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Anyone who has frustratingly fiddled with touchscreen controls while speeding down the highway can relate to Blake Fuller’s predicament on Sunday. Well, sort of. Fuller, a three-time champion in The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, was the first driver off on Sunday morning, making him the first to experience the thick fog and damp…

In the 100th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Levi Shirley may have pulled off a race first. Shirley flipped his 2014 Campbell Ent. Single Seat IFS two or three times yet finished the race. “When you’re rolling, you’re thinking of the weeks and hours to be here down the drain,” said…

The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been through a lot.  Two World Wars, a global pandemic and the modernization of vehicles, in general, all headline the race’s coinciding events. Through it all, the race has persevered.  From 1917 to 1919, there were no races because of the first World War. The second caused…

While the 100th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb by Gran Turismo will feature former champions like Robin Shute and David Donner, organizers on Thursday announced the names of 14 newcomers to the race. More than 80 drivers from 12 countries and 17 U.S. states will travel to Colorado Springs to compete on…

The 100th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will feature old and new faces along with two “King of the Mountain” champions. A list of competitors was released Tuesday for the milestone event set for June 26. More than 80 drivers from 12 nations and 17 U.S. states will travel to Colorado…

Three years ago French driver Romain Dumas crushed the course record at the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in an all-electric Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak, making it up America’s Mountain in 7:57.148. And after a two-year absence, Dumas will race once again to the top of Pikes Peak. The Hill Climb announced Friday…

With no motorcycles, no spectators and limited international drivers, the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will certainly look and feel different in 2020, but it provides an opportunity for the crowning of a new King of the Mountain. David Donohue, who placed fourth overall and second in the Pikes Peak Open division, is the…

The 98th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will be a unique experience for racers and spectators as coordinators were forced to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and the death of veteran Ducati racer Carlin Dunne, who died following a crash near the finish line last year. For the first time since 1990…