FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 22, 2022
STEELE, DALLENBACH AND ZWART CLAIM TOP HONORS
Colorado Springs, CO – Hill climb racing in Colorado may reach its pinnacle when the Race to the Clouds is staged annually in June, but make no mistake, plenty of sanctioned racing action takes place throughout Colorado from May through October.
The Colorado Hill Climb Association (CHCA) recently presented the Lands End Hill Climb near Grand Junction, Colorado, a race with origins dating back to 1941. Many familiar names including Steele, Dallenbach and Zwart stood on the podium for the 100th Running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, brought to you by Gran Turismo, and then clocked winning times at Lands End.
Although Wyatt Dallenbach had the fastest qualifying time leading up to Sunday’s race, Spencer Steele (pictured) set the fastest time of the day with a 05:02.83 to claim the overall win and top honors in the Open Wheel division. Fast qualifier, Wyatt Dallenbach, would settle for second place.
Paul Dallenbach in his #98 set the best time in the Unlimited division. Dallenbach’s exploits on Pikes Peak are well known. He has competed for 29 years – more than half his life – in the Race to the Clouds, notching 3 King of the Mountain crowns, and a place in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb Hall of Fame.
Jeff Zwart in the #11 Porsche won the Rally 2WD group in 05:31.72. Acclaimed film director and competitor, Zwart directed Ken Block’s epic Climbkhana: Pikes Peak video in 2017. With 17 years of competition on America’s Mountain, Zwart has claimed seven division wins and is a member of the Hall of Fame.
Jimmy Ford won two titles at Lands End. The structure of the event allows drivers to compete in two divisions. Ford garnered a Stock Car win in 05:24.98 (pictured) and a Sportsman division victory in 05:27.35. Ford challenged Pikes Peak for the first time in June.
Travis Newbold captured a win in the Lands End Motorcycle division in 05:25.17. Newbold was a consistent podium finisher on Pikes Peak, taking home first place, along with a division record, in 2012 in the 450cc class.
Jimmy Olson, 2000 PPIHC Open Wheel champion, claimed first at Lands End in the Competition Truck division in 05:13.10.
Tyler Portillo, also a former competitor on Pikes Peak, topped the Pro Quad division with a time of 05:22.85.
The Rally AWD division welcomed Team Koch to the top step with a time of 05:03.52 in their Subaru entry.
Fans can catch the remaining season action beginning this weekend, August 27 and 28, at the Monarch Hill Climb. A new CHCA event will cap the season at Pikes Peak International Raceway on October 29 and 30th.
Spectators and volunteers are always welcome.
Visit CHCAracing.com for more information.
PHOTOS: RUPERT BERRINGTON ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB
First staged in 1916, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest race in America. The invitation-only event, often referred to as The Race to the Clouds is held annually on the last Sunday of June on Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The famous 12.42-mile (20 km) course consists of 156 turns, boasts an elevation gain of 4,725 feet (1,440 m), and reaches a finish line at 14,115 feet (4,302 m) above sea level. The PPIHC’s automobile categories feature a wide variety of vehicles representing multiple forms of motorsport; everything from production-based Time Attack challengers to purpose-built Open Wheel racers and state-of-the-art Unlimited vehicles take on America’s Mountain pursuing victory. The 101th Running of this iconic motorsport event will take place on June 25, 2023.
Contact:
Lisa Haight
Event Coordinator / Media / Historian
lisa@ppihc.org
(719) 685-4400
