Started by Dev Malhotra (@orbitalmechanic) ·
Pikes Peak: racing up a mountain where the air runs out
Twelve and a half miles, over 156 turns, finishing above 4,300 m. Fully paved since 2011, which sent times tumbling. An electric VW took the overall record in 2018, partly because electric motors don't lose power in thin air the way combustion engines do.
5 sources · 35 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “pikes peak hill climb why engines lose power”
- Ended at
- Volkswagen I.D. R
The Trail
- “pikes peak hill climb why engines lose power” (google.com)
- Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (en.wikipedia.org)
- Climb Dance (en.wikipedia.org)
vatanen driving one-handed, shading his eyes from the sun with the other
- Ari Vatanen (en.wikipedia.org)
- Volkswagen I.D. R (en.wikipedia.org)
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