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Pikes Peak International Raceway: Fountain, Colorado: 1997–2005: 9 Pittsburgh International Race Complex: Wampum, Pennsylvania: 2017–2023: 7 Pocono International Raceway: Long Pond, Pennsylvania: 1977–1978, 1980–1986: 9 Pomona Fairplex: Pomona, California: 1994–1996: 3 Portland International Raceway: Portland, Oregon: 1983–1984: 2 ...
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) and has over 156 turns, climbing 4,720 ft (1,440 m) from the start at mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway, to the finish at 14,115 ...
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.
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.
An Oxford University Cycling Club rider on his way to a hillclimbing victory. Hill climbing is a cycling event, as well as a basic skill of the sport. As events, a hill climb may either be an individual time trial (which forbids cooperation, drafting, or team tactics), a road race or in some cases a gravel race.
Martin attempts to break the world speed record for a gravity racer, set in 2012 by Doug Anderson at 84.4 mph (135.8 km/h) on a public road in North Carolina.A 2 km stretch of public road on Mont Ventoux, Southern France, is chosen to as the location for the record attempt, with a timing gate on the fastest 100m measuring the racer's average speed. [20]
The race up Pikes Peak is a 12.42-mile time trial event, where one car at a time climbs the 156-turn paved scenic roadway and finishes at the summit at 14,115 feet above sea level.
The Pikes Peak Marathon, a trail race held since 1956, is a round trip between the trailhead and the Pikes Peak. The Barr Trail Mountain Race is a 13 miles (21 km) round trip between the trailhead and Barr Camp. Another route, rated as Class 2, begins at Crags Campground, approaching the summit from the west. [26]