Next month, Ken Block will race at Pikes Peak the twin-turbo AWD monster.
Ken Block, after 11 years with Ford, has resigned and signed a 2021 deal with Audi. His latest bespoke car does not have the Four Rings, so it seems that he can “cheat” a little. He is, however, staying with the Volkswagen Group and taking the Porsche. It’s not a model Zuffenhausen has built, but a unique vehicle with an engine at the mid-mounted that reminds us of the 911 RSR.
The “Hoonipigasus”, a unique race car, is dressed in a livery that evokes the 1971 Porsche 917/20 “Pink Pig.” The wild creation’s heart is a twin-turbo flat-six, 4.0-liter engine that produces a staggering 1,400 horsepower. The engine’s power is sent to the two axles of a race car, which weighs just 1,000 kilograms (2204 pounds).
This one-of-a kind racer is the result of BBi Autosport’s engineering. It features a height-adjustable suspension and uses GPS coordinates based last year on Pikes Peak telemetry. Yes, the Hoonipigasus will participate in The Race to the Clouds. Ken Block will drive the hardcore coupe to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado. 2022 marks 100 th running the PPIHC. The car will compete at the PPO (Pikes Peak Open).
He won’t be the first Pikes Peak participant this year as he was a part of a Group N rally car that had a paltry 200 horsepower back in 2005, his first year of racing. You might recall him riding in a 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTRV2 in the film “Climbkhana: Pikes Peak”. This car also had a pair turbos and 1,400 horsepower like the Hoonipigasus.
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a 12.42-mile, extremely challenging course that has 156 turns and an elevation gain totaling 4,725 feet. Drivers will be at 14,115 feet above sealevel when they reach the finish line.