LOTUS Elise V8 Hayabusa || VS || Longest HillClimb in EUROPE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 เม.ย. 2024
- With Over 17.3 Kilometres, finishing at over 1640 metres of Altitude, 8.8% of Elevation gradient and coutless turns and hairpins, this is Trento-Bondone, located in the North of Italy connecting Montevideo (in Trento) and Vason (in Bondone), and is pretty much the European counterpart to Pikes Peak and possibly with an even crazier Layout!!
Today we discover the legendary Italian Hillclimb onboard the spectacular Lotus Elise V8 by Michl Motorsport and driven by Dan Michl. Using the Elise/Speedster chassis at its core, it is from that point on, a highly modified beast, with the most notable feature being the unique engine used. Powered by a Hartley V8 unit in Naturally Aspirated form, it is capable of 430Hp/11.000Rpm. This unique engine is built by "fusing" 2 Suzuki Hayabusa Engine heads all mated to a totally custom Engine block, making this Dry-Sumped motor one of the lightest and most competitive V8 blocks ever. And here it finds the perfect "home", in this mid-engined, 730Kg, carbon fibre body which has been developed for wll over a decade now and leaving its mark in European Hillclimb Racing just as long. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Such a tough course with very little room for error. These drivers are in another class, I can't imagine having to memorize all of that and then running through it at full tilt. I love the Radical V8 setup. Suzuki needs to put out a car based on that setup. Suzuki needs to give the american market another shot.
Sadly if its not a 8 litre engine with 300hp and drinks 10 gallons to the mile pick up truck, Americans wouldn't be interested. I am so sick of seeing big American pick trucks that are the size of a lorry in a shopping center car-park.
Sadly you're spot on Sten.. Countless 'Muricans think is big stupid truck is the best there is. Or some garbage from Chrysler/Fiat/Stellantis. I love cars like the kind that Lotus, Alpine, MG, TVR, Austin Healey, Triumph, Morris, Sunbeam, AC, Toyota (JDM), Honda (JDM), Suzuki (JDM), Diahatsu (of course JDM), Nissan (JDM), Mazda (JDM), Tommy Kaira (JDM only), Mitsubishi (JDM), Lancia, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Porsche (mostly old, pre-2000), old Audis, innies (kidding), Citroen, Opel, Vauxall, Jensen, old VW's, old Jags, old Mercs, old Rovers, & Renault to name just a bunch. Then stuff like Pagani, Ferrari, Lamborghini, a few cool Fiats, and kf course Seat. That Ibiza Cupra Cup Car is amazing af! And the Seat Leone. Many many cars. Classic trucks and classic American cars have their place as well, and classic off-roaders like a International Scout/Scout2, and a Jeep Grand Wagoneer (the originals) are also prettty choice. They all have their place to shine. Rally Cars are my favourite!
One of my favourite cars in the world!
Agree.
Italy's pikes pike that's one hell of a road, the poor gearbox on that lotus. Great driver too.
So so much nicer sounding than a turbo ,
Looks similar to the Darrian from the 90’s rally scene.
That run was a blast!!!
It's just fun to watch the sequential lever move when he uses the paddles.
Wish they gave a tour of that setup.
Instead of forced induction or a typical engine swap, the builder of this hillclimb car decided to drop in a Hartley V8. That's a custom-built, made-to-order V8 built from two Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle engines.😮
Absolutely AWESOME. On boards with telemetry are perfect and the occasional outside shot adds to this even more
Wow!! Incredible car!!
And astounding driver!
Absolutely glorious. These motorcycle heads allow so much revs, magnificent
Superb👏🏼
It's funny, I literally mentioned in the comments for the HCM video on the AMG swapped Lotus recently that the Hartley V8 would be an interesting engine to drop into a Lotus Hill Climb or Time Attack car. It's just as glorious as I'd imagined : ]
This thing flys ... 👍🚀🛸
Excellent stuff! :)
Wow magnifique !
Very few engine notes makes you want to play the home game of Roar with the Race Car quite like a Busa V8!
Add: I'm guessing it's some kind of wizardry between the engine and whatever gearbox they run in this car, but that thing has crazy weird gear ratios vs what you'd expect. 1&2 seemed to rip forever, then the rest is Real short ratio bang and go. Marvelous to see it all work though!
Busa v8 is based of the Hayabusa bike motor.. that's why it's short gear ratio to help control the power just like the bike. Sounds just like a busa, with a v8 roar.
My jaw was danglin open for most of that run. Especially the parts early on where there's a go off and you're dead cliff with and without railing. I wanna sound deaden that car, put in a full interior, remove every sticker/decal on it and paint it a pearl and metallic British Racing Green, with 3-piece 5 spoke Rotoform wheels that match the wheel and tire sizes already on it. Plus some air bagged sus to lift it for speed bumps and driveways. A super quiet exhaust system for normal use with cut-outs that run to full race outlets that would open on full-throttle and stay open until closed by way of push button. Then daily drive that monster everywhere!
