TOP 15 MONSTERS || Simola HillClimb KING OF THE HILL 2023

One of the most insane and unique Hillclimbs in the World, here we come back to South Africa for Simola 2023. With usual 1000+Hp Nissan GT-R´s in different guises, plenty of wildly modified Lotus Exige units ever more powerful and sporting more and more aggressive Aero, unique Monsters like Zeelie´s MR2 and an unhinged "Cobra", with an true Legend as Special Guest. Former WRC and WRX champion Petter Solberg with the dominant VW Polo R WRX. This was a tremendous show and the fastest 15 runs of the weekend were:
00:00 - BMW E46 Turbo »»» Johan de Bruyn
00:52 - Lotus Exige AMG »»» Pieter Joubert
01:44 - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R »»» Darron Gudmanz
02:36 - Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R »»» Wade Van Zummeren
03:26 - Subaru Impreza WRX STi »»» Anton Cronje
04:13 - BackDraft "Cobra" Roadster »»» Mike McLoughlin
05:05 - VW Polo 6R 4x4 »»» Lee Thompson
05:54 - Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R »»» Martin Van Zummeren
06:46 - Audi S4 Quattro Turbo »»» Aldo Scribante
07:36 - Lotus Exige Ferrari Twin Turbo »»» Dawie Joubert
08:28 - Lotus Exige Honda V6 Turbo »»» Charl Joubert
09:19 - Toyota MR-2 Super GT V6 Turbo »»» Pieter Zeelie
10:10 - VW Polo R WRX SuperCar »»» Petter Solberg
10:58 - Nissan GT-R R35 "The Sheriff" »»» Franco Scribante
11:46 - Nissan GT-R R35 "Armaggedon" »»» Reghard Roets

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Time for Simola HillClimb 2023!! Which was your favourite Monster ?? 00:00 - BMW E46 Turbo »»» Johan de Bruyn 00:52 - Lotus Exige AMG »»» Pieter Joubert 01:44 - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R »»» Darron Gudmanz 02:36 - Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R »»» Wade Van Zummeren 03:26 - Subaru Impreza WRX STi »»» Anton Cronje 04:13 - BackDraft "Cobra" Roadster »»» Mike McLoughlin 05:05 - VW Polo 6R 4x4 »»» Lee Thompson 05:54 - Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R »»» Martin Van Zummeren 06:46 - Audi S4 Quattro Turbo »»» Aldo Scribante 07:36 - Lotus Exige Ferrari Twin Turbo »»» Dawie Joubert 08:28 - Lotus Exige Honda V6 Turbo »»» Charl Joubert 09:19 - Toyota MR-2 Super GT V6 Turbo »»» Pieter Zeelie 10:10 - VW Polo R WRX SuperCar »»» Petter Solberg 10:58 - Nissan GT-R R35 "The Sheriff" »»» Franco Scribante 11:46 - Nissan GT-R R35 "Armaggedon" »»» Reghard Roets

[@leoshepherd1982]

Solberg drove flat out it seems to me,so I'd choose him..

[@ackk6869]

"Армагеддон" не будучи самым мощным и при этом самым аэродинамически аккуратным проехал чисто и быстро. Как говорится "тёмная лошадка"

[@hillclimbracingfan5821]

Joubert brothers,Zeelie and Solberg are my favorites of the bunch.

[@rooms8853]

Lotus exige amg and the cobra. Big v8 muscle in lightweight cars.

[@DRNLR]

46 for the sound next ; Lotus twin turbo ferrari ; R32 skyline

[@dalton-at-work]

Solberg in a car with 600hp, no crazy wings and double the suspension travel of anyone else...he's still got it!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Proper factory backed WRX Champion unit gotta remember too ;)

[@hersof9130]

It is proof that those who don't know how to drive want more power. 1400hp my ass

[@danielthuku8192]

most of the other cars were too hard sprung. Petter was able to gain time because it was the most settled of all of them in the bumps. p.s. that Polo WRX car killed WRX in the hands of Johann Kristofferson. He dominated like Max is dominating F1.

[@derrickmoore9180]

Solberg had a controlled slide up the entire course!

[@fatcat22able]

I'm loving the MR2 - the fins look like dog ears!

