Romain Dumas completes first test with the I.D. R Pikes Peak in the USA Preparation for the “Pikes Peak International Hill Climb” in Colorado enters critical phase about three weeks prior to the event Driver Romain Dumas very impressed after first test at Pikes Peak First all-electric powered racing car from Volkswagen with a system performance of 500 kW (680 hp) is on the hunt for a track record for electric cars I.D. R Pikes Peak: first tests on the original track in Colorado (USA) The I.D. R Pikes Peak has completed the first test for the “Pikes Peak International Hill Climb” on the original track in the US state of Colorado: Driver Romain Dumas was impressed with the performance of the all-electric powered racing car. Since the track to the summit at an altitude of 4,302 metres is a public road, the team only had access to it for three hours. For preparing for the further test runs and the race on 24th June, Volkswagen Motorsport has established a permanent b