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21 Nov 2005, 21:15 (Ref:1466849) | #1 | ||
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pikes peak??
hi , just been reading an article about the audi quattros that went to pikes peak in the late eighties/ nineties , does anyone know how the times have moved on and what dominates the race now?? cheers
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Well they're certainly not single seaters
Maybe you'd have more luck in ten-tenths rallying forum? |
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Used to be single seaters.Cetainly not a rally.
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Best I could find on google.http://www.arek.net/photo/ppihc2003 |
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Well, from that picture I see lots of WRC-style cars!
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Sure looks like Rally to me, moved to Rallying & Rallycross
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US specials mostly dominate since the factory assaults by Audi and Peugeot works teams in the late 80's, with the sole exception of a Saab works-sanctioned effort by Per Eklund with a special 700hp 4x4 Viggen based on his then, rallycross car. I think this was about 3-4 years ago. Eklund I seem to recall wons his class and was 2nd O/A. Not sure how the times have moved on since the days of Rohl and Vatenen's battle up PP.? |
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Not a rally or a rallycross but a hill climb.The Audi Quattros mentioned in the first post were famous for going quicker than the single seaters of the time! From memory these were what they call Sprint Cars-like old Indy front engined beasts.
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Isn't Pikes Peak under threat of closure?
Rod bought something over in '02 and '03 - quick google shows it was the Celica in '02 and the Tacoma in '03. Officially quickest up the hill in '02, and 2nd in '03. The Celica holds the PP record. If you can find it (a google for the title will do it), I highly recommend "Climb Dance", a little video of Vatanen in the 405 on PP. Old, but glorious. |
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climb dance is good but nothing on the footage of the quattro(1985 ?).my friend has it on a dvd about group B
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Millen holds the course record in the unlimited category but he set that in the year when the course was treated before the cars ran on it, there was a huge outcry from the environmentalist lobby and the treatment hasn't occurred since. Last years shortened run (due to heavy snow) was won by Stig Blomqvist in the Mach2 Motorsport RS200. For details of the car see: http://www.mach2racing.com/ it's a fantastic piece of kit
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Getting back to the original topic:
www.ppihc.com The road to the summit of Pike's Peak is still predominantly gravel but will be paved over the nect few years; the next phase will turn it into an even 50-50 gravel/asphalt affair. The've tried to hold a rally around the hillclimb itself but the rest of the event didn't really get off the ground (political issues I presume; they weren't allowed to hold any other stages that deserve the name) so the rally cars entered the hillclimb in the "unlimited class", complete with restrictors and of course the co-drivers as "ballast". An in-car video is on this page: http://www.nocoastmotorsports.net/video.html (you need to log on with the name and PW given on the page; but it is free AND safe - where else do you get that these days ) |
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Just to let you guys out there know, you all seem to have forgotten our own will gollop who also ascended the peak, When i spoke to him about it he said it was one of the scariest places he had driven.also to watch mr millen go up goodwood was a highlight of my very long motorsport career.
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Didnt Monster Tajima go there a few times aswell in that mental Suzki Escudo you can get on Gran Turismo?
I also remember German, Jochi Klient going there in a twin engined Golf! |
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