Pikes Peak: Racing with NO RULES
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- Опубліковано 9 гру 2020
- What happens when you let engineers have completely free reign? No regulations, no power limits and whatever mad aero design they can come up with.
Well, you get crazy-powerful, high-downforce - monsters.
This is exactly what they do in the Unlimited Division at Pikes Peak, where we get to see how they stack up against each other, as well as how it can go wrong.
Home-designed and made machines can compete against big-money international car companies to race to the top of the 14,000 foot mountain. A course with no run-off, no barriers, standard road-tarmac and 2000 foot drops.
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The Unlimited Division is like nothing else in motorsport. Taking a look at the regulations, they say as long as you conform to the regular safety rules - you can do anything you like.
As much power as you want, any design and as much downforce as you can create. As long as you have a roll-cage, harnesses, helmets and other standard safety features - you’re good to go.
This leads to some extremely fast cars, and yet all of them are very different.
So what does it take to take the record at Pikes Peak? How quick is it possible to go with no rules?
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"OK I've got an idea, let's make a race where there's no limits on the cars so they can go as fast as possible"
"yeah that's a good idea, we'd have to do it on a highly controlled and safe race track"
"no. Let's do it on the side of a mountain"
merica lol
What your looking for is the unlimited spec Nürburgring run by the Porsche 919... i beg you to look up the video. Its insane
Thanks Mr Obama, how is being retired?
@@communistpropagandist4608 Dealing with a lot of shit right now, Mr. Communist Propogandist!
The tallest mountain in Colorado*
"What does it take to win pikes peak"
Volkswagen Group's money
Still much less than money dumped into Bugatti
@@hexagonalcarbon One is an entire car company, the other is a single race car that couldn't compete in anything but one racing division
@@THESLlCK have you seen a spec of a car that can compete in *multiple* racing divisions?
@@hexagonalcarbon plenty, and I meant more than one track type.
Someone should teach them a lesson, driving up there with a half decent driver (not even fit enought for f1) in an electric razor, but as long if there is no effort from one or maybe two of your car builders (for e.g. Tesla & Ford) the record will be ours, for ever and ever and ever: bähh usa SUCKS
Imagine you're on a team of engineers and you hear your boss say "Oi lads we're doin' Pike's Peak 'ave fun!"
Engineers: Stop, I can only get so erect
Noice 😏😏☑️
and also " 'eres a couple of million pounds"
"Billy butcher said"
(Banjo music starts)(fills the back of a van with horsepower)
"so how many wings are we allowed on our car?"
"Yes.."
"However at Pikes Peak, they take the opposite approach. They let physics define the pace and give competitors free reign over their designs."
_And the size of the drivers' balls._
I hate physics, don't you?!
Are there any female drivers?
@@m4inline sorry that this metaphor is based on male anatomy.
@ELLIOT LENERS lolol I love gray
@@m4inline Michele Mouton had bigger balls than some guys of her time.
Going to shove a massive wing in my father's Peugeot and I'm free to race
Um br aq?
@@RacingLegendss *sim*
Tem que ser o 206
O meu chega a 320km/h
@@miguelribeiro3103 a versão sw ainda por cima
I’d love to see just a *huge* race with free reign given to the engineers like this. Maybe like an annual event on a different course each year
Ive had this idea for a while, what if we had a series like F1 (like standard race circuits and everything) but without restrictions on what you could do to the car like we have with pike’s peak, like fuck it, lets see how fast cars can really get around a track
Every time I hear pike peak race, the 1st car comes to my mind is Suzuki Escudo Pike's peak version. Legend for all Gran Turismo 1 players 😁
Do your research. The escudo first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and was the best in the game. I don't know where the hell did you get that the escudo existed in Gran Turismo 1.
@@Turbo.RF4 true that.
@@Turbo.RF4 Well, these are old ass games. It's probably just the first GT game he remembers or has ever played and thus got it confused. Or some other very human reason. No need to get mad.
Oh the GT3 and GT4 days for me, that was a monster among monsters
I loved the cheat you could do with the aero so it would do a wheelie and do multiple 100s of mph...I forget how high but it was waayyy high.
