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The Advertiser
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Hot Holdens star at UK Festival of Speed
A pair of legendary Holden race cars have starred at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, knocking off rivals including the Ford Mustang GTD, TWR Supercat and Porsche 911 GT3 R in the final of the timed shoot-out. The fastest Holden was the 2008 Holden Racing Team (HRT) VE Commodore driving by current British Touring Car Champion Jake Hill, who clocked a 48.35-second run up the narrow 1.86km course. That was good enough to come home fifth overall in the 20-car field, won by the 43.22 second run set by a 1030kW electric Ford Supertruck driven by Romain Dumas, who set an unofficial lap record around Bathurst in an electric Ford Transit in 2024. The VE Commodore V8 Supercar that Hill drove at Goodwood ran HRT's 2008 livery and, while it was originally built by the factory Holden team, the car was first raced that season by sister outfit, the HSV Dealer Team, by Rick Kelly. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. New Zealand Supercars star Greg 'Murph' Murphy – a four-time Bathurst 1000 winner – was also in top form at the wheel of the Holden Monaro 427C which he co-drove with Peter Brock, Todd Kelly and Jason Bright to win the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour. The Monaro 427C was built by Garry Rogers Motorsport for the Australian Nations Cup Championship, with its crown jewel event a 24-hour race at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. It was so-named as the road-going Monaro's 5.7-litre V8 was replaced by a 7.0-litre version – which is 427 cubic inches – with the wild Monaro winning both 24-hour Bathurst races held in 2002 and 2003 and spawning a limited-edition 'HRT 427' showroom model. Running it in its 2003 Bathurst race livery, including Peter Brock's famous '05' racing number, 'Murph' took the red Monaro up the Goodwood hill more than two seconds faster in his last run for a 50.37 time. The effort saw the Kiwi jump from 11th in provisional runs to storm home seventh overall, pipping the Ford Mustang GTD of Dirk Muller in the process. Making it three antipodean top ten results, fellow New Zealander Steven Richards – a five-time Bathurst winner – came home tenth in the Nissan Skyline GTS-R which took the 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship by his father, Jim. MORE: Holden Content originally sourced from: A pair of legendary Holden race cars have starred at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, knocking off rivals including the Ford Mustang GTD, TWR Supercat and Porsche 911 GT3 R in the final of the timed shoot-out. The fastest Holden was the 2008 Holden Racing Team (HRT) VE Commodore driving by current British Touring Car Champion Jake Hill, who clocked a 48.35-second run up the narrow 1.86km course. That was good enough to come home fifth overall in the 20-car field, won by the 43.22 second run set by a 1030kW electric Ford Supertruck driven by Romain Dumas, who set an unofficial lap record around Bathurst in an electric Ford Transit in 2024. The VE Commodore V8 Supercar that Hill drove at Goodwood ran HRT's 2008 livery and, while it was originally built by the factory Holden team, the car was first raced that season by sister outfit, the HSV Dealer Team, by Rick Kelly. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. New Zealand Supercars star Greg 'Murph' Murphy – a four-time Bathurst 1000 winner – was also in top form at the wheel of the Holden Monaro 427C which he co-drove with Peter Brock, Todd Kelly and Jason Bright to win the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour. The Monaro 427C was built by Garry Rogers Motorsport for the Australian Nations Cup Championship, with its crown jewel event a 24-hour race at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. It was so-named as the road-going Monaro's 5.7-litre V8 was replaced by a 7.0-litre version – which is 427 cubic inches – with the wild Monaro winning both 24-hour Bathurst races held in 2002 and 2003 and spawning a limited-edition 'HRT 427' showroom model. Running it in its 2003 Bathurst race livery, including Peter Brock's famous '05' racing number, 'Murph' took the red Monaro up the Goodwood hill more than two seconds faster in his last run for a 50.37 time. The effort saw the Kiwi jump from 11th in provisional runs to storm home seventh overall, pipping the Ford Mustang GTD of Dirk Muller in the process. Making it three antipodean top ten results, fellow New Zealander Steven Richards – a five-time Bathurst winner – came home tenth in the Nissan Skyline GTS-R which took the 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship by his father, Jim. MORE: Holden Content originally sourced from: A pair of legendary Holden race cars have starred at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, knocking off rivals including the Ford Mustang GTD, TWR Supercat and Porsche 911 GT3 R in the final of the timed shoot-out. The fastest Holden was the 2008 Holden Racing Team (HRT) VE Commodore driving by current British Touring Car Champion Jake Hill, who clocked a 48.35-second run up the narrow 1.86km course. That was good enough to come home fifth overall in the 20-car field, won by the 43.22 second run set by a 1030kW electric Ford Supertruck driven by Romain Dumas, who set an unofficial lap record around Bathurst in an electric Ford Transit in 2024. The VE Commodore V8 Supercar that Hill drove at Goodwood ran HRT's 2008 livery and, while it was originally built by the factory Holden team, the car was first raced that season by sister outfit, the HSV Dealer Team, by Rick Kelly. