Sebastian Loeb smashes Pike's Peak record 8:13.878mins!!

[marcyeo]

http://www.caradvice.com.au/239534/p...perience-2013/

Previous record held by Rhys Millen at 9:46.164 and even though Rhys demolished his own record doing it in 9:02.192 minutes to have the record set by Peugeot almost a minute and a half quicker is absolutely astounding!!

The speed at which they do the hill climb in the video is equally astounding, and though Sebastian is undoubtedly a supreme driver, I reckon the car in this case is just out of it's league.

Wonder's will never cease and records will continue to not only be smashed by absolutely blown to bits, chewed up and spat out by the time recorded! Wonder what they'll do next year..

I would love to give this road a go before I die.

[Cabbage]

Mental. Supreme skill. The video looks like its in fast forward.

[Wretched]

official vid released
http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsport...es-peak-record

not as dramatic as ari vatanen's run though.

[xr gr8]

not as dramatic as ari vatanen's run though.

Yeah, Ari's run that day was out of this world, that vid still gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Hats of to Seb though. You need some seriously big goolies to take on Pike Peak.

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by xr gr8

Yeah, Ari's run that day was out of this world, that vid still gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Hats of to Seb though. You need some seriously big goolies to take on Pike Peak.

For sure, Loeb is a freak of a human with car control out of this world.
Can't wait to see how he will go in WTCC.

[marcyeo]

"Unlike internal combustion engines, which lose roughly one percent of power per 100m above sea level (which equates to about 30 per cent by the end of Pikes Peak), the electric engines remain strong throughout the climb."

Meaning if you start out with 652kw in your Peugeot by the time you reach the peak you've dropped to 456kw .. my puny 350rwkw would be nothing by the time I reached the top..

[wombatG6ET]

Not as good as it used to be now its Tarmac all the way up
The dirt road made it more exciting sliding through the turns so close to a massive drop

[russellw]

The man is a freak - no question. His record in the WRC will stand for a long time and I suspect this record won't be much different.

Cheers
Russ

[Vincenzo]

Originally Posted by wombatG6ET

Not as good as it used to be now its Tarmac all the way up
The dirt road made it more exciting sliding through the turns so close to a massive drop

So true, how long has Loeb been driving a Peugeot, he was their Number1 works driver at Citroen.

Cheers Vincenzo

[Alan D Segal]

Peugeot need to apply some of that mental 'pull out all stops' performance engineering to a road car. Badly.

[b0son]

Originally Posted by Alan D Segal

Peugeot need to apply some of that mental 'pull out all stops' performance engineering to a road car. Badly.

Peugeot are on the brink of collapse financially. Quite frankly, I'm surprised they went to Pikes Peak, considering they've quit Le Mans.

[a_misfit]

Having driven up pikes peak myself, I am amazed with the speeds they are willing to go. If you go to Denver, its a must. Do the drive too, the train is a bit pointless when in comparison.

[sgt_doofey]

Originally Posted by Alan D Segal

Peugeot need to apply some of that mental 'pull out all stops' performance engineering to a road car. Badly.

You do realise that there is a 208 GTi coming out soon, don't you? Top Gear reviewed it on their latest episode that aired this week and they loved it. They liked the Fiesta ST more though.

Originally Posted by b0son

Peugeot are on the brink of collapse financially.

I don't think they're on the brink of collapse although like all manufacturers, they've been through some tough times. PSA is the parent company of both Peugeot and Citroen. Their shares are still trading around the 6 Euro mark so still reasonably strong if you ask me. I'm sure they wouldn't be in the Le Mans series of racing if they didn't have the cash.
Also, they don't just make cars, they make engines for quite a few manufacturers, including Ford and BMW.
http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/en

[Hally]

Let me state I am a massive Seb fan and think he is the greatest rally driver of my generation.

However, I would love to see the Pug driven at Pikes Peak by Rhys Millen, a season campaingner. More for curiousity than anything.

[Dash_XR]

Absolutely no fear at all, mental. Now that's motor sport.

