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Video: Behind The Scenes With The RMR PM580

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Rod Millen's Pikes Peak Celica

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The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) is the road-racing equivalent of the Baja 1000. There is one goal for the race: to get up the mountain in the shortest amount of time in the vehicles class. Getting to the top is not an easy task considering the elevation change, 156 turns, and 12.42 mile length. Vehicle classes are broad, from Motorcycles to Big Rigs, giving something for everyone at this type of event.

One of the biggest names in Pikes Peak history is the Millen family. Rod Millen beat the all-time record for fastest time at the event in 1994, driving a special all-wheel-drive Toyota Celica with a time of 10:04.06. The record stood until 2007 when Nobuhiro Tajima broke the record in a specially prepared Suzuki XL7 with a time of 10:01.4. The faster time is mostly contributed for the course being fully paved when Millen’s time was done with the partially unpaved course.

Now his son, Rhys Millen of drifting fame, is back with a vengeance to take back the fastest time record for his family with the RMR PM580. The car looks like it could take on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but is more rugged in construction. The car is powered by a Hyundai Genesis V-8, obviously race tuned, and uses a fully adjustable all-wheel-drive system. Another interesting feature is the active rear wing, which is prohibited in most sanctioned racing leagues, that has an on-the-fly adjustable element allowing for more or less downforce.

Rhys has been competing in the event since 1992, and in 2009 set the Redline Time Attack record in his Drift Hyundai Genesis Coupe,so he is no stranger to the PPIHC.

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