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A time in italics indicates this was a previous motorcycle record, a time in bold indicates the current motorcycle record. On June 30, 2019, four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner Carlin Dunne was killed in a crash at the race. [35] He crashed less than a quarter of a mile from the finish line. [35]
Vahsholtz is known for his results and records at Pikes Peak. He has appeared at every Pikes Peak International Hill Climb since 1992. He took part in 30 events and won his division on 24 occasions, and 1 King of the Mountain, making him the most successful driver in the history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He currently holds the ...
A year later, he won his first championship at Pikes Peak. [7] [8] He won six straight titles from 1958 to 1963. [9] His streak ended in 1964 when his younger brother Al won the race. [6] He leads the all-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb champion's list with 10 overall wins, having set a new track record eight times.
The current record holder is Romain Dumas, who completed the course in 2018 with a time of 7:57.148 in the Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak. [1] Additional races are held in Colorado, conducted by the Colorado Hill Climb Association (CHCA) during the summer months. [ 2 ]
Louis Unser Jr. (March 16, 1896 – October 18, 1979) was an American racing driver. [1] He was the patriarch of the Unser family of American auto racers. He was renowned for his hill-climbing career, winning the Pikes Peak Hill Climb nine times between 1934 and 1953.
Pikes Peak is one of Colorado's 54 fourteeners, mountains more than 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) above sea level. The massif rises over 8,000 ft (2,400 m) above downtown Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak is a designated National Historic Landmark. It is composed of a characteristic pink granite called Pikes Peak granite.
The Pikes Peak Marathon was the first American marathon to allow female competitors, allowing them from the beginning of the marathon in 1956, although no woman entered until 1958. [3] In 1959, Arlene Pieper became the first woman to officially finish a marathon in the United States when she finished the Pikes Peak Marathon. [3]
1975: U.S. high school record in the 3000 meter run, a record which stood until 2013. 1981: the female course record for the Pikes Peak Marathon. Lynn Bjorklund is an American retired long-distance runner originally from Los Alamos, New Mexico .