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Loeb smashes Pikes Peak record by more than 1 min

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/102623/loeb-smashes-pikes-peak-record-by-more-than-1-min

benny_acko 路

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/the-everest-of-motorsport-20130702-2p90h.html

vassy66T1 路

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I had been waiting for this. I am looking forward to the video 馃檪

benny_acko 路

I watched the Rhys Millen one from last year (i think) on YouTube when he raced in the Hyundai Genesis 4.1L sponsored by Go-Pro - it was pretty impressive.
I think its a shame that the whole road has now been tarred. To me it was much more exciting when it was all dirt and even still when it was both dirt and tar.

reub 路

vassy66T1 路

Thans Reuben

I am sure Red Bull will be stitching together a pretty slick vid to come.

mystery fang 路

Some more stuff from pikes peak http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/07/lightning-pikes-peak-2013/

Flintstones 路

is it just me or do those americans need aussie's to show them how to cover a motorsport event!! LoL 馃槈
Great effort by Loeb!

HappyDaze 路

Watch this!

hellbugged 路

Is this the first year with bitumen all the way to the top?

vassy66T1 路

2nd year.

vassy66T1 路

Very impressive drive .. the view is breathtaking (in all the wrong ways)

benny_acko 路

Yeah as Mr Vass said - it was fully tarred in 2012 prior to that years event.

I think it was really exciting with the dirt/ashphalt combination.I wonder if anyone would ever run an F1 car there now?

Also I find it really interesting that by the top of the climb the car has lost something like 45% of power due to the drop in oxygen levels - something I never considered.

colin 路

I like how some of the corners have hay bale shaped barriers.
But when they didn,t have enough they just got some spectators to stand there 馃お

Cheers Col

Craig Torrens 路

The knew Cnfabo wasn't entered 馃槀馃槀

benny_acko 路

Apparently a lady spectator got clipped and the commentators were impressed it didnt even really slow the driver down..