Label: mountain speed race

Jun242018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Electric Volkswagen broke the record of the ascent to Pikes Peak

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Volkswagen’s IDR electric car, driven by Romain Dumas, was the first in the history of the Pikes Peak mountain speed race to complete the ascent in less than eight minutes. The Frenchman had to wait a bit for his performance, as the competitor flew off the track in front of him, injuring the spectator, and then completed the 19.9km long course in 7m, 57.148 seconds, thus breaking the record of 8m, 13.878 seconds, which he set up five years ago by Sebastien Loeb with a 3.2-liter Peugeot 208. “There was some fog on the track and the track was a bit damp in a few places,” Dumas said. "I'm happy with the result, but in the middle part I could go even faster if the bilasthesis was dry." The German carmaker set out for Colorado with the goal of breaking the record for electric vehicles, which previously stood at 9

Feb22016 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

VIDEO: Slovenian H-gearbox with "blades"

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In Žire, a small town at the end of the Poljanska valley, in a small private garage, Marko Mlakar is constantly diligently upgrading his racing VW Golf II, with which he competes in mountain speed racing. Instead of a sequential gearbox, Marko installed a system in the Golf, which, despite the "classic" H-gearbox, allows quick gear changes by pulling the steering wheel lever. The system leaves a deep impression on many people, as it is used by the legend during mountain races, Felix Pailer, for example in his Lancia Delta. The MME Motorsport electro-pneumatic system changes gears in just 0,08 seconds. You can see the operation in the video below, and you may meet the Golf and its creator in one of the mountain speed races this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLVy

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Rok Turk is also excellent in the mountain speed race

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Sunny Saturday and Sunday, a large number of spectators and 90 racers at the start of the 3900 meter long track between Todraž and Lučine - a recipe for a successful international mountain speed race Lučine 2015, in which Rok Turk also competed this year. We can usually see Rok competing in rallies, but because the goal of the course is in the home town of the OPV Šport club, of which Rok is also a member, this time he went to a mountain speed race. With a winding track, he performed excellently with the Peugeot 208 R2 and was at the finish in high 5th place in the overall ranking of the Slovenian national championship, the fastest and won in Division 2. "It was a pleasure to compete in the home race of OPV Sport. the number of spectators, the great atmosphere and the beautiful result in the end are the reasons why we can all be happy with ourselves

Avg262014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The twentieth performance of GHD Ilirska Bistrica

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This weekend will be marked by the Ilirska Bistrica mountain speed race, which will be the twentieth in a row, making it a motorsport event in Slovenia in terms of the number of performances only for the Saturnus rally and the Velenje rally. This year, in addition to the Slovenian and Austrian national championships, the race will also be considered the European championship, the highest competition in this automotive genre. For the second time in a row, the organization is taking place under the auspices of AŠ 2005, as unfortunately there is no motoring club in Ilirska Bistrica that would take over the organization. "This is an emergency solution," said its director, Dagmar Šuster, about the organization of the race by the Slovenian Motorsport Association. “It would be irreparable damage if we lost the race,” he added. As part of the race, the director of AŠ2005 also announced an organized meeting of alto vehicles

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Our drop in the ocean of a beloved sport

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Thus, behind us is this year's mountain speed race Lučine, where we had a lot of fun, as always, despite some mild sunburns. It is difficult to single out only one racer who impressed the most, as they all performed with passion, joy and for their own pleasure, as well as the pleasure of the spectators, risking their health, which reminded us of Primož's overturning after last year's Slavko Zorman accident in Ilirska Bistrica. Tavčar, a (fairly) new dad, at the exit of the ninth bend, which fortunately ended only with rolled sheet metal. You may have noticed stickers of your and our portal svet-hitrosti.com on some racing cars, for which I have to thank Aleš Žakl (Yugo 45), Janez Bogataj (Renault Clio) and Igor Pokorn (VW Polo 75), who kindly resigned advertising space where it would otherwise

