Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb – July 19th, 2009 0
The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb will be going on this Sunday, July 19th, 2009 in Colorado Springs.
The race is run on a 12.42 mile course with 156 turns that begins at 9,390 feet and finishes at the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak. This years race, the 87th incarnation of the race, will have 11 classes and features a variety of automotive, semi truck, exhibition, open wheel, super stock car, pro truck and motorcycle classes with a field of approximately 200 competitors racing up the mountain. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the 2nd oldest motor sports race in America.
The current record of 10:01.41 was set by Nobuhiro Tajima in the 2007 race.
Tickets to the event start at $40 and are available on the official website.
Check out one of the promo videos from their website.
Full details about the event are available on the official Pikes Peak International Hill Climb website.
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