"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
06/30/2015 at 11:25 • Filed to: None
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"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
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New Acura NSX acting as the official pace car for the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.
Although I really quite like this photo, too:
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Wheelerguy
> MarquetteLa
06/30/2015 at 11:31 |
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The New NSX. Few cars in its tier will be able to punch way above its own weight. Unless an M version of the i8 is in the works.
E92M3
> MarquetteLa
06/30/2015 at 11:32 |
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Don’t the racers go up one at a time as fast as possible, or at least staggered minutes apart? I don’t understand what the pace car is for?
OPPOsaurus WRX
> E92M3
06/30/2015 at 11:38 |
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i bet it checks for a clear track at the beginning. If its like Mt Washington race, they all go to the top and then come down in one large group, probably led by the NSX
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MarquetteLa
> E92M3
06/30/2015 at 11:39 |
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Yes, you are correct. The pace car was the first car to run the mountain. It made sure the track was clear, spectators weren’t in god-awful places, and provided Acura with a nice marketing avenue for their sponsorship dollars (it worked). Plus, it was cool as fuck to see a brand new NSX run up Pikes at a good tilt.
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E92M3
> MarquetteLa
06/30/2015 at 12:09 |
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Ohhhh! Thanks for clarifying!