Such a tough course with very little room for error. These drivers are in another class, I can't imagine having to memorize all of that and then running through it at full tilt. I love the Radical V8 setup. Suzuki needs to put out a car based on that setup. Suzuki needs to give the american market another shot.

@sten4982

14 күн бұрын

Sadly if its not a 8 litre engine with 300hp and drinks 10 gallons to the mile pick up truck, Americans wouldn't be interested. I am so sick of seeing big American pick trucks that are the size of a lorry in a shopping center car-park.

@DM-wp9vq

4 күн бұрын

Sadly you're spot on Sten.. Countless 'Muricans think is big stupid truck is the best there is. Or some garbage from Chrysler/Fiat/Stellantis. I love cars like the kind that Lotus, Alpine, MG, TVR, Austin Healey, Triumph, Morris, Sunbeam, AC, Toyota (JDM), Honda (JDM), Suzuki (JDM), Diahatsu (of course JDM), Nissan (JDM), Mazda (JDM), Tommy Kaira (JDM only), Mitsubishi (JDM), Lancia, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Porsche (mostly old, pre-2000), old Audis, innies (kidding), Citroen, Opel, Vauxall, Jensen, old VW's, old Jags, old Mercs, old Rovers, & Renault to name just a bunch. Then stuff like Pagani, Ferrari, Lamborghini, a few cool Fiats, and kf course Seat. That Ibiza Cupra Cup Car is amazing af! And the Seat Leone. Many many cars. Classic trucks and classic American cars have their place as well, and classic off-roaders like a International Scout/Scout2, and a Jeep Grand Wagoneer (the originals) are also prettty choice. They all have their place to shine. Rally Cars are my favourite!

One of my favourite cars in the world!

@ruddgrandprix-speedrunraci8515

15 күн бұрын

Agree.

So so much nicer sounding than a turbo , Looks similar to the Darrian from the 90’s rally scene.

Italy's pikes pike that's one hell of a road, the poor gearbox on that lotus. Great driver too.

That run was a blast!!! It's just fun to watch the sequential lever move when he uses the paddles. Wish they gave a tour of that setup.

Wow!! Incredible car!!

@redbarchetta8782

15 күн бұрын

And astounding driver!

Instead of forced induction or a typical engine swap, the builder of this hillclimb car decided to drop in a Hartley V8. That's a custom-built, made-to-order V8 built from two Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle engines.😮

Absolutely AWESOME. On boards with telemetry are perfect and the occasional outside shot adds to this even more

Absolutely glorious. These motorcycle heads allow so much revs, magnificent

It's funny, I literally mentioned in the comments for the HCM video on the AMG swapped Lotus recently that the Hartley V8 would be an interesting engine to drop into a Lotus Hill Climb or Time Attack car. It's just as glorious as I'd imagined : ]

Superb👏🏼

Very few engine notes makes you want to play the home game of Roar with the Race Car quite like a Busa V8! Add: I'm guessing it's some kind of wizardry between the engine and whatever gearbox they run in this car, but that thing has crazy weird gear ratios vs what you'd expect. 1&2 seemed to rip forever, then the rest is Real short ratio bang and go. Marvelous to see it all work though!

@unknown_phara0h_597

14 күн бұрын

Busa v8 is based of the Hayabusa bike motor.. that's why it's short gear ratio to help control the power just like the bike. Sounds just like a busa, with a v8 roar.

This thing flys ... 👍🚀🛸

Espectacular ❤

My jaw was danglin open for most of that run. Especially the parts early on where there's a go off and you're dead cliff with and without railing. I wanna sound deaden that car, put in a full interior, remove every sticker/decal on it and paint it a pearl and metallic British Racing Green, with 3-piece 5 spoke Rotoform wheels that match the wheel and tire sizes already on it. Plus some air bagged sus to lift it for speed bumps and driveways. A super quiet exhaust system for normal use with cut-outs that run to full race outlets that would open on full-throttle and stay open until closed by way of push button. Then daily drive that monster everywhere!

Excellent stuff! :)

The thoughest track I've ever seen 🎉bravo 💥👏

I can't tell why/when they decide to use the paddle vs hand shifter. maybe they prefer hand but it's too tiring or slow for such a long climb

@Rinzler20

15 күн бұрын

Hand lever for upshifting, paddle for downshifting, left hand rarely leaves the steering wheel so it's an ideal location to place it.

@user-tc7fp1nu6t

15 күн бұрын

​@Rinzler20 they use the paddles for up and down shifting through the whole video.

@Rinzler20

15 күн бұрын

You're right, he does. Didn't notice it at the beginning but seems like he starts to use the lever more often towards the later half.

