Sebastien Loeb destroys pikes peak world record.
 

I think this is worthy of its own thread. Fucking incredible.
King of the Peak: Sebastien Loeb onboard POV video - Video | Red Bull Motorsports

I believe Peugeot spent a LOT of money and it showed. He beat the previous record by over a minute and a half but Millen (who held that record) also beat it and clocked in at 9:03 or something.

Loeb coming 40 seconds ahead of Millen's new best is a great accomplishment. I wonder if some other companies are going to drop some serious cash like peugeot did next year.

i like millen as a driver but loeb is arguably the best driver in the world. with equal cars i bet loeb could still take 10 seconds off of millens times.

The video was... amazing.

Wow, the first-person view (or as close as it can get) was WUNDERBAR.

Average speed of 145.1km/h vs the old average speed of 122.2km/h. Mind is blown.:sweetjesus:

I cant get over how terrifying that would be.

it seems peugeot spent all that money on the car and didnt give Loeb a Peugeot specific race suit. He is still wearing his regular Citroen one. I know they are under the same umbrella but if my company built a car that fast I would want everyone to know who built it.

mad skills.

Don't forget that the entire course was paved this year. Still, the gap between Loeb and Millen this year was insane.

Anyone know the specs of the car used?

With so many people on the sides thats gotta add a little pressure on the driver.

Saw this video a few days ago. Scares me how oblivious some people are.

Fuck what a bunch of assholes. I hope the driver would have the "animal on the road" instinct to just plow right through them if that happened, instead of the swerve to inevitable crash into the crowd.

^^This I would imaging is one advantage a Skilled Rally car driver has over other type of race car drivers. They are used to having spectators standing right next to the edge of pavements/track.