Tanner gets to grips with BBiCH GT4 at Pikes Peak shakedown

Sharing some insight from our initial shakedown of one of our three cars for the upcoming Pikes Peak Hillclimb race. This past weekend, BBi with support from the Porsche Colorado Springs team set up the Optima / Yokohama GT4 Clubsport for some initial testing on the mountain with Tanner Foust.

After spending three days on the mountain for a total of 20 runs, it was important to get Tanner time behind the wheel of the GT4, get a feel for the road and Yokohama tires. The last time Tanner was on the mountain, it was paved for just two miles with the rest being dirt and gravel. And while he and Betim were dialing in the GT4 chassis, our SoCal team was fiercely at work at BBi getting our other two cars completely prepped.

We’re looking forward to sharing more in the coming days and filling you in on the changes, engineering and the final look. Needless to say, they are impressive machines.

Professional racing driver and stunt driver Tanner Foust will be piloting the OPTIMA Yokohama Porsche GT4 Clubsport in the Porsche Trophy Class by Yokohama. Based on spec class rulings few updates can be provided on the GT4, however the vehicle does utilize updated JRZ active dampers, allowing Foust, a four-time entrant, to remain competitive. Foust’s experience at Pikes Peak began many years prior, racing before the course was even fully paved. For 2021, BBi has partnered with Porsche Motorsport North America to support Foust.

BBi Autosport returns to Pikes Peak for the 99th running of America’s second oldest race, the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, June 27, 2021 – known as ‘The Race to the Clouds’ and regarded as one of the most famous and arduous racing events in the Rockies and the world. For this year’s 2021 effort, BBi returns to ‘The Mountain” with three Porsche race cars utilizing BBi’s impressive and updated aerodynamics within three racing classes: Open Class, Time Attack 1 and The Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy class by Yokohama.