The 7.6 mile road has been in place (in one form or another) for 150 years. This ascent of 6,288 feet has been a motorsports event since 1904, but motor vehicles have been attacking it as early as 1899.
Harry Harkness driving a 40-horsepower Mercedes that weighed 2,200 pounds posted a winning time in 1904 of 24 minutes, 37 seconds.
Frank Sprongl conquered the road in a blazing 6 minutes 45 seconds in 1998, which was the record...
Until now:
Yeah, Travis Pastrana strikes again!
Well, it should be an interesting event in June anyway...
even if it seems the record will be impossible to beat!
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