Pikes Peak
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Colorado wildfires delayed the 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but it's getting underway this week--and it looks like Audi has something up its sleeve. An image posted to Facebook teases us, saying there will be a surprise "to pay homage to [Audi's] record-breaking past" at Pikes Peak. A link to a video "history lesson" starting with the Audi Sport Quattro S1 follows--documenting the S1 with drivers like Michele Mouton, Bobby Unser, and Walter Röhrl behind the wheel. The teaser image depicts an RS 5 in what appears to be Audi Sport racing livery. The current...
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Walter Röhrl Cancels Pikes Peak Entry
The Colorado wildfires that postponed the 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb destroyed 600 homes, scorched huge swaths of forest, and generally caused mayhem. For fans of rally there's another loss to tally: Walter Röhrl has canceled his planned entry in the Audi Sport...
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This Is What An 850-HP Pikes Peak Hill Climb NSX Looks Like: Video
The 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was delayed from its original July date due to the severe forest fires plaguing the area surrounding Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rescheduled for August 12, the event is shaping up to be a memorable one. Purists will cry “foul,”...
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2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Rescheduled For August 12
Originally scheduled for July 8, the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the 90th running of Colorado’s venerable ‘race to the clouds,’ will now take place on August 12 due to the devastating Waldo Canyon wildfire which is still yet to be completely contained. The fire has...
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Waldo Canyon Fire Postpones Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
The massive Waldo Canyon wildfire in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area, has spread flames, smoke, and ash as high as 20,000 feet and consumed more than 15,000 acres, creating tremendous, almost incredible images--and causing the U.S. Forest Service to forbid the running of the 90th Pikes Peak...
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1,307-HP Turbo Chevy-Powered Pikes Peak Racer Practice Run: Video
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is gearing up for action, running the gamut from Monster Tajima's electric bid for the win to privateer efforts like that of our friend Jeremy Foley and co-driver Yuri Kouznetsov with Evolution Dynamics to the insanely overpowered buggy you see here. The...
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It's incredible that Pikes Peak exists as a public road. It's even more incredible that people race up it--the narrow two-lane surface, now mostly paved, is still free of guardrails over much of the perilously long, steep drops. Nevertheless, people flock to the mountain every year to try their skill and their cars against the altitude and the curves. The Lexus IS F CCS-R will be among them for the 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), and drifter/racer Ken Gushi will be at the wheel. Here, we see his final test run up the mountain, and we have to say, it looks...
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Toyota Motorsports EV P002 Electric Pikes Peak Car: Video
Electric cars are taking over Pikes Peak, or threatening to, with Monster Tajima among the contenders. The latest entry to get some video detail is the Toyota Motorsports EV P002 prototype car. Based on the familiar Radical sports car chassis, the car is predicted to reach a top speed of 149 mph...
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2012 Lexus IS F CCS-R To Tackle Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Lexus is set to tackle the arduous Pikes Peak Hill Climb in a customer racing version of its IS F sports sedan.
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Mitsubishi Unveils Pikes Peak Challenger: i-MiEV Evolution
This year's Pikes Peak "Race to the Clouds" could well be a turning point for electric vehicles in motorsport. As well as the converted electric BMW M3, and mountain master "Monster" Tajima gunning for the overall record in an electric prototype, Mitsubishi has announced it's to run two electric...
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Monster Tajima's Monster Sport E-RUNNER Pikes Peak EV: Gallery
Looking like some kind of Pikes Peak Batmobile, Monster Tajima's Monster Sport E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special--GoPro cameras and all--is just about ready for his assault on the mountain. With a full carbon fiber body, what appears to be a very sturdy cage inside the pod-like driver capsule, and more...
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Boris Said Driving Electric BMW M3 In Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Video
Soon, you’ll be able to add one more thing to Boris Said’s extensive racing resume: Pikes Peak Hill Climb veteran. Said will compete behind the wheel of a BMW M3 in this year’s event, but it isn’t just another race-prepped BMW that the NASCAR driver will be piloting. The M3...
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If Beccy Gordon’s last name sounds familiar, it should. Brother Robby Gordon is an accomplished racer, having driven in series ranging from IndyCar though NASCAR and even the SCORE off-road series. Father “Baja Bob” Gordon was an off-road racing legend, and sister Robyn was the first woman to score an overall win in the Baja 1000. In short, racing is in her blood, and Beccy Gordon herself has considerable experience competing in the Baja 1000. That’s when she’s not busy with other activities, which include being a spokesperson for NASCAR, posing as a swimsuit...
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Walter Röhrl Returns To Challenge Pikes Peak
In 1987, Walter Röhrl climbed behind the wheel of an Audi Sport quattro S1 on the unpaved road to the summit of Pike’s Peak. From the time Röhrl launched the car on the gravel road, until he broke the beam at the summit, just 10 minutes and 48 seconds elapsed. No driver before or...
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Monster Tajima Goes Electric For Pikes Peak 2012
Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima is no stranger to Pikes Peak. In fact, he's the reining master, having been the first to break the 10-minute barrier there and set a new world record last year. Likewise, electric cars aren't new to the peak either, though they're much newer and not nearly as dominating as...
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Guns For Pikes Peak Electric Record
Some may bemoan the fact that the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb in Colorado is now a paved course, but it's opened up the hill to more vehicles than ever before. That now includes electric cars--which is why, this July 8, Mitsubishi is fielding a race-prepared version of its 'i' urban electric car...
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Nissan Leaf Slings Electrons Up Pikes Peak: Video
The Nissan Leaf tackled Pikes Peak this year, setting the benchmark for production all-electric cars.
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Monster Tajima's Record 9:51 Pikes Peak Run: Video
Watch the fastest trip up Pikes Peak ever, run in a 910-horsepower Suzuki by Monster Tajima.
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Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima has broken his own record for the arduous Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, and at the same time come under the near-mythical sub-10-minute barrier of the 12.42-mile ‘Race to the Clouds’. To achieve this feat Tajima drove a highly modified Suzuki SX4 rated at 910 horsepower, competing in the Unlimited Class. His final time was 9:51.278, which smashed his previous record of 10:1.408 set in 2007. The second fastest time was set by Rhys Millen in the custom Hyundai PM580; his time was 10:09.242. The Pikes Peak Hill Climb covers a mix of paved...
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Monster Tajima Seeking 10-Minute Barrier At Pikes Peak
Will 2011 be the year the 10-minute barrier falls? Increased lengths of asphalt on the surface and another year's car development may just see it happen. Monster Tajima will be one of those trying.
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AC Propulsion Electric Pikes Peak Car To Defend Record
Can an electric race car get within three minutes of the all-time record up Pikes Peak? Team Yokohama and AC Propulsion want to find out.
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Jeff Zwart to race Porsche 911 GT2 RS at Pikes Peak Hill Climb
With 620 horsepower being channeled to the rear wheels in a chassis that weighs a tick over 3,000 pounds, it’s little wonder that the 911 GT2 RS is often voted the most frightening car to drive in Porsche’s current lineup. If there’s anyone with even the slightest chance of taming...
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Banks Power Twin Turbo, 1,307-HP Monster To Tackle Pikes Peak: Video
Paul Dallenbach and Banks Power have teamed up to take on the 10:01 record time up the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. With 1,307 horsepower on tap, it certainly has the beans to do it.
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Rhys Millen And Hyundai Prep For Pikes Peak: Video
Hyundai is making a serious assault on the 10-minute record at Pikes Peak, but there's still a lot of work to be done before the mountain surrenders.
Nelson Ireson