Pikes Peak holds something special in the motorsport world. Yes there are many mountains that we race up, but this mountain is special. This year it was 100% tarmac for the first time, a move that is questionable at best but don’t let that deter you. Whether on tarmac or on dirt, there are monstrous cars that turn up. They put in massive speeds in their race to the clouds. This year we saw a car/driver/technology combination that we never see in racing – save for a M.Schumacher Ferrari. The Loeb/Peugeot was custom built. And it showed.
All I have to say to this is: 8:13. To put that into context, Rhys McMillen put in a 9:03 for second. The commentators were wondering at the end of the run if Loeb had broken the magical 9 minute mark. That was the power of this run. He smashed the barrier. Gravel or not, you need to respect that.
WORLD RECORD S.LOEB Pikes Peak Peugeot 208 !!!! http://t.co/PJH1F5KN4n
— pibikes.es (@pibikes1) June 30, 2013
1st. On 1st try. World record. First sub 8min time. 2nd place came 44secs behind. Loeb, legend #loeb #ppihc #WRC http://t.co/9JVTXld1Ms
— Filipe Amoroso (@_flip_) June 30, 2013
Sebastien Loeb smashes Pikes Peak Int'l Hill Climb's record with a staggering 8:13:878 #PPIHC #Peugeot 208 T16 … The guy is irreplaceable
— Ahmed T. El-Haddad (@atelhaddad) June 30, 2013
#PPIHC Sebastien Loeb shattered record in @PPIHC, 8:13.878. A full minute and a half under previous record. #RaceToTheClouds
— SPEED Center (@SPEEDCenter) June 30, 2013
Sébastien Loeb sets the #PikesPeak record with 8:13.878 #PPIHC pic.twitter.com/4BSN9i7ZuV
— DiRT (@dirtgame) June 30, 2013
Amazing picture!!! Sébastien #Loeb The King of the Peak!@Loeb_Seb1 #PikesPeak #KingOfThePeak #PPIHC pic.twitter.com/zMvXRbNTBe
— Moni Maldonado (@Moni_Maldonado) June 30, 2013
Exclusive! Last practice session for S. #Loeb and the #208T16PikesPeak @PeugeotSport Director gives his insights http://t.co/B4ZhAbZ85b
— Peugeot (@Peugeot) June 29, 2013
So yes, we focus on Loeb, but Hyundai was there too and Rhys McMillen came in second, just missing the 9 minute mark
Only days away: Who's ready to see @RhysMillen's new #PikesPeak PM580T racer on the peak? http://t.co/EvzbAeUErQ #PPIHC ^rl
— Hyundai USA (@Hyundai) June 26, 2013
Rhys has made it to the top! ^rl #PPIHC pic.twitter.com/s9ZiR32bft
— Hyundai USA (@Hyundai) June 30, 2013
.@RhysMillen & @PaulDallenbach celebrate Genesis Coupe breaking #PPIHC Time Attack record 5 yrs in a row ^rl pic.twitter.com/MLwOxjU2BY
— Hyundai USA (@Hyundai) June 30, 2013
Hyundai also had Paul Dallenbach there too, though he had a tough run, though we have to say that if Hyundai look half as good for their WRC entry, it will be awesome
Pic from the peak: @PaulDallenbach on his way up #PikesPeak in the Genesis Coupe #PPIHC ^rl pic.twitter.com/TDwvQslsdt
— Hyundai USA (@Hyundai) June 27, 2013
Though it wasn’t a good weekend for everyone
Ouch! He's crashed. They reckon it's fixable so he's not out yet! http://t.co/4dc39p0JGq
— Redline Magazine (@RedlineMagazine) June 25, 2013
Bikes are also there, making it a quite diverse spectacle
Here is a video of one of my runs on the top section of the mountain at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb… http://t.co/WJs7dkVD0S
— Jeremiah Johnson (@Jeremiah64) June 28, 2013
Lexus prove that there is still room for a sense of humour on the Mountain
Taking a passenger up the hill with us. #lexus14k #ppihc pic.twitter.com/2ZTZ8tkOch
— Jim Lee (@jimlee310) June 30, 2013
Monster Tajima was back setting records, but in an electric car
Followed #PPIHC today. Stunning records by Sebastien Loeb in the Peugeot and Monster Tajima in his #electric car http://t.co/OGVWk6yALF
— Tim Biesbrouck (@TimBiesbrouck) June 30, 2013
[PHOTO] #MonsterTajima silently (minus the siren) rips up sector two on #PikesPeak during @PPIHC practice 3. pic.twitter.com/cNGoS0ukKW
— Jamey Price (@jameypricephoto) June 28, 2013
Pikes Peak 2013 Startline: Monster Tajima's E-Runner Special: http://t.co/NNG92s5wYJ via @youtube
— Someone (@MeGcMartini) June 29, 2013
Yes, it may have lost some of its luster by going to tarmac, but we got over chicanes in the Mulsanne, we got over the bus stop at Spa…It’s still awesome. For those who love Climb Dance and Ari Vatanen in the Peugeot 405 -this is for you. We look forward to whatever Peugeot will present to us this year!
I favorited a @YouTube video from @peugeotaus http://t.co/axUqUvLbxA Climb Dance | Pikes Peak
— Drywall (@ihadtopee) June 30, 2013
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Compiled by Sam Tickell, July 2013
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