Pastor, entrepreneur and race car driver, Don Wickstrum, will return to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 25, 2023. Beyond conquering the feat of his first race in 2019, an exciting challenge of a lifetime, Wickstrum’s story entails pushing through doubts, surviving crashes and coping with an aggressive cancer diagnosis. (more…)
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Privateer Robert Prilika to Drive 4WD Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport in 101st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
LAS VEGAS – June 16, 2023 – Robert Prilika, who drove a 2022 Shelby GT500SE into history last year in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, will return to compete in a new Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport under the Robert Prilika Motorsports banner. Officials from Shelby American, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK) and members of the Team Shelby club will attend the race on June 25 as part of the ongoing Carroll Shelby Centennial Celebration. (more…)
Special Edition Type 62-2 Tests at Radford Racing School on Its Way to Race to the Clouds
Chandler, Ariz. (May 11, 2023) – Radford Motors’ debut of its one-of-a-kind Pikes Peak Edition Type 62-2, on June 25 at The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb brought to you by Gran Turismo, is the latest ground-breaking result of the company’s two-year collaboration with Radford Racing School, its official testing track. 2021 Pikes Peak Hill Climb division champion Tanner Foust will compete in the Exhibition division driving the Type 62-2. Foust won the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy by Yokohama division, the only spec division, in 2021. (more…)
Driver Don Wickstrum Perseveres in the Race of His Life in New Mini-Documentary, ‘Chasing Hope’
PLANO, Texas, November 16, 2022 — Global storytelling organization I Am Second has released an exclusive short documentary that gives viewers an intimate look at entrepreneur, pastor and racer, Don Wickstrum’s years-long journey to conquer the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb amid doubts, crashes and an aggressive cancer diagnosis. With uplifting messages of perseverance and pursuing your passion, “Chasing Hope” releases just in time for families and friends to watch it together during the holiday season. (more…)
JR Hildebrand May Be Bringing an IndyCar to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
The 99th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb entry list hints at what could be the fastest car ever entered in the event. (more…)
Pikes Peak Hill Climb Record Holder Romain Dumas Returns in 2021
Three years ago French driver Romain Dumas crushed the course record at the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in an all-electric Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak, making it up America’s Mountain in 7:57.148.
And after a two-year absence, Dumas will race once again to the top of Pikes Peak. (more…)