All-new Range Rover Sport as the 2013 Pikes Peak Official Pace Car
The all-new Range Rover Sport was confirmed as the official Pace Car for the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Known as the 'Race to the Clouds', the annual event on America's Mountain in Colorado is famous for its spectacular location and unforgiving nature, with much of the 12.4 mile course lined by steep drops down the mountain side. Earlier this month, the Range Rover Sport negotiated the 12.42-mile course, which has 156 corners and ascends from 9,390 feet (2,860m) above sea level to 14,110 feet (4,300m), in just 12 minutes 35.61 seconds – an average speed, from a standing start, of 59.17 mph (95.23 kph). The record was set in a Range Rover Sport powered by a 510hp 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine, the vehicle altered from production specification only in the fitment of a roll cage and harness seatbelts to meet racing safety requirements.
On the record run, the Range Rover Sport was driven by Pikes Peak specialist Paul Dallenbach. The pace car was driven by veteran motorsports competitor and official Gay Smith, of Colorado Springs. Smith was the 1974 Rookie of the Year on Pikes Peak and has served on the event’s Board of Directors for 20 years.
This year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has attracted 157 competitors (70 cars and 87 motorcycles), with drivers and riders from 16 nations. The entry is headlined by World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb.
Credits: Oneshift News Team
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