This yearâs 90th running on July 8 will feature a 100 percent tarmac surface for the first time – that means times should tumble and the competition will be even stiffer. 12.4 miles of sinewy road wind their way up from 9,440 feet to 14,110 feet, and in places 6,000-foot sheer drops are the penalty for getting it wrong. You donât want to get it wrong. 156 turns makes Pikeâs Peak the Nurburgring of hill-climbing.
0% grus ?.... det vidste jeg ikke, så er Pikes Peak da ikke det samme mere.
A Garrett turbo is supplemented by an NO2 system to reduce lag, and it has a quad-throttle inlet manifold with an air bypass and water/methanol injection. All this means that power is up from the original 250 to a mighty 925bhp. 60mph will arrive in a face-squashing 1.7 seconds and the top speed will be around 160mph.
So, a 28-year-old car, a 24-year-old driver vs 600 seconds and a 90 year-old hill. Whoâs going to win?