[@philippepeltier142]

Peter Solberg in God mode 😍

[@Invisibleman7]

Oh yes 👍

[@stubones]

His car was gearing limited too.... If he'd had another 20kph to play with....

[@Invisibleman7]

@@stubones agreed 🫡

[@gothicpagan.666]

Just simply on another level

[@russbowlus]

I was gonna ask in the comments, "is that THE Petter Solberg?!" and then I watched the first couple turns. Yup, that's him. lol

[@VeilsideSkyline]

That WRC Polo is an absolute weapon and the driver has iron nuts 😂

[@LeonKotze70]

Polished Titanium

[@littlefrank90]

Petter Sloberg is absolutely insane. I remember seing him celebrate 2nd place in a rallycross race in Bologna back in 2010, he climbed on top of the car while it was moving and fell from the roof trying to get back inside. Dude was driving like a demon and did an oopsie in the silliest way possible. Such a lovable guy.

[@jestablitz3804]

WRX engine ?

[@danielthuku8192]

@@jestablitz3804 yes. 600hp and official gearbox that's geared to a little bit over 200kph. It's a factory VW Polo R WRX car that won multiple championships with Kristofferson. It's roughly based on the WRC car that won 6 straight titles with Ogier.

[@MatsNorway]

@@littlefrank90 Even if he is not watching, you always try to make Martin Schanche proud. With driving commitment and celebration. Schanche basically invented 4WD victory donuts.

[@AloneRacecar]

Wow to see a monster hillclimb version of that Toyota MR-2 is really something! 🔥

[@HillClimbMonsters]

A proper one at that ;)

[@kevletor2606]

AMG exige is the thing we didn't knew we needed until 😮

[@philippepeltier142]

It can't exist... or unicorns exist too?!? 🤔

[@kevletor2606]

@@philippepeltier142 the Ferrari V8 one might be faster, looks more crazier but the AMG one is just the right thing 😁. Kinda quite like the "normal" V6 one also

[@joe125ful]

This is what i already write:)

[@Chrissss205]

It sounded really nice.

[@ThorOdinson-zc2kq]

The 2zzge done right is faster. Frank and I both built them

[@delbertrobinson4139]

Petter was comparatively slow on the straights but man! He flung it into those corners!!! Otherworldly skills right there!!

[@dalton-at-work]

his precise line and full knowledge and ability to take the grip to it's limit was most impressive

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Rallycross gearbox ratio, with a top speed limited to little over 200Km/h..

[@elcobra98]

​@@HillClimbMonstersWait, correct me if I'm wrong but, he left the short RX gear ratio on purpose for maximum cornering speed, or he just couldn't change the ratio for whatever reasons? Got me curious

[@woopimagpie]

They forgot to tell him there was corners, he just kept it flat out and steered. Amazing speed in a car with half the power and aero.

[@00Towers]

Man, simola never disapoints, but 3 classic skilines, those crazy exige's, Solberg and the sheriff in the same vídeo is just unreal. love this channel.

[@danielkiss7003]

Some of the coolest builds, that's for sure

[@paulg0302]

Having a MR2 myself, I felt proud seeing that excellent performance of that monster MR2 👌

[@MOSSFEEN]

Some interesting cars there Pity the sound was all over the place Thanks for the video 👍👍

[@DimZ_F1]

That Lotus Exige-Honda with its rear wing breaking at 8:52 was scary stuff!

[@CakeEater23]

shut ur mouth with that jibberisrh@@Bezos-cp9gk

[@CakeEater23]

i came to the comments hoping someone else noticed

[@alistairmcmillan7984]

Yep, it’s so clear at 8:56 , I was thinking, ‘Jeepers, did the driver notice?’ 😅

[@rosstee]

True - wing broken around halfway through the run and still got a great time.

[@VampyrMygg]

Dang... I knew Solberg was crazy, I mean... when Norwegians get famous for rally it's usually because they're a madman behind the wheel, like Martin Schanche in the 80s and 90s... But seeing a Polo rally car flying like that managing similar times as 1000+ hp wings with a car attached... you almost can't believe it... XD I mean, the guy who beat him with like 0.300 something in 2nd place, literally has 1000hp more...

[@ackk6869]

Навык гонщика не менее важен чем возможности автомобиля, заводской гоночный автомобиль топового раллийного класса в принципе очень быстрая техника в подобных условиях и на таких трассах

[@Vamppas]

Yeah, it tells a crude story about skill levels. Imagine Petter behind the wheel of one of those four figure wings.

