You may be aware the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was held last weekend. The outright winner was Nobuhiro Tajima in his Unlimited category Suzuki SX4. His time was 10:11.490; still noone has cracked the 10 minute barrier for the 20km course, which starts at 9,390 feet and ends at 14,110 feet.
Records were broken during last weekend’s action, though, and one of them was the qualifying time in the 2WD Time Attack class. It was set by Jeff Zwart in a Porsche 997 911 GT3 Cup car. Not happy with that, Zwart went on to knock a massive 38 seconds off the full race record for the class, as well.
The video of Zwart’s quali run is available after the break. It’s pure and has just the single camera angle from inside the cockpit. And while it might be missing the frantic beauty of the legendary Climb Dance, or even the cinematic heights of last year’s Peak Performance, it’s still a damn entertaining piece of footage. Turn your volume up to 11 and revel in the glorious noises from that Porsche drivetrain.
UPDATE: More info on Zwart’s record-breaking weekend can be read HERE.
[Thanks to Chris for the tip]
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Liam there was an aussie team over there this year, came 1st in there class http://meadesports.blogspot.com/2010/06/we-won.html
Thanks FL00DY, I’ve had someone else email me about that too. I’ll get to that later today with any luck.
is there anything a gt3 can’t do?
Jeff and Cath are good friends and they ahve done an absolutely great job on the peak. Had an sms from Jeff on Monday and was over the moon. Its a massive commitment to ship a car and compete in events overseads. Was hoping to be there to watch and help but was stuck at the Nurburgring playing with mates!!
Big congrats to Jeff and Cath for winnig their class. I’ve been enjoying watching their progress on FB
Jeff Zwart is a good guy too. He came out to Mt Buller a few years ago, and was approachable and full of tips and information
See what’s possible without an AUSmotive sticker 😉