This is just real life speedrunning.
Doesnt matter what strategy you're using, as long as you uphold some simple rules you can do anything.
Its awesome.
Hell yes
Mario 64 BLJ intensifies
Its amazing how 2 last records were beaten by 1 min each :D
Cant wait for next car, its gonna be epic !
Well, Oob is clearly banned :D
Scott is like the Summoning Salt of Automotive. He just needs to lengthen his videos
Conditions of entry is a pre-signed death certificate.
These arent usually signed by the party on the certificate.
@@DailyFrankPeter usually? It never happens 😂😂😂
The Isle of Man TT would like to have a word
5:16 wasn't that on the Simpsons
260 extra pages of waivers
So cool to be able to look out my window at pikes peak every day 👍
I miss that so much. Why did I ever move away :'[
Used to have a great view of it from my place in Briargate. I miss it so much! Planning on moving back there as soon as I can
I remember when 12 minutes was an untouchable record. Which was also around the time I quit going to the race. No overnight camping, no fires, or fire works. It used to be held on the 4th of July and I worked at a local body shop, so when they would crash during practice you would be pulling all nighters to get as many as six cars ready to go by 3am the next day. Kinda took the fun out of it.
God bless you. I bet racers still call you.
everybody gangsta till Takumi bring his dad's modified subaru
TFW he only has plot armor on the downhill
@@aaronjenkinson so keisuke will do the job
That yellar toyota was always my favorite. Anything that beats my favorite grand turismo 2 car is gangster.
Bruh that 86 beat gtrs, ion think he need a Subaru
*[EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES]*
its the crazy aero and designs that just tickle that little engineering pickle in everyone. Insane stuff.
Mate, exactly, well said!
I bet an F1 car with loose regs would be faster by quite a bit :)
At least with a bit of work.
@@patricktho6546
Pikes peak is partially dirt, an f1 car wouldn't be able to handle it.
@@ihavewaited90daystochangem51 1) Thougt it is asphalt all the way through since it is a normal road now
2) RedBull has done crazier things :D
@@patricktho6546 ye its full tarmac now
I'll be complete frank. THIS is real racing
Hi Frank, I am Jim.
@@whatamidoing8498 Hi Jim, I am dad.
Yes Frank it is. Been there done that.
- ''How large spoilers should we have?''
- ''Yes''
Lets all remember one of the first pikes peak cars we were introduced to.
Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak.
That car was insane
haha 6th gear start on the test track in GT and still spanking the opposition once it got upto speed
Me who uses it to win endurance races and say FUCK YOU to losers in GT2: *nice.*
1500kmh wheelies in gt3
@@Cadeyrnyes that is small stuff.
2 billion km/h and crashing the game
He hit a tree at 130MPH in a car with no airbag.... and lived. Someone somewhere loves him very much.
Edit: I'm real sick of you mofos telling me the airbag would've hurt more than it helped. You missed the point of my statement. He HIT A TREE at 130MPH and LIVED.
Race cars crash at a lot higher speeds and they survive. Not impressive
It was a self designed car, he must have taken his own safety very seriously - the greatest love of all ;-)
@Obama thanks obama
@@122ffsdd they have safety features and airbags in the cars though
Airbags are very dangerous at high speed y race cars don’t have that
"There are no rules on this race"
GTA O griefers: It's free real state.
I want to see Ken Blocks Hoonicorn here!
@@mazfpv1790 Yeah a Speed run, not a Drift run.
@@OfentseMwaseFilms I'm not sure the Hoonicorn will really do a whole lot. It's nowhere near made for that
@@OfentseMwaseFilms the hoonicorn wouldn’t be able to do a good speed run because it is a twin turbo V8, which would struggle at that elevation
Not to mention it’s a frikkimg hoonicorn
@@retaliategamer no engine with twin turbo have a problem with the elevation, the pressure of the air in the cylinders is equal on every altitude
I’ve raced Pikes Peak and I can confirm it’s the coolest racing event in the US
With a name like yours, this must've been a mind-blowing race
You could say it really opened his mind to the great event.
