100thPikesPeakInternationalHillClimbFromGlenCove

100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb From Glen Cove

For those who have never attended, this is a timed event where you are racing the clock one driver at a time. So the drivers are sent across the starting line in a running start and somewhere around ½ way through the course the next driver is started. The course is just over 12 miles long with 159 curves and a rise in elevation from around 9600ft to 14,114ft. A tough run in good weather. When the weather is as bad as today, not easy by any stretch of the imagination. With fog and rain at the starting line, fog throughout most of the course and snow at the higher elevations, the drivers had their work cut out for them. The winning time for the event was 10 min 9 secs. Seemed pretty good to me considering the conditions that they were driving in. One driver went off the side of the road and rolled 3x’s landing on his wheels, drove back onto the course and finished his run. A young lady with the last name of Unser ran her 1st race here on the mountain this year and turned in a very respectable time, making her more well known racing family members proud. Bet we get to see and hear a lot more from her in the future as she pursues her racing career.

We endured the cold temps and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. At the completion of the race the drivers and their cars come down the mountain together in “The Parade Of Champions” allowing for better pics as well as getting to high five with the drivers. A definite must-do or bucket list item for anyone interested in auto racing.

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