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Driver61: "Or you can go full Adrian Newey and have a fa..." Gordon Murray: "Errr... Full what now?"

it was like group B rally

I'm pretty astounded that these cars can go so fast despite the weight of the ginormous balls the drivers have.

Moms In there suv going 120 in Germany would win

Michel Mouton the best ever!

Such a great job narrating. If you are writing your script Well Done.

Active systems control is crucial for new speed records

Blablabla.... And the sound ?

5:40 is every ricers dream

Now go down it

Said I wonder if you know...

Yo I just had this million dolalr idea let AIs drive those crazy machines so we could make them even faster and more dangerous with little or no need for safety features. Imagine the craziness racing can get when we don't need to worry about that driver behind the wheel going home to his kids.

that crash was terrifying. I can't fucking believe that the driver survived that 130mph wreck. Damn some impressive engineering and probably luck/

Looks like a good place to get shitfaced and stomp on the accelerator

It's worth noting that the aero wings are only that huge to generate down force _at lower speeds_ than an F1 car races at. On a course like this cornering speed is where time is gained rather than on the straights so grip is king.

4:23 What about the actual real-life Chaparrel and Brabham fan assisted cars? Trust Red Bull to invent something that already existed and make a lot of PR about it..

Isn’t it funny how someone can fly off a mountain into trees at a high speed, getting bruises and be fine. But a soccer/football player can twist their ankle and need to be taken away by stretcher. How are they real sports but racing isn’t to these people

He will heart this (I hope so)

2:58 It STARTS thin - over 5000 feet elevation at the BOTTOM - and gets a lot worse. My poor Celica was VERY UNHAPPY by the time I got to the top.

0:09 I've DRIVEN Pikes Peak - back when the higher part of it was still gravel. (no, I wasn't in the race - just wanted to see the course the one and only time I was ever in the area). Aero is mostly a waste except for DOWNFORCE on the very fastest parts of that road, but might be more important now that they HAVE paved it all.

The real Pikes Peak is the old track without asphalt. These guys in the past must have balls of steel

Wish you had covered any of the 2 wheel records.

"Beating Loen at pikes peak" Summoning Salt music starts playing

I always wonder why scientists go through all the trouble to define SI-units just so a handful of people are still able to ignore them completely ^^ 87 miles an hour. What a pleasure ^^

I kinda want F1 to be that kind of crazyland within a certain budget. So you really can see the true genius of the engineers.

Get the 919 Hybrid Evo in there!

I’ve raced Pikes Peak and I can confirm it’s the coolest racing event in the US

4:23 potentually you can go full ...what ?

so, no car limits, no track protection is all good. While Group B with power, weight and tech limits with sort of protected tracks is now banned...

They will never be at the same level as Group B

I might try a turboshaft jet engine from a helicopter, with six or even eight wheels and sucking some of the engine air from under the car when braking and turning. Multiple wheels would allow much more down force without destroying the tires. The goal would be 4G's acceleration, braking, and cornering - just on the limit of what a driver could stand. Also probably computer-enhanced steering and traction control to prevent sliding off the hill. Basically use some of the tricks that drag racers use to get 5G acceleration, including different tires inspired by top fuelers.

Ive driven up pikes peak multiple times, I could never imagine racing up it...

This is what the modern WRC should be like

It is called density altitude!!!

Wait if you made a light nimble and fast quad turbo car with high downforce i might be the fatstes car there and because of the four turbos you would have a lot more air in the engine.

Lets all remember one of the first pikes peak cars we were introduced to. Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak.

Why don't you just bring a plane on Pikes Peak if they don't have any rules other than safety

Never fails to amaze me how safe some cars and vehicles have become, a 130 mph crash careening into trees, and he got nothing more than a few bruises. If this doesn't blow your mind, it should.

So they turbo charge the car and the driver? 1:48

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Wait, this dude crashed at 200kph into a bunch of trees and is unharmed? Thats absolutely mad

I didn't know there wasn't any regulation. Good video!

Too many badverts, i lost interest.

Electric cars are so cool!

Basically Group B rally's descendant.

“Power to weight ratio” and “Less air at high elevation” This means advantageous for electric vehicles, I wonder if how many participants comes with electric motors... Fuel are much lighter than batteries, and batteries are prone to overheating, but the power to weight of electric motors can be far higher than that of the combustion engines, and more weight is saved on the gears.

still saying speed in mph? come on...

