David Donner is from the United States and resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is a six-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner. Three of those wins were achieved in the car he will be running at the Leadfoot Festival. His most recent win on Pikes Peak was this year in a 2015 Porsche GT3R. He currently holds the record in Time Attack 2 on Pikes Peak in a 2015 Porsche Turbo S. He continues to race in numerous Porsche series in the United States and other Pro racing events. In addition to Pikes Peak, he ran this particular car at the Queenstown Hill Climb back in 1998, winning the class. He also won his class in this car at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom.

David Donner - 2005 Donner/Dykstra Pikes Peak Special

David Donner is from the United States and resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is a six-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner. Three of those wins were achieved in the car he will be running at the Leadfoot Festival. His most recent win on Pikes Peak was this year in a 2015 Porsche GT3R. He currently holds the record in Time Attack 2 on Pikes Peak in a 2015 Porsche Turbo S. He continues to race in numerous Porsche series in the United States and other Pro racing events. In addition to Pikes Peak, he ran this particular car at the Queenstown Hill Climb back in 1998, winning the class. He also won his class in this car at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom.

2005 Donner/Dykstra Pikes Peak Special:

This car is one of the few to win Pikes Peak on gravel and asphalt. Despite major revisions over the years, it retains the original spaced-frame, carbon-reinforced tub built in 1989. Designed by race car engineer Lee Dykstra, it was built by Donner Motorsport. It was one of the first to utiilise an Electronic Fuel Management system, ground effects and carbon fibre on Pikes Peak. The design is like an Indy car with the engine and gearbox mounted by only five bolts behind the driver making them a stress member. Large tunnels underneath the car help create a vacuum at high speed that literally sucks the car to the ground, enabling the driver to carry much higher speeds through turns without creating aerodynamic drag. The motor is an all-aluminum Chevrolet racing V8, with Motec electronic fuel injection utilising Methanol fuel. The 800hp car has more than 780Nm of torque.