Pikes Peak News

North Carolina Racer Johan Schwartz To Compete In Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

A driver from Huntersville, North Carolina is among 60 from around the world who will take part in the Race To The Clouds on June 27th. Johan Schwartz says racing has always been in his blood, even as a child growing up in Denmark.

A driver from Huntersville, North Carolina is among 60 from around the world who will take part in the Race To The Clouds on June 27th. Johan Schwartz says racing has always been in his blood, even as a child growing up in Denmark.

Paving Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak Highway used to be composed entirely of dirt. Learn the paving of Pikes Peak took place and the rich tradition and history that comes with being the second oldest motorsports event in the Western Hemisphere

History of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest motorsports race in America and a long-standing tradition in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region. The race is run on a 12.42 mile course with 156 turns that begins at 9,390 feet and finishes at the 14,115-foot summit of America’s Mountain.

2022 MDX Type S Breaks Cover as Acura Race Team Departs for Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

A pair of race-prepped Acura TLX Type S sport sedans will make their racing debut as Acura returns to The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with multiple race entries piloted and crewed by the company’s R&D engineers. This year the performance brand will have four production-based race cars competing in the 99th running of Colorado’s “Race to the Clouds” on June 27, challenging the 12.42-mile 156-turn mountain course.