Randy Schranz competed a record 40 times in The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He enjoyed the thrills of racing to the top of Pikes Peak.

He’s retired from racing. He spent Sunday helping his son, Layne, compete in the Pikes Peak Open division.

“I think it would be totally different if I was retired and he wasn’t racing, but I still got the nerves and anxiety watching him,” Randy said. “So that part hasn’t changed much.

“I do miss it but I had 40 years, and that’s the most of any driver. I’m content at 40 years.”

Dallenbach back for 25th race

Paul Dallenbach returned for his 25th competition in the Hill Climb.

“I wanted to do 25 years,” he said. “You say, ok, I’m going to take year off or I’m going to skip it or whatever, but as the year goes on, you start to get that bug again.”

The bug, he said, is easy to define.

“It’s just a thrill. If the car is working right, you say, man, this is so much fun. It’s just like any other race track. You want to stay on the road, and you don’t think about the trees and the cliffs. If you do, you really shouldn’t be up here doing this.”

Dallenbach raced to a 9:37.135 time on Sunday.

Will ‘The Monster’ return?

Nobuhiro “The Monster” Tajima is one of the best-known drivers in the long history of the Hill Climb. He did not compete for the second straight year, and it’s unclear if he will return. Tajima turns 68 on Thursday.

“I know he’s very busy with other business endeavors,” said Rhys Millen, who competed Sunday in a souped-up Bentley SUV. “It was fantastic to watch him and my dad battle it out back in the day.”

Rod Millen, father to Rhys, won the overall title five times. Tajima won the overall title seven times.

“It was a great run for Tajima,” Rhys said, “and I think he maximized what he could when he did.”

Rhys Millen’s Bentley raced to a 10:49.002 time on Sunday in the Exhibition Class, besting his goal of 10:50.