Drivers do several passes on one of three sections of the mountain. Practice days are arguably better for spectators than race day. Though it was shortened to about nine miles due to weather, people still camped at the finish line.
Most people woke up yesterday to watch today's race, except for the people camped along the 12.42-mile race course, who are legendary in their own right. Spectators roam past fences for a better view, and even the blades of the low-flying camera helicopter mostly drowned out the siren required for electric vehicles competing here. The only stoppage in play is to tow mangled pieces of bodywork and tire off the asphalt so the remaining drivers can climb beyond the failures of others and into the clouds. This place is wild, giving just a glimpse of what motorsports used to be: feral and exciting. The runoff area along this private road's most dangerous sections is measured vertically. Snow and ice at the top of the mountain cut three miles from this year's climb, putting even more pressure on drivers to do more with less. We arrived for the fun part: the last four days of practice and qualifying, leading into teams' final attempts on race day on Sunday, June 27. Fifty-two drivers and their crew had spent close to a month preparing for the annual time-attack hill climb near Colorado Springs. The 99th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) was crazy, exhausting, dangerous, and one of the greatest motorsports event you can see. Overall winner was Robin Shute in a purpose-built car in the Unlimited division, with a 5:55.246 lap time.The annual Colorado hill-climb event featured 52 drivers and crew members in six classes, or divisions, including a Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport–only class, the traditionalist open-wheel class, and Exhibition, won this year by Randy Pobst in a Tesla Model S Plaid.The 99th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has ended, and full results are here.
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