The commentator on Channel 9 (Darrell Eastlake?) during the Australian Grand Prix telecast about 1991 said this was the most requested footage that they ever used for fill-ins during the telecast.
Brilliant stuff...
The commentator on Channel 9 (Darrell Eastlake?) during the Australian Grand Prix telecast about 1991 said this was the most requested footage that they ever used for fill-ins during the telecast.
Brilliant stuff...
In 1996 the first work at paving the road up the mountain had begun and Rod Millen was determined not to let Japanese driver Nobuhro Tajima beat his time as he had the previous year. Rod was not thrilled with the paving process but this did not slow him down.
This You Tube clip covers all the action in 1996.
Rod Millen in his Toyota Celica after crossing the finish line at Pikes Peak mountain. July 1996.
( Ken Hyndman )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 03-31-2017 at 05:34 PM.
Would the Cob have made it to the top? If do in what time?
a few other motor sport people from europe had been there as well Michele Mouton in a quattro, and Martin Schanke with his rallycross 4WD escort. Martin was stopped by a cop while driving his escort to the event on the road. the cop wanted to know which state it was registered in and was told it was a norwegian rego so the cop said carry on
Given that the winning car in 1923 (?) took 18 minutes, I recon about 15, it was pretty quick (at least the Millen one was)Originally Posted by seaqnmac27
In 1998 Rod had built up a Toyota Tacoma to take on the mountain.It was like a IMSA GT vehicle within a Tacoma body. It was quickest up Pikes Peak but he could not beat the 10 minute barrier. I thought it was a good looking machine and it certainly had "heaps of grunt " as can be seen when it was driven at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
I am not sure when this took place but why was there a Range Rover piddling along at the finish line ? It could have led to a tragic end as there had been when John Dawson-Damer crashed his Lotus 63 in 2000 Festival of Speed event.
(Ken Hyndman )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 04-02-2017 at 02:39 AM.
I spoke to a Colorado client today and when I mentioned I had grown up in NZ he started to tell me how he goes to Pikes Peak every year and he said what wonderful ambassadors for NZ the Millen family is. He raved about their friendliness and driving skills etc.
I know this is too modern for this site I wanted to close out the Millens showing Rhys powering to the top in his "giant battery disguised as a race car" machine in 2016. Being all electric it does not have to worry about the lack of oxygen at higher altitude but it does have to have an annoying alarm sounding off to warn it is on it's way ! It is not the same as the real engines but they say that electric cars are here to stay.
Ken H
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 04-12-2017 at 08:17 AM. Reason: .
I will finish up with a father and son drive up the mountain to have a donut which makes a good ad for Hyundai as well.
Thank you Millens (the two kwik kiwis ) for a job well done.
(Ken Hyndman )
the 2017 Pikes Peak recently took place and the winner was Romain Dumas in a Le Mans type racer. A 2017 Norma MXX RD.
His winning time was close to 9 minutes.
I still admire the old style of cars and drivers such as Louis Unser driving his Chevrolet to his class division win in 1961.
His winning time was just over 15 minutes.
(Ken H)
I still think it's astonishing that the time in an Essex in 1922 was 18 minutes 47 secs minutes
As my photos are in limbo I thought this Pikes Peak clip might be of interest to some of you showing how to take an old, slightly modified, Mustang up "The Hill. "
(Ken Hyndman )
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