Yesterday marked the second day of the 2021 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb race week.It's also the first of three practice and qualifying sessions before the big show on June 27 (click here for the full race week schedule).
Rupert Berrington and his crew are at the 99th running of the iconic hillclimb taking photos, handing out GRM stickers, and …
Diesel VW Type1 Beetle, with a diesel motor, and big aero?
awesome
that's my buddy Johan Schwartz, who also holds Guinness World Record for Longest Drift
In reply to Colin Wood :
I'm eager to see how the modified Tesla does. 1020 horsepower to start? Unaffected by altitude?
I see several giant wings with some kind of tiny car attached to their bottom side.........
Just watched the U-tube video of Randy doing the hill in a Plaid Tesla. Pretty damn impressive. Using the siren to tell folks he is coming is a bit distracting.
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Hey, we know Johan from his kart enduro days.
In reply to frenchyd :
Hopefully better than the Model3 did last year. He couldn't keep that thing on the road. I think 2, maybe 3 offs over the weekend? I'm sure it was a good learning experience for the team (assuming he's back with the same team).
In reply to 300zxfreak :
I heard one of them (black #98 I think) set a new open wheel qualifying record today.
WillG80 said:In reply to frenchyd :
Hopefully better than the Model3 did last year. He couldn't keep that thing on the road. I think 2, maybe 3 offs over the weekend? I'm sure it was a good learning experience for the team (assuming he's back with the same team).
I understand, I don't know if any mere mortal can deal with that level of acceleration. Not that it has much in the way of aero help.
Mike DuSold's Camaro is the one Camaro I like. Dig all the crazy one-off builds showing up for this event.
Can't wait to see how the Dusold Camaro does this year!!
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