Tag: Pikes Peak
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Bentley Continental GT sets new Pikes Peak production car Record
The Bentley Continental GT has set a new record for the fastest production car to drive up the Pikes Peak hillclimb course. The Continental GT completed the course in 10 min 18.488 seconds, beating the previous record set in a Porsche 911 Turbo S by 8 seconds. With Rhys Millen at wheel of the hefty…
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Watch a McLaren P1 LM Take on Pikes Peak
The P1 LM is our favorite variation of the McLaren P1. It’s even more extreme than the standard P1 road car and unlike the P1 GTR it’s actually street-legal. Lanzante, the company responsible for the P1 LM recently took the car for a run up the Colorado’s Pikes Peak. The run wasn’t a timed and the…
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VIDEO: 3500HP UGR Lamborghini Huracan sets new Half Mile Speed Record
Underground Racing are not new speed records. The tuning shop has consistently produced record-breaking supercars and this year, they’ve done it again. A UGR Lamborghini Huracan packing twin-turbocharged engine recently set a new half mile speed record at the ShiftSector Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The 3500 hp beast clocked 259.67 mph.…
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Volkswagen I.D. R Electric Car Creates new Pikes Peak Record
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak car has become the fastest vehicle ever to climb Pikes Peak, demolishing the erstwhile record set by Peugeot. The Volkswagen I.D. R electric racer has smashed the Pikes Peak record. The car completed the sprint up the mountain in 7 min 57.148 seconds. Dumas clocked an average speed of 90…
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Bentley Bentayga Set to Create new Pikes Peak Sprint Record for SUVs
A specially prepared Bentley Bentayga will tackle Pikes Peak with Rhys Millen behind the wheel. Bentley is all set to unleash a specially prepped Bentayga to create a new Pikes Peak sprint record. Specially designed and engineered for the task, the Bentayga, in its W12 guise, will be driven by renowned race car driver Rhys…
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VIDEO: Ken Block takes on Pikes Peak in Climbkhana
Recently, Ken Block went to Pikes Peak, not with the intention to break Sebastien Loeb’s 2017 record though. In his latest video titled – Climbkhana, Block takes on one of America’s most iconic road courses in his 1400 hp Hoonicorn Mustang. Also see: Terrakhana – Ken Block takes gymkhana off-road The Pikes Peak hill climb…
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VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz SLK340 Hillclimb Monster
This Mercedes-Benz SLK340 is not your average hair-dresser’s car. It’s a purpose-built hill climb racer complete with a full roll cage and V8 engine up-front. From the outside, it looks like mostly like a normal SLK if you strip away the enormous rear wing and the low-slung bodywork. However, the stock engine has been replaced…
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Acura NSX EV to Race at Pike Peak Hill Climb
Acura will compete in the 2016 Pike Peak International Hill Climb event in Colorado later this month. An all-electric prototype Acura NSX EV will also take part in this year’s event. The Acura NSX EV Concept is powered by a four electric motors- a pair on each axle. It will attempt to up the 12.42 miles course…
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Seb Loeb takes Pikes Peak Peugeot 208 to Goodwood
The Frenchman who ruled the WRC circuit for 9 years on the trot was present at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Sebastien Loeb, who now races touring cars for Citroen in WTCC didn’t just sit around signing autographs, but he also took part in the hill climb event. His choice of machine was the…