[Alan D Segal]

Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

You do realise that there is a 208 GTi coming out soon, don't you?

Yes I was fully aware of this. I can't see how someone would call a 147kw fwd hatchback 'mental pull out all stops' motoring though...

[mcnews]

Looks to be heaps left in the car and the driver, looked pretty easy going really as though he wasn't even really having much of a crack.

[outback_ute]

Not sure about that Trev, below are some quotes from Loeb and he was having a go.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the car is essentially a re-skinned "uncorked" WRC car, so there might not have been that much development work needed either.

“For me, this was the race of the year,” said Loeb at the finish, 4300 metres high in the Rocky Mountains. “At the beginning of my run there was a bit of pressure for sure because I knew there was so much work and investment from Peugeot and all the partners. Now, after all the practice, it was just down to me and I had to perform.”

There were a number of delays before he started, however, which meant that the team began to worry about bad weather, a common concern of Pikes Peak at high altitude. “When I was on the start line waiting to go, I could actually see the clouds closing in at the top of the mountain,” said Loeb. “I remember thinking that if we didn’t get going soon, it would be really difficult.”

Loeb's time was even quicker than Peugeot Sport’s computer had thought was possible. The ideal theoretical time – calculated using data from Loeb’s practice runs up the Colorado mountain – was 8m15s. The nine-time world rally champion somehow managed to shave two seconds off that.

“I’m really happy as that was a very good run in the end,” said Loeb. “I really didn’t expect anything better than 8m15s, so to do 8m13s was fantastic. Before the start I didn’t really know if I should push absolutely to the maximum or if I should just push to a comfortable pace, in order to make sure of the victory. In the end, I decided to push to the limit.”

“It was good, all under control from start to finish,” he concluded. “Apart from the potential of the weather turning bad, we didn’t have any worrying moments.

[mcnews]

Just seemed so safe and easy I guess...
Especially compared to this, this average lap speed has been busted by about 5mph since this - http://youtu.be/QVXc29ZgutI

[Matty4]

Originally Posted by mcnews

Just seemed so safe and easy I guess...

This...
I didn't see one hint of opposite lock or oversteer (even though it's AWD) as I'd imagine if he's on the absolute limit there would be.

[Gadgetman]

unbelievable. Go Seb!!!

[mcnews]

Originally Posted by Matty4

This...
I didn't see one hint of opposite lock or oversteer (even though it's AWD) as I'd imagine if he's on the absolute limit there would be.

Looked to be leaving plenty of road in regards to lines too as in not pushing the envelope. Looks very pussy compared to Climb Dance etc.

[marcyeo]

I reckon he's holding back a bit so he can demolish his own record again next year..

[Matty4]

I know Seb would still smash it if it was still a gravel road, so it would've been great to see him on that surface and compare it to Vatanen's drive.

I love the bit where he's full tilt but still is able to take one hand off the wheel to shield his eyes from the sun................big stones in that man...

[RSgerry]

Originally Posted by Wretched

official vid released
http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsport...es-peak-record

not as dramatic as ari vatanen's run though.

Vatanen's run is unbelievable. Awesome and terrifying.

[RSgerry]

241kmh and bouncing it off the rev limiter at one point.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by mcnews

Looked to be leaving plenty of road in regards to lines too as in not pushing the envelope. Looks very pussy compared to Climb Dance etc.

True, but you could say the same watching a xy touring car compared to a FG V8SC.

[Mickxr8]

For those that haven`t seen Ari`s effort.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKgeCQGu_ug .

[Resurrection]

Loeb's time is impressive but not unexpected as the Pike's Peak circuit is now fully sealed. I still prefer Vatanen's run as back then there was gravel, three pedals, a double H pattern gearbox and no driver aids.

[Xauterus]

I liked watching Monster Tajima's practice run in his mitsubishi sponsored EV. Unfortunately he had a fire on the day.

Something eerie about wacthing an electric car go so fast without all the noise of a combustion engine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LRFPo6pymY