[@VampyrMygg]

@@ackk6869 Yeah, it's one of the clearest examples I've seen that I can remember, of skill level making such a huge difference. Also, as I had to use google translate for that text, the translation came out in the most formal English, I have no idea why that surprised me. :P

[@MuppetsSh0w]

Show me where on this climb you can utilize more than 800hp? VW is also much lighter and it's aero is no joke. It's impressive but you're making it seem like more than it actually is.

[@RCmaniac667]

@@ackk6869 не удивлюсь если в раллийный автомобиль вложено больше средств и времени чем в остальные

[@dorsetwarrior3870]

Polo wrc casually cruising with 1000+ hp cars 😂

[@danielkiss7003]

So much more development money in that polo Also the driver helps 😂

[@mrcartease]

The driver has titanium balls

[@ZA-7]

The car works way better in this kind of track, and being a WRC car means it has a better tuning.

[@Vanta_Blue]

I think we have very different definitions for "casually cruising". =P

[@user-unintentional]

Absolute legend driving. The way he slides in to place… magnificent

[@imperator6253]

Peter Solberg is the guy

[@imperator6253]

@@Isabella-tf1qc Only Jesus Christ❤️

[@PoRRasturvaT]

Few things are unavoidable on our planet. The sun rising, taxes, and sound out of sync on Simola Hillclimb.

[@yogurtdrift9872]

An AMG Exige and a Ferrari Exige. All I can say is YES

[@rpefitness]

Solberg was 30+km/hr slower on the straight than cars that behind him. The AMG just sounds so sweet

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Still using the WRX Gearbox ratio 😐

[@Marc99999]

Yep, and sliding corners like it was dirt. Beautiful driving.

[@gafrers]

Fantastic. Just to prove what a difference a Racing Driver and a real race car can do. Such variety and high level

[@juanitoblogs6574]

What

[@acyds]

@@juanitoblogs6574 Peter Solberg in the Polo, even with less aero and power he still compete with the big dogs

[@juanitoblogs6574]

@@acyds 👍🏿

[@stubones]

This year's hill climb was spectacular! I watched much of it on your live-stream.

[@alfamonk]

that Solberg run really shows how to optimise 600hp!

[@newtonfrosty6744]

That r34 sounds good. The blue one

[@XemawthEvo2]

8:28's rear wing collapsed, and he still set that time. Insane.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Combination of Downforce and testicular weight ensuring those wheels never lift from the ground 😅

[@ghoulbuster1]

You know the downforce is heavy when it break carbon fiber.

[@spinmaster4348]

The one before him got his door literally hanging open half way through

[@ghoulbuster1]

@@Bezos-cp9gk Man these god damn bots are so annoying.

[@Skreamies]

I absolutely love dedicated hill climb cars, absolute monsters and so well put together!

[@ardis1319]

Solberg the BEST!

[@aikumaDK]

The AMG M159 engine in the Lotus is normally found in the SLS and the AMG GT3 racecar.. The Lotus weighs 600kg less than both of those. edit: Audio seems a bit out of sync for a few of the runs.. Especially in the second half

[@forever_games6754]

...and SLS AMG GT3

[@bobsmudger3979]

A fine selection of rare hillclimb monsters. Thank you 👍

[@MrKozure]

Rally driver is a special breed, peter solberg and sebastian loeb had proved that.

[@joe125ful]

Wow Lotus AMG!!! That lovely sound of V8 N/A 6.2L!!!!!!

[@user-wb4fw8rj8j]

Polo wrc casually cruising with 1000+ hp cars . Peter Solberg is the guy.

[@TheMitch883]

That damping of the VW of Solberg, especially on that bumpy straight, as compared to all the other cars is next level…

[@bokiNYC]

Agree 100%! 👍

[@danielthuku8192]

factory VW dampers that dominated WRC/WRX for a decade will do that...

[@jamesf2656]

Some serious kit there. Love it.

