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Bascially... Gronholm in Fiesta Rally cross car to promote new Fiesta in US, run by Olsbergs Motor SportQuote:
Originally Posted by rx-guru
I think the record gonna fly all the way with Gronholm behind the steering whell.
From the pressrelaese from Team Olsbergs MSE , Sweden:
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The two-Fiesta cars Olsberg Motor Sport Evolution set up with will be driven by rallycross star Andreas Eriksson and rally-legend Marcus Grönholm in the "Unlimited" class at the 19.3 kilometers long asphalt and gravel track with 156 curves.
Team rallycross-Fiesta is based on the entirely new Fiestan. The cars are four-wheel drive and is equipped with a Ford 2.0-liter Duratec engine of over 800 horsepower.
Rallycross-Fiestans suspension has been developed through a collaboration between Olsberg Motor Sport Evolution, Ohlin and Ford Europe's Team RS engineers, responsible for Ford's WRC car.
- "We worked day and night all winter to get Fiestan ready in time for the European championships and it was nice that it got a well deserved victory in Portugal in early May," said Eriksson. "We think it's exciting to take the car to the Pike's Peak and see what it can perform in such a unique race. This is a legendary event and we have already been and looked at the challenges we will face. I am convinced that Fiestan will belong to the top of the battle to beat the 10-minute record and that the car will make a good racing debut in the U.S.. "
(Swedish pressrelease)
Homepage of Andreas Eriksson http://www.fordteamrs.se/
the title scared me to be honest.....
Another name for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is "Race to the clouds". ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
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Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
No Rallycross cars, but a three-door (for Eriksson) and a five-door (for Grönholm) prototype built especially for the PPIHC. BTW, the new Fiesta Mk7 will not be on sale in the US before 2010.
yeah cars are 600bhp modified fiesta,s but basic model can be used for outings in Rally America championship later in year, i believe that is plan, also team what to break record which stands at 10mins 01 sec and do it in nine minutes!!!!!!!!!!! hmmmmmmmmm tall order , but lets hope so :)
Nine minutes are possibly somewhat confusing… The 9 should just stay in front of the new course record time they are focussing, therefore 9:59:999mins would be enough – if "Monster" Tajima (current record holder), British RX veteran Mark Rennison (Ford RS200 'Mach2') or any of those guys in a PPIHC 'Open Wheeler' are not faster.
I understood that both Fiesta engines should produce about 800bhp at the start (2862m) and still about 500bhp at the Finish/Summit (4301m). In that case they must have at least between 900 and 1000bhp at sea level…
If the Fiesta is any good, Bosse should break the record easily...
However the Suzuki is highly developed for this race so who knows...
Easily? Nothing can be done easily at the Pikes Peak!
Course record can only be broken, by whoever, if weather and track is perfect.