The 100th anniversary of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb brought to you by Gran Turismo will feature 26 drivers and riders from 13 nations and territories as the Race to the Clouds continues to expand its international prestige.
“The number of high-profile entries from around the world is another example of how the race has grown and enhanced its profile internationally,” PPIHC Chairman Tom Osborne said. “We are tremendously pleased with the growing number of talented drivers and riders who continue to come to Colorado Springs from around the world to challenge Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain.”
This year’s race on June 26 includes competitors from Japan, Canada, Isle of Man, Great Britain, France, Australia, Taiwan, Corsica, Poland, Brazil, Scotland, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as USA.
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The 100 competitors for this summer’s historic 100th anniversary and 94th running of the nation’s second-oldest motor sports race headlines its international roster with the return of racing star and 2014 PPIHC King of the Mountain Romain Dumas, a French driver who makes his home in Basel, Switzerland.
With two class victories and one overall championship at both Pikes Peak (2012 and 2014) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2010 and 2013), Dumas will make his return to America’s Mountain days after racing one of Porsche’s two LMP1 entries at Le Mans.
Japan’s Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima (electric modified class) is a legend at Pikes Peak and has been the face of the race for over a decade. Tajima was the first competitor to break the 10-minute mark when he clocked 9:51.278 to win the title in the unlimited division, and became the first to do so in an electric-powered vehicle while setting a electric division record in 2013 with a time of 9:46.530. Tajima has claimed seven titles of King of the Mountain.
Fumio Nutahara, also of Japan, will return in the Time Attack 2 production class after winning the electric division in his PPIHC debut with a then-record 10:15.380 in 2012. Nutahara is a nine-time winner of the Japanese Rally Championship and in 2006 became the first non-European driver to win the Monte Carlo Rally.
David Higgins, of Isle of Man, will compete in an extremely competitive Time Attack 1 Class.
Scotland’s Joe Toner will return for the fifth time after taking second on the peak last year in the middleweight motorcycle division. His son, Joseph Connor Toner, finished second in the lightweight motorcycle division and will move to the middleweight division this summ