Skelta to enter Pikes Peak 2012

July 8 will be the date that Skelta Sports Cars will tackle Pikes Peak, arguably the world's most intense hill climb event.

In case you're wondering who Skelta is, it's an Australian sports car manufacturer specialising in lightweight, high powered performance cars.

The Skelta G-Force, which is the car taking on the Peak, weighs a mere 700kgs, and with its supercharged 2.0-litre Honda engine making 310hp, its power to weight is exceptional. While it's not the prettiest car out there, 440bhp per tonne helps to offset its looks.

The Skelta will run in Open Class, one of the oldest classes at Pikes Peak, with its share of experienced regulars, and dominators.

"It'll be tough - it's a big class full of talent and speed," says Jeff Denmeade, Skelta's driver for the event.

Denmeade, who won his class at Pikes Peak in 2010, and the first Aussie ever to do so, is competing in his second Pikes Peak event says that the competition and presentation is higher than ever now that the climb is 100 per cent tarmac.

The entry list this year maxxed out in January due to increased interest. Usually organisers are still taking entries in June.

Skelta driver Denmeade says he is really happy to be representing Australia in this legendary event in an Aussie made and developed car. The Skelta will be the first Australian manufactured car to have entered the iconic century-long event.