New Record Set By Jeff Zwart’s In His 911 GT2 RS At Pikes Peak Hill Climb 2011

by Sebastian Bivin

Seven-time Pikes Peak Champion, Jeff Zwart, bests his 2010 record setting run by 10 seconds in his street-legal Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Beside this he also set the record for the fastest street-legal car to ever race at the Peak.

“Although I have gained more than 150 horsepower from last year’s car, I have also gained a lot of chassis weight – the difference between a street car and a race car. Also, I made good use of the sequential-shift transmission last year in the race car, and now have a six-speed manual gearbox to operate through Pikes Peaks’ 156 turns,” said Zwart before the race.

He also added: “We wanted to show the sports car enthusiasts that the Porsche 911 continues to be a car that meets multiple transportation needs, something its owners have known for years. You do not have to hit the top speed of 205 miles-per-hour to enjoy this car on the road, yet we hope to use the 600-plus horsepower to get us up Pikes Peak fast enough to win the class and break our own record.” 

This time Jeff Zwart smashed the Pikes Peak record for stock production cars, and his time of 11:07.869 bested his previous attempt in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car by 24 seconds.

Below, in the video, you can watch Zwart drive his 911 GT2 RS up Pikes Peak.

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