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Proudly South African Team Scribante Racing Debuts 1,600 HP Hillclimb Monster
All over the world cars are built to compete in a mountain of challenges. Everything from drifting, gymkhana, drag racing and other specialties, but no other motorsport has been gaining more attention recently than hillclimb cars. Hillclimbing is a form of motorsport where drivers, teams and some manufacturers compete against the clock on an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport. The first known hillclimb was at La Turbie near Nice, France, which took place in 1897. The hillclimb held at Shelsley Walsh, in Worcestershire, England is the world's oldest staged motorsport event on its original course, having been first run in 1905.
The Ingredients
Franco Scribante Racing (via Stefan Kotze Photography)
For any car competing here, the formula is simple. If you want fast time you need a four-wheel drive turbocharged monster. Scribante Racing have chosen the tried and tested Nissan GT-R R35 but have heavily modified the engine in collaboration with Dodson Motorsport. While we don't have full details on the engine, we do know that the car has 1,600hp for now with the rumoured potential for around 2200hp.
The Aero
Franco Scribante Racing (via Stefan Kotze Photography)
To say this car is dramatic is an understatement. The shock and wonder of this car is the seismic aerodynamic work which in itself is something to marvel at. Dynamic Aero Solutions (DAS) built much of the cars aero including a gigantic rear wing almost one and a half the cars length wide, diffuser, endplates and bodykit, but the main talking point is the front spoilers.
Franco Scribante Racing (via Stefan Kotze Photography)
At a glance in this photo, you'll miss it amongst the sheer size of the cars endplates, but as you look on toward the front of the car just above the massive front end tray, you will see a front end spoiler protruding front the front chassis level to the front of the car.
Franco Scribante Racing (via Stefan Kotze Photography)
The front of the car has been fitted with a conventional splitter at the bottom, while above that the team has added a second spoiler.
Franco Scribante Racing (via Stefan Kotze Photography)
Mounted directly from the chassis while being supported by the front splitter, this car only has one goal. Grip, grip grip. With a claimed top speed of 320km/h this GTR will be glued to the road in the hopes to take the win.
The Goal?
Franco Scribante Racing (via Stefan Kotze Photography)
After competing for many years in the Simola Hillclimb in South Africa, Scribante Racing wanted to chase the title and looked to something different. The current 2018 King of The Hill posted a time of 39.463 seconds in 1.9km in a Nissan GTR R35, but with this bombshell dropped from Scribante Racing, it definitely is set to take the title. The team were set to run a Porsche that they were working, but after having some issues with commitments needed a faster and better option in time to compete. The car arrived within 3 weeks before the event on 2-5 May 2019 and the team worked 7 days a week averaging 18hr days redesigning and engineering the suspension, chassis, programming, body and aero of the car.
Franco Scribante Racing (via Stefan Kotze Photography)
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Comments (20)
*downforces itself into the hill*
Looks like it rear ended something and absorbed its parts
Two in one. A JDM modern art piece really 🙌🏽
Would love to hear this cars exhaust notes
I want it in the next Batman movie.
Awesome article man! Thanks for sharing my pics with the world!
Anytime! Much deserved!
Great shots Stefan. I hope I see you there.