Colorado Springs Military Connection
Colorado Springs isn't just known for its beautiful mountain scenery, outdoor activities, and Pikes Peak. It's also got a huge military population including one of the most well-known facilities in the world.
Colorado Springs isn't just known for its beautiful mountain scenery, outdoor activities, and Pikes Peak. It's also got a huge military population including one of the most well-known facilities in the world.
There are breathtaking views everywhere you look in Colorado Springs. The city sits right at the base of the Rocky Mountains and one of the nation's most famous landmarks, Pikes Peak.
Qualifying records fell in every division. Paul Dallenbach bested his own former fast qualifying time in the Open Wheel division. Likewise, Randy Pobst in the Exhibition group beat his previously-established top qualifying time by 2 seconds. Tanner Foust toppled Travis Pastrana’s record in the one-make Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy by Yokohama division.
You may know NASCAR. Drivers doing laps and coming back to the start/finish line. But unlike NASCAR, there are no laps at Pikes Peak, just a dangerous climb up the side of “America’s Mountain” racing toward the clouds.
When you bring together three separate race teams – all in the OPTIMA Batteries family, who outside of the cars are friends but behind the wheel, they want to win, you're bound to have some trash talk before the Race to the Clouds begins