A podium for the Alpine A110 at Pikes Peak

Engaged in the Pikes Peak Open, the category offering the greatest diversity, Alpine, with an A110 specifically developed for the most famous hill climb in the world, will have succeeded in its first, finishing 3rd in the general classification in all categories, with Raphaël Astier at the wheel.

Pikes Peak is a 19.93 km climb to the sky. 156 turns, with a start at 2,865 meters and a finish at 4,301 meters above sea level. Just ahead of a monster in the “Unlimited” category with the victory of Robin Shulte (Wolf TSC-FS) in 8’40”080 followed by Romain Dumas (8’47”682) at the wheel of a Ford SuperVan with an electric motor developing 1,400 horsepower, also registered in “Open” as the Alpine Pikes Peak tricolor.

A climb completed in 9’17”412 by Raphaël Astier

A project born at the end of autumn 2022, and based on the A110 GT4 Evo. The Alpine A110 Pikes Peak saw its engine go from 300 to almost 500 horsepower for the occasion, with specific work on the aero appendages and on the weight in order to lower its mass to 950 kg.

Emotions signed Raphaël Astier at the end of his race: “It was a great climb and the Alpine A110 Pikes Peak worked wonderfully. I tried to give it my all. We finished third overall, but also second in the Pikes Peak Open category behind the benchmark Romain Dumas and his electric car developing almost three times more power than ours. It’s not nothing and we can be proud of our performance for our first participation with Alpine. »

Same satisfaction for François Letort, project manager for the Alpine Pikes Peak operation: “Contrary to our habits, the rolling was quite limited, but we were able to work well without encountering any reliability problem to concentrate on our core business. , field, performance. The week of racing went well despite the impossibility of doing two days on the high section, the one requiring the most commitment with blind corners on the edge of the precipice. Despite this, Raphaël went to set his ideal time while beating our own simulations. He was able to put everything together to extract the full potential of the car. »

2023-06-26 06:23:35
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