Probably the most entertaining road race, but I find King of the Hammers equally as interesting.
@@Marylutinha56gados holy shit
Pics or it didn't happen
Loeb did it under 8 min 13 sec. The electric VW did it under 7 min 57 sec. It was not 1 minute difference,it was 15 sec.
That sounds reasonable!
You are right!
i may or may not be wrong but pretty sure he meant that loeb beat the previous record by 1 min, not that VW beat him by 1 min
@@matasjunc9626 9:11
16 seconds
This makes F1 look like child's play, I love it.
"You could even go full Adrian Newey"
Surely you mean go full Gordon Murray.
don't you mean full Jim Hall?
Search for Chaparral 2J 'sucker car' - 10 years before Murray 'borrowed' the idea for F1
Full Jim Hall. Brabham BT46 came way later.
Jim Hall, then Gordon. But Newey had nothing to do with fans.
@@autogyro333 chapman only used venturi tunnels, no fans.
Exactly what I thought!!!
The rule : there is no rule
Best rule is no rule
Only rule: safety (not much, just a little bit)
But that contradicts itself
Still less interesting than boring ass f1, says a lot about this competition
"No suicide"
Just absolute madness is the answer
umm, no, its just gas being ignited in a cylinder creating push like a steam train locomotive. but you get all excited for some reason, its just a metal box on wheels.
Thanks Pirelli Medium compound tyre
6:15 When he said the roll cage did it's job I literally said wtf out loud
Pikes Peak and rally are like the two golden standards for pure time attack skill in my mind. Racing in a grid is a different skill and I have huge respect for F1, IndyCar, NASCAR etc. but nothing seems as impressive in terms of driving as these events to me! Amazing that Dallenbach survived that crash.
"He was left few bruises" ...and an empty wallet
@@lostalone9320 I mean if he wanted, he could've sold the car or it's parts to technically yes; an empty wallet and one less tangible personal property
"Beating Loen at pikes peak"
Summoning Salt music starts playing
Then this happened
Well it is a speedrun....
The Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak, from A-Spec on PS2… I always wondered why that crazy car looked so wild but was the fastest car in the game. Very interesting. Also, absolutely insane lolz
Finally, the kind of racing I always wanted. Most other motorsport is so weighed down by rules so it's just hours of all the same cars going around a track 20+ times and bores you to death.
Only rule : don't die. I love it
why don't you want them to die?
more of a penalty if anything
@@alanssnack1192 You can't win if you die.
@@aread13 false. You can win, but only once.
The biggest weight on the car isn’t the actual car, it’s the drivers who dare to do this massive steel balls.
The one thing that holding the car slower is tons of the driver metal balls XD
They're balls are 1:1 ratio as well
Carbon fiber. Not steel.
@@Ortagonation thats what he said yes
I have never heard this one before 🤔
Every gran turismo OG remembers the Escudo pikes peak. This video rekindled old memories, ty!
So basically as long as your car meets the safety requirements, you're good.
And that's how racing should be.
No rules other than track limits and safety
Eh generally no. At least for sailing, one design fleets are much more competitive and have better racing overall. There should be some separation between something that is an engineering challenge and a race based on skill
This is what engineering challenges should be like, why would we want to limit engineers from doing their best?
Lynx safety?
@@Kokochocomouchoco safety is an important factor, but it should be up to the engineers to make a vehicle that the driver won't have to worry about being a hazard, so they can drive with confidence. (I agree there should be safety protocols, but they shouldn't limit the capability of the vehicle)
@@lynx348 yeah... u know the old Group B trouble, right?
Skynet
There is a simple answer. Racing is much closer when the vehicles are all virtually the same. It is why some of the best drivers are discovered in a class like Karting, Barber Dodge, Sport 2000, etc. When the cars are closely matched then it is the skill of the driver that makes all of the difference. I personally prefer the two extremes of racing. Highly regulated, or virtually unregulated, except for safety (I don't like watching drivers die). Can Am, Class B Rally and Pike's Peak are great because the cars could be built to the extreme, and Barber Dodge was great because the only way to win was to be a more skilled driver.
