Romain Dumas wins Pikes Peak 2014

Posted on 30-06-2014 at 9:55 pm by CasperH – 2 Comments”

The winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans now has the legendary Pikes Peak hillclimb on his name.

Romain Dumas is a collector of legendary trophies. The best man won in the past, including the 24 hours of Le Mans (LMP1 and GTE Pro, this year, fourth in the LMP1 class with the Porsche 919), the 24 hours of Nürburgring, the 24 hours of Spa Francorchamps and the 12 hours of Sebring. Since this weekend, he can see the Pikes Peak Hill Climb add.

The second oldest race in the United States was yesterday by Dumas won, after he already the fastest in all the trainings and the qualification. In 2012, Dumas the fastest rookie and he was second. This year, he left Greg Tracy and Hiroshi Masuoka from Mitsubishi just behind, the difference with the number 2, was less than 2.4 seconds on the 156 turns counting circuit of nearly 20 miles long. With a total time of 9:05:801 continued the record of his fellow countryman Sébastien Loeb well out of range. Dumas won in a special for the hillclimb-developed car, the Norma M20 RD Limited.

The hillclimb was unfortunately marred by a tragic accident. The 54-year-old motorcycle rider Bobby Goodin died tragically just after the finish line.