“True to character, Dacia, which has forged a solid reputation for delivering vehicles that boast an unrivalled performance and equipment package for their price, has decided to tackle the world’s most exacting hill climb in the state of Colorado (USA),” stated the press release.
So far, the Duster’s motorsport program has seen the vehicle win two consecutive silver medals in the Trophee Andros ice-racing series, with four-time F1 Champion Alain Prost behind the wheel.
The project is being handled by Renault Sport, together with Jean-Philippe Dayraut’s VIP Challenge racing team and Tork Engineering. We have to remind you that Jean-Philippe Dayraut’s was one of Alain Prost’s competitors in the Throphee Andross.
“Belying the celebrated maxim of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Dacia “doesn’t” believe that the main thing is simply taking part and has enlisted the driving services of three-time Trophee?e Andros winner and ice-racing star Jean-Philippe Dayraut. In partnership with Jean-Philippe’s own operation, “VIP Challenge”, Renault Sport Technologies and Tork Engineering are working on an 850-horsepower Dacia Duster developed specially to comply with the technical regulations that govern the Pikes Peak hill climb and to meet the exacting requirements of the “Race to the Clouds” itself,” a company statement reads.
This year’s edition of the Pikes Peak event is scheduled to take place on June 26.
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