This is called racing. Formula 1 should be like this. No limits on engine ,speed or downforce ,only safety regulations. With all the regulations and limitations it has turned in to a political circus when everyone tries to find a loophole or break the rules without getting noticed. Simply unwatchable.

Paving destroyed Pikes Peak - it introduced .... grip. It's like a F1 circuit in the mountains. The times of paved and pre-paved era are not comparable.

If there aint no rules just use a helicopter

are motorcycles allowed?

Why not use a plane?

Newey was using Gordon Murray's fan car and the difference Murray actually built the thing

0:44 That damn sound...

I felt compelled to subscribe after watching for about six minutes and being asked to do so because they would appreciate it. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the exciting video and found the commentary to be quite informative and professional while being easy to nderstand. I never felt as if I were being talked down to. I really look forward to more videos from these people. Thank you for an amazing drive!

Man...id love to get ahold of an indy car engine and throw it into my old broken 96 firebird, or maybe a massive electric motor. I think it'd be hilarious either way.

>full adrian newney sounds like someone forgot about chaparral.

Does this mean you could basically bring a car with a propeller and fly to the top?

The fancy fortnight luckily twist because factory socially train barring a lyrical sex. wet, boiling milkshake

It's a shame It's all paved now, it was much more intresting when there was tarmac and dirt mixed up

'Air being forced upwards, and less downforce on the car'. That is total bullshit. The air being pushed upwards just causes drag, the downforce comes from the low pressure zone below/behind the wing.

This channel is gold.

since i'm not a crazy fast pro driver with a car that has double the downforce as weight, whats the speed limit for normal people?

I think Pikes Peak should be a track in Gran Turismo.

Kinda suprised the 1978 Brabham fan car was not mentioned with the fictional redbull downforce car.

Wait, no rules..... so.... rockets?

quick question: can you like pump air from oxygen bottles into engines? I know its very heavy, isnt it worth it tho?

New subscriber here. It today’s tech era, it’s hard to not lose interest in a video within seconds and you do a great job at balancing how much information you’re giving us and not making videos too long to not even bother starting them. Also appreciate the medium depth of information you provide. Not too crazy in depth as well as starting from the very basics for those of us that don’t have a clue.

Insert initial D joke here.

Can you be more stupid? Answer: nope

"Go full Adrian Newey and have a fan under your car like the Red Bull X2019" Gordon Murrary: "am i a joke to you?"

subscribed, yes love the videos, thank you, keep them coming

Elecric

Trailblazer? :P

Honnigans gymkhana pike speak with the 1500hp hoonicorn v2

I literally just last month found an AWESOME neew coffee called "Pikes Peak Blend" now this random ass video.... ;O

Tesla should try this out, have they?

I want to see Porsche give the 919 evo to Loeb and see how fast a car can really go.

You should've atleast mentioned the Audi Quattro S1's eternal record that it set before the last part of the track was paved

1:16 Drift?!?!??

This video is only intro, What does it take to win pikes peak, what happens when you let engineers do their best without limitation, bla bla

Isle of man of cars!

This is like suicide but with extra speed

I wish they did some dope drifts :/

If you work for Danfoss, it is very hard to listen to this video without thinking what Danfoss has to do with Pikes Peak... XD

S U Z U K I E S C U D O ! ! !

He hit a tree at 130MPH in a car with no airbag.... and lived. Someone somewhere loves him very much.

One time me and my family went to the top of pikes peak and rode our bikes down the entire thing, but halfway through I crashed and broke my wrist

Unless the security regulation requires an ejection seat and a parachute you can count me out!

this is some different kind of track limits

Omg he missed public by a few feet 😱

What they absolute need is DRS wings... cant imagine cars without them anymore. open in straight parts, massive downforce in turns. Great to see them allowed in these class

The Dallenbach Special is more like a Pikes Peak f1 car

Some cars depending on method of engine aspiration can lose as much as 50% of their power by time they've reach the top

Does Elon Musk know about this event?

"you could go full Adrian Newey"....and do the thing that Gordon Murray does....

I was there the year that Loeb won. I stood right next to it when it launched on a practice run and I could feel it shake the ground. It was actually kind of terrifying.

3:31 Heart rate of 188, is there really that many G's going on?

I am under the impression that an electric car would demolish the engine ones.