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PIKES PEAK WORLD RECORD HOLDER RHYS MILLEN AND HIS 700HORSEPOWER HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE CONTINUE WINNING STREAK
Jim Trainor Director (714) 5941629 [email protected]
ID: 37224
Victories at Formula DRIFT Round 6: After Dark and the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Formula DRIFT Championship Will Come Down to Final Event of the Season
COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2012 – The Hyundai Genesis Coupe piloted by Rhys Millen may be the most successful car ever created for sports car competition.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, with the glimmering lights of the Las Vegas Strip serving as an almost surreal backdrop, Millen and his Genesis Coupe accomplished a onetwo punch the likes of which the motorsports world has never seen before. First, the world record of 9 minutes, 46.16 seconds and the Time Attack win at the acclaimed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, beating Romain Dumas in a Porsche 911. Dumas was the 2010 winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Then, just 14 days later starting last Saturday in the 105degree Las Vegas heat and into the earlymorning hours of Sunday, there was a victory at the Formula DRIFT event appropriately titled “After Dark.” Millen and his driftprepared Hyundai Genesis Coupe showed 63 other competitors in the Formula DRIFT series, including points leader Vaughn Gittin Jr. in his Ford Mustang, just what he could do behind the wheel of the Genesis Coupe.
What is truly remarkable is Millen piloted the same Hyundai Genesis Coupe in both events. No racer or race car, anywhere, has ever accomplished victories in such diverse events as Millen and Genesis Coupe has in such a short period of time, proving that Millen, one of the world's top stunt car drivers, is also one of its most talented racers no matter the altitude, time of day, number of competitors or number of turns on the course. It also proves the Genesis Coupe's versatility in winning two very different motorsports events as well. Race cars like Millen’s Hyundai Genesis Coupe wind up in museums.
Millen and his Genesis Coupe are now in third place in the Formula DRIFT overall points standings, leading into the final event of the season on October 1213 at Irwindale Speedway in California. Millen has a chance capture his second Formula DRIFT title at Irwindale. The worldrecordsetting Genesis Coupe is the same car that set the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Time Attack 2WD record with Rhys’ father, Rod Millen, at the wheel and won the Formula DRIFT Round 6: After Dark last year.
“It was an incredible victory for our entire crew and for the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. To come here from Pikes Peak in the same car in a different configuration and in a different driving style and to do it back to back was quite a challenge,” said Millen. “Las Vegas has a truly diverse course that suited the car well and we were flawless all day long.”
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE
Car #67 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Engine Hyundai BK Turbo V6 / BC 4.1 Stroker / JE Pistons / Ferrea Valves / Garrett GTX3582 Turbo / HKS SSQ BOV / HKS GT2 Wastegate / NGK Spark Plugs / RC Injectors / K&N Intake Filer / HKS Intercooler / C&R Racing Radiator Horsepower 700
Transmission 5Speed Holinger Sequential / Exedy Twin Plate Clutch Suspension Cusco ZERO3X Wheels Enkei RP01 18x9.5 x 18x10.5 / Mackin Industries SR48 Lug Nuts Tires Hankook Ventus RS3 Brakes WillWood Calipers / Rotors / Pads Electronics AEM EMS Series 2 / AIM MXL Display Exterior WOven Carbon Fiber Wide Body Interior Sparco Pro2000 Seats / Sparco 215 Steering Wheel / Sparco 6pt Harnesses Suit & Helmet Sparco Camera System – GoPro
RHYS MILLEN
World Champion driver Rhys “Mad Skills” Millen pilots the RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the Formula DRIFT Championship and the RMR Hyundai Veloster rally car in the U.S. Rallycross Championship Series, including Summer X Games. Millen and his team are an ideal match to lead Hyundai’s motorsports efforts. Millen’s driving credentials include movie stunts, multiple drifting championships, two Pikes Peak world records and his 2008 New Year's Eve Las Vegas truck flip at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. Behind Millen’s success in the driver’s seat is a full team of engineers and fabricators who know how to maximize the potential of a race car.
With more than 17 years of racing experience, Rhys Millen has established himself as one of the premier rally/drifting drivers in North America. Rhys is the son of famed rally and offroad racer Rod Millen. Rhys won the Formula Drift championship in 2005 and the Red Bull Drifting World Championship in 2008. In 2009 at the PPIHC, Millen won the Time Attack 2WD class in his carbon bodied Hyundai Genesis Coupe. His time of 12:09.397 crushed the class record.
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 800 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5 year/60,000mile fully transferable new vehicle warranty, Hyundai’s 10year/100,000mile powertrain warranty, and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance.
