THE RACE TO THE CLOUDS
A Pikes Peak Challenge by @Danicoptero & @Kreator
The perilous Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Steep cliffs, tight hairpins, and a 10,000 foot elevation climb has made this course famous the world over. For over a century, this narrow passage scything through the Rockies has proven to be one of the ultimate testing grounds of man and machine, and now itâs your turn to run it. Will you conquer the run and be immortalized in motorsport history, or will you fall short and be relegated to a footnote?
HOW IT WORKS
The important stats for this challenge are:
- Lap time: The most important thing is getting a fast time.
- Drivability: If the car is too hard to drive, the driver will make more mistakes and you will lose more time.
- Sportiness: How much the car can be pushed. A higher sportiness will improve your base time.
You can check the effects of your stats on this spreadsheet.
Some other stats like reliability or comfort might require a minimum target depending on your class.
After the submission period closes, results will be published in several posts following this order:
- Entry List for the race and Bins.
- Design Contest
- Race Results (One post dedicated to each class).
THE TRACK
Made by @strop a decade ago.
Your time is the sector 2 time, not the final time.
The record was beaten in 2018 by Romain Dumas in the Volkswagen I.D.R, but since Loeb still holds the combustion engine record, itâs still relevant.
Pikes Peak Hillclimb.zip (1.2 MB)
GENERAL RULES
These apply to all classes:
- Trim and variant year: 2020 (Except Historic cars).
- No open wheel or legacy bodies.
- The looks of the car should fit the class itâs entered in. I wonât ask for specific fixtures but be reasonable.
- Default techpool (Everything +5).
- No negative quality.
- Maximum quality: +10.
- No tyre quality.
- V16s are allowed but tell us if your car has one. I donât have the DLC but @Kreator does.
- Nithromethane and leaded fuels are banned.
- Maximum sportiness brake fade is 0%.
- Toe limit is +/-0.5.
- Numbers have to be placed on both sides and on top of the car (either on the hood or on the roof) . You can reserve up to two numbers from 0-999. Taken numbers.
- The following advanced settings are banned: Wheel width, wheel diameter, tyre width, tyre diameter, and camber. Everything else is allowed, but donât make the car into something it isnât (unless itâs allowed by the rules of that class or you have special permission).
- Meme entries will be binned without mercy. Same goes for abusing glitches.
- Thereâs a bug where sometimes the car rolls over if you have too much cornering speed no matter how much downforce you have. This makes your car have 0 drivability, but you can see the actual stat in detailed stats.
CLASSES
For exotic vehicles built specifically for this race. This is the class with the best shot at the overall win.
Rules
Target Stats:
- Minimum Engine Reliability: 30
- Fuel Economy: Maximum 30L/100km
Engine:
- None
Trim:
- Model year: 1980-2020.
- Aerodinamics: Maximum 10 elements, mirrored fixtures count as one. If any of them arenât visible (this includes stacked fixtures), you have to declare them when submitting your entry. Otherwise youâll be binned.
- Tyre profile: 30 minimum (This number here).
- Tyre compound: Radial hard slicks or any radial road tyre.
- Seats: At least 1 full seat.
- Race interior and basic (or better) AM radio.
- Advanced 2020s safety.
- Maximum cost: $200,000.
- Engine position can be changed from front to mid using advanced settings as long as you set the weight distribution slider to 0 (only for SUV, Utility, MPV and Van bodies).
Inspirations
Hyundai PM580T
Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak
Norma M20 RD-Honda
Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak
Toyota Tacoma Pikes Peak
Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 Pikes Peak
For highly modified production based vehicles. The cars have to resemble the original car on the outside.
Rules
Target Stats:
- Minimum Comfort: 5
- Minimum Engine Reliability: 50
- Fuel Economy: Maximum 25L/100km
Engine:
- Fuel: Unleaded or Ethanol of any rating.
- Emissions: At least WES 9.
- Loudness: 85 maximum.
Trim:
- Model year: 1980-2020.
- Aerodinamics: Maximum 6 elements, mirrored fixtures count as one. If any of them arenât visible (this includes stacked fixtures), you have to declare them when submitting your entry. Otherwise youâll be binned.
- No active aero or cooling flaps.
- Tyre diameter: 16-18 inches
- Tyre profile: 30 minimum (This number here).
- Tyre width: 330 maximum front and rear.
- Tyre compound: Radial hard slicks or any radial road tyre.
- Seats: At least 1 full seat.
- Race interior and basic (or better) AM radio.
- Advanced 2020s safety.
- Maximum cost: $80,000.
Inspirations
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport
Toyota Supra A90
Alpine A110
Nissan GT-R R35
BMW M3 E36
Honda S2000
For stock production vehicles. Some small modifications are allowed, but the cars must be road legal.
