Large-body Challenger and Charger to tackle 2019 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Scorching on the heels of Thursday’s reveal of the brand new 2020 Dodge Charger Widebody comes affirmation beforehand revealed idea of the automotive, primarily based on the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody, will tackle the 2019 Pikes Peak Worldwide Hill Climb on June 30.
The idea is identical automotive proven in March through the Spring Fest Mopar gathering in California. It will likely be pushed in Pikes Peak’s Exhibition class, with Randy Pobst hopping behind the wheel.
Plenty of modifications have been made to make sure it may deal with the challenges of Pikes Peak. A precedence is the personalized engine calibration geared toward sustaining efficiency within the skinny air near the summit. Keep in mind, the race begins at 9,390 ft and the air will get considerably thinner as you progress as much as the end line at 14,115 ft.
2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and Scat Pack Widebody
The engine is the Hellcat’s acquainted 6.2-liter supercharged V-Eight, which is rated at 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. It is also been fitted with a race-spec exhaust for the run, whereas the for security, the automotive has been fitted with an FIA-spec roll cage, racing seat and a gasoline cell changing the manufacturing gasoline tank.
In any other case, the automotive largely matches the inventory Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody that is as a consequence of hit dealerships in early 2020. There can even be a tamer Charger Scat Pack Widebody, which gives prospects a 6.Four-liter V-Eight good for 485 hp and 475 lb-ft.
Notice, the Charger will not be the one wide-body Dodge racing to the clouds this yr. Becoming a member of will probably be a Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody race automotive. Kevin Wesley of Wesley Motorsports will drive the Challenger within the Time Assault 1 class. It will likely be his third Pikes Peak and second time within the Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody; he ran the automotive final yr however solely completed 11th in school as a consequence of mechanical points.
2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody race automotive at Pikes Peak
