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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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Continental Divide Hill Climb

Decided to convert the PPIHC Evo back to gravel spec for the weekend and go for a record. The car has some damage from PPIHC, but thankfully many of the parts damaged were from 'tarmac spec' so it was just a matter of swapping parts to get it back up and running.

The AMS powerplant with high altitude MoTeC tuning hasn't missed a beat all season and has provided as much power as we could make use of (arguably too much on dirt). This hillclimb goes from 8,500 feet at the startline to ~10,500 in just over two miles...its straight up!

http://youtu.be/xtVYRcB-1Ts

Click the link to check out the full writeup:

http://racekern.com/Kernracing/2011/...de-hill-climb/

Thanks for reading guys!

Dave
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Nice! I love that sound. (the engine, not the gravel)
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 02:41 AM
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Great camera location on the wing! The drop off and mirror almost hitting the trees says it all!
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 03:38 AM
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Great Video, outstanding driving!
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 04:32 AM
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Awesome
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 06:55 AM
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That's nuts....makes the armco at Watkins Glen look the same as driving in a pasture....
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 07:24 AM
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Too cool man! Awesome job and congrats on the new record!!

Cheers,

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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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Nice job! I love Colorado mtn roads.
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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Awesome vid. Thanks for sharing.
And congratulations on the record!!!

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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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Thanks guys! I was super psyched that one of my friends made it out and was able to capture some out of car footage...especially that he was at the last hairpin where you can really see the flat tire.

Dave
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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Your crazy Dave.

Good Job!

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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Your crazy Dave.

Good Job!

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understatement of the year
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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'I am a driving god!'

I think this applies. Gratz on the record

Last edited by mpb6990; Sep 23, 2011 at 11:01 PM.
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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Yeah, with how it rips through 1st and 2nd gear I'd say you are making enough powerz - not easy to drive at that level; Nice Work on keep it on the road and going full out.
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 07:59 AM
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just whoa....
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