KATHERINE LEGGE BACK ON PIKES PEAK WITH HRC IN ACURA INTEGRA TYPE-S
Colorado Springs, CO – As one of six women competing in this year’s 103rd Running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, presented by Gran Turismo, Katherine Legge returns for her second assault on the mountain behind the wheel of an Acura – this year the Integra Type S DE5.
Acura and HRC US will enter the highly competitive Time Attack 1 (TA1) division with the Integra Type S DE5 race car.
Driving the #93 Integra is INDYCAR and IMSA veteran Katherine Legge who returns to the Race to the Clouds following a top-five finish in the TA1 division in 2024. She clocked a 10:51.359 in her rookie year, just three seconds off the pace for a front-wheel-drive record. The current record of 10:48.094 was set in 2018 by Acura engineer, and Pikes Peak veteran, Nick Robinson in the Acura TLX.
In the past twelve months, Katherine Legge has continued to solidify her reputation as a formidable force in motorsports, notably making history as the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018. This groundbreaking debut at Phoenix Raceway marked a significant step in her versatile career, which has seen her compete across IndyCar, IMSA and Formula E. Legge also showcased her adaptability by participating in her first ARCA Menards Series race at Daytona, and expanding her NASCAR schedule with multiple Cup and Xfinity Series races throughout 2025.
“I have never felt so alive as I do on Pikes Peak, because it is the scariest, craziest thing you will ever do.”
Katherine Legge
ABOUT THE DE5
Eligible for competition in multiple racing series and sold directly to racers, HRC’s Integra Type S DE5 is designed, developed, and assembled inside Honda’s state-of-the-art North American facilities employing groundbreaking technologies in weld, body construction, painting, final assembly and quality confirmation to ensure the highest levels of precision and craftsmanship.
HRC developed the DE5 from the production Acura Integra Type S premium sports compact, and it is the latest in a line of highly successful, championship-winning, HRC-developed touring cars.
The competition version of the Integra Type S, which participates in the top class of SRO TC America racing where it won six races in its debut season, is powered by a modified version of the factory 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder K20C8 engine. The racing version of the engine, co-developed by HRC US and HRC Japan, produces in excess of 360hp. That power is then directed to the wheels via a 6-speed sequential, paddle-shift transmission to HRC US developed suspension and brakes.
The purpose-built body shell removes all unneeded street vehicle components – such as soundproofing, underbody coating and seam sealers – and is fitted with a safety roll cage, aerodynamic components and cooling upgrades.
WATCH KATHERINE LEGGE IN 2024 ROOKIE RUN – JUST MISSED FWD RECORD
GET TO KNOW KATHERINE LEGGE
Instagram: @katherineracing
Fun Facts:
“I’m racing for the UK, my home country, but currently reside in the US, in Georgia.”
“I got hooked on Pikes Peak by watching videos, and by others telling how addictive and awesome it was!”
“I eat an avocado almost every day.”
When was the first time you drove up Pikes Peak? “It was June 7, 2024 in the race car, and 2 days before that in the Integra Type S road car.”
Significance behind your race number: “It’s #93, which is the year Honda Racing Corporation USA was founded.”
Biggest accomplishment in motorsport: “The length and diversity of my career…and making my dad proud.”
Photos by: PPIHC – Larry Chen Photo – Larry Chen, Luis Garcia, Jason Zindroski; Nathan Leach-Proffer
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