I love the way these machines toe the line between engineering genius and complete lunacy. I think every major motorsport could benefit from an "unlimited" class.
I was there the day VW set the current record. It was amazing to see in person. I was at the highest spectator point just above the clouds
I've never seen a video more straight to the point as this one and I loved it! Excellent video sir!
If you ever go to Colorado Springs, stop by the hill climb museum. There are classic and modern race winning or unique cars always on display.
Use to live in the springs great place!
@@KeyoRacing my wife is from the Springs/Denver area, hopefully they allow spectating at the race in 21'.
@@jessebarrett7968
I lived there in the 80s loved it
Suzuki ESCUDO Pikes Peak... legendary car!
Maaatttteeee!
For me, that car is synonymous with the word "Pikes Peak" and "huge wang"
* sad toyota celica pikes peak rumble *
Caraca vc tá em todo lugar
@@rogehmarbi and gran turismo
Been a subscriber for months. Love your content and your incredible background in racing helps give an eloquent perspective of someone in that world.
My favourite part of modern racing will always be 'due to all the modern safety features the driver was left with minimal injury'
After Group B was banned the cars gained a second life competing at Pike Peak...some were even modified to be crazier than their rally spec.
I know that there was a 700 hp Ford RS200 they used to run up there.
Group C is your better bet.
That's nice to hear! They deserve to get raced
6:03
>hits trees at 130mph
>survives with minor injuries
hot DAMN that's a hell of a roll cage.
Like on the fastest drag cars! Its cool that people have done the research enough that we know what impact speeds each cage can be certified for, and the decades of research into driver equipment alongside that. Imagine if such technology was used in road cars.
Mad ain't it, blows my mind some of the crashes people walk away from these days
That and the car is structured to crumple well to take all the force of stopping, so the driver deccelerates slower
would be great if someone tries something with Active Suspension
I would really like to see this topic expanded further. Unlimited class in pikes peak is IMO what the original purpose of motorsports embodied: who can go fastest with the possible technology. This is such an exciting and genuine form of motorsport and I really hope that it doesn't get watered down because of some safety regulations.
bro really hit em with the "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make."
don't get me wrong these races are cool as fuck but when you go off a cliff at 200+ MPH there's only so much that safety equipment can do
There's no rule
Me: OK, I'll use my flying car
u using deluxo?
that's cute.
*takes out scramjet*
oho, takes out helicopter with 4 wheels
pfft imma bring out my oppressor mk2
takes out Harrier
*Laughs in Hot Wheels Acceleracers*
Taste my swamp realm Accelecharger
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5:40 is every ricers dream
I was there the year that Loeb won. I stood right next to it when it launched on a practice run and I could feel it shake the ground. It was actually kind of terrifying.
@joeandersen274 Jesus is fake
The fact that Loeb beat that record by over 90 seconds is downright insane.
Wasn't his the first record with the fully paved road?
@@Galatzo The previous record holder beat his own record by about a minute that year too, so I suspect it was changed. I suspect Loeb would have smashed the record whether it was paved or not given his near complete dominance of WRC for about 10 years. Here's what it was like back when it wasn't just tarmac: ua-cam.com/video/jiWbtOrHeFU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=eyeoutthere
@@Galatzo afair Rhys Millen set the record in 2012, the first year it was fully paved
The final third or so of the gravel was paved over.
@@fuzzy1dk would have been a good thing to mention in the video. What a tard.
Great video, thanks.
Could you do a video on the period when the Pikes Peak challenge was even more complex, when the road was part surfaced and part gravel.
The videos of the modified Audi and Peugeot rally cars setting records, driven by Michelle Mouton, Walter Rohrl and Ari Vatennen, are amazing to watch.
Unlimited engineering driven by unlimited courage!
Thanks for making a video about the Pike's Peak Hill Climb! Sending my gratitude from Colorado ^^
N/A engines: 30% power loss
VW: electric motor goes bbbrrrrr
lmao
@Alfred Landgren ua-cam.com/video/OHlqXfG78Rs/v-deo.html
yea guess whats the charge to run time
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
People can talk about run time and charge time but this is under 10 min race , no rules , no regulations , safety first and *pure road racing*
When you speak Pikes Peak, you can't not mention the Escudo Pikes Peak monster of a car or just Monster Tajima in general.
