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The first Pikes Peak Hill Climb was promoted by Spencer Penrose, who had converted the narrow carriage road into the much wider Pikes Peak Highway. [4] The first Penrose Trophy was awarded in 1916 to Rea Lentz with a time of 20:55.60. [4] [5] [6] In the same year Floyd Clymer won the motorcycle class with a time of 21:58.41. [7]
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, held in Colorado Springs, Colorado is the world's premier Hill Climb Race. This event has been entered by many internationally renowned drivers, Indy 500 champions, and multiple world rally champions. The 12.4-mile (20.0 km) course finishes at a height of 14,100 feet (4,300 m) after navigating 156 turns.
The Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race, also known as the Climb to the Clouds, is a timed hillclimb auto race up the Mount Washington Auto Road to the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. [1] It is one of the oldest auto races in the country, first run on July 11 and 12, 1904, predating the Indianapolis 500 and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb.
The hot hatch will compete along with race-prepped versions of the regular Integra, the TLX Type S, and a custom NSX nicknamed "Yamabiko."
BMW has made preliminary plans for the mighty plug-in-hybrid SUV to perform an exhibition run at this year's Pikes Peak event. 735-HP BMW XM Label Red Registered for 2023 Pikes Peak Hill Climb ...
The Volkswagen I.D. R made its competition debut at the Pikes Peak International Hill climb in Colorado Springs, Colorado on 24 June 2018. It was driven by Romain Dumas, and the team set a target of beating the existing electric car record of 8:57.118 minutes, set in 2016 by Rhys Millen with the Drive eO PP100. [4]
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum (PPHCM) is an American non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and serves to promote and develop educational awareness of advancements in motorsports technology and automotive engineering while maintaining and preserving the history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC). [1]
Racing in the Pikes Peak Region included 19th century horse tracks (e.g., to the west of Colorado Springs' Palmer House along Fountain Creek by 1882 [4] and to the north by 1903, the "Roswell Racing Park"), [5] and the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb started in 1916 on the 1915 Pikes Peak Highway.