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2022 Porsche 911 SVRSR \u201cHoonipigasus\u201d #43<\/strong>
Pilot: K. Block
Team: Hoonigan Racing Division<\/em>
Race: DNS (PPO class) at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2022<\/strong>
Spark - S7789 (resin)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Published 04\/04\/25<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born on November 21, 1967, Kenneth Paul Block<\/strong> began his motorsports career in 2005. By 2007, he was racing in the WRC. Concurrently, he was co-founder of DC Shoes and formed the Monster Rally Team, later renamed as Hoonigan Racing Division. However, what made Ken Block world-wide famous were his \u201cGymkhana\u201d videos. In the 10 videos, Block does absurd stunts driving a Ford (though the first two were with Subarus). To withstand the absurd punishment the stunts entailed, his cars were always heavily<\/strong> modified. Though he mostly used a Ford Fiesta, perhaps his best-known car is the Hoonicorn<\/strong>. The car started out as a 1965 Mustang, however Hoonigan transformed it into a 1030 kW (1400 hp) \/ 1695 Nm behemoth<\/a>. The videos were always masterfully produced, and later on he also did some special editions. Like going up Tianmen Mountain onboard a F-150 (\u201cHoonitruck\u201d<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Hoonipigasus has GPS height-adjusted suspension based on previous year\u2019s telemetry \ud83d\ude32.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb (\u201cThe Race to the Clouds<\/em>\u201d), officially began in 1916. Located in Colorado, Pikes Peak is the highest summit in the southern part of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The track is 19.99 km long, with over 156 turns with an elevation gain of 1440 m. With a convoluted layout and the huge increase in altitude, the event is very demanding to both pilots and machines. After World War II the race steadily gained popularity, and nowadays it\u2019s the world\u2019s most famous hill climb race. In 2005, when Ken Block started rallying, he attempted the climb, with a Group N rally car (Subaru WRX STI). In 2017 he went back to Pikes Peak – though not for the race, but for one of his videos. That was when he made \u201cKen Block’s Climbkhana: Pikes Peak<\/em>\u201d<\/a> (where he drove the Hoonicorn V2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Because of the drivetrain\u00b4s layout, the transmission tunnel goes through the cockpit at shoulder height down to the front axle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
While Climbkhana is uber cool (going up the mountain sideways<\/em>), it was not<\/em> the race. For Ken Block, Pikes Peak was one of the major influences for him to start racing. That being so, he always wanted to do the official race, competing in the Pikes Peak Open (Unlimited) class. As luck would have it, BBi Autosport had a successful race in 2021. And for 2022, they had the idea of building a radical Porsche to win Pikes Peak in the PPO class. So, they asked Block if he would drive the car and if the Hoonigan team would help build it. Together with engineer Joe Scarbo and artist Trevor \u201cTrouble\u201d Andrew, they came up with the Hoonipigasus<\/strong>. In a nutshell, the Hoonipigasus is a 1030 kW (1400 hp) twin-turbo all-wheel drive 911 beast. And to make it even cooler, the livery is a homage to the Pink Pig<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1030 kW on tap and just 1000 kg\u2026 Yep, it\u2019s fast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
BBi bought a junk chassis and body of a 911 to use as the mold. They then built a spatial tube-frame chassis and installed a 4.0 2016 GT3-R flat-6 in front of the rear axle. With the gearbox behind<\/em> the engine! BBi absurdly modified the engine, and with two (huge!) Garrett turbochargers and drinking methanol, it delivered around 1030 kW. Obviously, the body is all carbon fiber, built in Sweden. Yet, as impressive as the drivetrain sounds, probably the real marvel is the aerodynamics. Since the air density up the mountain is 40% less, they had to go to extremes to generate enough downforce and cooling. Therefore, the car has a multitude of canards, a HUMONGOUS rear wing<\/a>, huge front and rear splitters, etc. That translates to 1820 kg (!) of downforce at 256 km\/h at sea level. Up the mountain though, that\u2019s way less. Yep, Pikes Peak ain\u2019t simple\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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