Man behind the wheel is Ari Vatanen, a politician and member of the European Parliament. Oh, and ex-rally driver too. Wikipedia entry has that Pug also pictured.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Vatanen

I’ve watched that video before but even so, it makes me tense every time. It’s fun to see a purpose built car in an environment that really makes use of everything it’s got!

Those pikes peak cars are bad-ass.

The vid has cinematics galore. Nice to watch, but there is an element of time and fact missing. I saw the monser suzuki in action video, and of course written the suzuki monster is faster..yet in real video, it appears slower than the peugeot in climb dance. A shameful epiphany? no. I am into the videography. It is nice to watch, not for reality. and further in reality…those drivelines are terrbible. Absolutely terrible. Crazier than the audi quattros of the day..almost.

If you get the chance while your there, they have a thing do that you can rent a mountain bike a ride it down the mountain, I did it while I was there arfter riding tat train up….best views youll get I promise, hopfully there still doing it at certain hours when there not running the cars.