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Nissan Leaf at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Nissan Leaf Slings Electrons Up Pikes Peak: Video

It's not quite Monster Tajima's breakneck pace, but the Nissan Leaf did make it to the top of the hill without flipping, going off the side, or breaking--things that can't be said for a lot of the fully race-bred cars that tackled Pikes Peak this year. The 156-turn climb hit a top speed of 72 mph...

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Monster Tajima's GoPro Suzuki SX4 Pikes Peak race car

Monster Tajima Seeking 10-Minute Barrier At Pikes Peak

It's no secret that the ultimate goal of nearly every racer that ascends Pikes Peak is to set the overall record, a time that has stood since 2007 at 10:01.408. Even that... June 23, 2011 by 


 
AC Propulsion Team Yokohama electric Pikes Peak race car. Photo credit: Yokohama.

AC Propulsion Electric Pikes Peak Car To Defend Record

In the realm of sports cars, 268 horsepower only sounds like a lot in comparison to a Miata. In the realm of Pikes Peak cars, it sounds like the support truck. But for one... June 21, 2011 by 


 
Porsche 911 GT2 RS to be driven by Jeff Zwart

Jeff Zwart To Race Porsche 911 GT2 RS At Pikes Peak Hill Climb

With 620 horsepower being channeled to the rear wheels in a chassis that weighs a tick over 3,000 pounds, it’s little wonder that the 911 GT2 RS is often voted the most... June 20, 2011 by  1


 
Banks Power twin-turbo Pikes Peak car

Banks Power Twin Turbo, 1,307-HP Monster To Tackle Pikes Peak: Video

Hyundai is in the process of a hard media push for its Pikes Peak efforts this year, but the PM580, as impressive and unique as it is, isn't the most interesting car to run... June 16, 2011 by  1


 
Rhys Millen testing the Hyundai PM580 for Pikes Peak 2011

Rhys Millen And Hyundai Prep For Pikes Peak: Video

If you had a 42,000-acre testing facility in the Mojave desert, your name would probably be Hyundai. And you'd have a New Zealander named Rhys Millen and his dad, Rod... June 15, 2011 by  2


 
Google autonomous Toyota Prius test vehicle

Robot Driving: First Pikes Peak, Next Nevada, Then Your Town?

Recently Google requested a waiver from lawmakers in Nevada to allow it to test its computer-driven cars on Nevada public roads. Could robotic cars be safe on everyday roads?... May 13, 2011 by  3


 
Google autonomous Toyota Prius test vehicle

Google Shows Us Why We All Need Robot Cars

We're pretty familiar with autonomous cars around here, and we've even been treated to a ride in one of Stanford's robots at their automotive innovation lab, which they... March 7, 2011 by  2


 
Stanford/Audi TTS autonomous Pikes Peak car, aka 'Shelley'

Autonomous Audi TTS Completes Pikes Peak Run Successfully

Ask Rhys Millen or Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima if they'd like a robot to take their place on the Pikes Peak rally course, and you're likely to get punched in the face. But ask... November 21, 2010 by  4


 
Hyundai RMR PM580 Pikes Peak hillclimb car

Video: Rhys Millen And Hyundai Attack Pikes Peak

Racing isn't always just about the driver, the car, or the team. Sometimes it's about the race itself--or in the case of Pikes Peak, the mountain. Though they set out with... July 13, 2010 by 


 
Jeff Zwart drives the 911 GT3 Cup at the 2010 Pikes Peak Hillclimb

Video: Porsche Sets New Pikes Peak Class Record With 911 GT3 Cup

This year's Pikes Peak was predicted to be the fastest ever thanks to an extra 1.9 miles of paved road along the route. It didn't turn out that way for the Unlimited class... June 29, 2010 by  1


 
Rod Millen's Pikes Peak Celica

Video: Behind The Scenes With The RMR PM580

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... May 26, 2010 by 


 
Rod Millen's Pikes Peak Celica

Video Bonus Pack: Pikes Peak Insanity With Millen, Tajima, Vatanen And Rohrl

There's crazy, there's insane, then there's totally ape--Rod Millen's 1998 Toyota Tacoma Pikes Peak "truck" is definitely the latter. Pushing 1,000 horsepower from a... April 19, 2010 by 


 
Hyundai RMR PM580 Pikes Peak hillclimb car

Hyundai Unveils Pikes Peak Unlimited Class PM580

Assaulting Pikes Peak with absolute speed in mind is a task best left to the extremely talented and marginally insane. Rife with thousands of feet of unprotected drop-offs... April 19, 2010 by  1


 
 
 

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