Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
Could you imagine one of those barreling up the mountain the way they do and all you hear is gravel being kicked up and a slight faint wine as it sails past?

I think it would be cool to see what one of those set up specifically for that race would do. I mean, if they're about proving what their vehicles can do against their ICE counterparts it only makes sense, right?
More like a 120dB blaring siren... Perhaps they already have a less annoying noisemaker- but the racing officials will not allow them to run "silent" for safety reasons

Quote Originally Posted by Go Puck
***The sound you're hearing is a mandatory siren. Because the Tesla essentially makes little to no noise when driving, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Organizers mandate that a 120 decibel siren be on the car during the race to warn people and animals ahead. For next time, we're looking to engineer a more pleasant way to accomplish the same goal.***
The car in the video above was run in Production Electric Vehicle class... not competing directly with any ICE vehicles. maybe in Open class they could, but I haven't been following PPIHC as much since I moved.