Or the Millen Tacoma
he is a legend. he would put two engines in one car & he created monsters.
Or the Rohrl/ Mounton Quattro S1.........
My personal favorite is that diesel Tacoma. Of course it's custom fabricated from the ground up and isn't actually related to or made from a factory Tacoma at all, but the idea is still so out there.
Or the legendary film "Climb Dance" with Peugeot 405 T16 driven by Ari Vatanen
Driving up Pike's Peak at 25 mph is enough to set my nerves on edge, can't imagine the ball size it would take to race up it like this.
Answered every question I had, and then some. Bravo
I just love that this kind of class exists. In the modern pampered world is so nice to have an unlimited class.
It's genuinely dangerous of course, but it's incredible to watch.
Some of those crashes are insane. I can't believe how much they push given the risk of going off a cliff at every turn.
That Evo crash in 2012 was INSANE. And driver just left the car like it was nothing
@@Felipe_Rosso
The 5point harness combined with a roll bar makes the cars exceptionally safe
@@dustinjames1268 Roll bar won't do much when you're tumbling down a 2k foot cliff though
@@the4fibs832 As long as deceleration isn't life threatening the driver should be relatively fine in a proper designed chassis/cage.
@@the4fibs832
Gives you a miniscule chance of survival rather than certain death or dismemberment
I would like a race series without rules. So long as there's a budget limit and a variety of circuits it'd be awesome.
This explains why the suzuki escudo looked so unreal in Gran Turismo 2. I have always wondered about that huge ass spoiler
This is what racing *should* be like. No rules except those that keep you safe.
You end up in a situation where people with most money win every race. It's bad enough when there are a ton of rules bottlenecking car performance.
The point of regulations in F1 for example is to boost technology research, like less fuel consumption, more power with smaller engine etc...
Either that or the same car for everyone
Eh, many other racing rules keep drivers and spectators safe in a passive way.
That's pretty much what the Can Am 'Group 7' series was. But in time those with the highest number of "Cubic Dollars" ran away and hid from the competition and the exorbitant costs finally brought one of the all time greatest series to a close. But it was sooo much fun to watch those 200 mile 'sprint races' at tracks like Elkhart Lake, Mosport, Road Atlanta and especially Riverside California. Nothing else was, or will ever been as cool as Can Am!
You should've atleast mentioned the Audi Quattro S1's eternal record that it set before the last part of the track was paved
What you say doesn't make sense
paving - ppihc.org/paving-pikes-peak-competitors/
records - ppihc.org/wp-content/uploads/All-Time-Kings-of-the-Mountain-2020.pdf
It makes sense to me, Audi's modified group b cars dominated for six years in a row long before it was paved including John Buffum, Michèle Mouton (course record '85), Bobby Unser (course record '86) Concluding with Walter Röhrl smashing through the 11 minute mark with another course record in '87 ( 10:47.450 )
@@raycar1165 Well,absolute dirt record was set in 1994. by Rod Millen with time 10:04.
@@hillclimbracingfan5821 yeah, I remember watching that on ESPN. And iirc Robby Unser was only a couple of tenths behind him i think, it was awesome because it seemed like everyone was breaking records that day.
And it was cool because our family also had red bronco.
But the Audi's accomplishments deserve to be remembered. Who knows what would have happened if they kept going to pikes peak.
@@raycar1165 People know about Audi’s Pikes Peak victories but only very few know that Millen is the one that holds dirt record and that both Tajima and Dallenbach went faster than Vatanen’s time in 1993. edition.
I’ll be honest, I’ve ridden up Pike’s, and at the top the air does feel different. I wasn’t riding hard given the weather, so the bike wasn’t struggling; but my breathing definitely did feel different. It’s also an amazing drive/ride, I just wish the weather hadn’t been overcast that day.
I remember when rod millen was the record holder with a time of 10 minutes.....in a pickup truck. That guy was a badass. I could be mistaken but, I believe Rods record was set when the road was still mostly gravel.
