Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) placed 2nd in the Electric Vehicle Division (8th overall) in the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) with the i-MiEV Evolution driven by Mitsubishi factory test driver and two-time Dakar Rally winner Hiroshi Masuoka, and saw its electric vehicle racing team achieve an impressive debut in a production 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV driven by professional SCORE International off-road racer Beccy Gordon.