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    Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    07/25/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    Sweet, they remade Climb Dance.

    Seriously, keep up the hillclimb and rally coverage. Thank you, Mr. Auto Insideher.
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    Image of geschmidtt geschmidtt
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    You need to start with 800hp so you will have 400hp by the time you get to 14,000 ft. Not so much oxygen for hungry little turbo charged engines up there...
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    Image of Patricktech Patricktech
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    This would most definitely make a NASCAR fan's head explode. Try and tell me that is not a faster way to get moonshine around the mountains.
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    Edited by acarr260 at 07/23/09 10:30 PM acarr260 approved this comment Patricktech was starred Patricktech was unstarred
    Image of Where the Buckster's Roam Where the Buckster's Roam
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    It's too bad the Pikes Peak race isn't televised and promoted more in the states. This is one of the coolest racing venues in the world.
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    beercheck - Commentin' Dirty promoted this comment Where the Buckster's Roam was starred Where the Buckster's Roam was unstarred
    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    07/24/09

    @Where the Buckster's Roam: I fully agree. I would watch this. Maybe we can get that douche from Pinks to do something at PP, then at least Speed would know that it's there.
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    Image of 89macrunner 89macrunner
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    i like the in car shots of the drivers. it looks they are out for a regular sunday drive.
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    Image of slackinfux slackinfux
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    Pretty cool, but just doesn't have the same punch as Climb Dance, the film it was trying to emulate. Also, it doesn't seem that this car had any kind of anti-lag system like most WRC cars have...the power seemed to be seriously lacking out of corners until the turbo finally spooled which seemed to really kill the corner exit speeds on some of the tighter corners.

    The Peugeot 405 that Ari Vatenen drove in Climb Dance did it in 10:47.22 back in freakin 1988 with only 600HP.

    I just read on Motor Trend's site that not only did one of the rear brakes seize up, causing the tire to catch on fire, but they also had a turbo failure for the last 5km, so perhaps that was causing all the lag shown in the video.

    Fucked On Race Day
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    Image of SubieBlast SubieBlast
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    loose the co-driver and you may have a shot? Pikes Peak is not like a regular rally stage wgere you don't know what's ahead.
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    Image of Theimbellis Theimbellis
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    I wonder if all those Pikes Peak Uphill Climb racers must be world-famous drifters?
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    beercheck - Commentin' Dirty promoted this comment Theimbellis was starred Theimbellis was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    07/24/09

    @Theimbellis: drifting ain't shit.
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    Image of bluecoupe bluecoupe
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    I heard reports of Gronholm having turbo issues near the top, seems that this kinda confirms it. I didn't hear any turbo whistle or wastegate for the last minute or so....anyone know for sure if this is the case?
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    07/24/09

    @bluecoupe: That is my understanding as well. It sounds like he would have at least won the class, if not beat the 10-minute mark, had his turbo(s) not taken a dump.
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    07/24/09

    @acarr260: I'll look forward to seeing him try again next year.

    @AutoInsider Thanks for the promotion!
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    To all YouTube posters; This is a proper motor video. No stupid ass techno shit, just pure, sweet, sweet internaly combusted music.
    It's really not that hard to do.
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    acarr260 promoted this comment joneez wants the clunkers he paid for was starred joneez wants the clunkers he paid for was unstarred
    Image of philibuster philibuster
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    More, please.
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    Image of jewce is fueled by sour gummy worms jewce is fueled by sour gummy worms
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    Proceeds to big screen, turns on GT4. Preparing for a night of no sleep.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    Pretty cool....for the first loser.
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    Image of tek_nic tek_nic
    07/23/09

    @beercheck - Commentin' Dirty: My thoughts exactly. You get a heart for that one.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    07/23/09

    @tek_nic: The kids around here sure love their Fiestas.
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    Image of tek_nic tek_nic
    07/23/09

    @beercheck - Commentin' Dirty: I met team members at the race... and got the feel that they were a tad cocky. Pikes peak is unlike any other race in the world... and if you haven't done it, and finished... you shouldn't expect to win on your first time out. Awesome cars... but until they cool off a bit, it will be difficult to win like that.
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    Image of devilock138 devilock138
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    Good thing Timo's bum didn't catch the business end of a stone.
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    Image of UglyDuckCar UglyDuckCar
    07/23/09

    In reply to Attacking Pikes Peak In A 800HP Turbo Ford Fiesta RallyCross
    But what was its time?!? :(
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    07/23/09

    @UglyDuckCar: Not fast enough.

    Division: Unlimited
    Driver Name Vehicle Finish Line
    Nobuhiro Tajima 2009 Suzuki SX4 10:15.368
    Marcus Gronholm/ Timo Alanne 2009 Ford Fiesta 11:28.963
    Mark Rennison 1984 Ford RS 200 12:11.561
    Andrea Eriksson/ Per Ola Svensson 2009 Ford Fiesta DNF
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    Image of UglyDuckCar UglyDuckCar
    07/23/09

    @beercheck - Commentin' Dirty:
    :'(

    Thanks beercheck -
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