Espectacular ❤
Hill climbing is by far my favourite style of driving. I don’t compete or anything, but I’ve got a decent little car, and it just loves the hair pins. Almost as much as me😊.
The thoughest track I've ever seen 🎉bravo 💥👏
So awesome 💪🏾
Glued to the road.
I need a car and I will drive this hill. Amazing 👌🏼
You couldn't pay me to ride with these guys....but when I was young and immortal, I would have loved to race one up it. Lol
I can't tell why/when they decide to use the paddle vs hand shifter. maybe they prefer hand but it's too tiring or slow for such a long climb
Hand lever for upshifting, paddle for downshifting, left hand rarely leaves the steering wheel so it's an ideal location to place it.
@Rinzler20 they use the paddles for up and down shifting through the whole video.
You're right, he does. Didn't notice it at the beginning but seems like he starts to use the lever more often towards the later half.
@@user-tc7fp1nu6t "they" 😂
maybe had a problem on the upshift paddle
The Hartley V8 is such an underrated motor. Most people don’t know you can make over 500hp from that tiny thing and if built far enough can likely push 550 naturally aspirated horsepower out of 3.3 liters at 11,000-12,000rpm. I don’t doubt you could get over 550hp if you threw enough money at it. Mean little machine this is
My days of Circuit Racing in open Sportscars were Not a Patch on the Skill needed for this discipline!
Perfect race car
I owned a lotus Elise Exige and it was wild
I wish it was as crazy as this though
WoW ! that’s like Monaco but way way WAY better, and what a car 👍✌️🇬🇧
Mega fast Lotus
I want 1 of those...
Пффф, он просто ещё на Приоре не ездил!
What is this course? Is it longer than Pikes Peak or Nordschleife? What is the elevation gain? What is the weight of the engines and the car itself?
Sorry, I'm really fascinated and mesmerized by this godly performance. The track is so long and technical that a co-driver with pace notes wouldn't be out of place.
Once again, Bravo
Nice I did this one in a F1 car... In Assetto Corsa
Some guys play air guitar. If I owned this car, I'd be divorced 😅
I can’t wait for the bmw i8 with 4 1000c bike engines 😍
I was Wall riding all the way up in assetto corsa on this course 😅
Super der Opel speedster ❤
I didn't know it downshift when you break that's awesome
he is downshifting with a pedal behind the steeringwheel
It is a sequential transmission, it does not do anything automatically. He can change gear from the hand shifter or the two paddles.
@@Boonexctf I notice that after 😀
Trento Bondone 🥰
i like how the 1st gear is very long but the rest are really short
is it rally ss?
Where is this awesome stretch of tarmac located? More like a rally stage than hillclimb!
Check the description ;)
My quick survey on the Google Map showed me that the starting point is at 46°04'37.3"N 11°05'53.6"E(Street view even shows the starting grid) and the goal is just in front of Hotel Vason(of Mount Bandone) 46°02'21.5"N 11°03'28.9"E.
@@innerhammer exactly what I was looking for! Much appreciated
Great video, driving and onboards, but why oh why did he need to upshift manually most of the time!?
He is doing it manually all of the time, just with paddles instead of the lever at times.
@@tidakadaidePoor choice of words on my part, of course he is doing it manually. But why use the lever to upshift?
@olspanner could be saving air possibly, or just easier for him at the time, maybe.
Why do the onboard cams always look like it’s footage from 10 years ago
si salva, ingenuamente pence que la tranquilidad era real.😢
idk, it's like this combination was meant to be
It sounds like an older F1 car
Well. It's quite brisk.
😧🚀💪👏👏👏👍
the track just longer than pikes peak
He downshifts with the paddle but upshifts...manually? Why?
Sequential paddle shifters are usually pneumatically actuated. You can either have a compressor and an air tank to provide the pneumatics or simply a bottle of high-pressure compressed air. I imagine the driver is using the latter as it's quite a bit lighter but then you only have a limited amount of shifts before the bottle runs empty and you have to refill it. It looks like the driver is only using the pneumatic paddle shifting when it's absolutely necessary to keep both hands on the wheel (mostly under braking and in long turns while accelerating). When it isn't he's using the mechanical/ manual lever to preserve air. This is just an assumption, though.
Kph😵💫
Lol I honestly once thought "is this 60 minutes kind of hour or is this an american hour? Like, how many minutes is there in an american hour?" 😂
Just a squirt of boost would be nice.
so it downshifts on its own??
Nvm, I see there are paddles...
that s an europa
europe's pikes peak?🤷🏾♂️
One could say that..but Trento-Bondone deserves recognition by itself too ;)
Manual shift?
Auro shift?
Wtf?
sequential transmission
pedal shift look closer
Filmed with a potato, from 1986 ..