The
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as
The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile and motorcycle
hillclimb to the summit of
Pikes Peak in
Colorado, USA. The track measures over 156 turns, climbing from the start at Mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway, to the finish at , on grades averaging 7.2%. It used to consist of both gravel and paved sections, however as of August 2011, the highway is fully paved and as a result all subsequent runnings will be on asphalt from start to finish.