Back in June Pikes Peak legend David Donner was aiming for a production car record on the mountain, looking to knock down Rhys Millen's Bentley record time of 10:18.488 set in 2019. Fog, rain, and frozen conditions conspired to rob Donner of his new record on the day of the 2022 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. In spite of the awful conditions, …
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Porsche aims for the production car record at Pikes Peak
We are just under one week away from the 100th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and Porsche is racing in style this year! Previous Pikes Peak champion David Donner is going to once again be running a 911 Turbo, this time a 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S with the lightweight package equipped, and he's aiming for the production car …
Continue to the full articleHere’s How Porsche Nearly Won Pikes Peak Overall And Had It All Snatched Away At The Last Second
All through the week leading up to the 98th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb it was a Porsche in the lead of almost every session. With David Donohue's glorious GT2 RS Clubsport featuring a few extra bits for the attack on the mountain, the combination of car and driver were just plugged in and ready from day one. Donohue …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results At Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak can be tremendously rewarding...or unmercifully cruel. Fortunately, for the Porsche teams, participating in the 93rd running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the rewards were satisfying. Time Attack 1 Class Jeff Zwart finally got his 8th win on the mountain in his BBi prepared GT3/GT2 Cup and Zwart set his …
Continue to the full articlePikes Peak International Hill Climb Porsche Drivers Discuss The Challenges Of This Unique Race
Veteran Pikes Peak racers Jeff Zwart, David Donner, Randy Pobst, and Fred Veitch discuss the challenges of racing on America's Mountain for honors at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Donner, Veitch and Zwart are stalwart Porsche drivers. But Randy Pobst has chosen a GTR for this year's race. Who will prevail? …
Continue to the full articlePikes Peak Run Order Set: Porsches Qualify Strongly
The build-up to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is fraught with trial, tribulations, and sometimes danger. Nonetheless, the Porsches entered for the 2015 running of the Race to the Clouds, are finding strong success in the face of some daunting competition from a couple of Nissan GTRs and a Cobra. Jeff Zwart Jeff Zwart's GT3/GT2 …
Continue to the full article2015 Pikes Peak Competition Heating Up for Porsche.
With the glow of Porsche’s Le Man's win slipping into the sunset, it’s time to focus on the next major racing challenge for the fabled marque. The 2015 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is just over a week away. Among the 145 cars and motorcycles racing the 156 corners and 12.42 miles to an altitude of 14,114’ above sea level are …
Continue to the full articleGet Ready For A Battle Royal At Pikes Peak: Porsche vs. Nissan
Now that Pikes Peak is paved to the top, it's become a competitive hotbed for road-cars of all kinds, but Porsche remains dominant. This year will be especially interesting in the production-based Time Attack 2 class. Pikes Peak veteran and 4-time winner David Donner will be racing a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S entered by Porsche of Colorado Springs …
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