4:23 You mean full Jim Hall. He made the Chaparral 2j, the first fan car used in the Can-Am series.
Good point... Also, the Murray designed hypercar is not a fan car either, it uses fan to increase the performance of the diffuser. It is not directly sucking the car down. It is more elegant solution and it also makes the downforce curve more natural: it increases with speed and doesn't provide "too much" grip in the low speed corners. Fan cars are quite inconsistent, with almost static downforce that only gets worse with speed. Drivers do not like cars that don't slide at all, which is sort of counterintuitive but then again.. not so much. If it slides about the same way thru the whole range, it is easier to predict what is going to happen.
Adrian Newey's X-1 uses blown double diffuser, afaik. Good low speed cornering, amazing medium to high speed cornering, not a lot of drag.
@@squidcaps4308 I know that, I was talking about the actual fan car he used in F1. Although the first one was a can-am car I believe.
@@squidcaps4308 Sad that it never was run the Newey car.
Umm, YOU mean Jim Hall.
@@DapperHesher Oh, yeah. He was the Can-Am guy.
UA-cam is moving into ridiculous zone , in a matter of 10 min video 4 double ads. WTF
That's because they've lost a chunk of financial's due to banning political add's.😉
That's actually entirely up to the creator. This guy put all the ads there
@@jetison333 this^
@@jetison333 yes, I also know a guy/channel who removes the ads from his videos because he knows it's annoying.
So many ads and still having the audacity to ask for more subscribers 🤣
Great vids, good work! Thanks for all the data
That was interesting, thank you for the nicely done content and on point presentation.
Martin, long time no speak mate. How are you? How's the family? Give my love mum and dad, will try and catch up with everyone in the new year. I'll give you a call soon. Cheers, Michael
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I've always thought that any unlimited grouping should be split into cars using automatic systems, and cars that have manual controls for everything.
I'd like to see how fast a person could go, if they are the only thing controlling the vehicle, rather than some computerised system intervening. Something that could be truly driven.
Have you seen the F1 Honda at Bonneville Salt Flats
I suspect an F1 car would struggle for ground clearance, and for traction with the uneven surface.
And on a massive climb, would the current hybrid p.u's get enough regeneration from braking to make the extra weight of the hybrid system worth carrying?
Bit off topic but do you know if anyone has tried exotic fuels? Something like nitro that carries its own oxygen or a mono propellant like hydrazine. Insanely dangerous but would mitigate the lack of oxygen when the altitude increases.
I went to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 35 times. First time in 1972, 2nd through 35th started in 1980. Stopped going because of traffic in the morning after camping the night before stopped. It was better when it was gravel. I worked safety for about 10 years but decided to go back to being a spectator for the last 4 or 5 times. I really loved my time on Pikes Peak every year. Too bad you didn't have a chance to show all the different cars, trucks, and motorcycles that ran the race through the years. I towed Dallenbach's car at one of the CHCA races a couple years back. He said it was the fastest he had come down the road being towed. I said I figured you would hit the brakes if I was going too fast! I loved it! He would run at the CHCA races for practice and to make sure the car was ready.
i had a chance to go to the Pikes Peak Hill Climb when my in laws lived in Woodland Park Colorado, which is just up the road a bit. It was the coolest race since Bristol I have ever been to. Standing on the side of the cars going by at speed was just amazing. If you ever get a chance you need to go. If you driving the Colorado and cannot make race day come in a couple days early and watch qualifying and practice sessions, just as fun
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"...nothing more than bruises"... and a need to change his drawers. Makes me wonder how many trees on that route have cars hanging in them like Christmas ornaments...
Pretty quickly you're above the tree line, so the only thing stopping you there would be boulders.
Go to Deals gap.
From personal experience this is the most fun I’ve had at a race
Myself
The top of Pikes Peak is a great view also. It’s a great perk of living in Colorado being able to see the views and races!
Excellent narration. It occurs to me, when this vid is over, there was no sound but the narrator, but that was ok. Good job. I learn so much from these videos. Thank you.
COUGH! Ahem... The VW only managed to beat Loeb's record by a mere 16 seconds. Not one minute. 9:09
Mere....
