This One is for Sclarke

[Disco_owner]

An Annual Event is Held 4th of July every year at the Pikes Peak of the Colorado Mountain called " Race to the Clouds " , Walter Röhrl Smashed the 14 Mile Climb to the Peak in his Audi Quattro at exactly 11 minutes and kept this Record for 10 years , so in your other post you asked for pics of people who drove it like they stole it , couldn't Post any Pics of me driving it like I stole it but I've done one better, I posted up the following video on Youtube , so Enjoy...I know you were and still are a Rally fan ...

YouTube - Walter Raul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECjIDiQcWRs)

[hiline]

yep driven like its stolen :D:D

[McDisco]

I think the current winner is a guy called Monster Tjima (or something like that). He drives a v6 twin turbo vitara that apparently pumps out over 1000kw of power. They say the hardert part of the drive is getting the tyres to last!!

[Disco_owner]

I think the current winner is a guy called Monster Tjima (or something like that). He drives a v6 twin turbo vitara that apparently pumps out over 1000kw of power. They say the hardert part of the drive is getting the tyres to last!!

Hi McDisco the fella's name is Nobuhiro Tajima.

Here's the Official Website

PPIHC Home Page (http://www.ppihc.com/)

[cmurray]

Walter Röhrl Smashed the 14 Mile Climb to the Peak in his Audi Quattro at exactly 11 minutes and kept this Record for 10 years
Actually, Ari Vatenen broke Walter's record in 1988, setting a time of 10:47.22, that is the record that stood for ages. And here is the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2xFctEJtA>

[Psimpson7]

BEAT ME!! I was just finding the link!

lol

Pete

[Disco_owner]

Actually, Ari Vatenen broke Walter's record in 1988, setting a time of 10:47.22, that is the record that stood for ages. And here is the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2xFctEJtA>

sorry Craig , i was just going with the Commentary on the video that says Quote " Walter smashed the outright record of 11:00 minutes and this record was to stand for 10 years" ?

I enjoyed watching you video of Ari Vatenen thou..thanks

[cjc_td5]

Yep, just beautiful. There is also another film of Ari's records breaking run, with the entire 10mins shot from a camera down low at the front. It is poetry to watch the perfect lines and car attitude around the corners. :D

Got to love the way the Yanks tried for years to get up that hill faster, in all sorts of wierd specials, then the Europeans turned up and blew them into the weeds!!!:D:D

[cmurray]

sorry Craig , i was just going with the Commentary on the video that says Quote " Walter smashed the outright record of 11:00 seconds and this record was to stand for 10 years" ?

I enjoyed watching you video of Ari Vatenen thou..thanks
No worries, just to clear things up a bit, Walter actually set a time of 10:47.85, not bad for his first attempt! But apparently Walter later admitted to making several mistakes, and probably could have shaved 25 seconds off if he ever tried it again, unfortunately he never did though.

[cmurray]

Got to love the way the Yanks tried for years to get up that hill faster, in all sorts of wierd specials, then the Europeans turned up and blew them into the weeds!!!:D:D

This is the quote I like the best


Audi's first attempt was also in 1985 when Michele Mouton blasted a Sport quattro to the top in a winning 11 minutes 25.39 seconds, a record then. How humiliating for the good old boys in their big super stock Chevys and Dodges, beaten by a woman!

[Disco_owner]

This is the quote I like the best,

Audi's first attempt was also in 1985 when Michele Mouton blasted a Sport quattro to the top in a winning 11 minutes 25.39 seconds, a record then. How humiliating for the good old boys in their big super stock Chevys and Dodges, beaten by a woman!




she was an absolute legend , I have a couple of Group B Videos around the house somewhere , let me see if I can upload it to Youtube ? She is unreal to watch.

[sclarke]

Ari is my God.... i love his work.... only a true driver can drive full noise with one hand held up to stop sun glare.......

[cmurray]

The more I read about Walter Rohrl, the more impressed I become. He was two times World Rally Champion, competed in the Le Mans 24 hours and various road racing events. Niki Lauda is quoted as saying he is a genius on wheels!

Found this interesting quote:

Walter Röhrl - head test driver at Porsche AG - is driving a Ferrari 599GTB on the Nürburgring (Germany) for evaluation. He’s driving along “swiftly” and notices he’s slowly catching up with another well driven car up ahead. … He gets closer and closer… And he notices it’s another 599GTB! … Now he’s at the other Ferrari’s bumper and when it’s driver makes an error, Röhrl takes him on the inside. … A bit later, in the paddock, the other car stops next to Röhrl’s. The driver lowers his windows and shouts: “LUNATIC!!!”

Well… Apparantly M. Schumacher can be a bit of a bad loser sometimes.

In his defence, he was beaten by the ‘ring Master’! At 60, Walter still has what it takes to set dazzling times on the clock and to make a car dance.

[isuzu110]

Ari is my God.... i love his work.... only a true driver can drive full noise with one hand held up to stop sun glare.......

Ari, Juha, Tommi, Marcus, Harri, Toni - go the Finns!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Ari is my God.... i love his work.... only a true driver can drive full noise with one hand held up to stop sun glare.......

I pray at the same altar..:TakeABow:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Yep, just beautiful. There is also another film of Ari's records breaking run, with the entire 10mins shot from a camera down low at the front. It is poetry to watch the perfect lines and car attitude around the corners. :D


This is amazing to watch!!!

To see him drive across a corner, intentionaly drop a wheel into 14,000ft of nothingness,,,
:eek:

[moose]

"Climb Dance" is the name of the video of Ari. Fantastic to watch. No comentary - none needed. I also worship at the altar of Ari!:D