As an old man myself, great to see an old racer still hustling the machine. Toyota was really on point back then with this project and the GTP/IMSA weapons. Thanks for sharing.
I wonder who designed the "truck"? It's is so clever and trick! I'd be interested to know what it weighes. Probably more than I'm thinking, only because it's AWD. But soooo cool!
This race car is absolutely savage, man! Up there in my Top 5 poster cars of all time closely behind the Peugeot 406 T16! Your 308 reminds me of the same sort of insanity these things have and is the reason I'm following!
The Tacoma is one of if not the coolest race cars of all time. Also it is insane how much more relaxed safety seemed to be even not so long ago. Ain’t much to that chassis and having to exit through the roof only is crazy.
This has always been one of my favorite race cars to the point that when I got it as a hot wheel when I was young I never opened it. It would be awesome if I'm able to get it signed during this PP.
Great Video! I was on Pikes Peak during all of Rod’s Races. In 2000 the turbo blew just after Glen Cove around 11,000 feet in elevation. The Tacoma Absolutely Screamed past us and went around a right corner to the straight away. Just then we all Gerald a loud BANG and then dead silence. I’m glad he’s back. Rod is King of the Dirt and King of Pikes Peak in my mind. Tracy Fisher - Lifetime Manitou Springs Resident
I'm really enjoying your weekly episodes, no matter if it's build or "outside of the garage" related. So I would say do grab the opportunities which give you inspiration and relaxation. I can't imagine the majority of your subscribers not appreciating these videos. So thank you Mike for all the hard work you put in making these videos!
@@sepg5084 While Keiichi Tsuchiya (“KT”) may actually hold the name as Drift King (and is unquestionably one of the pioneers and greats of true drifting), I suspect Rod Millen was throwing cars sideways long before KT got behind the wheel of a car. Thus, my thoughts that he was actually one of the OG’s. ;)
Not only is Rod an amazing driver and engineer, he is also a downright nice guy. I have followed him since his early days rallying in his (and my) homeland, New Zealand, long before he moved to the USA.
Got a Hotwheels version of this. All I can say is, the pickup is so good! I love seeing it running fast, but only few videos shows it. Now that this video is posted, I am happy I can see the guy and his work again
If awesome people like the Millen family are kind enough to let you come hang out, watch, and document anything high performance car related, then I will watch just as intently as your 308 build. I love seeing the inner workings of race cars, since it's great for inspiration on home builds. The Celica PP car was a little before my time (mid 80's kid), but I remember this Tacoma. It's great to see that it's coming back out for 100th running.
While I've never heard of this one - I'm not particularly well versed on PP history - it's absolutely awesome to see. That being said for me the dream car was always the Suzuki Escudo, thanks to Gran Turismo back in the day! Finally, I love this kind of content as a change from the build videos, so thanks as always for sharing.
If you told you didn't took that short trip to show more of that beast of a car, i'd go from brazil on foot to your door to give you a slap in your face. Nice work, absolutely loved this episode!
Great episode Mike! Love the out of shop stuff as much the in shop. So cool that you got the opportunity to see this truck in person and share it with everyone. I rememeber when it came on the scene and was kinda controversial for being called a "truck". Keep up the good work!
Wow! Rod is a legend and should be studied by all race drivers. He had to make this vehicle a truck so he was able to take his steely big balls with him. I drove up the dirt Pikes road in the '80s a few months after I got my license and it was scary at normal speeds. Great video.
I was at the race last weekend and man what an awesome thing to see this heading up the mountain in not the best weather day for the race. Never heard anything like it let alone seen anything like it. Just pure engineering at its finest! Great Video!
Hell yeah, any time you get to see cool things at the track take it! There's a good possibility of learning new things and meeting new people that will only elevate the projects you're working on.
I was inspired by Rod and Rhys and all their Pikes Peak rides over the years! Maybe one day I can see the top of that hill on race day! (in GT7 I did the Celica livery, the Genesis livery, and this Taco.)
Want to thank you for the extra content Mike! Always love what you put out even when it's not the Ferrari or Bimmer. This is a work of art in motion. Thank you for sharing this with us! How cool to spend the day with these two and this car...
I have seen this car on and off for near 20 yeas but never knew that it is actually a single seater with some Le Mans prototype under body and a sort of truck body on top, absolutely epic. I love all those Pikes Peak specials, there is a crazy Suzuki about and Peugeot has made some special cars for it even though they don't sell cars in the US.
Man that’s such an awesome experience. I’ve always been blown away at the sheer balls it takes to run something like that up pikes peak. Absolutely insane. Definitely jealous you got to hang out with that crew. I’m sure you absorbed all kinds of interesting information. Great video!
