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Qatar sheikh reaches Pikes Peak summit in 11:37, says he’ll be back
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani offered a simple explanation as to why he took on the risk of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. “I just love racing,” the Qatar prince said. The sheikh…
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Drivers underwhelmed as Hill Climb records fall in less-than-spectacular fashion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rhys Millen drove into history, but not as emphatically as he wanted. The New Zealander took an electric car to an overall title at The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which marked the first…
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Qatar sheikh to drive in Sunday’s Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani sits second in line to the Qatari throne. On Sunday, he’ll be second in line to drive up Pikes Peak. The sheikh will race up in a Porsche after the…
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Qatar sheikh to drive in Sunday’s Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani sits second in line to the Qatari throne. On Sunday, he’ll be second in line to drive up Pikes Peak. The sheikh will race up in a Porsche after the pace car in The Broadmoor International Hill Climb. It will be a first for the 22-year-old motorsports enthusiast, who reached…
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Colorado motorcyclist who died on Pikes Peak ‘lived on the edge’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A seasoned motorcycle racer from Centennial plunged to his death while practicing for The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, casting a pall over the annual race for a second straight year. Carl Sorensen, a 39-year-old father of one, went off a cliff during Thursday…
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Motorcycles present greater risk and haven’t always been part of Hill Climb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rhys Millen considers himself a risk-taker, having challenged Pikes Peak for 22 years in the International Hill Climb. But there’s a big caveat to that. “I take a lot of risks up there, but they’re…
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Motorcycles present greater risk and haven’t always been part of Hill Climb
Rhys Millen considers himself a risk-taker, having challenged Pikes Peak for 22 years in the International Hill Climb. But there’s a big caveat to that. “I take a lot of risks up there, but they’re very calculated, and they’re always with a roll cage around me,” Millen said. “The bike guys are just at a…
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Colorado motorcyclist who died on Pikes Peak ‘lived on the edge’
A seasoned motorcycle racer from Centennial plunged to his death while practicing for The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, casting a pall over the annual race for a second straight year. Carl Sorensen, a 39-year-old father of one, went off a cliff during Thursday morning’s final practice run along a 3-mile stretch before the…
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Hazardous conditions on Pikes Peak would be dangerous on Hill Climb day June 28
One of the world’s most difficult and dangerous motor sports courses just got more challenging. As 2014 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb champion Fred Veitch guides his 2001 Porsche 996 Turbo around the first of 156 course turns in a practice run Friday morning, what had been a light drizzle turns to an all-out…