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. New Zealand Supercars star Greg 'Murph' Murphy – a four-time Bathurst 1000 winner – was also in top form at the wheel of the Holden Monaro 427C which he co-drove with Peter Brock, Todd Kelly and Jason Bright to win the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour. The Monaro 427C was built by Garry Rogers Motorsport for the Australian Nations Cup Championship, with its crown jewel event a 24-hour race at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. It was so-named as the road-going Monaro's 5.7-litre V8 was replaced by a 7.0-litre version – which is 427 cubic inches – with the wild Monaro winning both 24-hour Bathurst races held in 2002 and 2003 and spawning a limited-edition 'HRT 427' showroom model. Running it in its 2003 Bathurst race livery, including Peter Brock's famous '05' racing number, 'Murph' took the red Monaro up the Goodwood hill more than two seconds faster in his last run for a 50.37 time. The effort saw the Kiwi jump from 11th in provisional runs to storm home seventh overall, pipping the Ford Mustang GTD of Dirk Muller in the process. Making it three antipodean top ten results, fellow New Zealander Steven Richards – a five-time Bathurst winner – came home tenth in the Nissan Skyline GTS-R which took the 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship by his father, Jim. MORE: Holden Content originally sourced from: A pair of legendary Holden race cars have starred at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, knocking off rivals including the Ford Mustang GTD, TWR Supercat and Porsche 911 GT3 R in the final of the timed shoot-out. The fastest Holden was the 2008 Holden Racing Team (HRT) VE Commodore driving by current British Touring Car Champion Jake Hill, who clocked a 48.35-second run up the narrow 1.86km course. That was good enough to come home fifth overall in the 20-car field, won by the 43.22 second run set by a 1030kW electric Ford Supertruck driven by Romain Dumas, who set an unofficial lap record around Bathurst in an electric Ford Transit in 2024. The VE Commodore V8 Supercar that Hill drove at Goodwood ran HRT's 2008 livery and, while it was originally built by the factory Holden team, the car was first raced that season by sister outfit, the HSV Dealer Team, by Rick Kelly. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. New Zealand Supercars star Greg 'Murph' Murphy – a four-time Bathurst 1000 winner – was also in top form at the wheel of the Holden Monaro 427C which he co-drove with Peter Brock, Todd Kelly and Jason Bright to win the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour. The Monaro 427C was built by Garry Rogers Motorsport for the Australian Nations Cup Championship, with its crown jewel event a 24-hour race at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. It was so-named as the road-going Monaro's 5.7-litre V8 was replaced by a 7.0-litre version – which is 427 cubic inches – with the wild Monaro winning both 24-hour Bathurst races held in 2002 and 2003 and spawning a limited-edition 'HRT 427' showroom model. Running it in its 2003 Bathurst race livery, including Peter Brock's famous '05' racing number, 'Murph' took the red Monaro up the Goodwood hill more than two seconds faster in his last run for a 50.37 time. The effort saw the Kiwi jump from 11th in provisional runs to storm home seventh overall, pipping the Ford Mustang GTD of Dirk Muller in the process. Making it three antipodean top ten results, fellow New Zealander Steven Richards – a five-time Bathurst winner – came home tenth in the Nissan Skyline GTS-R which took the 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship by his father, Jim. MORE: Holden Content originally sourced from:
Canberra Times
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- Canberra Times
Hot Holdens star at UK Festival of Speed
That was good enough to come home fifth overall in the 20-car field, won by the 43.22 second run set by a 1030kW electric Ford Supertruck driven by Romain Dumas, who set an unofficial lap record around Bathurst in an electric Ford Transit in 2024.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Breaking: Wind Kills Ford's Electric Pikes Peak Record Ambitions
