Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak: a beast of a car! / Peugeot 208 T16 « Pikes Peak » : Bestiale !

Peugeot Sport has released photos and footage of the 208 T16 Sébastien Loeb will use for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb on June 30. As Seb himself suggested in his recent Best-of-RallyLive column, it will have more than 800 horses under the bonnet!

Peugeot Sport a dévoilé les premières images et vidéos de la 208 T16 que pilotera Sébastien Loeb à la course-de-côte de Pikes Peak le 30 juin prochain. Comme « Seb » nous l’avait dit dans sa chronique, il aura plus de 800 chevaux sous le pied droit !

Since the green light was given for the Pikes Peak project by Peugeot management last November, the firm’s engineers and stylists have been extremely busy, and the fruit of their labour is one beast of a car!

The Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak is essentially a prototype built around a tubular steel frame and powered by an endurance racing-based V6 engine which delivers some 800 horsepower. Another circuit racing-derived feature is the rear wing which comes from the Le Mans-winning Peugeot 908 HDI FAP. The front splitter is also impressive.

Initial pictures of the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak show it painted in black. The definitive livery will be revealed at a later date.

Le feu vert du programme « Pikes Peak » a été donné en novembre dernier par Peugeot. Depuis, les ingénieurs et stylistes de la marque ont travaillé d’arrache-pied et voilà le résultat : une vraie bête de course !

La Peugeot 208 T16 « Pikes Peak » est prototype construit autour d’un châssis tubulaire en acier et motorisé par un V6 issu de l’Endurance développant 800 chevaux. Autre élément venant du circuit, l’énorme aileron arrière emprunté à la Peugeot 908 HDI FAP. Le splitter avant est tout aussi impressionnant.

La Peugeot 208 T16 « Pikes Peak » a été présentée dans une livrée noire. La déco définitive sera dévoilée ultérieurement

from Best of Rallylive

TRIUMPH 6T CUSTOM BY BARON’S

With all the attention on the ‘new wave’ custom scene, it’s sometimes easy to overlook the older workshops that have been quietly operating for years or decades. One of those shops is The Baron’s Speed Shop in London. It’s run by Dick Smith, who has forgotten more than most people know about vintage Triumphs.

Dick has just finished customizing this Triumph 6T bobber for Baron’s own paint guy, Jimmy. It’s a 1952 model, built the year before Marlon Brando sat astride a 6T in The Wild One and catapulted the bike to international stardom.

Dick has completely rebuilt the 650cc parallel twin and treated it to a few period-correct upgrades—including sporty 3134-pattern cams. Amal carbs are hooked up to a Webco manifold kit, and there’s a lovely one-off ‘ripple-pipe’ exhaust.

The cosmetics have been revamped too, with a strong 1950s look. The front fender is gone, and the rear fender is now a custom-fabricated ribbed item, severely bobbed and created using original Triumph factory tooling.

Clever detailing abounds, like the tiny rear brake light. The stock Triumph 6T has a somewhat bulky front end, but it’s been lightened here with sleek fork shrouds and a compact headlight. The original wheels, with a 19” up front, still look great and have been refurbished. The seat is also standard, but has been re-covered to make it look a little different.

Like most of the Triumphs that roll out of Baron’s, this 6T is clean and classy. Head over to the Baron’s Speed Shop website for more classy British iron, and follow their news viaFacebook.

With thanks to photographer Gary Margerum.

from BIKEEXIF

ACU British Sprint Enduro Championships 2013 Rounds 1-2 Chavenage.

Action from the first round of the BSEC at Chavenage, Gloucestershire.

Wheels & Waves x Loser Machine

In Europe, the winter can seem unending, the time of year when we are
consigned to dwell interminably in our garages, neon lights may be bright
but they can never truly replicate sunlight...
But there is a cure, we have been planning an end of winter trip to the
Basque country since last summer with our friend Fede at Loser Machine and Bixente, a ride for a Wheels and Waves 2013 reunion.
A band of brothers, 20 in all. However with the unpredictable
seasonal conditions we are taking a gamble, but still we have ploughed
through all conditions before and shall do again.
The ride is a total of 240km, and we are planning it for June, so it should
be perfect riding : A combination of beautiful nature and a rare
countryside found in these traditional lands, far from the polluted towns
and cities that so many of us are forced to call home. Mountains are found
in abundance as are the twists on the long empty stretches of road, which
are themselves much like racing circuits, in short, a dreamlike wonderland.
Anybody who loves bikes will get that longed for Endorphin rush and a
heavenly bike connection.
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L'hiver est long en Europe, la période ou nous restons calfeutrés dans nos
garages parait interminable, les néons ne remplaceront jamais le soleil...
Nous avions cependant planifié à la fin de l'été dernier avec nôtre ami Fede de Loser Machine et Bixente, un ride au pays Basque à la fin de l'hiver, ayant pour but de faire un repérage pour Wheels & Waves
2013.
Nous avons réuni un groupe d'amis, une vingtaine au total, les conditions
météos étant difficilement prévisibles en cette saisonnous prenions un certain risque, nous avons rencontré à peu près tout ce que
l'on peut imaginer en matière de météo.
le ride de 240Km que nous allons vous proposer en Juin est quasiment parfait à mes yeux, beaucoup de nature, peu d'agglomérations,de la montagne, des virages par milliers, des route côtières semblables à
des circuits, bref un terrain de jeu sensationnel ou chacun trouvera l'endorphine vitale, la justification même de la moto.
Vivement Juin.

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