Pikes Peak Hill Climb - Suzuki SX4 "Monster"
08-29-2010, 04:19 PM
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Pikes Peak Hill Climb - Suzuki SX4 "Monster" 
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OK... so I'm a modern V8/"modern muscle" type of guy. I love fast LSX cars, fast Mustangs, whatever. I think drag racing is tons of fun.
Having said that, will someone PLEASE tell me how to go about building whatever it is that would be the closest thing to this car that I can drive daily on the street? This thing is absolutely nuts!
It sure lives up to its name... "Monster".
What do you guys think?
Here's the youtube description:
"Ride on the bumper of a screaming 910hp, Twin-Turbo, All-wheel Drive, 150 mph Suzuki SX4 as it races up one of the world's most dangerous hills. An attempt by the "Monster" to break his own record of 10:01:41...
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (June 29, 2010) -- For the fifth consecutive time, Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima combined experience, skill and Falken Tires to claim overall victory in the 88th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Although he did not set a new Pikes Peak record, one day before his 60th birthday, Tajima continues to hold the current overall record for reaching the peak, beating hill climb veterans Paul Dallenbach and Rhys Millen in the Unlimited Class. He drove his new 910-hp Monster Sport Suzuki SX4 Hill Climb Special on Falken WildPeak A/T tires, the powerful new line of all-terrain, all-season tires Falken launched this past April.
Following exhaustive tests in a Japanese wind tunnel facility, Monster's 2010 Pikes Peak race car underwent extensive aerodynamic changes to better adapt to the modified road surface on the race to the clouds, which assumed a smoother tarmac and less gravel than last year. Thinning air ascending the mountain robs most motors of their power by 30 or more percent, but the increase in horsepower over last year's race car helped push the driver forward."
--Eric
08-30-2010, 04:55 PM
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I am by NO means saying I can do anywhere near that good, but it would be pretty easy to spot the places where he lost the time and didn't break the 10 minute barrier. It looks like the car is capable, but that's just such a tough and unpredictable run. Very cool.
In terms of building something like that for the street? You'd likely be looking at a stroked big turbo EVO or STi.
In terms of building something like that for the street? You'd likely be looking at a stroked big turbo EVO or STi.
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09-01-2010, 01:58 AM
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Been going to the climb the last four years! its the most insane racing you could possibly witness. The monster its wicked fast and watching the video does not do it justice, like watching top fuel cars on TV. Yes and alot of people stand on the track like the idiots they are trying to get a camera shot.
