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july 09, 2019 - Bentley Motorsport
Ride on board the record-setting Bentley Continental GT at Pikes peak international hill climb
- On board footage shows driver Rhys Millen pushing the #continentalgt to the limit on the mountain
- Continental GT set outright production car #record at #pikespeak International Hill Climb 2019, completing the course in 10m18.488s
(Crewe, 8 July 2019) In its centenary year, #bentley is celebrating another record-breaking run at the world famous #pikespeak International Hill Climb with the release of two new films.
Join driver Rhys Millen (NZ) on board the #bentley #continentalgt as a new outright #record for production cars is set by 8.4 seconds. A camera mounted to Rhys’ race helmet reveals footage from a driver’s point-of-view as he tackles the 156 corners, climbing almost 5,000ft in 10m18.488s.
A second film released today covers Bentley’s #event highlights from the race build-up, helicopter footage of the run and post-race reactions from the #bentley team and Rhys Millen.
The #pikespeak project was supported by Bentley’s technical partners Mobil1, Lifeline, Brembo SGL Group and Pirelli, and by exhaust partner Akrapovič.
On board film: Bentley YouTube – youtu.be/te3K0-Q_sPU
Pikes Peak highlights film: Bentley YouTube – youtu.be/YiK743fpAgg
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