Rules
Target Stats:
- Minimum Comfort: 25
- Minimum Safety: 45
- Minimum Engine Reliability: 70
- Fuel Economy: Maximum 18L/100km
Engine:
- Fuel: Unleaded 98 or lower.
- Emissions: WES 11.
- Loudness: 60 maximum.
- Race parts are banned.
Trim:
- Model year: 1980-2020.
- Space frame chassis is banned.
- Aerodinamics: Maximum 2 elements, mirrored fixtures count as one. If any of them arenât visible (this includes stacked fixtures), you have to declare them when submitting your entry. Otherwise youâll be binned.
- Tyre diameter: 15-21 inches
- Tyre profile: 30 minimum (This number here).
- Tyre width: 315 maximum front and rear. Must end in 5.
- Tyre compound: Any radial road tyre.
- Sequential transmission is banned.
- Seats: At least 4 seats. Front row must have 2 full seats.
- No basic or race interior. Standard (or better) cassette.
- Driving Aids: ABS required from 2004 onwards. ESC required from 2012 onwards.
- Race parts are banned.
- Advanced 2020s safety.
- Maximum Power/Weight Ratio: 0.29 kW/kg
- Maximum SVC: $4,500
- Maximum cost: $60,000
Inspirations
Porsche 911 Turbo S
BMW M8
Bentley Continental GT
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
Lamborghini Urus
Hyundai Ioniq 5
For historic racecars built before 1980. Some rules might be different depending on the model year of the car.
Rules
Target Stats:
- Minimum Comfort: 5
- Minimum Engine Reliability: 40
- Fuel Economy: Maximum 30L/100km
Engine:
- Engine family year: 1946-1979.
- Family and variant year must be the same.
- Turbochargers are banned.
- Fuel: Unleaded or Ethanol of any rating.
- Emissions: None for pre-1970 cars. At least WES 6 for post-1970 cars (including 1970).
- Loudness: 85 maximum.
Trim:
- Model year: 1946-1979.
- Model and trim year must be the same.
- Aerodinamics: Maximum 1 element for post-1970 cars (including 1970), mirrored fixtures count as one. Aero fixtures banned for pre-1970 cars. If any of them arenât visible (this includes stacked fixtures), you have to declare them when submitting your entry. Otherwise youâll be binned.
- Tyre diameter: 13-18 inches
- Tyre profile: 60 minimum (This number here).
- Tyre width: 280 maximum front and rear.
- Tyre compound: Cross-ply hard slicks or any cross-ply road tyre.
- FWD or RWD.
- No active aero or cooling flaps.
- Seats: At least 1 full seat.
- Any interior and basic (or better) AM radio.
- Advanced safety from the same decade as the model year (or higher).
- Maximum cost: $50,000.
Inspirations
1967 Shelby GT350
1964 Mercury Marauder
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda
1971 Datsun 240z
1966 Austin Healy 3000 MKIII
1959 Porsche 718 RSK
For cars that donât fit any of the classes or want to try some interesting ideas.
Rules
Target Stats:
- Minimum Engine Reliability: 30
- Fuel Economy: Maximum 30L/100km
Engine:
- None
Trim:
- Model year: Any.
- Aerodinamics: Maximum 10 elements. If any of them isnât visible (this includes stacked fixtures), you have to declare them when submitting your entry. Otherwise youâll be binned.
- Tyre profile: 30 minimum (This number here).
- Tyre compound: Radial hard slicks or any radial road tyre.
- Seats: At least 1 full seat.
- Race interior and basic (or better) AM radio.
- Advanced 2020s safety.
- Maximum cost: $200,000.
- Engine position can be changed from front to mid using advanced settings as long as you set the weight distribution slider to 0 (only for SUV, Utility, MPV and Van bodies).
Exhibition class entries might be allowed to ignore certain rules (including general rules) if you ask for it. Cars for this class will be accepted on a case by case basis and wonât count for the overall victory.
SUBMISSIONS
- You can enter a total of 2 cars per user. Only one car per class.
- You need to DM @Danicoptero and @Kreator (in the same thread) the car file and post an ad for your cars.
- Model name: RTTC - Class Name - Your Username
- Trim name: Car name
- Family name: RTTC - Class Name - Your Username
- Variant name: Engine Name
- Submissions will open on Friday, 20th June at 00:00 CEST.
- Submissions will close on Sunday, 20th July at 23:59 CEST.
- You have 24 hours after the dealine to post your ad.
- Since we will be entering cars too, we wonât check any cars before the deadline. To compensate for this you have unlimited resubmissions until the challenge closes.
