Tag: pikes peak hill climb
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Rhys Millen breaks own production car record, fights through adverse final sections at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Rhys Millen has driven enough Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climbs to know the turns and curves of the “Race to the Clouds.” He’s also driven it enough to know what it takes to set records. Millen broke his own production car record Sunday in a BMW M8 with a time of 10:12.024. It beat…
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Robin Shute wins ‘King of the Mountain’ at Hill Climb for fourth time in five years
Crossing the finish line at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb isn’t any less special for Robin Shute. The 35-year-old driver from Great Britain captured his fourth title in five years, driving a 2018 Wolf TSC-FS. Shute finished in 8:40.080 and nudged second-place finisher Romain Dumas, also a four-time champion, by more than seven seconds.…
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Hill Climb notebook: Gregoire Blachon sets diesel record; Woodland Park’s Codie Vahsholtz wins open wheel
Sunday was a long time coming for Gregoire Blachon. The 38-year-old driver from France set a new diesel record (10:25.071) at The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He finished 19th overall and fourth in the exhibition class. “It’s very, very special,” Blachon said. “It’s been five years of hard work and putting things together…
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18-year-old Hayden Bradley speeds through Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for first time, wins Porsche division
Hayden Bradley ran before he walked. The upcoming high school senior has yet to graduate high school and walk across the stage to receive his diploma, yet he joined the fray at the 101st Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb anyway and won the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy by Yokohama division Sunday with a winning…
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Matt Mullins hugs family after crashing his BMW at PPIHC 2023
Matt Mullins, a BMW driver walks to the finish line after emerging from a crash – the most harrowing thing that could happen at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race on June 25, as spectators erupt in cheers upon knowing he walked out of the accident unscathed.
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The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb | Full 2023 race results
Robin Shute, United Kingdom (Unlimited) 8:40.080 Romain Dumas, USA (Pikes Peak Open) 8:47.682 Raphael Astier, France (Pikes Peak Open) 9:17.412 David Donahue, USA (Time Attack 1) 9:18.053 Codie Vahsholtz, USA (Open Wheel) 9:19.192 James Clay, USA (Pikes Peak Open) 9:20.433 Dan Novembre, USA (Unlimited) 9:27.611 Tanner Foust, USA (Exhibition) 9:37.326 Jeff Zwart, USA (Time Attack…
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Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb readying for racers, better weather for 101st run
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is back for its 101st iteration, and competitors are just hoping the fog from last year stays in the rearview mirror. Racers will take to America’s Mountain Sunday to compete once again for the fastest time in the “Race to the Clouds.” Robin Shute claimed the King of…
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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb set for 101st race up ‘America’s Mountain’
Mountains are meant to be climbed — or in Pikes Peak’s case, raced up. “America’s Mountain” will celebrate year 101 of the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC). Since 1916, automobile drivers have maneuvered up the windy, narrow Pikes Peak Highway. Spencer Penrose, an early Colorado Springs entrepreneur, saw potential for Pikes Peak to…
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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb announces new executive director
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb announced Wednesday that Melissa Eickhoff will be its new executive director. Eickhoff replaces Bob Bodor, who was tapped to be the organization’s executive director last November. Bodor was preceded by Megan Leatham, who had held the position since 2011. Eickhoff comes to Colorado from Penske Entertainment in Indianapolis.…
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Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb announces 2023 race date
The 101st running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has a date. The event’s next iteration will take place June 25, 2023. The same, 12.42-mile course will play host as it stands alongside the Indy 500 as the longest consecutive race at a single location. “This race is an event like no other,”…