Parting Shot: July 10, 1956 Pikes Peak, Colorado
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On the first running of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in 1916, Rea Lentz raced to the clouds in 20min 55.6sec; in 2018 Romain Dumas did it in less than 8min – still the current record. This is Slim Roberts in the Grover Special; he reached the top in 14min 36.9sec. Six years later he miraculously survived a crash at Devil’s Playground – the worst drop-off on the entire 12½ mile road.