Sep152013 by Blaž Štremfelj51 Comments

Beneš is the surprising winner of Buzet, Zajelšnik third

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The Czech Miloš Beneš is the surprising winner of this year's mountain speed race in Buzet. With a time of 2: 17.562, he was faster than his compatriot Otokar Kramski, and the third was Slovenian Patrik Zajelšnik. The favorite to win, Swiss Julien Ducommun did not reach the finish line due to a technical malfunction. His race car went out soon after the start of the second run, and so Ducommun was left without a win, which smiled on him after the fastest time of the first run. Both races were marked by numerous resignations and interruptions. The last one, which started at 13:30 p.m., did not end until after XNUMX p.m. The Slovenian national championship in mountain speed racing also ended with the race in Buzet. After the resignation of Rado Raspet and Milan Bubnič, Aleš Prek easily won a new victory and secured this year's title of national champion.

Sep152013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The fastest Swiss Ducommun in training

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At the 32nd Buzet Days in Buzet, Croatia, the fastest Swiss Julien Ducommun was in training, who covered the 5-kilometer track with an Osella FA 30 with a time of 2: 17.957, leaving behind the Czech Miloš Beneš and Otokar Kramski. Ducommun missed the first training session due to technical problems on the car. The Buzet Festival of Speed started on Friday with a car parade, and on Saturday 261 racers from twelve countries completed their training. 213 vehicles competed, including promotional racing cars, go-karts and front cars. As a result, the first workout lasted almost four hours and the second a little over three. The action was interrupted several times, once a little longer due to a spilled oil left on the track by Gianfranco Muzio. The Czech Martin Šipek was very lucky to succeed safely

Sep102013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

As many as 197 registered racers in Buzet

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More than 32 racers from ten European countries will take part in the 180nd Buzet Days. As many as nineteen formulas or prototypes will appear among them. The Croatians are most looking forward to the arrival of the Italian Simone Faggioli, who set a track record last year with a time of 2: 11.858. Buzet is traditionally the last stop of the European Mountain Speed Championship, so the highest places were awarded before this race. The racers here no longer had to drive at full speed, and the spectators were deprived of this. But this year the European champion will be crowned only after the race in Buzet! Among the formulas, Faggioli leads, but he does not have an elusive advantage over his compatriot Faust Bormolini. Faggioli therefore even canceled his appearance in the race of the Italian national championship, which

Sep42013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Markič is aiming for less than 3 minutes next season

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Robert Markič improved his personal best result by six seconds with his Peugeot 106 in the mountain speed race in Ilirska Bistrica with a time of 3: 06.78. After the race, he said he was happy with the result, despite setting a time of around three minutes and five seconds as his goal. "The goal was a time of around 3: 05.0 on slick tires, and the final result on" prints "was 3: 06.78," Markič wrote on Facebook. According to him, the time was achieved with a rather restrained ride, and he was also tempted by the bearing in the gearbox. "If the gearbox hadn't" roared ", I would probably have set the time around 3:05, and on better tires a second lower!" Robert, who also competes in the rally, is already thinking about the race next season. “I was happy with the position of the car, but maybe they are for go

Sep32013 by Blaž Štremfelj10 Comments

Known list of applicants for GHD Gorjanci

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The organizers of the Gorjanci mountain speed race announced the list of registered racers today. This year, it is only slightly reduced, especially as far as Slovenian racers are concerned, and according to the president of the organizing committee Viktor Levec, these are objective reasons. 66 racers registered for the race in Gorjanci, thirty of them Slovenes, and the organizers believe that this was due to the busy season. This year, four races for the national championship will take place in a month. Despite the small number of performers, it is a quality ensemble, as they also wrote on the official website of GHD Gorjanci. Eleven formulas or prototypes have been registered, and well-known and experienced racers will sit in them. One of them is Vaclav Janik, last year’s winner and former