Awesome addition to the usual content! You do a fantastic job of these side mission videos. Truly proud to be a Kiwi with these dudes blasting up that hill 🇳🇿
I loved this era of Pikes Peak. Millen vs Tajima. Toyota vs Suzuki. The Celica and the twin engined Cultus were the cars that did it for me, but the Tacoma beating the Escudo was just epic in its own right. 😎👍
thanks for this video, i ABSOLUTELY love this truck, i remember falling in love with hillclimb because of this. i start a welding and fabrication college classes in the fall. hopefully i get to build at least one hill climb car in my life
This is nice to see older race cars definitely like the video maybe bit more in depth on build but super cool over all and the fact that it was on track made it worth while.
You seem to have the same love of GTP cars that I do, perhaps trying to add some content touching on the coolness of IMSA history and integrating it into modern builds. When I grew up the mythology of the uninhibited Can-Am cars was missed history, but then GTP came on the scene to create turbocharged aero monsters that has driven my love of cars and technology.
The first time I heard of this thing was from a video on tiktok a few months ago of it at goodwoodat full bore. The thing looks absolutely wild to handle but also a blast
The Legend still has titanium balls to drive like a bat out of hell in a one of a kind vehicle like that on a road course on slicks or up a mountain. Great video thank you for the sneak peek
I grew up watching millen with celica pp,tacoma pp battling with monster tajima in suzuki camp... Met tajima san when he came to malaysia for competing ni asia pacific rally a couple of times...
I saw this at goodwood festival of speed.that beast was insane.the black exhaust smoke at start line as it hopped off the line then snaked up the hill.i honestly don't think it could have gone up the hill any fast.used to love the celica and the tacoma in a old xbox game.cant remember the name.
Very little brings this kind of joy to a true Hillclimb Racing enthusiast 🙌
This things sound alone is worth the price of admission.
Yup built here in his backyard of New Zealand his home too
Yeah family, nz backyard hodge podge makebit work with what you have. and bam! You've made a freaking mad unique racecar.
yeyy my favorite racing channel
Great seeing Hillclimb Monsters supporting another creator. Love that channel 👍🙂
As an old man myself, great to see an old racer still hustling the machine. Toyota was really on point back then with this project and the GTP/IMSA weapons. Thanks for sharing.
I wonder who designed the "truck"? It's is so clever and trick! I'd be interested to know what it weighes. Probably more than I'm thinking, only because it's AWD. But soooo cool!
This race car is absolutely savage, man! Up there in my Top 5 poster cars of all time closely behind the Peugeot 406 T16! Your 308 reminds me of the same sort of insanity these things have and is the reason I'm following!
07:09 GOOD LORD! It's literally a formula car with a shell stuck on top!
@@OddBawZ Wow... always interesting when I see my youtube channel subscriptions cross... 🤨
Ahem. 405 T16. 🤓
Damn, didnt expect you here! Love your content
Weird seeing you here OddBawZ love the content man. I also make WT videos myself and am trying to hit 100K on this dead channel :)
The Tacoma is one of if not the coolest race cars of all time. Also it is insane how much more relaxed safety seemed to be even not so long ago. Ain’t much to that chassis and having to exit through the roof only is crazy.
yeah and when you look at the panels when he's getting in almost looks like cardboard lmfao
I'm so much looking forward to seeing this race in person.
I’m envious you get to go to pikes peak!
One of the Greatest things you will get to view, in a Lifetime!
Saw it in 2008.
This has always been one of my favorite race cars to the point that when I got it as a hot wheel when I was young I never opened it. It would be awesome if I'm able to get it signed during this PP.
Legendary go get that signed
Get it signed man!!
Did you get it signed!?
Kinda, I wasn't able to go but my sister in law was able to get it signed for me 😁 not as cool but I'm not complaining.
@@carlossol999 Well if you hang onto that someone will pay big money for it some day! Although I am sorry you didn't see the race in person.
Great Video! I was on Pikes Peak during all of Rod’s Races. In 2000 the turbo blew just after Glen Cove around 11,000 feet in elevation. The Tacoma Absolutely Screamed past us and went around a right corner to the straight away. Just then we all Gerald a loud BANG and then dead silence. I’m glad he’s back. Rod is King of the Dirt and King of Pikes Peak in my mind. Tracy Fisher - Lifetime Manitou Springs Resident
I'm really enjoying your weekly episodes, no matter if it's build or "outside of the garage" related. So I would say do grab the opportunities which give you inspiration and relaxation. I can't imagine the majority of your subscribers not appreciating these videos. So thank you Mike for all the hard work you put in making these videos!
Rod Millen… The OG Drift King! Guy was amazing 20+ years ago, and is STILL amazing. Great little documentary you provided us. Thanks for sharing!
KT is the OG DK, no one else.
