No surprises, Romain Dumas, driving the Norma M20 RD-Honda with LeCont tyres, has conquered Pole position of
the 92nd edition of the Pikes Peak. Even the third day of qualifying has not changed initial results. Nobody
has managed to beat Dumas and obtain first position, which the French driver had gained already on the first
day, Wednesday, when he had obtained the best time by far in the first sector of the famous uphill. Yesterday
(Friday), Dumas has once more been the author of the best time also on the third sector that leads the racers
up to the incredible height of over 4300 meters. In the meantime, nobody has managed to get even close to the
time of the French driver in the first sector. Dumas will then be the first to start among car drivers on
Sunday. Before him will be drivers of motorcycles and quads. In the four wheels category, after Dumas, 2nd and
3rd are the two drivers of the Mitsubishi Miev Evolution III, of the modified electric category, Tracy and
Masuoka. The veteran of the Pikes Peak, Tajima, US driver Dallenbach and the Italian Piero Nappi follow in the
starting order.
Results of qualifying: 1° Romain Dumas (F) Norma M20 RD-Honda/LeCont, Unlimited; 2° Greg Tracy (USA)
Mitsubishi Miev Evolution III/Dunlop, Electric Modified; 3° Hiroshi Masuoka (J) Mitsubishi Miev Evolution
III/Dunlop, Electric Modified; 4° Nobuhiro Tajima (J) Monster Sport E-Runner/Giti, Electric Modified; 5°
Paul Dallenbach (USA) PVA 3, PPC Open Wheel; 6° Piero Nappi (I) Picchio, P4 pp.