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Old 04-19-10, 10:32 PM
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0-60mph, 1.6 secs, 1000hp, in 2.1 liter engine... Is this even possible!

http://jalopnik.com/5520353/this-has...drive-car-ever
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Old 04-19-10, 10:38 PM
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1. I love how he stalled the car at the beginning

2. holy pollution!

3. I salute those brave souls who stayed on the side of the track when Rod fights hard to keep control of the car. I would've booked it the moment I saw tires on the grass.

4. dumbass Rover driver
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Old 04-19-10, 10:40 PM
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OMG
what a squirelly little "truck"

id have to be quite insane to be driving that
thats way more HP than the tires can handle in the wet in that kind of gearing!

i wonder if this broke the record for speed
if not, maybe it broke the record for most amount of black exhaust?

lol at the end where he almost rear ended that FIA LR

id be **** scared if i was in the audience watching that car swiveling towards me
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Old 04-19-10, 10:48 PM
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Lol at the LR driver at the end, did he not see that monster coming behind him ?

Yes, it's definitely possible. That is basically a Toyota race engine in there .

The Pikes Peak Tacoma is one of the legendary Rod Millen Pikes Peak machines, along with the Pikes Peak Celica.

Both vehicles feature small 4 cylinder Toyota engines making crazy power. The Pikes Peak Celica broke the lap record at Pikes Peak in 1994 that stood all the way until 2007.

The Pikes Peak Tacoma is a multiple class winner.
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oh my goodness that truck is insane
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That's a truck?
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I think the only thing that comes from a Toyota on that is the engine and the badge lol. On Millen's website it said 850HP, 1100 lb-ft 0-60 < 4sec. Still freaking insane.
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Rod needs to stick it to Rhys. We need another Toyota powered pikes peak champ to hold the record for another 13 years.
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Old 04-20-10, 06:53 AM
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p.s. the 3SGTE/503E is a masterpiece of 4 cyl engineering.
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The only thing that's from an OEM "Tacoma" is the name. But, good GOD what a BEAST!!!
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Originally Posted by MR_F1
Rod needs to stick it to Rhys. We need another Toyota powered pikes peak champ to hold the record for another 13 years.
Agreed. Rhys is not as good as his father was IMHO.

Originally Posted by MR_F1
p.s. the 3SGTE/503E is a masterpiece of 4 cyl engineering.
+1.
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Amazing, looks like a real handful. I enjoyed the grass trimming too.
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this-has-got-to-be-the-most-difficult-to-drive-car-ever
With the possible exception of the NHRA Funny-Car and Top-Fuel classes that do 300-MPH in the quarter-mile, I can't say I would disagree with that statement.

And 1000 HP out of only 2.1 liters....damn, that has got to be some stress on the internal block parts.

And, on top of that, the guy obviously has guts. The hairpin turns on the Pikes' Peak road, particularly higher up the mountain, with no guard rails, leave little or no room for error........it's a long way down.
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Old 04-20-10, 08:51 PM
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this car is so famous, someone modded it into GTA: San Andreas game
http://games.softpedia.com/screensho...kes-Peak_1.jpg

lol

and there are hot wheels made for it
http://www.kennyscollectibles.com/im.../pikespeak.jpg



lol
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Just found this lying around.

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