For more details on Hyundai Assurance, please visit www.HyundaiAssurance.com
Please visit our media website at www.hyundainews.com and our blog at www.hyundailikesunday.com
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PIKES PEAK WORLD RECORD HOLDER RHYS MILLEN AND HIS 700HORSEPOWER HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE CONTINUE WINNING STREAK
Jim Trainor Director (714) 5941629 [email protected]
ID: 37224
Victories at Formula DRIFT Round 6: After Dark and the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Formula DRIFT Championship Will Come Down to Final Event of the Season
COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2012 – The Hyundai Genesis Coupe piloted by Rhys Millen may be the most successful car ever created for sports car competition.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, with the glimmering lights of the Las Vegas Strip serving as an almost surreal backdrop, Millen and his Genesis Coupe accomplished a onetwo punch the likes of which the motorsports world has never seen before. First, the world record of 9 minutes, 46.16 seconds and the Time Attack win at the acclaimed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, beating Romain Dumas in a Porsche 911. Dumas was the 2010 winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Then, just 14 days later starting last Saturday in the 105degree Las Vegas heat and into the earlymorning hours of Sunday, there was a victory at the Formula DRIFT event appropriately titled “After Dark.” Millen and his driftprepared Hyundai Genesis Coupe showed 63 other competitors in the Formula DRIFT series, including points leader Vaughn Gittin Jr. in his Ford Mustang, just what he could do behind the wheel of the Genesis Coupe.
What is truly remarkable is Millen piloted the same Hyundai Genesis Coupe in both events. No racer or race car, anywhere, has ever accomplished victories in such diverse events as Millen and Genesis Coupe has in such a short period of time, proving that Millen, one of the world's top stunt car drivers, is also one of its most talented racers no matter the altitude, time of day, number of competitors or number of turns on the course. It also proves the Genesis Coupe's versatility in winning two very different motorsports events as well. Race cars like Millen’s Hyundai Genesis Coupe wind up in museums.
Millen and his Genesis Coupe are now in third place in the Formula DRIFT overall points standings, leading into the final event of the season on October 1213 at Irwindale Speedway in California. Millen has a chance capture his second Formula DRIFT title at Irwindale. The worldrecordsetting Genesis Coupe is the same car that set the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Time Attack 2WD record with Rhys’ father, Rod Millen, at the wheel and won the Formula DRIFT Round 6: After Dark last year.
“It was an incredible victory for our entire crew and for the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. To come here from Pikes Peak in the same car in a different configuration and in a different driving style and to do it back to back was quite a challenge,” said Millen. “Las Vegas has a truly diverse course that suited the car well and we were flawless all day long.”
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE
Car #67 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Engine Hyundai BK Turbo V6 / BC 4.1 Stroker / JE Pistons / Ferrea Valves / Garrett GTX3582 Turbo / HKS SSQ BOV / HKS GT2 Wastegate / NGK Spark Plugs / RC Injectors / K&N Intake Filer / HKS Intercooler / C&R Racing Radiator Horsepower 700
Transmission 5Speed Holinger Sequential / Exedy Twin Plate Clutch Suspension Cusco ZERO3X Wheels Enkei RP01 18x9.5 x 18x10.5 / Mackin Industries SR48 Lug Nuts Tires Hankook Ventus RS3 Brakes WillWood Calipers / Rotors / Pads Electronics AEM EMS Series 2 / AIM MXL Display Exterior WOven Carbon Fiber Wide Body Interior Sparco Pro2000 Seats / Sparco 215 Steering Wheel / Sparco 6pt Harnesses Suit & Helmet Sparco Camera System – GoPro
RHYS MILLEN
World Champion driver Rhys “Mad Skills” Millen pilots the RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the Formula DRIFT Championship and the RMR Hyundai Veloster rally car in the U.S. Rallycross Championship Series, including Summer X Games. Millen and his team are an ideal match to lead Hyundai’s motorsports efforts. Millen’s driving credentials include movie stunts, multiple drifting championships, two Pikes Peak world records and his 2008 New Year's Eve Las Vegas truck flip at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. Behind Millen’s success in the driver’s seat is a full team of engineers and fabricators who know how to maximize the potential of a race car.
With more than 17 years of racing experience, Rhys Millen has established himself as one of the premier rally/drifting drivers in North America. Rhys is the son of famed rally and offroad racer Rod Millen. Rhys won the Formula Drift championship in 2005 and the Red Bull Drifting World Championship in 2008. In 2009 at the PPIHC, Millen won the Time Attack 2WD class in his carbon bodied Hyundai Genesis Coupe. His time of 12:09.397 crushed the class record.
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 800 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5 year/60,000mile fully transferable new vehicle warranty, Hyundai’s 10year/100,000mile powertrain warranty, and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance.