@hulking_presence

15 күн бұрын

@@user-tc7fp1nu6t "they" 😂

@briangriffith3985

15 күн бұрын

maybe had a problem on the upshift paddle

Hill climbing is by far my favourite style of driving. I don’t compete or anything, but I’ve got a decent little car, and it just loves the hair pins. Almost as much as me😊.

I need a car and I will drive this hill. Amazing 👌🏼

Wow magnifique !

So awesome 💪🏾

Perfect race car

My days of Circuit Racing in open Sportscars were Not a Patch on the Skill needed for this discipline!

You couldn't pay me to ride with these guys....but when I was young and immortal, I would have loved to race one up it. Lol

The Hartley V8 is such an underrated motor. Most people don’t know you can make over 500hp from that tiny thing and if built far enough can likely push 550 naturally aspirated horsepower out of 3.3 liters at 11,000-12,000rpm. I don’t doubt you could get over 550hp if you threw enough money at it. Mean little machine this is

I owned a lotus Elise Exige and it was wild I wish it was as crazy as this though

Glued to the road.

I want 1 of those...

What is this course? Is it longer than Pikes Peak or Nordschleife? What is the elevation gain? What is the weight of the engines and the car itself? Sorry, I'm really fascinated and mesmerized by this godly performance. The track is so long and technical that a co-driver with pace notes wouldn't be out of place. Once again, Bravo

Mega fast Lotus

WoW ! that’s like Monaco but way way WAY better, and what a car 👍✌️🇬🇧

Nice I did this one in a F1 car... In Assetto Corsa

I can’t wait for the bmw i8 with 4 1000c bike engines 😍

I was Wall riding all the way up in assetto corsa on this course 😅

Super der Opel speedster ❤

i like how the 1st gear is very long but the rest are really short

is it rally ss?

Some guys play air guitar. If I owned this car, I'd be divorced 😅

Trento Bondone 🥰

si salva, ingenuamente pence que la tranquilidad era real.😢

Great video, driving and onboards, but why oh why did he need to upshift manually most of the time!?

@tidakadaide

13 күн бұрын

He is doing it manually all of the time, just with paddles instead of the lever at times.

@olspanner

13 күн бұрын

@@tidakadaidePoor choice of words on my part, of course he is doing it manually. But why use the lever to upshift?

@tidakadaide

13 күн бұрын

@olspanner could be saving air possibly, or just easier for him at the time, maybe.

Where is this awesome stretch of tarmac located? More like a rally stage than hillclimb!

@HillClimbMonsters

15 күн бұрын

Check the description ;)

@innerhammer

15 күн бұрын

My quick survey on the Google Map showed me that the starting point is at 46°04'37.3"N 11°05'53.6"E(Street view even shows the starting grid) and the goal is just in front of Hotel Vason(of Mount Bandone) 46°02'21.5"N 11°03'28.9"E.

@Romoto131

15 күн бұрын

@@innerhammer exactly what I was looking for! Much appreciated

Пффф, он просто ещё на Приоре не ездил!

I didn't know it downshift when you break that's awesome

@Pibschiii13

15 күн бұрын

he is downshifting with a pedal behind the steeringwheel

@Boonexctf

15 күн бұрын

It is a sequential transmission, it does not do anything automatically. He can change gear from the hand shifter or the two paddles.

@cracyzero666rat

15 күн бұрын

@@Boonexctf I notice that after 😀

Well. It's quite brisk.

It sounds like an older F1 car

idk, it's like this combination was meant to be

😧🚀💪👏👏👏👍

He downshifts with the paddle but upshifts...manually? Why?

@dco0l

15 күн бұрын

Sequential paddle shifters are usually pneumatically actuated. You can either have a compressor and an air tank to provide the pneumatics or simply a bottle of high-pressure compressed air. I imagine the driver is using the latter as it's quite a bit lighter but then you only have a limited amount of shifts before the bottle runs empty and you have to refill it. It looks like the driver is only using the pneumatic paddle shifting when it's absolutely necessary to keep both hands on the wheel (mostly under braking and in long turns while accelerating). When it isn't he's using the mechanical/ manual lever to preserve air. This is just an assumption, though.

the track just longer than pikes peak

that s an europa

Kph😵‍💫

@hulking_presence

15 күн бұрын

Lol I honestly once thought "is this 60 minutes kind of hour or is this an american hour? Like, how many minutes is there in an american hour?" 😂

so it downshifts on its own??

@CM-tc6pp

14 күн бұрын

Nvm, I see there are paddles...

Just a squirt of boost would be nice.

europe's pikes peak?🤷🏾‍♂️

@HillClimbMonsters

15 күн бұрын

One could say that..but Trento-Bondone deserves recognition by itself too ;)

Manual shift? Auro shift? Wtf?

@veljkopeljko

15 күн бұрын

sequential transmission

@varneo2083

15 күн бұрын

pedal shift look closer

Filmed with a potato, from 1986 ..