90th Pikes Peak Intl Hill Climb 2012 - Run2 1 Place: 1 Qualifying Time: 4:06.235
5th overall in points. Race 1: Charlotte Motor Speedway - May 26 1. Marcus Grönholm
Continuing Partnership with Rhys Millen Racing Focuses on Fun-to-Drive Performance and Durability of Hyundai’s Innovative Three-door Sporty Coupe
Continuing Partnership with Rhys Millen Racing Focuses on Fun-to-Drive Performance and Durability of Hyundai’s Innovative Three-door Sporty Coupe COSTA MESA, Calif., May 24, 2012 – In advance of the first Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Hyundai Motor America announced its continuing...
remaining 3 rd in points after finishing 1 st at Round 6 Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Renewed Partnership with Rhys Millen Racing Focuses on Extreme Performance Potential of Hyundai’s Rear-drive Sport Coupe
COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 – Making auto enthusiasts’ wishes come true at this year’s SEMA Show, Rhys Millen Racing’s (RMR) modified Genesis Coupe features Hyundai’s most powerful engine under its hood – the award-winning 5.0-liter Tau V8. The RM500 Genesis Coupe is a 450-horsepower machine with a distinct, production-ready...
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Huntington Beach, CA, June 28, 2011 - The RMR Genesis Coupe’s record time of 11:04.9 was achieved with Pikes Peak legend Rod Millen behind the wheel. Rod was the former overall world record holder for 13 years, from 1994 through 2007. Rod beat his best friend and main rival, Jeff Zwart by three seconds, with Zwart piloting a factory-modified...
Drivers Rhys Millen and Robbie Maddison Race New Veloster
World Champion driver Rhys “Mad Skills” Millen pilots the RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the Formula DRIFT Championship and the RMR Hyundai Veloster rally car in the U.S. Rallycross Championship Series, including Summer X Games. Millen and his team are an ideal match to help launch Hyundai’s motorsports effort. Millen’s driving...
CHICAGO, 02/09/2011 - Robbie “Maddo” Maddison is an Australian freestyle motocross rider. On New Year’s Eve in 2007, he set the record (322 feet) for the longest motorcycle jump at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. in Las Vegas. He followed it up later that year with strong finishes on the AST Dew Tour and Red Bull X-Fighters series. On New...
CHICAGO, 02/09/2011 - Marcus Dodd is a five-time British National Rally Champion with an extensive Motocross and rallying background. Over his 24-year career, Dodd has won more than 50 National Championship Rallies. He participated in his first rally at the age of 17 and joined the Ford racing team in 1998. Dodd won his first British National...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 21, 2010 – Hyundai and Rhys Millen Racing will enter rounds two and three of the U.S. Rallycross Championship at the New Jersey Motorsports Park on Oct. 2-3 and Nov. 6-7. Millen will be piloting a Hyundai Rally car specifically developed for the World Rally Championship.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
World Champion Driver Rhys Millen Claims Ninth Mountain Win
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2009 - On June 6-7, Team RMR and its Hyundai Genesis Coupe finished ninth in a field of 32 qualifiers at the Formula Drift event at Wall Speedway in New Jersey. The performance added to the Genesis Coupe’s leading point total among cars making their debut in 2009 and helped the team fine-tune steering inputs...
Sept. 9, 2008 - Last weekend saw the Hyundai i30 SX CRDi Green Diesel production car win its class within the ‘Modern Challenge’ category of the 2008 QUIT Targa West tarmac rally.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 29, 2005 – Hyundai Motor Company’s Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) will participate in the California Fuel Cell Partnership’s (CaFCP) annual Road Rally from September 29 – October 1. Hyundai joins other CaFCP members in the fourth annual Road Rally event visiting Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco.
SEOUL, Korea, June 16, 2005 - Editors of the Swedish edition of Auto Motor and Sport magazine voted Hyundai Motor Co.'s corporate website www.hyundai-motor.com as the automotive industry's best. The survey results, published in the June 2 nd edition, award Hyundai an overall score of 82 points. Second place Volvo earned 80 points, and Audi...
SEOUL, Korea, Oct. 14, 2003 -Hyundai Motor Co. has drawn up a new mid- and long-term motorsport development program that will see an extensive reorganization and strengthening of its commitment to the World Rally Championship.
Six Time Manufacturer Champion to Exit Series
All Three Tiburons Take Podium Finishes
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 22, 2002 – Hyundai Rally Team USA took their first podium finish with the all-new 2003 Tiburon Rally compliments of newcomer Mark Higgins, who took an early and convincing lead on Day One of the Oregon Trail ProRally. The British driver held the lead until Stage Four when he encountered transmission problems,...
New Hyundai Motorsports Entry Set for SCCA ProRally
Mark Higgins Takes Podium Finish in First U.S. Rally
British Driver Joins Two-Car Tiburon Team
Aug. 22, 2001 - The 2001 Hyundai Accent WRC², run by the Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team and competing in the 2001 World Rally Championship, was last week crowned the Drag King at the world famous Santa Pod Raceway in the UK. The event in question was being filmed for the BBC Television motoring program, Top Gear and involved presenter...
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 26, 2001 – Driving a Hyundai Tiburon, Paul Choiniere not only took top honors at last weekend’s Audi Mt. Washington Hillclimb, but also became the second driver in the event’s nearly 100-year history to exceed the 100-mph mark. The oldest motorsports event in the nation, the Mt. Washington Hillclimb, in...