Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima Wins Pikes Peak
Conditions didn’t allow him to break the magical 10 minute barrier, but Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima unoficially won last weekend’s Pikes Peak Hillclimb by posting the fastest overall time in his Unlimited class Suzuki XL7. His official time was 10 minutes 18.250 seconds, which was slower than his record 10 minute 1.408 seconds, but still several seconds faster than second-place finisher Paul Dallenbach, wh0 clocked in at 10:39.534. Rhys Millen, the third competitor in the Unlimited class, suffered mechanical problems in his brand-new Hyundai with 11:06.208.
Tajima, who shipped his car over from Japan along with 64 tires and enough spare parts to build a second race car, said he thought his time was fast enough to break the 10 minute barrier. “I’m very disappointed,” he said, “I thought I was faster. It was a very good run. The car and everything worked well.”
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