This year, the Pikes Peak hill climb challenge will be visited by a lot of cars which were either specially prepped for this event, production models and pretty much anything in between. And the most weird contestants are in the Open category, which is exactly where you will find the Freightliner Cascadia truck driven by
The Pikes Peak race is a popular hill climb challenge open to all vehicles, from electric sedans to diesel SUVs, either standard production or specially prepped for this event. The 2014 Range Rover Sport was one of the competing vehicles, and not only did it perform admirably, but it even set a record for production
As most of us are readying ourselves for a long weekend drooling over the GT action in the Le Mans 24 hour race, others are in the final stages of preparation for Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak is a special event which features a simple sprint race of 12.42 miles. Or is it? Is it really
Here’s something that is actually going to try and change the way we think about electric cars. Or at least that’s what Mitsubishi is telling us. The Japanese car maker will be entering this year’s Pikes Peak race with a very different kind of electric vehicle. Having started with their i-MiEV hatchback, they’ve thrown everything
Mitsubishi’s effort with electric cars may not be very popular but they’re quite a few steps into it with their microscopic i-MiEV hatchback. In an effort to popularize both the car and the technological capabilities underneath its simple looking body, the Japanese company will make a spin-off prototype that they’ll be sending up Pikes Peak.
Trash talking was over, preparations were over, all that was left for the 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Special was the competition itself. With the hammer down and proceedings starting, everybody had their eyes set on the big boys of the Unlimited class, one where there was even a milestone to be touched. The winner
We couldn’t talk about the Pikes Peak competition’s biggest challenger, the Hyundai-powered RMR PM580 without speaking about the reigning champion. That would be the Hill Climb Special Suzuki SX4 that Monster Tajima will be taking for a “drive” during the 2011 International Pikes Peak Hill Climb event. Just like the Hyundai opponent, there’s a road-going
The Pikes Peak rally is set to take place on June 26th and so, with less than a month left for preparations, Rhys Millen showcased the upgrades his team made on the Hyundai-powered RMR PM580. The RMR PM580 is largely the same as the Hyundai-powered beast Millen tried to win the trophy with last year.
Out of late stages of development and into the spotlight: this is the Pikes Peak Dacia Duster or “No Limits” as it has recently been named. Meant to take on what can be the most surprising race in any sporting calendar, the Dacia Duster No Limits one-off car is powered by a lot of technology
Even though China is the place to look for news and excitement about cars nowadays, Europe is clearly not going to be a pushover no matter how small the brand making the announcement. This is exactly what Dacia is talking about in coming up with their new version of the Duster. We’re not talking about
At the end of last month, Audi came to the SEMA show with a few interesting creations. One of which was the German’s take on autonomous mobiles the self-driven Audi TTS built in collaboration with Stanford University.
The Millen family has a very proud history at Pikes Peak, perhaps only second to the Unser family and even at that it’s still amazing. You may remember that Rod Millen got several class records on that Colorado mountain over the years but one stood out in particular.
