23 years of trying and Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima has finally beat the 10 minute mark up Pikes Peak in the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Setting the previous record in 2007 at 10:01:408, Monster smashes the record this year at 9:51:278. I have followed this peripherally over the years I love to see all the classes race up the mountain and it is really something to watch the open class cars. Some say the record will come with an asterisk as there are only about 3 miles of gravel left and considering Rod Millen put in a 10:04:06 on 12.42 miles of gravel in 1994, some say it's a wonder it took this long. In any case, this is still a run to watch and I was actually cringing at some of the drop-offs! See record run below.
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