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1,150-hp Ford Rs200 Going After - ZX3_2NV - 07-17-2009 It took 13 years for Rod Millen's 1994 Pikes Peak run to be toppled by Nobuhiro Tajima in 2007. And when Tajima set a new record of 10:01.408 in the Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special, there were doubts that time could ever be eclipsed. This weekend, those doubts could be put to rest by Mach 2 Racing and its specially-prepared Ford RS200. Partnering with Avon Tires, the Essex-based motorsports firm has created the ultimate rally-bred Ford, packing a new turbo that boosts output to 950 hp, and then, for good measure, includes a 70-liter nitrous oxide tank to deliver another 200 hp for a total of 1,150 hp. Manning the helm is ex-British Rallycross Champion, Mark Rennison, who maintains that the Pikes Peak-prepped RS200 could break the ten-minute mark over the 12-mile, 156-turn course. "If everything on the day goes right and the weather conditions are good beating the 10-minute barrier shouldn't be a problem," Rennison says in the release (after the jump), "But strange things happen at Pikes Peak, it's a unique event." To say the least. Expect the RS200's performance and the rest of the competitor's to be reported on over the weekend. 1,150-hp Ford Rs200 Going After - Burnin21 - 07-17-2009 My god I want to drive that :lol: 1,150-hp Ford Rs200 Going After - reldridge - 07-17-2009 Oh god how I love the RS200... :wub: 1,150-hp Ford Rs200 Going After - darkpuppet - 07-17-2009 if a normal RS's motor had to be rebuilt after every 500 miles of hard driving, how long would this new engine last? christ.. I've always loved the R/S... this is just too cool. I never thought you could really improve on a group B rally car -- I could be wrong 1,150-hp Ford Rs200 Going After - CanadaSVT - 07-30-2009 My brother lives in Colorado Springs, just down from Pikes Peak. I've gotta go visit him before he moves next year! The view from my nephew's bedroom window: 1,150-hp Ford Rs200 Going After - NOS2Go4Me - 07-31-2009 The stuff dreams are made of! It'll be interesting to see if they break the record or not! 1,150-hp Ford Rs200 Going After - ZX3_2NV - 07-31-2009 Get with the times the rally was last week no one broke the 10 min mark a Suzuki took home the unlimited class trophy.