It is currently contested by a variety of vehicle classes. The race is self-sanctioned and has taken place since 1916. It used to consist of both gravel and paved sections, but as of August 2011, the highway is fully paved as a result, all subsequent events will be run on asphalt from start to finish. 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 ft (4,302 m), on grades averaging 7.2%. 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 Colorado, USA. Rhys Millen's 2011 Pikes Peak Hyundai Genesis coupé Ralph Murdock breaking the vintage class modified (RMVR modified) record in 2011, with a time of 12:51.004 in a 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Monster Tajima Electric Car displayed during 2013 PPIHC Fan Fest at Colorado Springs, USA Sébastien Loeb shattered the course record in 2013 with a Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak (875 bhp and 875 kg) Rick Knoop, Tim O'Neil, and Charlie Greenhaus with an EVSR electric race car by Entropy Racing at Pikes Peak in 2015
Marcus Grönholm drove an 800 BHP Ford Fiesta to 5th overall at the 2009 event. 1987 Audi Sport quattro E2 'Pikes Peak' Suzuki Escudo at the 2006 Race to the Clouds Randy Schranz rising above treeline at the 85th Race to the Clouds, 2007 Micky Dymond on his way to winning the 2007, 1200cc class, riding a BMW HP2.
R Pikes Peak, 2018, Unlimited)Īl Unser's 1961 car. Motorsport hillclimb race in Pikes Peak, United States Pikes Peak International Hill Climbģ8★0′N 105☀2′W / 38.84°N 105.04°W / 38.84 -105.04ħ:57.148 ( Romain Dumas, Volkswagen I.D.
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