King of the hill: Ford wins Pikes Peak hill climb with F-150 EV

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Ford has won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event with an F-150 electric prototype. Read on for everything you need to know from CAR.

Ford has claimed an overall victory at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event, besting 60 other competitors with a juiced up,The circa 1,600bhp monster– known as the SuperTruck – was piloted by seasoned Ford EV specialist and former 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Romain Dumas.

Dumas could’ve potentially set a faster final result time this year had he not experienced a technical issue within the first few corners of his run. Instead of retiring, the French veteran was able to perform a reset on the car while stationary, then continue his climb up to an incredible victory. First held in 1916, race day tasks competitors with ascending a 12.42 mile track to the summit of the Pikes Peak mountain as fast they can – a course that includes over 156 turns and 2,862m of elevation change between the starting line and the chequered flag.

 

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