[@lexus8405]

Wow nice performance 🎉

[@C-M-E]

The pilot of that E46 gets top marks and my Full admiration for absolutely sending it! As best said by Alka-Seltzer, "That's a spicy Meata-ball!" Addendum: It's not often where I watch a motorsport event where I'm in awe of nearly the entire field, but Everyone brought something compelling to this event with wild and functional creations. Man, I bet this was a blast to attend!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Simola brings the heat ;)

[@bokiNYC]

Agree100%! 👍

[@marioribeiro886]

Lotus Exige ... 6.2 V8AMG ... if earlier today someone said to me that this exist i would said "nahh you are crazy" :) it won the sound contest , but at the end it was a "little" Polo that stole the show, even if didn't won :)

[@bokiNYC]

Agree 100%! 👍

[@briangriffith3985]

Petter!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@Allspadez]

The AMG Lotus is Nuts!! 😲

[@sl-je5fg]

peter solberg put hands down the best lap, powersliding using every inch of grip on every corner, what a chaad

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Proper Rally and Rallycross Legend, never forget ;)

[@bokiNYC]

Agree 100%! 👍

[@mr.b5678]

Epic

[@romsa_1079]

so a polo with 1000 hp less then the big boys almost won.. 🤠Godt jobba Mr Solberg !!!

[@fujifuyu]

The super mr s is dam fast. ❤️

[@TB0Y298]

All cars look so sick!

[@datdudeinred]

That mr2 must be like how much wing you want? Mr2 - YES!

[@TheMec1978]

Excelente video! Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[@phrodendekia]

That AMG V8 sounds so smooth

[@HillClimbMonsters]

SLS power, Lotus lightness ;)

[@alexaparicio12]

Maravilloso ❤

[@muhammadilhamilham92]

solberg + polo r perfect combination

[@bokiNYC]

Agree 100%! 👍

[@dmolina_damo]

amazing, thanks for sharing us. greetings from COLOMBIA

[@metal63200]

again great vidéo 👍thanks

[@xXHowsthisXx]

The jdm is strong in this one❤

[@wzpu3283]

Just Dangerous Machines

[@matty6461]

Those "v6 RB" GTRs are something else ;p

[@pierresassareu5487]

Love it👍

[@leoshepherd1982]

I does try to tell my relatives and friends there's a difference when engines working and perking... Big up too everyone who ran that race... And remember now,everyone was a winner even before the thing started..😊

[@jareknowak8712]

They have sick mechanics down there in South Africa.

[@Marc99999]

38s it took to this GTR! Worth his name for sure...

[@Mcali1984]

This is why a subtle power slide is OP on a course like this. That rally car was moving.

[@frits299]

Solberg.. what a crazy drive..😮

[@GaryLaaks1]

Glad I went this year. Was a last minute decision. Awesome event.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Really insane cars in this hillclimb, Peter Solberg drove that Polo really on the edge.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Petter Solberg did his thing ;)

[@DainiusArt]

Amazing video, drivers and cars :) Thank you!

[@TheGazavman]

Bien excité le gars à la Polo !

[@felix-gq3xk]

that man in the polo can drive holy shit

[@HillClimbMonsters]

That man is Petter Solberg ;) That he can drive is an understatement..

[@ryanbrown918]

Peter Zeelie will always have the more incredible car at this event. That Spyder is something else...

[@LSCBTHEWAVY]

They cars are fast dawg fr they all super nice cars

[@dkaarvand9913]

Holy shit, every car in the top four had like 1000 HP while only weighing 1000 KG, with massive wings and downforce - then comes Petter Solberg in his 1300kg, 600 HP volkswagon polo with barely a back wing in third place. Wonder what he would have done if he had a better car

[@markholroyde9412]

No better than them, he has a car that cost millions to make...compared to maybe 200K

[@HJK242]

@@markholroyde9412 you can get one of those old rallycross cars under 150k, they are not that complicated machines

[@markholroyde9412]

@@HJK242 Course you can....when they are 10 years old, it didn't cost that to "make" though, the R&D alone costs triple that

[@HJK242]

@@markholroyde9412 those RX are pretty simple machines, all driving aid system are prohibited (ABS/ASR/ESP…) no active diffs. while those HillClimb cars can have all of them, while being lighter and having more power and more downforce.

[@markholroyde9412]

@@HJK242 OK....."Petter Solberg blah blah with hardly any back wing" see above🤣...but they have more power and down force?, this shit's all over the place. One thing they DO have though is a zero character, dull as dishwater, all revs and gear changes. Its just an opinion.😎

[@CherishHaze666]

Just imagine, think, about the Nissan Skyline and the RB engine. Both engine and car have technology capable of doing extraordinary things at par with nowadays cars. It’s just amazing.

