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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.
May 5—A 20-year $1.2 million loan to install "heavy rail" for the Mount Washington Cog Railway will make for a smoother ride and require less maintenance, according to rail management officials.
WCAX-TV (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York market. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Saranac Lake, New York –licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WYCI (channel 40).
He raised $100,000 for his Everest climb and another $100,000 to fund his climbs of the remaining Seven Summits, which he completed in 2006 and was the third youngest person in the world to complete this feat. [3] He produced a documentary film of his Everest ascent, entitled To Stand Above the Clouds. [4]
Rutan won the 1961 Climb to the Clouds. The car ran the gravel and dirt mountain course in a record time, beating Carroll Shelby's record time set in 1956 in a Ferrari 375 Formula One car. After 1961 the Climb to the Clouds was not run for another 29 years. The race returned in 1990, now with the track fully paved.
In the final days of the 2024 calendar, there's a lot to look forward to in the sports world in 2025. Field Level Media surveyed writers and editors in its network to come up with 25 to watch in ...
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025 performers:. There will be performances by Alanis Morissette (with Reneé Rapp) Dasha, DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! starring Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick ...
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 ...