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Dumas and the Volkswagen ID.R. tame Tianmen Mountain
The success story continues. After the record in all categories at Pikes Peak (Colorado), Goodwood Festival of Speed (Great Britain), the Volkswagen ID.R. set a new record on Monday September 1st. By climbing the 10,906 kilometers to the summit of Mount Tianmen (China) in just 7’38”585, Romain Dumas and the VW engineering team set a milestone time.
YES! We did it! @RomainDumas and the fully electric powered #Volkswagen #IDR have set the record at #TianmenMountain in #China: 07:38.585 for the extraordinary 10.906 km road with its 99 awesome corners. Well done, Romain! pic.twitter.com/WdVagcXKR9
- Volkswagen Motorsport (@volkswagenms) September 2, 2019
The performance is all the more important as the course included 99 tight turns ! “It was a great experience, expressed Romain Dumas on Twitter. The record was our goal. Thanks to the team. The car was great and I loved my run. I even attacked more than expected. I feel honored to be part of this adventure. »
Find it in AUTO issue 2232hebdo, on sale Monday evening in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands, the report of our special correspondent on Mount Tianmen.
Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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