Archive June 2014
Pikes Peak : Romain Dumas winner of the race to the clouds!
He had been dreaming of it for as long as he can remember and on his third try, he made it : Romain Dumas has won the legendary Pikes Peak hill climb in the Norma M20 « RD Limited » ! Driving in the Unlimited class, the Alès,...
Pikes Peak, Practice : Romain Dumas in top form on the mountain…
Romain Dumas has completed the fourth and final practice day of the legendary Pikes Peak hill climb. After signing the fastest qualifying time on Wednesday, the Alès, France native reaffirmed his competitiveness in the Norma M20 « RD Limited » : in the final session, held on the...
Pikes Peak, Qualifying : Fastest provisional time for Romain Dumas…
In his third participation in the legendary Pikes Peak event, Romain Dumas claimed the fastest provisional time in qualifying, taken from the lower portion of the mountain road. Driving his Norma M20 « RD Limited », the Alès native was on course the same morning as his Unlimited...
Le Mans : Strong performance by the two Porsche 919 Hybrids but no dream ending
After a strong performance by both 919 Hybrids the Porsche Team was left empty handed after a dramatic final stage of the race. After more than 22 hours the LMP1 crew of car no. 20 (Timo Bernhard/Brendon Hartley/Mark Webber) suffered a powertrain problem at the most famous endurance...
Romain Dumas and the Norma M20 « RD Limited » in preparation mode…
Parallel to his program with Porsche ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Romain Dumas continued preparations for another challenge : Pikes Peak. The French driver and his team based at the Pôle Mécanique d’Alès completed development on the Norma M20 « RD Limited » on Wednesday...