Pikes Peak VW Golf 1987

In July 1987 took driver Jochi Kleint an attempt to take the fastest time in Pikes Peak international hill climb “The race to the clouds“. The car that Volkswagen Motorsport had built for this race, was an twin-engine 16V engine. Both engines was supercharged with an turbo (the first car without suffered greatly at altitude in the peak). The whole car was built of aluminum and steel, with the the front and rear completely removable. Engines were controlled by use of standard cable fo