Take a prototype or GT car normally built for the track and unleash it on some of the most spectacular roads in Europe and you’ve got the recipe for one of the most thrilling motorsport events in the world. Hillclimb. But the year has not been kind to the sport, like so many others. French and European Hillclimb champ Sébastien Petit runs and races in his own team, Team Petit Auto Sport, and fields some very interesting machines, including the legendary GTR-powered RS01 as driven by Philippe Schmitter. Ahead of their third race of the recently-restarted season, we gave Sébastien a call to find out more about their return to racing.
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