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May 8, 2026
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Pike's Peak Champion Chris Lennon | Bloomberg Hot Pursuit!
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Chris Lennon
(Pikes Peak Champion, Driving Instructor, guest)
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Executive Summary
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb presents a unique and extreme environment where Electric Vehicles (EVs) have a decisive performance advantage over internal combustion engines, which can lose up to 40% of their power at the 14,000-foot summit.
Competing at a high level is a significant financial undertaking, with budgets ranging from a 'bare-bones' competitive effort at $250,000 to factory-backed, record-setting campaigns costing tens of millions (e.g., Peugeot's $10M, Volkswagen's rumored $40M).
The event serves as a crucial proving ground for prototype vehicle technology, exemplified by guest Chris Lennon's custom 1973 Porsche RSR tribute featuring a unique eight-motor EV powertrain with a manual transmission to overcome top-speed limitations.
Pikes Peak's 'unregulated' nature fosters a unique blend of grassroots teams and major factory efforts, creating a high-risk, high-reward environment that is a throwback to an earlier era of motorsport.
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