Pikes Peak, CO. July 21, 2007. For immediate release:

Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima, driving his Suzuki Sport XL7 Hill Climb Special, has conquered the monster of all racing records.

On July 21, 2007, he broke Rod Millen's thirteen-year-old record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, climbing the legendary mountain just a heartbeat over the elusive ten-minute barrier, with a final time of 10 minutes, 1.408 seconds. Tajima's feat will be recorded in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records.

Tajima is much more than the winning driver of the 2007 Pikes Peak Hill Climb: he is also the President of Suzuki Sport, builders of the XL7 Hill Climb Special, and has dedicated his effort to breaking the Pikes Peak record since he first competed on the mountain in 1988.

The XL7 Hill Climb Special is a prototype 4-wheel-drive rally/racecar, designed specifically for the challenge of the Pikes Peak "Race To The Clouds" and the similar "Race To The Sky" in New Zealand.

Its turbocharged, 3.6-liter engine, based on the DOHC V-6 of the Suzuki XL7 SUV, produces an amazing 1007 horsepower, and the car's huge front and rear wings provide aerodynamic downforce to keep the machine on the spectacular winding gravel road at speeds approaching 130 mph.

So now that "Monster" Tajima has captured the Pikes Peak record, will he be content to retire as a winner?

"No way," says Tajima. "This is just the start of yet another quest—to break the ten-minute barrier!"

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Body
Base model	SUZUKI XL7
Frame	Steel space frame
Cowl	Carbon and Kevlar composite
Front wing & Rear wing	Carbon and Kevlar composite
Aerodynamics
Front:	Under wing + Canard wing
Rear:	Diffuser + 3 wings
Engine
Model	N36A
Type	Liquid cooled V6 4 valves DOHC + 2 turbo, dry sump
Bore x stroke	94.0—85.6mm
Capacity	3564cc
Maximum horsepower(Net)	1007ps/8500r.p.m (Sea level)
Maximum torque	102.0kg-m/6250r.p.m(Sea level)
Oil	Mobil 1 Full Synthetic
Oil Filter	POWER FILTER Ti100
Sparking Plug	NGK Racing
Air Filter	POWER FILTER PFX600
Intercooler	ARC
Radiator	ARC
Power train
Gearbox	Sequential 6-speed
Differential	Front/Rear: Hydraulic Controlled, Center: Mechanical multi plate
Clutch	EXEDY Triple plate direct release
Suspension
Type	Front/Rear: Double wishbone
Brake
Disc	Front: Dia.370mm ventilated / Rear: Dia.350mm ventilated
Caliper	Front: 8 pot / Rear: 8 pot
Pad/Facing	Front: Winmax Pikes Peak Special / Rear: Winmax Pikes Peak Special
Tire&Wheel
Tire	Front/Rear: 285/60R18 FALKEN S/TZ04 Pikes Peak Special
Wheel	Front/Rear: 18 x 11J RAYS CE28N
Dimensions *without front and rear wing
Length	5300mm
Width	1960mm (without front Canard)
Height	1500mm
Wheelbase	2818mm
Tread	Front: 1620mm / Rear: 1610mm
Weight
Race weight(without driver, fuel)	1100kg
Start weight	1,190kg
Weight distribution(with driver)	Front: 53 / Rear: 47