[ZX3_2NV]

It took 13 years for Rod Millen's 1994 Pikes Peak run to be toppled by Nobuhiro Tajima in 2007. And when Tajima set a new record of 10:01.408 in the Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special, there were doubts that time could ever be eclipsed. This weekend, those doubts could be put to rest by Mach 2 Racing and its specially-prepared Ford RS200.

Partnering with Avon Tires, the Essex-based motorsports firm has created the ultimate rally-bred Ford, packing a new turbo that boosts output to 950 hp, and then, for good measure, includes a 70-liter nitrous oxide tank to deliver another 200 hp for a total of 1,150 hp.

Manning the helm is ex-British Rallycross Champion, Mark Rennison, who maintains that the Pikes Peak-prepped RS200 could break the ten-minute mark over the 12-mile, 156-turn course. "If everything on the day goes right and the weather conditions are good beating the 10-minute barrier shouldn't be a problem," Rennison says in the release (after the jump), "But strange things happen at Pikes Peak, it's a unique event." To say the least. Expect the RS200's performance and the rest of the competitor's to be reported on over the weekend.

[Burnin21]

My god I want to drive that :lol:

[reldridge]

Oh god how I love the RS200... :wub:

[darkpuppet]

if a normal RS's motor had to be rebuilt after every 500 miles of hard driving, how long would this new engine last?

christ.. I've always loved the R/S... this is just too cool.

I never thought you could really improve on a group B rally car -- I could be wrong

[CanadaSVT]

My brother lives in Colorado Springs, just down from Pikes Peak. I've gotta go visit him before he moves next year!
The view from my nephew's bedroom window:

[NOS2Go4Me]

The stuff dreams are made of! It'll be interesting to see if they break the record or not!

[ZX3_2NV]

Get with the times the rally was last week no one broke the 10 min mark a Suzuki took home the unlimited class trophy.