will be a tarmac rally to the top. Go progress...
So here is the inside scoop. Rhys Millen is fastest on the paved section. Tajima is faster on the dirt. Rhys spun out on his last run today and told us that the Hyundai does not like it when he hangs the tail out. So he has to go against his drifting/rally driving style and drive it like a road racer. Very similar to what his dad had to do when he drove for Toyota. Its been a few years but those are my Toyota shots taken on something called film.
BTW Dallenbach blew his engine on the last run on the first day and he is second fastest on the asphalt. Didn't run today but I expect him back on Friday for qualifying.
Rupert
Tom Heath wrote: ...and this is a Tacoma
DELICIOUS TOYOTA 503E POWER.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ7gFfWZKWU
This motor is 110% batE36 M3 insane.
They pop up from time to time for sale. I wish i had the money. Wherever you can stick a 3sgte, you can stick a 503E.
I like the technical specs on the turbo: Large.
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