A horrific accident has been captured on film of Jeremy Foley in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII race car flying off one of Pikes Peak’s notorious cliff faces during this year’s hill climb event. Foley and his co-driver miraculously survived. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is one of the […]
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Rhys Millen breaks world record at 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Rhys Millen and his Hyundai Genesis Coupe race car have broken the world record at the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event with a time of 9:46.164. The record was set on the new all-tarmac ‘Race to the Clouds’ climb. The record beats last year’s best time of 9:51.278, […]
LoveFab Honda NSX 1000hp race car prepares for Pikes Peak
Check out this for an insane build. Built by LoveFab in the US, this special Honda NSX rally car will compete in this year’s Pike Peak International Hill Climb, scheduled for August 12. With an extensive and impressive range of aero enhancements, and a full tubular chassis, this Honda NSX […]
Video: Electric 1995 BMW M3 Pikes Peak racer test drive
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive a very high performance electric vehicle? Pikes Peak veteran Bill Caswell has just sampled a special electric 1995 BMW M3 (EV) racer that will be competing in this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb. You may remember the car from […]
2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb postponed due to Colorado fires
Firefighters are continuing to battle raging fires in Colorado Springs in the US, with many homes already destroyed. Understandably, the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event has been postponed. The event was scheduled for July 8, however, due to the fires and subsequent concerns, a new date will be […]
Video: Lexus IS F CCS-R does test run up Pikes Peak
A video has surfaced online showing the lightweight, stripped back Lexus IS F CCS-R Pikes Peak special doing a test run up the famous 19.99km hill climb. The Lexus IS F CSS-R was specially designed to take on Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year. It features lots of carbon […]
Toyota EV P002 350kW Pikes Peak racer revealed (video)
Toyota Motorsports has revealed its new electric weapon it will run in the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb next month, called the Toyota EV P002. The special racer is based on the Radical SR3 track car, only it’s powered by a 42kWh lithium-ceramic battery feeding power into two electric […]
Video: Electric 1995 BMW M3 with 313kW set for Pikes Peak
A very interesting video has surfaced online, showing a fully electric 1995 BMW M3. The custom car will take part in the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in July. In standard form, the 1995 BMW M3 (first-gen E36) comes with a 3.0-litre naturally aspirated straight-six engine. It produces 210kW […]