Tuesday 29th June 2010

Pikes Peak: No Record This Year

Suzuki and Hyundai miss out on all-time record

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The 10-minute barrier remained unbroken this weekend at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb after the two favourites - Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima and Rhys Millen - failed to nip under the magic time marker.

Tajima, in his 910bhp Suzuki, won overall with a time of 10mins 11secs, but Rod Millen and his mad-looking Hyundai prototype had a disaster. A gearbox temporarily full of neutrals on the second corner, a spin, and brakes that disappeared towards the end of the run meant a lowly time of 11mins 06secs.

The only other serious challenger for the outright record was Paul Dallenbach, but his Chevy V8-powered open-wheeled machine only managed a time of 10mins 39secs.

On Friday we asked whether Millen, Tajima or Pikes Peak itself would be victorious. It seems that this time the infamous Colorado mountain has won once again. Still, there's always next year...

There was some happy news, though. The Time Attack 2wd record of 12:09.40, set by Millen last year in his old Hyundai Genesis, fell to Jeff Zwart at 11:31.095 in his Porsche 911 Cup, while the electric record went to Ikuo Hanawa with a time of 13:17.575.

[dele]

Is it me or does that Hyundai look like an LMP car for under 12's?

[The Wookie]

A Porsche Cup Car winning a rally stage? All I can say is wow!

[Scuffers]

The Wookie said:

A Porsche Cup Car winning a rally stage? All I can say is wow!

remember people used to run 911's in the Paris Dakar (along with 959's)

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4180336

[Paul 8v]

Makes you wonder how mental the car to break the 10 minute barrier is going to have to be!
Was the RS200 from last year running again?

[TheRoadWarrior]

Has Tajima actually got the biggest head in the world??

Edited by TheRoadWarrior on Tuesday 29th June 14:41

[Nickellarse]

Is there any video footage?

[GTRene]

Jeff Zwart? in the 911 cup, wow good for him, wonder how that car looks and what performance.
do they men that man that also has such fast Ultima GTR?

[cliffie]

TheRoadWarrior said:

Has Tajima actually got the biggest head in the world??

Edited by TheRoadWarrior on Tuesday 29th June 14:41

No but he has the biggest balls. Have you seen Pikes Peak?

[GTRene]

[marcosgt]

dele said:

Is it me or does that Hyundai look like an LMP car for under 12's?

Looks like an Ultima 4x4 to me!

M.

[vz-r_dave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fanfGV4z7yU

the group B of today

fking awesome

[Mr E]

cliffie said:

No but he has the biggest balls.

[SAndals]

Disappointing....Will 10mins ever be broken....?
Regardless of the size of Monster's kahoonahs is he getting more proportionately older than Suzuki's technology is advancing?
A "better" car is developed year after year for the sole purpose of breaking into the 9s and the time gets further and further away...
Hats off - next year!

[PascalBuyens]

TheRoadWarrior said:

Has Tajima actually got the biggest head in the world??

Edited by TheRoadWarrior on Tuesday 29th June 14:41

You do know his nickname, no?

[german tony]

Nickellarse said:

Is there any video footage?

Yes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37xq1lkn13A for the Porsche

[The Wookie]

Scuffers said:

The Wookie said:

A Porsche Cup Car winning a rally stage? All I can say is wow!

remember people used to run 911's in the Paris Dakar (along with 959's)

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4180336

I know, 911's were also used in the past for rallying, and I can imagine that the layout would give it stacks of traction, it's just quite impressive as from the pictures it looks virtually unchanged from circuit car it's based on, even the rideheight doesn't look significantly higher.

I know it's most likely a completely different setup (it's got the 3.8 of the latest car for a start), but as someone that races one I find it pretty stunning. I can't even go across a bloody grass runoff in mine without giving myself whiplash and punting the splitter off and leaving it with a ton of high speed understeer.

[TheRoadWarrior]

cliffie said:

TheRoadWarrior said:

Has Tajima actually got the biggest head in the world??

Edited by TheRoadWarrior on Tuesday 29th June 14:41

No but he has the biggest balls. Have you seen Pikes Peak?

Hell yeah, I love watching it on 'tinternet. Crazy stuff

[soad]

SAndals said:

Disappointing....Will 10mins ever be broken....?

Of course - one day. Just needs a bit of time.

[Bucket O Frogs]

I'm guessing on that loose surface, thier becomes a point at which, no matter how much power you have the car will always be fighting for traction. Making it impossible to improve the time unless something changes to improve grip vastly.

[nowheyman]

Nickellarse said:

Is there any video footage?

Couple of short ones here;

Tajima nearly losing it on a tarmac to dirt transition at 16 mile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VYKDUr7OR0&fea...

and a better view of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlE64YRTqkM

Bet the spectators on the outside of the exit st themselves.