…and then watch ‘Climb Dance’ UPDATED: VW has uploaded the full video of its Pikes Peak record run
Volkswagen set an overall record of 7min 57.148sec at Pikes Peak last weekend with its electric I.D. R unlimited racer with Romain Dumas at the wheel, and you can watch the highlights of that run below.
How does this compare to classics such as ‘Climb Dance’ – the incredible footage of Ari Vatanen’s record-breaking run in his Peugeot 405 T16 in 1988? We’ve embedded that below for your viewing pleasure.
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Britain’s Robin Shute completed his hat-trick at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado, USA on Sunday. The California-based expat, who hails originally from Norfolk, won for the third time…
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