The car, which is part of VW’s line of I.D. concept vehicles, is named simply I.D. R Pikes Peak. It’s a sleek, menacing look at the future of electric racing, and it’s going to make its ...

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Rhys Millen returns to the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb this year, driving a one-megawatt electric car developed in Latvia ... motor controllers and custom lightweight battery packs.

Each built its own completely custom silhouette racer ... play a huge part in developing the car. The team called in Randy Pobst as something of a Pikes Peak super-sub, who also happened to ...

The first Pikes Peak Hill Climb was held in 1916, promoted by famous entrepreneur Spencer Penrose. Since then, the hill climb has evolved from a local stock-car race into an international ...

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb presents ... cover a distance of approximately 15 miles when the car is driven at full speed. Its custom-built tyres have a similar lifespan, too.