@@sepg5084 While Keiichi Tsuchiya (“KT”) may actually hold the name as Drift King (and is unquestionably one of the pioneers and greats of true drifting), I suspect Rod Millen was throwing cars sideways long before KT got behind the wheel of a car. Thus, my thoughts that he was actually one of the OG’s. ;)
These mini documentaries/visits/interviews are awesome!
Not only is Rod an amazing driver and engineer, he is also a downright nice guy. I have followed him since his early days rallying in his (and my) homeland, New Zealand, long before he moved to the USA.
Got a Hotwheels version of this. All I can say is, the pickup is so good! I love seeing it running fast, but only few videos shows it. Now that this video is posted, I am happy I can see the guy and his work again
If awesome people like the Millen family are kind enough to let you come hang out, watch, and document anything high performance car related, then I will watch just as intently as your 308 build. I love seeing the inner workings of race cars, since it's great for inspiration on home builds.
The Celica PP car was a little before my time (mid 80's kid), but I remember this Tacoma. It's great to see that it's coming back out for 100th running.
Haha Rod's hat! Great video as always Mike!
While I've never heard of this one - I'm not particularly well versed on PP history - it's absolutely awesome to see. That being said for me the dream car was always the Suzuki Escudo, thanks to Gran Turismo back in the day! Finally, I love this kind of content as a change from the build videos, so thanks as always for sharing.
Check out the footage of it going up the hill at Goodwood. 👍🏻
This thing smashed the Escudo, and it's in Gran Turismo aswell. 😎👍
I have lust after this Tacoma in HB many a time over the years. This truck is the reason I own my canyon tuned 04 Tacoma
That scene transition at 3:25. Start at Goodwood and immediately on to Pikes Peak. Nice.
If you told you didn't took that short trip to show more of that beast of a car, i'd go from brazil on foot to your door to give you a slap in your face.
Nice work, absolutely loved this episode!
I love this truck. Had it as a hot wheels car when I was a kid and now I gave it to my son who loves it!
I love that Tacoma. happy to see it racing again, even for a short bit.
Great episode Mike! Love the out of shop stuff as much the in shop. So cool that you got the opportunity to see this truck in person and share it with everyone. I rememeber when it came on the scene and was kinda controversial for being called a "truck". Keep up the good work!
Wow! Rod is a legend and should be studied by all race drivers. He had to make this vehicle a truck so he was able to take his steely big balls with him. I drove up the dirt Pikes road in the '80s a few months after I got my license and it was scary at normal speeds. Great video.
I was at the race last weekend and man what an awesome thing to see this heading up the mountain in not the best weather day for the race. Never heard anything like it let alone seen anything like it. Just pure engineering at its finest! Great Video!
One of my all time favorite cars. Such a blast from the past
By all means, keep on making this kind of content!! Thank you for sharing, Awesome!!!
Another great experience and learning opportunity for you! I've learned I need to start making connections in the race scene.
Hell yeah, any time you get to see cool things at the track take it! There's a good possibility of learning new things and meeting new people that will only elevate the projects you're working on.
My 96 Tacoma has identity issues too, some days it's a race-truck, some days it's a rock-crawler, and on occasion a heavy load hauler :O)
I could listen to those compressor surge noises ALL DAY. What a machine! 😍
you mean turbo.............................
Compressor surge is the noise that the turbo is making off throttle 👍🏻
Rod Millen is a boss! Look at his downshift points at his age, touch early but better than most younger drivers!
Rod is the man. Those dirt shots show just how variable and bumpy the dirt surface was. Gruppe B was amazing but they weren't running 1000hp.
Love that you're documenting this stuff. Its motorsport royalty!
Wow, what an opportunity!! Thx!
That turbo sounds amazing
Absolutely love your channel! Don’t ever change a thing!!!!! This is a very very special channel. Thank you!!
I remember being a teenager and getting up early to watch this beast race up Pikes Peak. Such a badass machine, thanks for the up close look!!
I was on the mountain that first year he brought the Tacoma. To me that is the best hill climb car of all time.
That truck is COMPLETY NUTS!!! Way cool to see!
I was inspired by Rod and Rhys and all their Pikes Peak rides over the years! Maybe one day I can see the top of that hill on race day! (in GT7 I did the Celica livery, the Genesis livery, and this Taco.)
Incredible to see this run again! That 503e is incredible
Want to thank you for the extra content Mike! Always love what you put out even when it's not the Ferrari or Bimmer. This is a work of art in motion. Thank you for sharing this with us! How cool to spend the day with these two and this car...
I have seen this car on and off for near 20 yeas but never knew that it is actually a single seater with some Le Mans prototype under body and a sort of truck body on top, absolutely epic. I love all those Pikes Peak specials, there is a crazy Suzuki about and Peugeot has made some special cars for it even though they don't sell cars in the US.
