Colorado Springs Colorado Vacation Guide» Colorado Springs CO Premier Attraction – Pikes Peak http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com Colorado Springs Colorado Ski Vacations - Colorado Springs Colorado Summer Vacations Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:53:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com/the-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/ http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com/the-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 06:25:37 +0000 admin http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com/?p=128 The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest motor sports race in America and a long-standing tradition in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region. First competed in 1916 and this year marks the 88th running of the “Race to the Clouds.”

In 2010, the race will take place on Sunday, June 27 with race related events all week long. Fan Fest, on Friday, June 25 in downtown Colorado Springs, will feature motorcycle jumpers, two beer gardens, a chili cook-off, live bands and the Denver Bronco Cheerleaders and is expected to draw over 35,000 spectators.

The race is run on a 12.42 mile course with 156 turns that begins at 9,390 feet and finishes at the 14,110 foot summit of America’s Mountain; Pikes Peak! As the drivers climb toward the summit, the thin air slows reflexes and s

]]> http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com/the-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/feed/ 0 Pikes Peak Cog Railway http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com/pikes-peak-cog-railway/ http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com/pikes-peak-cog-railway/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 06:25:25 +0000 admin http://www.coloradospringsvacationguide.com/?p=130 Just 6 miles from downtown Colorado Springs, this classic Colorado train trip is NOW running YEAR-ROUND.

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