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Autos & Motorcycles | July 18, 2009

Video: Marcus Gronholm and the Ford Fiesta about to race Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

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Marcus Gronholm and the Ford Fiesta about to race Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Marcus Grönholm (two-time World Rally Championship) and (Andreas Eriksson) four-time Swedish Rally champion are about to take on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb driving the new Ford Racing Fiesta.

Marcus Gronholm has already blown and engine in testing  and Adreas Ericksson had crashed his car early in the week in a nasty rollover accident.

Today they pre-drove the course one last time before the race. So are they ready to break the 10 minute record to the top?

 

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