Nissan Leaf wins its division in Pike's Peak race
The Nissan Leaf can add another trophy to its shelf full of awards, this one for a successful run in the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb. The race was held on Sunday, June 26.
The Leaf entered by Nissan was near stock, with no changes to the drivetrain. Required safety equipment was added to the cabin, and Nissan swapped the standard low rolling resistance tires for some a little more grippy. One of the most important pieces of equipment was its driver, veteran Nissan off-road truck racing champion Chad Hord.
However, the Leaf competed in the newly created electric car division, which consisted of a field of two. Its only opponent was the Summit Racing HER-02 , which raced in the exhibition class last year.
Despite the lack of competition, the mountain course itself is grueling, with 156 turns over 12.42 miles, and a climb of 4,700 feet. The Leaf turned in a time of 14 minutes 33 seconds.
Nissan pointed out that, unlike the gas engine cars competing in the different divisions, the Leaf's electric motor and batteries were unaffected by the thin atmosphere at the upper third of the course.
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The Nissan Leaf can add another trophy to its shelf full of awards, this one for a successful run in the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb. The race was held on Sunday, June 26. The Leaf entered by Nissan was near stock,
61-year-old motorsport legend Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima, almost certainly the oldest world class athlete competing in any sport today, won his sixth consecutive Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, at the same time as breaking
Summit Motorsports race car powered by an ACPropulsion drivetrain showed the world that while General Motor's ill-fated EV1 may be long dead its offspring are still alive and kicking. AC Propulsion Team Yokohama electric Pikes Peak race car.
Carlin Dunne won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on the Ducati Multistrada 1200, setting an all-time motorcycle record and giving the Italian brand its second consecutive victory in the historic race. Dunne, owner of Ducati Santa Barbara in.
Ray Wert —Fans of and Bill Caswell, our indomitable Hollywood-bound $500 Craigslist rally car driver, decided yet again not to listen to our pleas against hacking electronic road signs, hacking a sign at this weekend's Pikes Peak race.
1132 miles in a Pike's Peak race car
It is a little less than 12.5 miles up Pike's Peak from bottom to top for car, truck and motorcycle competitors in this weekend's famous race to the clouds. For one competitor the trip to the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb began 1132 miles away from the foot of Pike's Peak at Porsche Motorsports HQ.
We told you earlier this week about seven-time Pikes Peak Hill Climb champion Jeff Zwart's plan to drive the 620 horsepower Porsche GT2 RS he will be competing in at this weekend's Hill Climb to the event himself, but now you can watch his awesome trip in action. The 1132 mile trip from Santa Ana, Ca to the foot of Pike's Peak is well documented in this interesting video.
If transporting race cars is becoming too much of a hassle for Porsche we'll happily volunteer ourselves for the next round of GT2 road trip duty.
Hat tip to Larry Chen and Speedhunters !
Nissan Leaf wins its division in Pike's Peak race 
Nissan Leaf wins its division in Pike's Peak race 
Cool! Wanna get ride on this someday : Nissan Leaf wins its division in Pike's Peak race 
Nissan Leaf wins its division in Pike's Peak race 
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