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Yokohama's HER-02 EV is Gearing Up for Pikes Peak 2013 [w/Videos]
After finishing fifth in its class at Pikes Peak in 2012, Japanese tire manufacturer Yokohama is trying again this year, with the same all-electric vehicle, dubbed the HER-02. Having been in development since 2009, and entered in the famed hill-climb starting in 2010, the vehicle has reached some level of technical stability most likely, if you will, and hopes are high - every year has seen the car perform better, so 2013 should be no exception.
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Watch Rhys Millen’s Silent Winning Run At Pikes Peak With Eo Pp03 Electric Racer
Rhys Millen and his all-electric Drive eO single-seater race car made history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year with an overall win, the first ever by an electric vehicle. Read more »...
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Honda Attacking Pikes Peak With Arx-04b Lmp2 Endurance Racer
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) is usually won by vehicles built specifically for this race, like Peugeot’s 208 T16 Pikes Peak, which won the event and set a new record for the course in 2013. Read more »...
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Driver Tumbles Down The Mountain At 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
No one really needs to tell you the dangers of participating in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb but if you insist, here's proof from a terrifying accident that was captured on film during this weekend's race. Rookie Pikes Peak driver...
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Video: Nissan Leaf Climbs The Pikes Peak
Last month, Nobuhiro “Monster†Tajima broke his own record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a sub 10 minutes time in a 910-horsepower modified Suzuki SX4 racecar. Now, Nissan’s first all-electric car, the LEAF, has tackled the 156...
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Videos: “monster†Tajima Breaks 10 Min Record At Pikes Peak With 910-hp Suzuki Sx4
Nobuhiro “Monster†Tajima has broken his own record at this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb, completing the 12.42-mile (19.9 km) “Race to the Clouds†in just 9:51.278, demolishing the 10:1.408 time he set four years ago. ...
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