Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,
After almost fifteen years, the much coveted Pikes Peak Hillclimb record has finally been bettered yesterday. The now six time winner Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima broke the 1994 record with his 1000 bhp Suzuki XL7. He broke the record of New Zealander Rod Millen, who last month entertained the crowd at Goodwood with his Toyota Tacoma 'Pikes Peak' Special. There was more motorsport news from Japan where Toyota took the first major victory with a hybrid engined racer in the Tokashi 24-Hours race with the Toyota Supra HV-R.
Many enthusiasts most fondly remember the 1960s sportscars that combined staggering performance with equally impressive looks. Of those the Ferrari 330 P3 is considered one of the very best lookers. It had to face the might of Ford, but still several victories were scored in 1966 and 1967. Also taking a victory in 1967 was the Chaparral 2F, which debuted aerodynamics in the World Championships. Sadly it was not as reliable as it was fast and managed to finish only one race, victoriously though.
After Spyker, Holland is set to sprout a second supercar manufacturer; Hansen. Dubbed the Hansen GT-R, the mid-engined machine combines a powerful engine and a lightweight chassis.
The Isotta Fraschini KM4 is quite different from the other cars in the update, but not any less interesting. Powered by a massive sixteen valve, four cylinder engine, it was one of the very first cars to sport brakes all around. Dressed in a spectacular 'Torpedo' body, the featured example is one of very survivors.
Enjoy the links:
Chaparral 2F
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame....php&carnum=88
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Convertible
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3288
Ferrari 330 P3
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=1680
Ford Kuga Concept
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3286
Hansen GT-R
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3287
Isotta Fraschini KM4
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3284
Kia Sports Coupe Concept
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3282
Suzuki XL7 'Pikes Peak' Special
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3289
Toyota Supra HV-R
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3283
Toyota Tacoma 'Pikes Peak' Special
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3266
Regards,
Wouter Melissen
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