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Author Topic: VW's Pike Peak race car  (Read 211 times)

Richard230

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VW's Pike Peak race car
« on: June 14, 2018, 04:37:02 AM »
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Doug S

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Re: VW's Pike Peak race car
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2018, 09:11:56 PM »
Not bad, but the 2015 overall winner was an electric vehicle, and IIRC it was rated for over a megawatt of output -- twice the horsepower of this VW. Quite a beast.

Does anybody else recall the details of that vehicle?

Edit: I found some more information:  https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1067809_rhys-millen-takes-overall-2015-pikes-peak-victory-under-electric-power-video
« Last Edit: June 14, 2018, 09:14:57 PM by Doug S »
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Re: VW's Pike Peak race car
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2018, 04:04:13 AM »
Well, that is a bit over the top.  I would think it would be difficult for an IC car to match that power.  If they haven't done so yet, I bet the race organizers make a separate category for electric-drive racers.
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