Pikes Peak
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Some may bemoan the fact that the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb in Colorado is now a paved course, but it's opened up the hill to more vehicles than ever before. That now includes electric cars--which is why, this July 8, Mitsubishi is fielding a race-prepared version of its 'i' urban electric car. Though on the outside there seems to be little of the original car left--the track has been widened significantly and the vehicle now looks longer and lower, judging by the renders--the i-MiEV Prototype is still electric under the skin. Mitsubishi says the vehicle will use the same EV components as...
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Nissan Leaf Slings Electrons Up Pikes Peak: VideoThe Nissan Leaf tackled Pikes Peak this year, setting the benchmark for production all-electric cars.
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Monster Tajima's Record 9:51 Pikes Peak Run: Video
Watch the fastest trip up Pikes Peak ever, run in a 910-horsepower Suzuki by Monster Tajima.
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'Monster’ Tajima Breaks 10-Minute Pikes Peak Record: Video
Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima has broken his own record for the arduous Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, and at the same time come under the near-mythical sub-10-minute barrier of the 12.42-mile ‘Race to the Clouds’. To achieve this feat Tajima drove a highly modified Suzuki...
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Monster Tajima Seeking 10-Minute Barrier At Pikes Peak
Will 2011 be the year the 10-minute barrier falls? Increased lengths of asphalt on the surface and another year's car development may just see it happen. Monster Tajima will be one of those trying.
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AC Propulsion Electric Pikes Peak Car To Defend Record
Can an electric race car get within three minutes of the all-time record up Pikes Peak? Team Yokohama and AC Propulsion want to find out.
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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 frightening car to drive in Porsche’s current lineup. If there’s anyone with even the slightest chance of taming the beast, its seven-time Pikes Peak Hill Climb winner Jeff Zwart who will take to the famous 12.42-mile 'Race to the Clouds' on June 26 in Porsche’s fastest and most powerful road-going car ever. This past weekend Zwart took off to Colorado from California on a 1,100 mile journey in the...
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Banks Power Twin Turbo, 1,307-HP Monster To Tackle Pikes Peak: Video
Paul Dallenbach and Banks Power have teamed up to take on the 10:01 record time up the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. With 1,307 horsepower on tap, it certainly has the beans to do it.
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Rhys Millen And Hyundai Prep For Pikes Peak: Video
Hyundai is making a serious assault on the 10-minute record at Pikes Peak, but there's still a lot of work to be done before the mountain surrenders.
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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? In the last couple of years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has finally seen driverless cars fully...
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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 launched in partnership with Volkswagen. You might also remember Shelley, their autonomous Audi TTS, which autonomously raced to...
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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 the average driver trying to negotiate the tricky pass (or one like it) in winter, and you might just get hugged. Audi...
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The video shows just how many different things must come together for a winning run.
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Video: Porsche Sets New Pikes Peak Class Record With 911 GT3 Cup
The 911 GT3 shaved 38 seconds off the time of the previous record for the 2WD Time Attack Class.
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Video Bonus Pack: Pikes Peak Insanity With Millen, Tajima, Vatanen And Rohrl
Insanity is the only adjective appropriate.
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Hyundai Unveils Pikes Peak Unlimited Class PM580
The PM580 is shooting for thw new world record with Rhys Millen at the wheel.
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20 years since Audi Sport quattro S1 wins Pikes Peak
The July 11 marks the 20th anniversary of Walter Röhrl’s victory at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in his Audi Sport quattro S1. Röhrl, now an official Porsche test driver, was rally world champion in 1980 and 1982 and didn’t join the Audi team until 1984. Of the many...
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