Five-time overall Pikes Peak International Hill Climb victor Romain Dumas, aboard Ford's new 1,600 horsepower all-electric Super Mustang, was denied a sixth overall victory during last weekend's 103rd running of the event, all because of Colorado's dramatic weather. Dumas, himself no stranger to altitude, did finish second overall and first in the Pikes Peak Open class, losing only to the lightweight gasoline-powered Nova Proto NP01 Bardahl prototype of Simone Faggioli. Due to the massive 120 mile per hour winds recorded above the tree line, the event was forced to run a shortened course this year instead of the full 12.42 miles. The lightweight advantage of Faggioli's car outshone the power and altitude advantage provided by Dumas' EV on this day, with Simone putting down a 3:37.196 run, while Romain finished just five seconds behind. That five second advantage to Faggioli would have, under normal circumstances, evaporated as the elevation climbed further up the mountain. Higher elevation means less oxygenated air, meaning the gasoline-powered car would lose horsepower dramatically as it got closer to the traditional summit finish, an affliction not shared by oxygen-ambivalent electric powertrains. Read more: These Cars Have The Best Wings Ever Starved of several miles of off-corner-acceleration advantage, as the event staff decided to place the finish line at Glen Cove this year, the Ford didn't really stand a chance. The three-time Le Mans winning Swiss driver had this to say once the run was over: "The run was good, I have to say, unfortunately to doesn't [sic] have the second and third sector for us is a little bit a shame because it's where we normally gain time to the other small prototypes. They will beat us today, but the mountain decides, we can say like that. We are winning the class, that's the most important. But for sure, we can be a little bit disappointed about the story here, but it's like that. It's not on our end, I think." Perhaps next year Ford will get the Pikes Peak overall record they so desperately want to beat. Either way, Dumas will continue to hold the overall record on the mountain, which he set with the Volkswagen ID.R electric prototype in 2018. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Top Gear
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
The Ford Super Mustang Mach-E won its class at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb
A strong showing, despite turbulent weather conditions Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. Ford's deranged Super Mustang Mach-E finished second overall at this weekend's shortened Pikes Peak Hill Climb, after wind and debris along the upper sections of America's Mountain meant the usual 12.42-mile course was cut in half. The Hyper EV set a time of 3m 42.24s, which earned it a win in the 'Open Class' division at the hands of five-time Pikes Peak winner, Romain Dumas, who still holds the fastest-ever time at the Race to the Clouds. Ultimately, it fell just short of the Nova Proto NP01's run of 3m 37.19s by Simone Faggioli.
News24
20-06-2025
- Automotive
- News24
1 030kW electric beast: Super Mustang Mach-E targets new Pikes Peak record
This year marks Ford's third consecutive year of fielding an electric vehicle at Pikes Peak. The Super Mustang Mach-E produces 3 129kg of downforce at 241km/h. Romain Dumas takes part in his tenth Pikes Peak and third with Ford Performance. What do you get if you take a Mustang Mach-E, tune it up with three STARD UHP 6-Phase motors producing over 1 400 horsepower ( 1 043kW) and put veteran racer Romain Dumas behind the wheel? The answer: possibly the fastest car to ever go up Pikes Peak. The Super Mustang Mach-E demonstrator has been purpose-built to tackle the gruelling 19.98km Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on 22 June. Ford cemented its reputation on 'America's Mountain' with a legacy dating back to 1916 when a Model T first conquered the climb. Since then, constant innovation has driven Ford's presence at Pikes Peak. This year marks Ford's third consecutive year of fielding an electric demonstrator, following the 2023 record-setting SuperVan 4.2 and the 2024 F-150 Lightning SuperTruck claiming the overall win last year. The lighter, leaner Super Mustang Mach-E could hold an advantage over its contemporaries where nimbleness counts as much as overall power. 'We're continuing to push the boundaries of what's possible with electric vehicles,' said Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Performance. 'This Super Mustang Mach-E demonstrator represents the next stage in our electrification journey - lighter, leaner, just as powerful, and more capable in high-altitude competition. Racing is our test bed; every data point we gather on the mountain helps us build better electric vehicles for our customers - maximizing power delivery, improving regen strategies, or managing heat in extreme elevation changes. What we learn here goes straight into future production.' The Mustang's mechanical make-up comprises three STARD UHP 6-Phase motors producing over 1 043kW, all fed by 50kWh of ultra-high-performance Li-polymer NMC pouch cells. It runs a voltage of 799V, but this year's setup sheds critical weight - over 117kg - while delivering regenerative braking of 710kW. Handling all 156 turns - up to the 4 302m summit – are a carbon braking system, forged magnesium wheels, and Pirelli P-Zero tyres. And with those infamous steep cliffs eager to punish the slightest mistake, the 3 129kg of downforce at 241km/h will help Dumas safely snake his way up the hill. Competing in his third outing with Ford, and tenth Pikes Peak overall, will be current record holder Romain Dumas. 'After last year's incredible run with the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck and SuperVan 4.2 before it, I'm honoured to be back with Ford to take on this challenge once again,' said Dumas. 'This Mach-E is a different beast, and we're excited to see what it can do on the mountain.' click here.
