Pikes Peak 2012

[Kopfjager]

Things are underway and since the course is all macadam, records will fall.

http://www.usacracing.com/ppihc


http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/09/2012-pikes-peak-hill-climb-practice-day-2/

[Kopfjager]

1400hp....still getting slip in 5th.  

Pikes Peak 2012 Dallenbach-Banks

Paul Dallenbach attacks the 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

[Kopfjager]

The "Monster" racing an electric car this year.

GoPro HD: "Monster" Tajima - Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - Day 1 Qualifying Run 2012

[Randimus Maximus]

And the factory Ducs have done quite well this year, I might add.

[Kopfjager]

And the factory Ducs have done quite well this year, I might add.

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=59040.msg1090062#msg1090062

[Randimus Maximus]

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=59040.msg1090062#msg1090062

Appropriate for both threads.

[stateprez]

Late to the party on this one, but I was checking Jalopnik this morning.....so they paved the whole course?

[Kopfjager]

Late to the party on this one, but I was checking Jalopnik this morning.....so they paved the whole course?

Yep

[Slide Panda]

Yeah, the last dirt got paved over

I used to live out that way when it was still mostly dirt. Those unlimited class vehicles had quite a gamble on their hands for a while. If they pushed too hard on the pave they would have no tires left when they hit the dirt.

1400hp....still getting slip in 5th. 

Heh - he's sponsored by some hotel in Cripple Creek. And yes, not PC, but there's a town in CO named that. About an hour from CO Springs by car. About 20 miles if you can fly - welcome to travel in the mountains.

[sofadriver]

The "Monster" racing an electric car this year.

Must be hard to drive that when the motor doesn't "talk" to you like a piston engine.

[sofadriver]

Must be hard to drive that when the motor doesn't "talk" to you like a piston engine.

apparently not, as an electric car took 10th! (who knew!)

bad luck for Dallenbach and Tajima

just saw this on Yahoo

really glad they are going to be OK. high dollar safety equipment sure pays off!

[MikeZ]

Holy Shit
That's gotta hurt no matter what equipment they have. 

[Triple J]

Wow...that's a crash!

[NoisyDante]

I like to play this at the moment Jeremy goes over the edge.

[sofadriver]

 
Gotta love Goofy's instructional sports videos.
Would have been great if he'd done one on auto-racing!