For more details on Hyundai Assurance, please visit www.HyundaiAssurance.com
Please visit our media website at www.hyundainews.com and our blog at www.hyundailikesunday.com
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### Hyundai Motor America 10550 Talbert Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 MEDIA WEBSITE: HyundaiNews.com CORPORATE WEBSITE: HyundaiUSA.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PIKES PEAK WORLD RECORD HOLDER RHYS MILLEN AND HIS 700HORSEPOWER HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE CONTINUE WINNING STREAK
Jim Trainor Director (714) 5941629 [email protected]
ID: 37224
Victories at Formula DRIFT Round 6: After Dark and the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Formula DRIFT Championship Will Come Down to Final Event of the Season
COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2012 – The Hyundai Genesis Coupe piloted by Rhys Millen may be the most successful car ever created for sports car competition.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, with the glimmering lights of the Las Vegas Strip serving as an almost surreal backdrop, Millen and his Genesis Coupe accomplished a onetwo punch the likes of which the motorsports world has never seen before. First, the world record of 9 minutes, 46.16 seconds and the Time Attack win at the acclaimed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, beating Romain Dumas in a Porsche 911. Dumas was the 2010 winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Then, just 14 days later starting last Saturday in the 105degree Las Vegas heat and into the earlymorning hours of Sunday, there was a victory at the Formula DRIFT event appropriately titled “After Dark.” Millen and his driftprepared Hyundai Genesis Coupe showed 63 other competitors in the Formula DRIFT series, including points leader Vaughn Gittin Jr. in his Ford Mustang, just what he could do behind the wheel of the Genesis Coupe.
What is truly remarkable is Millen piloted the same Hyundai Genesis Coupe in both events. No racer or race car, anywhere, has ever accomplished victories in such diverse events as Millen and Genesis Coupe has in such a short period of time, proving that Millen, one of the world's top stunt car drivers, is also one of its most talented racers no matter the altitude, time of day, number of competitors or number of turns on the course. It also proves the Genesis Coupe's versatility in winning two very different motorsports events as well. Race cars like Millen’s Hyundai Genesis Coupe wind up in museums.
Millen and his Genesis Coupe are now in third place in the Formula DRIFT overall points standings, leading into the final event of the season on October 1213 at Irwindale Speedway in California. Millen has a chance capture his second Formula DRIFT title at Irwindale. The worldrecordsetting Genesis Coupe is the same car that set the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Time Attack 2WD record with Rhys’ father, Rod Millen, at the wheel and won the Formula DRIFT Round 6: After Dark last year.
“It was an incredible victory for our entire crew and for the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. To come here from Pikes Peak in the same car in a different configuration and in a different driving style and to do it back to back was quite a challenge,” said Millen. “Las Vegas has a truly diverse course that suited the car well and we were flawless all day long.”
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE
Car #67 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Engine Hyundai BK Turbo V6 / BC 4.1 Stroker / JE Pistons / Ferrea Valves / Garrett GTX3582 Turbo / HKS SSQ BOV / HKS GT2 Wastegate / NGK Spark Plugs / RC Injectors / K&N Intake Filer / HKS Intercooler / C&R Racing Radiator Horsepower 700
Transmission 5Speed Holinger Sequential / Exedy Twin Plate Clutch Suspension Cusco ZERO3X Wheels Enkei RP01 18x9.5 x 18x10.5 / Mackin Industries SR48 Lug Nuts Tires Hankook Ventus RS3 Brakes WillWood Calipers / Rotors / Pads Electronics AEM EMS Series 2 / AIM MXL Display Exterior WOven Carbon Fiber Wide Body Interior Sparco Pro2000 Seats / Sparco 215 Steering Wheel / Sparco 6pt Harnesses Suit & Helmet Sparco Camera System – GoPro
RHYS MILLEN
World Champion driver Rhys “Mad Skills” Millen pilots the RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the Formula DRIFT Championship and the RMR Hyundai Veloster rally car in the U.S. Rallycross Championship Series, including Summer X Games. Millen and his team are an ideal match to lead Hyundai’s motorsports efforts. Millen’s driving credentials include movie stunts, multiple drifting championships, two Pikes Peak world records and his 2008 New Year's Eve Las Vegas truck flip at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. Behind Millen’s success in the driver’s seat is a full team of engineers and fabricators who know how to maximize the potential of a race car.
With more than 17 years of racing experience, Rhys Millen has established himself as one of the premier rally/drifting drivers in North America. Rhys is the son of famed rally and offroad racer Rod Millen. Rhys won the Formula Drift championship in 2005 and the Red Bull Drifting World Championship in 2008. In 2009 at the PPIHC, Millen won the Time Attack 2WD class in his carbon bodied Hyundai Genesis Coupe. His time of 12:09.397 crushed the class record.
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 800 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5 year/60,000mile fully transferable new vehicle warranty, Hyundai’s 10year/100,000mile powertrain warranty, and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance.
For more details on Hyundai Assurance, please visit www.HyundaiAssurance.com
Please visit our media website at www.hyundainews.com and our blog at www.hyundailikesunday.com
Hyundai Motor America on Twitter | YouTube | Facebook
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