[@patrickpatrick2012]

Bella la lettura dei km/h !! Dovresti farla vedere in tutti i video dove e'possibile ovviamente. Sempre video TOP complimenti

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Grazie mille!!

[@abi_fabian]

Love the moments when those 2 crews in orange jackets cheers the racers

[@elcobra98]

It's funny how the guy with the least visible downforce (those crazy wings) was the one flying like a speed demon on the corners. Impressive work from the legend Solberg. The other cars were such a treat to watch as well.

[@matiasbenavidesdigitalvisu9511]

Love the sound of that exige with AMG engine

[@madmick3794]

I am a big fan of the BMW straight six though the MR2 grabbed me for looking like subtle version of the Pikes Peek Suzuki.😅

[@asaine]

After looking at the specs and the drive times, it is clear to me that it was the driver's aggression that made the winning difference.

[@valtemirricardodasilva7646]

Adorei ó video

[@alessioconsavi]

Solberg n1 ❤

[@iDropPhats]

Was the Ferrari Lotus’s door open for 2 corners towards the end of the climb? And Petter Solberg just sending it in that WRX car with little downforce and 400hp less than the top competition was just a treat to watch. Simola always brings out the craziest cars and drivers of any motorsport event across all categories including F1 and WEC. This is the reason it’s my favorite event of the whole year, you just never see these insane machines sending it in full anywhere else.

[@mastrorrrooos]

This video is in spot on. Good quality and good presentation... Keep them coming

[@damarfadlan9251]

Peter Solberg in god mode is seriously impressive.

[@n0ch91c3s]

Hah that Exige door opening. Moveable aero!

[@hurelcedric2772]

Damn, they have different animals down there ^^

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Powerful animals we have to say .. ;)

[@creativeearthian1702]

Racing doesn't get better than this!

[@jacksavage2612]

Peter solberg on the limit

[@lefroy1]

Gotta love Peter.

[@jonnybob3690]

was so cool seeing the downforce kick in at the start with that lotus exiege with the honda engine

[@augustortiz]

M156 on a Lotus.. what a legendary build.

[@bokiNYC]

Sounds freaking amazing!

[@Biltware]

The NA V8 in the Exige AMG sounded incredible.

[@lillitnn92]

When Solberg came up, I was waiting for the description below to say "One giant set of balls"

[@miguelmarse5077]

💯👌

[@roeldiecast2341]

This video is good inspiration for my custom hotwheels monster race car... Greeting from Indonesia 🇲🇨

[@Crimson_Strider]

Amazing broke the 39s without downforce and massive hp.

[@user-ou9wk9qe4i]

AMG exige is the thing we didn't knew we needed until . 8:28's rear wing collapsed, and he still set that time. Insane..

[@LeanJena]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@FJaypewpew]

seeing some of these cars with more hp than their weight is insane

[@mikaeleurenius2054]

Petter schooled them. No down-force, no monster engine. Just pure driving skills, almost sideways through the corners and with > -20 kph on the straight.

[@nelm612]

@@Bezos-cp9gk .....Blah Blah Blah

[@AndrewMalkin]

The active aero on the Polo surprised me. That's pretty cool.

[@AlteredCarbons]

every one of them lotus's where NUTTY but ima be real. the one with the j35 got me to laugh so hard. not cause its bad or goofy or anything, but because its a j35... like they are a dim a dozen and the one with the amg/ferrari engine probably cost 30x the cost to build that j35 lol. it was so impressive, still tho the ferrari one sounded so good

[@JoelCutinhoChris]

The Manly Nissan GT-R 35 "The Sheriff" with a moustache

[@butlersracing7692]

Got to appreciate some of these drivers from over here in South Africa. Soleberg ripped it to shreds and big up to Davie Joubert at 8:00 because his door flew open and still managed decent time.

[@rogerhampton2844]

What a run by Solberg. Didn’t have the outright pace but they couldn’t keep up in the bends. Amazing.

[@fokarabka]

P.Solberg rulezzzzzz

[@douglasrobson3875]

That Backdraft Cobra was badass.