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• Hill Climb Tech Inspection free to fans at World Arena

  May 21, 2013 8:16 PM

  Colorado Springs, May 21----------Fans of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will have a special opportunity to meet the drivers and racers with their autos and bikes on a very close, personal basis as Race Week opens on Monday, June 24. It's the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Tech... more »

• Rod Millen to drive Revised Toyota TMG EV P002 in Hill Climb

  May 6, 2013 8:02 PM

  Colorado Springs, May 6--------Rod Millen is a legend in motorsports, in particular the fabled Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The 61-year-old auto racing superstar from New Zealand and now Newport Beach, California, has won nine titles on Pikes Peak-America's Mountain since his initial triumph in 1989 in the then... more »

• Pikes Peak International Hill Climb to be streamed online

  April 23, 2013 4:38 PM

  Colorado Springs, April 23----------Fans around the world of the famed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will be able to watch and enjoy the 91st edition of America's second oldest motorsports race via the Internet for the first time on June 30. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is working... more »

• Nine-time WRC World Rally Championship winner Sebastien Loeb enters Hill Climb field

  April 4, 2013 5:32 PM

  Colorado Springs, April 3---------One of the world's most decorated auto racing stars is coming to Pikes Peak this summer. Nine-time WRC World Rally Championship winner Sebastien Loeb of France has entered the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, adding more international luster to the nation's second-oldest motor sports event... more »

• Pikes Peak International Hill Climb unveils new logo

  January 30, 2013 6:25 PM

  Colorado Springs, January 30---------- America's second-oldest motor sports race, the venerable Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, has unveiled a new-look logo, just in time for the 91st running of the race on June 30. The new logo highlights the world famous image of Pikes Peak, the race course, and... more »

• Rhys Millen sets new record at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Play Video

  August 12, 2012 9:44 PM

  Colorado Springs, August 12---------Veteran Pikes Peak International Hill Climb star Rhys Millen (Huntington Beach, CA) needed only a few minutes to erase the new course record at Pikes Peak, leading off the Time Attack division with a blistering 9:46.164 Sunday to wipe out the just attained new mark of 9:46.181... more »

• 5 year old hit by race car on Pike's Peak treated, released Play Video

  August 10, 2012 9:08 PM

  The five year old girl hit by a race car at the summit of Pikes Peak during practice races for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been released from Memorial hospital, treated for non-life threatening injuries. It happened around 9:30 Friday morning; a race car driver was finishing... more »

• Electric cars aim to electrify Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Play Video

  August 8, 2012 2:39 PM

  It's a whole new era at the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Loud engines are a thing of the past. The future is electric cars. And the headliner this year, Hill Climb legend Nabuhiro "Monster" Tajima and his brand new multi-million dollar prototype. ... more »

• Hill Climb Couple met at top of Pikes Peak Play Video

  August 7, 2012 6:29 PM

  The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is this Sunday. Practice is all week, and the annual tech inspection took place at the Pikes Peak International Raceway Tuesday afternoon. And get a load of this story. Remember Savannah Rickli? A couple years ago, she became the youngest driver to race... more »

• "Monster" Tajima unveils new electric car Play Video

  August 6, 2012 7:47 PM

  The "Monster" returns to the mountain. And this time, with a brand new car. It is Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Week, with the "Race to the Clouds" on tap for this Sunday, and the biggest name to know is yet again Nabuhiro Tajima. They call him "Monster"... more »

• Pikes Peak International Hill Climb rescheduled

  July 3, 2012 8:21 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been rescheduled for Aug. 12 after it was postponed because of extreme weather and safety concerns due to a destructive wildfire near Colorado Springs. Racing officials say they are reaching out to more than 200 competitors from around... more »

• PPIHC Fans Urged To Purchase Tickets In Advance

  June 10, 2012 8:06 PM

  Colorado Springs, June 10----------With advance tickets going at a record pace, organizers of the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb are expecting what may be a record crowd for the July 8 race, and urging fans to buy their tickets in advance and take advantage of a new round-trip bus... more »

• King Of The Hill Tajima Switches To Electric Division For 2012

  April 12, 2012 4:52 PM

  When Nobuhiro Tajima begins his annual assault on the Peak on July 8, he will be trying for a seventh straight crown, but this time not in the Unlimited Division that he has dominated. Last year, the Monster set the Peak record of 9:51.278 in becoming the first driver to... more »

