The SuperTruck run ended up being slower than the SuperVan’s although, which completed final 12 months in 8:47.682. Ford reported that there was some unnamed technical problem in the course of the run that introduced Dumas and the SuperTruck to a whole cease on the course for a couple of moments. Ford estimated that it value the run about 26 seconds. Regardless, that will nonetheless depart house between SuperTruck and the general Pikes Peak report of below 8 minutes. That report is owned by Dumas, however behind the wheel of the VW ID.R.
Becoming a member of Ford and Wolf Racing on the rostrum was Hyundai. One in all its Ioniq 5 N Time Assault automobiles completed in 9:30.852 with Dani Sordo on the wheel. It was one in every of a trio of Ioniq 5 Ns that completed, one being one other Time Assault automobile, and the opposite being a principally inventory instance. That inventory instance, although, apparently had a powertrain calibration particular for Pikes Peak. That roughly inventory Ioniq 5 N completed twenty sixth total and third within the Exhibition class, which all three Hyundais participated in. Its time was 10:49.267 with Ron Zaras driving.
The fourth and remaining entry within the Exhibition class was the quad-motor Rivian R1T. Whereas ending final in school may appear disappointing, that is not likely the case. Gardner Nichols drove the Rivian up the hill in 10:53.883. That is about 30 seconds quicker than final 12 months’s Rivian run, which is a serious enchancment. And being about 4.6 seconds behind a a lot smaller automobile just like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is not too shabby both, particularly as every have been principally inventory fashions. Rivian additionally claims the quickest manufacturing pickup truck report up the hill.