MAKING A BIG ENTRANCE: Rhys Millen set to race into Reno with the Barrett-Jackson Cup
August 4, 2015
Posted by Barrett-Jackson
Rhys Millen – stunt driver, drifting competitor and rally driver – will deliver the Barrett-Jackson Cup to Reno Tahoe in spectacular fashion.
The Pennzoil 707hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
It’s only fitting that the trophy for one of the biggest custom car competitions blasts into town in a big way. On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Rhys Millen – stunt driver, drifting competitor and rally driver – will be laying some rubber on the streets of Reno when he speeds into the city carrying the Barrett-Jackson Cup. Millen will be behind the wheel of the bright yellow 707hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat made famous in the “Pennzoil: Airlift Drift” video (see below).
Millen comes to Nevada fresh from his win at the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which he accomplished in a 1-megawatt electric Drive eO PP03, setting a new record with a time of 9:07.022. He embraced the sport of drifting when it came to the U.S. from Japan in 2003, winning the Formula Drift USA Championship in 2005. Millen is also an accomplished precision/stunt driver, with Hollywood movie credits that include driving work in “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Herbie Fully Loaded,” “Red Line,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and a number of the “Fast and Furious” films.
After making his explosive arrival into Reno, Millen will be on hand Thursday, Aug. 6, at the 3rd Annual Hot August Nights Auction presented by Barrett-Jackson, where he will be signing autographs for fans. The renowned yellow Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will be on display at the Pennzoil exhibit throughout the auction, Aug. 6-8 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
If you’d like a piece of the action with your own Hellcat, Barrett-Jackson has two 2015 models on offer at this year’s Reno Tahoe auction from the Robertson Collection: one in Billet Silver and the other a striking Sublime Green.
Two 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats (Lot #642 and Lot #643) lead the Robertson Collection into the 3rd Annual Hot August Nights Auction presented by Barrett-Jackson, Aug. 6-8, 2015, at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.