• Rhys Millen Returns To Pikes Peak With New Sponsorship Support

  April 12, 2012 4:50 PM

  Colorado Springs, March 11-----------Rhys Millen will be back on America's Mountain again on July 8 for the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and that's great news for fans of the nation's second-oldest motor sport race. Stymied by a brake failure in the stretch last summer, Millen will... more »

• Hill Climb tourism booming

  June 25, 2011 7:38 PM

  It's that time of the year again when tourists and competitors alike take to the top of America's Mountain for the Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Local merchants couldn't be any happier about it. Eric Bala and his wife have been running the Rainbow Lodge near Manitou Springs for... more »

• Hill Climb brings in cash for local merchants

  June 25, 2011 6:59 PM

  As the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb kicks off, local merchants are seeing as much action as the competitors themselves. We spoke with a hotel owner and a local cupcake maker about how much of a boost the race gives to their shops. We'll have more at 5:30 on News... more »

• The "Monster" goes for 6 in a row at the Peak

  June 23, 2011 12:38 PM

  "I am the king of the mountain! Yeah!" The "Monster" is back. Japan's Nabuhiro "Monster" Tajima is aiming for his sixth straight overall tile at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. "Time is important, but the most important is victory," said Tajima. "I want to go to the... more »

• Rod Millen returns to Pikes Peak

  June 22, 2011 5:53 PM

  The former king of the mountain is back on Pikes Peak. "It's been a fun, family week for us back in Colorado," said Rod Millen. The 60-year old Rod and his son Rhys are climbing the hill together for the first time in eleven years. Back in... more »

• Entries From Ten Countries Set For The 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb On June 26

  June 12, 2011 5:03 PM

  Colorado Springs, June 12----------Drivers and racers from ten nations, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, New Zealand, Sweden, Mexico, Australia, Great Britain and the USA, will challenge the terrain and the altitude during the world's most famous hill climb- the 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, on Sunday, June 26. It... more »

• Rod Millen will again race up Pikes Peak

  May 25, 2011 4:39 PM

  Colorado Springs - Rod Millen, one of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb's living legends, is returning to the famous race on June 26 to compete in the Time Attack 2WD division and another shot at the record book of success on the mountain. His return also creates yet... more »

• Hill Climb to be featured on NBC Sports

  May 20, 2011 5:00 AM

  Colorado Springs - The 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will be featured on the Saturday, July 16 broadcast of the World of Adventure Sports series on NBC Sports. The Emmy Award-winning show will include a twenty-minute feature on the famed Colorado Springs motor sports classic, which takes place... more »

• Millen annouces return for next year's Hill Climb

  December 16, 2010 1:14 AM

  A pair of famed champions with a long record of success will return for the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb next summer as the storied race take place for the 89th time on June 26. The legendary Rhys Millen will return to the mountain for the 19th time... more »

• Tajima aims for 5th straight Pikes Peak climb win

  June 25, 2010 8:42 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Japan's Nobuhiro Tajima says he believes he can break through the elusive 10-minute barrier at the "Race to the Clouds" in Colorado, the nation's second-oldest auto race behind the Indianapolis 500. Tajima is aiming for a fifth consecutive win at the Pikes Peak International Hill... more »

• 16-year old girl to race at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

  June 24, 2010 3:17 PM

  Colorado Springs, April 12----Savannah Rickli, a 16-year-old Littleton, Colorado, high school student with a love for racing has entered the field for the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and will be the youngest female driver in the event's storied history. The Dakota Ridge High junior will pilot her 2003... more »

• 10-minute mark could fall at Hill Climb

  June 23, 2010 5:06 PM

  The countdown is now four days until the "Race to he Clouds." And the big story again at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb: can anybody break the elusive ten-minute mark? The "Monster" has some company on the peak. "Tajima's got some competition now and competition means... more »

• John Andretti to drive pace car for Pikes Peak Hillclimb

  May 12, 2010 3:50 PM

  A member of one auto racing's most successful families will drive the official pace car on June 27 to open the 88th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. John Andretti will be behind the wheel to start the Race To The Clouds in Colorado Springs. The Hill Climb is the nation's... more »

• Millen set to challenge Hill Climb record

  April 15, 2010 5:02 PM

  Fans of the storied Pikes Peak International Hill Climb received another good reason Thursday to start counting down the days to the June 27 Race To The Clouds with the announcement that the veteran Rhys Millen will go all-out to smash the ten-minute barrier in a new, never-before-seen race car,... more »