@@handlesarefeckinstupid Just fit the Loeb's car with all of that high tech aero paraphernalia and you get those seconds
mere 16 seconds. Lmao
Likely where that story ends. Electric is great now if they can only figure out how to make it less insanely heavy. I bet it'll be an ungodly fan car with a weird combustion engine that gets up the hill the next fastest. Like the engine will be a two stroke super high compression diesel or a Wankel modification. Even if it sucks I want to see that
@@calska140 i'm taking my chances that it'll be a two stroke. ridiculous power-to-weight and that's from naturally aspirated engines, now imagine 2Ts with forced induction.
Everybody: "most race series have tight technical regulations, to keep the racing close"
Formula 1: lol hold my beer
They have tight technical regulations, to keep the racing boring and shit.
But f1 too does have really tight regulations. If anything I'd say the gt series such as gt3 and gte have open regulations and then the cars are brought closer ueing balance of performance. So yeah.
@@csabahegedus6375 The regulations are there to make it not boring by having the team with most money always winning.
It's really hard not to binge watch your channel
I wanna see more racing like this!
Straight to the point, no time wasted...subbed!!
wow, we got an einstein here.
Fascinating video. I've been a fan of "The richest race per mile" since the 1960's when the Unser family ruled supreme. In fact Pike's Peak was nick named "Unser's Mountain", such was their dominance! In those days to eclipse the 11 minute barrier was considered "Other Worldly." Your technical expertise and explanation is excellent. A like and subscription is well deserved. Keep up the great work.
Just watched the video you linked this one in. I used to use the red Suzuki pikes peak climb car in every race in I think it was gran turismo. Car was a beast and I would’ve loved to see it in action.
The real racing in my opinion. Real threat and real engine problem to solved with all alternative radical solution. This is colloseum of driver.
Love the Gran Turismo references and real life equivalences Suzuki Escudo Pikes peak version I'm looking at you
This is the Homer Simpson car.
pikes peak is something that is actually interesting to watch and not boring like f1 because there is actual inovation and different concepts
It never ceases to amaze me the money spent on technology to go fast...and, it's a cool race to witness!
This is the pinnacle of modern motorsports!!! The builds and the climb are both equally amazing!!!
I felt compelled to subscribe after watching for about six minutes and being asked to do so because they would appreciate it. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the exciting video and found the commentary to be quite informative and professional while being easy to nderstand. I never felt as if I were being talked down to. I really look forward to more videos from these people. Thank you for an amazing drive!
I want to see an f1 team take this, specifically, i would love to see Williams tackle this, take one of their cars, stick active suspension on it, power unit upgrades, flexible wings, das, active aero, double diffuser, make it a fan car and add all the other banned tech from the past, could you imagine what it could do?
I hope they add a parachute
Dam you hit all the banned shit. Flex wing passing tech was my favorite.
I drove pikes in a my06 manual forester both up and down. It was amazing.
I am from Colorado Springs and this is such an amazing event.
It’s so weird seeing a mountain we see everyday on youtube
Lucky bastard.
919 evo: spa lap record
F1 the next year: thx m8 I'll have that back ur car is now 100% redundant
i was plaing top gear theme in the background and it made this video 1000x better.
I drove up that road with my son. I couldn't imagine driving fast. We went in August. It was a summer day at the foot and snowing at the top.
Damn, Loeb won by over a minute, then was beaten by over a minute... That's just nuts.
Yup, but the record won't be beaten by another minute again... Maybe over the decades it gradually lower that much but the VW record is starting to reach the limits of physics of what a car can do. It also is starting to get too risky, i can only predict that the free class will be gone at some point. If there were no spectators and no money involved at all, you can take any risk you want but the moment it is organized event.. deaths can't happen too often.
Loeb won in 2013 with a time of 8:13 and was beaten in 2018 by VW with a time of 7.57, it was only a 16-second difference, not a minute. but overall when racing up that mountain that's huge.
They paved the track completely in 2011, so that partially explains how so much time was able to be cut.
Very true
There is no need for a replacement if you don't have displacement.