The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is simply legendary. It first ran in 1916, when other motorsport monuments such as Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix hadn’t even been thought of. But while the first competitors were true pioneers, and the Unser family ensured its status in America through the 1950s and ’60s, it was in the ’80s when Pikes Peak found international renown, when manufacturers such as Audi and Peugeot became involved.
Audi first came to Colorado’s motorsport Mecca in 1984, when Michele Mouton scored the first of her two victories here in the Quattro … More
Travis Pastrana is afraid of one thing.
It’s not jumping out of an airplane without a parachute — heck, he has done that, and the stunt has been viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube.
And it’s not screaming down a ramp on a motorcycle and soaring high into the air and doing a double backflip. Yes, he did that, too.
And it’s not BASE jumping. Or racing a motorcycle or a truck or a rally car.
And he’s not afraid of … More
The 208 T16 Pikes Peak like you’ve never seen it before!
First test at Pikes Peak: Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9 (4am-8am local time)