No other race gains 4,725 feet of elevation between start and finish, all within just 12.42 miles. Here are 11 of the best to do it at Pikes Peak this year.
Pikes Peak is a race unlike any other. Yes, there are other hill climbs out there, but no other race starts at 9,390 feet of elevation and ends at 14,115 feet. No other gains 4,725 feet of elevation between start and finish, all within just 12.42 miles. Competingtakes a purpose-built race car able to make big power even in the thin air at the top of the mountain, able to carry high speeds through the less twisty sections, and able to handle bumpy, winter-ravaged roads at triple-digit speeds.
It worked. Racer, stunt driver, and TV host Tanner Foust flew up the mountain in 9:37.326 and handily won the Exhibition Class while placing seventh overall.Lia Block, daughter of famed racer and stunt driver Ken Block, drove a touching tribute run up Pikes Peak in her recently departed father's last race car. Though untimed, the younger Block's run wasThe Hoonipigasus is a Porsche 911-shaped tribute to the famous"Pink Pig" Porsche 917/20 race car.
contributor Randy Pobst and the Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid named"Dark Helmet" . On the third attempt, Pobst finally had a full length, full speed run to the top of the mountain after the race was shortened in 2021 due to weather and Pobst had to slow down in 2022, again due to weather . This year, the weather was perfect and Pobst placed 10th overall and second in the Exhibition class with a blistering time of 9:54.901.
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