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Pikes Peak International Raceway would host the richest event in SRL Southwest Tour history as announced on April 23, 2013. [22] PPIR also hosts regional club road course races such as the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and SCCA as well as local enthusiast events such as track days, drifting events, and car shows.
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 ...
1997 Pikes Peak; Race details; 7th round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season: Date: June 29, 1997: Official name: Samsonite 200: Location: Pikes Peak International Raceway: Course: Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi / 1.609 km: Distance: 200 laps 200.000 mi / 321.869 km: Weather
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]
[15] [16] [citation needed] The same year, Penrose organized the first motor race to the summit; established annually, it is the second-oldest motor car race in the US. It still runs in the early 21st century, and is known as the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Penrose began work on his project, The Broadmoor Hotel.
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The Pikes Peak Ascent race has twice incorporated the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge competition, first in 2006 then again in 2010. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The 2020 edition of the ascent was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic , with all registrants given the option of either transferring their entry to 2021, [ a ] obtaining a partial ...
Two new venues, Texas Motor Speedway and Pikes Peak International Raceway, was followed by IRL's first incursion in a NASCAR foothold, the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Texas and Charlotte held the first night races in Indy-car history, and became the first 1.5 mile banked oval racetracks in an Indy-car schedule since Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1983.