Last week, we announced the arrival of the Hoonicorn V2, a flame-throwing, methanol-guzzling, twin-turbo destroyer-of-rubber capable of producing 1,400 horsepower and worldwide face melting. It’s an upgrade over the old naturally aspirated Hoonicorn from Gymkhana Seven, which left us wondering why the hell Mr. Block would need an extra 555 ponies force fed into the already absurdly powerful 6.7-liter Roush Yates V-8. I speculated it had something to do with “spinning all four at 140 mph across some far-flung mountain top.” Turns out I wasn’t far off the mark.
While 140 mph might be pushing it, the rest of my theory is true, as it was recently announced the next installment of the Gymkhana series would take place on America’s Mountain, a.k.a., Pikes Peak, located in Colorado. Suddenly, that new stars-‘n-stripes livery seems more than appropriate.
So does all that turbo power. You see, Pikes Peak is basically at the edge of space, with the tippy top reaching more than 14,000 feet above sea level. At that elevation, the air is thinner than a sheet of paper on a diet, and internal combustion struggles.
I don’t think that’ll be an issue here, though. The Hoonicorn V2 employs two Garrett turbos pumping out a combined 21 psi of boost, which should keep the smoke a’comin all the way to the finish line.
Look for “Climbkhana” to drop next summer. In the meantime, check out the teaser video above.
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