Matt Saunders’ Pikes Peak video blog: Mike Ryan’s Freightliner Special racing truck launches off the line
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Mike Ryan is racing a Freightliner Special truck in the 2013 Pikes Peak Open division. Despite its carbon and fibreglass body panels, it weighs in at just over five tonnes, meaning it needs a serious amount of power. With a 14-litre Detroit Diesel engine, that’s exactly what it has, mounted mid-ships in the chassis. With some serious turbocharging, water-methanol injection and water-cooled brakes, Ryan is hoping to get the truck up the hill in less than 12 minutes.
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