This year, the Pikes Peak hill climb challenge will be visited by a lot of cars which were either specially prepped for this event, production models and pretty much anything in between. And the most weird contestants are in the Open category, which is exactly where you will find the Freightliner Cascadia truck driven by Mike Ryan. Freightliner Cascadia Pikes...
The Pikes Peak race is a popular hill climb challenge open to all vehicles, from electric sedans to diesel SUVs, either standard production or specially prepped for this event. The 2014 Range Rover Sport was one of the competing vehicles, and not only did it perform admirably, but it even set a record for production SUV. Range Rover Sport at...
As most of us are readying ourselves for a long weekend drooling over the GT action in the Le Mans 24 hour race, others are in the final stages of preparation for Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak is a special event which features a simple sprint race of 12.42 miles. Or is it? Is it really as simple as that? Not...
Here's something that is actually going to try and change the way we think about electric cars. Or at least that's what Mitsubishi is telling us. The Japanese car maker will be entering this year's Pikes Peak race with a very different kind of electric vehicle. Having started with their i-MiEV hatchback, they've thrown everything away. Don't worry though, the...
Mitsubishi's effort with electric cars may not be very popular but they're quite a few steps into it with their microscopic i-MiEV hatchback. In an effort to popularize both the car and the technological capabilities underneath its simple looking body, the Japanese company will make a spin-off prototype that they'll be sending up Pikes Peak. The infamous uphill climb race...
Trash talking was over, preparations were over, all that was left for the 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Special was the competition itself. With the hammer down and proceedings starting, everybody had their eyes set on the big boys of the Unlimited class, one where there was even a milestone to be touched. The winner of the Unlimited class and...
