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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 ...
Reaves competed in the Pikes Peak International race in 2000 and finished in third place. She has broken several world records in various racing venues. In June 2016, in The 100th Anniversary running of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, Stephanie became the fastest woman ever up the climb, posting a time of 10 minutes 56 seconds.
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.
His record was broken on 21 July 2007 by Nobuhiro Tajima driving the Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special to a time of 10:01.408. [9] [10] However, Tajima's record was set after the Pikes Peak surface was partially paved whereas Millen's record was on dirt. Rod had the fastest overall time at the famous mountain four more times (1996, 1997, 1998, and ...
The Urus climbed the mountain in 10:32.064, beating the previous production-SUV record by nearly 18 seconds.
While competing for Unplugged Performance at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Randy accomplished a remarkable feat by achieving a record-breaking time of 9:54.901. Setting a new record for the fastest EV based on production models, as well as the fastest modified production-based EV.
First Place in the 1961 contest went to Chuck Frederick of Golden, Colo., driving a Corvette up the winding course at better than a mile a minute; time, 4:39. First Place in the 1962 contest went to Gene Mitchell of Billings, Mont., driving a Corvette over the dangerous five-mile course in 4:51.7 averaging 61.7 mph.
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