1,150-hp Ford RS200 going after the record at Pikes Peak Hill Climb

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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>Mach 2 Racing Ford RS200 - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />It took 13 years for Rod Millen's 1994 Pikes Peak run to be toppled by <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/NobuhiroTajima/">Nobuhiro Tajima</a> in 2007. And when Tajima set a new record of 10:01.408 in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/SuzukiXL7HillClimbSpecial/">Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special</a>, 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mach-2-ford-rs200/">Mach 2 Ford RS200</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mach-2-ford-rs200/2145252/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/130709-a-avon_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mach-2-ford-rs200/2145253/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/130709avon_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/15/1-150-hp-ford-rs200-going-after-the-record-at-pikes-peak-hill-cl/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>1,150-hp Ford RS200 going after the record at Pikes Peak Hill Climb</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/15/1-150-hp-ford-rs200-going-after-the-record-at-pikes-peak-hill-cl/">1,150-hp Ford RS200 going after the record at Pikes Peak Hill Climb</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:34:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/15/1-150-hp-ford-rs200-going-after-the-record-at-pikes-peak-hill-cl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19097846/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/15/1-150-hp-ford-rs200-going-after-the-record-at-pikes-peak-hill-cl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>


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[StarAngel]

Thats a ford? Looks like a Toyota MR2

 

[kakarote]

see the decal on the side? That means it's a Ford! Doesn't it??

 

[Daniboy1983]

Coolest Ford I've seen in a long time. rear engine, front tranny, dual shocks at each corner, all wheel drive, and a 1.8 producing big numbers. They were made in the mid 80's specifically for rallying and are very rare.

 

[Fighting Sailor]

British Ford gentleman... They have a plant in essex (where those are built) also one in southern Wales. My Ex wife (being Welsh) saw my 97 GT Mustang for the first time and remarked "I didn't know you had Ford's in America".... "It's awfully big though"..
Ford is big in the European rally car circuit, along with Vauxhall (another ford subsidery). We dont hear much about here mainly due to the myopic general attitude here... Example F1 will never be as big as NASCAR dispite it being the #1 motorsport in the world. Soccer will never top Football etc...