RE: 1150bhp RS200 Guns For Pikes Peak Record

[ApexJimi]

Tremendous piece of kit

I wish Mach 2 & Rennison all the best.


On a similar note, Climb Dance is STILL my favourite motoring video

[BazT]

More of Geoff Page's magic...

[WhiteBaron]

Thats nice - might just have to break out Gran Toursimo and have a practice

[DavidT]

Ah DSRM, those were the days

[chevronb37]

fatboy b said:

that rear wing is a tad chavy

Edited by fatboy b on Tuesday 14th July 12:40

You'd never guess the team was based in Essex...

[SR06]

TVR Moneypit said:

fatboy b said:

That rear wing is a tad chavy

With one thousand, one hundred and fifty bhp I think the phrase is functional

TVR Moneypit, please tell me you were joking!

[GingerWizard]

I'm sorry but the wizard has wood.

[kieronj]

Yum, yum, yummy!!!

Remember seeing my first RS200 at Brands with my father on a Ford open day. Love the RS200.

[pits]

fatboy b said:

that rear wing is a tad chavy

Edited by fatboy b on Tuesday 14th July 12:40

Not seen a pikes peak car before then I give you the Suzuki Escudo


That RS200 is fking stunning, jaw droppingly stunning

[scott_i]

more info here,not sure how often they will update coverage.

http://www.ppihc.com/content.aspx?tabid=7&cont...


http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/07/19/headed-to-col...


awesome car!

[Conian]

That Escudo always has a good trick of fooling perspective, it looks car size but it is a Grand Vitara or something isnt it?

[Adrian Gumball]

I doubt it will be any good- two blokes making a car, then a bit of NOS and expect to do go around beating records.

Good luck, however I sense epic fail due to it not running right.

[Arun_D]

That's their grand vitara pikes peak car in the piccy I think, used after the Escudo and before the XL7

[JVaughan]

Conian said:

That Escudo always has a good trick of fooling perspective, it looks car size but it is a Grand Vitara or something isnt it?

yes, Vitara XL7 .. the long wheelbase Vitara

[lambo_xx]

WOW! Good luck guys

[knighty]

I used to work at Mountune and saw the engine dynod when it was in a "lesser" spec about 6 years ago.....only about 840bhp......it was the first big power engine that I saw pushed hard on the dyno and to be honest it scared the 5hit out of me and made me realise operating a dyno is not for the feint hearted (me!)......I do hope they break the 10 minute barrier - what a car to do it in!!!

Edited by knighty on Tuesday 14th July 14:38

[GravelBen]

Adrian Gumball said:

I doubt it will be any good- two blokes making a car, then a bit of NOS and expect to do go around beating records.

[GravelBen]

JVaughan said:

Conian said:

That Escudo always has a good trick of fooling perspective, it looks car size but it is a Grand Vitara or something isnt it?

yes, Vitara XL7 .. the long wheelbase Vitara

All it shares is the name and basic shape - its plastic shell is not really that big at all.*

• Based on having seen the old 'Escudo' in the flesh anyway, I haven't seen the newer versions but assume they're similar size.

Edited by GravelBen on Tuesday 14th July 14:46

[jimpritchard]

I have a former customer who has (or had, he may have got rid of it) a 200... he reckons it was about 600 bhp, and sub 3 0-60... what would this one do it in for gods sake!

[Dagnut]

Still relying on someone with big balls to push that thing to the limits driver is incredibly important..I give you mister Ari Vatenan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrDD3tcibU

Edited by Dagnut on Tuesday 14th July 14:59