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Starlight Garage brings to you another Pikes Peak racer, Renault's Dacia Duster "No Limit" with three-time Trophée Andros champion Jean-Philippe Dayraut at the Pikes Peak international hill climb in 2011.
The Romanian brute, is a one-off rally-machine as daft as the brush it is named after.
Dacia Duster 'No Limit' is an exceptional, extremely powerful car. It was purpose built by teams from Tork Engineering (design, production, assembly, development) and Sodemo (engine), in association with Renault Sport Technologies, which brought its unique motorsport expertise to the table, as well as the supply of certain components.
Dacia Duster 'No Limit' complies with the specific regulations of the American competition's 'Unlimited' class which sets no upper limit on the size or power output of the engine. There is no minimum weight, any tyres may be used and there are no restrictions concerning either the transmission system or aerodynamics.
Beneath its glass-fibre outer skin, Dacia Duster 'No Limit' conceals a number of sophisticated features, including:
A powerful engine:
Specially built by Sodemo and based on the Nissan GT-R's NISSAN VR 38 DETT block (3.8-litre V6) developing 850hp, the powerplant of Dacia Duster 'No Limit' has been tuned to deliver maximum performance despite the high altitudes visited by the course which starts at 2,860 metres and finishes at 4,300 metres.
A specific gearbox:
The engine is mated to a sequential six-speed Sadev box specially developed to cope with so much power, while at the same time ensuring quick, precise gearshifts.
Advanced aerodynamics:
The sort of aerodynamic package featured on Dacia Duster 'No Limit' is of a sort that is rarely authorised in motorsport. It was developed in the wind tunnel and the rear wings are especially impressive, which will make the competition fear.
"The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is the only event where you get to keep a monster like this in check while drifting at speeds of 200 km/h on a course which features a mix of asphalt and dirt," said Jean-Philippe Dayraut. "I can't think of any other form of motorsport where such cars are authorised," he added.
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