Man that’s such an awesome experience. I’ve always been blown away at the sheer balls it takes to run something like that up pikes peak. Absolutely insane. Definitely jealous you got to hang out with that crew. I’m sure you absorbed all kinds of interesting information. Great video!
Awesome addition to the usual content! You do a fantastic job of these side mission videos. Truly proud to be a Kiwi with these dudes blasting up that hill 🇳🇿
I'm not a ford guy but I like what I think is a raptor with a work bed on it. That's sick.
Rod Millen is one of the original beasts on a track. He still has it. Bad to the bone.
Thanks for taking us along! It's variety like this that spices up your already awesome channel.
One of my favourite runs at good wood what a machine
Remember seeing this thing go up the hill at FOS it was incredible!!!
I loved this era of Pikes Peak. Millen vs Tajima. Toyota vs Suzuki. The Celica and the twin engined Cultus were the cars that did it for me, but the Tacoma beating the Escudo was just epic in its own right. 😎👍
Awesome opportunity, thanks for putting this up
Hey Mike, what about that follow-up on the Fusion 360 video
Can't wait to see all the older legendary cars coming out to go up the mountain this year. Will be one not to miss!
Still one of my fav car..... cool to see it run.. cant wait...
Keep the no bs content coming I certainly enjoy it.
Went to ppihc in 2000 just to see this race. Was bummed when the turbo failed halfway up and never got to see it go by. So cool to see it going again!
I loved using this truck on Grand Turismo!!
I watched this entire video with my jaw agape. This is the coolest car I’ve ever seen.
thanks for this video, i ABSOLUTELY love this truck, i remember falling in love with hillclimb because of this. i start a welding and fabrication college classes in the fall. hopefully i get to build at least one hill climb car in my life
That was great. Can't wait to see more of that unit.
Great to see the Millens out there, doing it.
Good to see it's still alive after the Goodwood crash, this car is too legendary to die.
I remember this truck/car well. Rod Millen was my favorite driver.
Wow that turbo though and I love to hear heal and toe down shifting, nothing quite like it
Great vid, thanks for taking us along Mike!
This is nice to see older race cars definitely like the video maybe bit more in depth on build but super cool over all and the fact that it was on track made it worth while.
See you on Sunday!!
This car is a work of art!
Yes
Great video! Rod is one of my all time favorites! What a guy! Thank you
yes, love seeing this type of content!
That turbo sounds soo good🤤🤤
You seem to have the same love of GTP cars that I do, perhaps trying to add some content touching on the coolness of IMSA history and integrating it into modern builds. When I grew up the mythology of the uninhibited Can-Am cars was missed history, but then GTP came on the scene to create turbocharged aero monsters that has driven my love of cars and technology.
Thank You Mike
The first time I heard of this thing was from a video on tiktok a few months ago of it at goodwoodat full bore. The thing looks absolutely wild to handle but also a blast
Rod best wishes, your are a true legend. Enjoy!
What a opportunity! Great episode!
The Legend still has titanium balls to drive like a bat out of hell in a one of a kind vehicle like that on a road course on slicks or up a mountain. Great video thank you for the sneak peek
Love it, thanks for cataloging this for us
Rod & Loeb would be an amazing racing game
Fantastic vehicle and a big piece of Pikes Peak history.
What an iconic and amazing machine!
Jeez I remember fitting Millen Autosport parts and body kits to 300 ZX's back in the late 80's and early 90's. Quality products! 👍🇭🇲
Pretty sure that was his brother doing all the Nissan 300zx stuff
Thanks Mike!
I grew up watching millen with celica pp,tacoma pp battling with monster tajima in suzuki camp...
Met tajima san when he came to malaysia for competing ni asia pacific rally a couple of times...
Love this style of video. Great work Mike.
Underrated channel fr
This beast will always be the big daddy of Pikes Peak.
This, was AWESOME.
I first learned about this thing in DiRT 3 I think, and it was awesome to drive there already. Really cool to see it in action.
Awesome. Wanna see more.
Those turbo sounds😍🎶
One of the most brutal and on the limit runs ever up the hill at Goodwood
This, the Suzuki Vitara and the saab 9³ is the top 3 cars ever for me in pikes peak
Fantastic story.
You have some really cool opportunities and it’s great that you film them to take us along in a way. Thanks for doing the damn thing!
Very cool,thanks.
I saw this at goodwood festival of speed.that beast was insane.the black exhaust smoke at start line as it hopped off the line then snaked up the hill.i honestly don't think it could have gone up the hill any fast.used to love the celica and the tacoma in a old xbox game.cant remember the name.
Up there with the best choo choo sututu noises I’ve ever heard, awesome car good luck Rod 👍
Love everything you do on the channel bud. The field trips are great keep them coming please. Dieing to see more model A stuff to.