Acura Combines Olympic Partnership with Pikes Peak Record Attempt
Key takeaways
- Veteran racer Dai Yoshihara goes for the front-wheel-drive course record at the 2026 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
- Acura Acura currently holds the front-wheel-drive record, set in 2018 by driver Nick Robinson, who drove an Acura TLX.
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Veteran racer Dai Yoshihara goes for the front-wheel-drive course record at the 2026 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Acura Acura currently holds the front-wheel-drive record, set in 2018 by driver Nick Robinson, who drove an Acura TLX. This year, veteran driver Dai Yoshihara aims to break Robinson's record in an Acura Integra Type S DE5 Time Attack 1 (TA1) car.U.S. Olympian and Team USA bobsled pilot Kaysha Love will drive the Acura MDX Type S official pace car for the event.The Pikes Peak International Hillclimb may not attract Kardashians or be the setting for a Brad Pitt blockbuster, but the vertiginous Colorado competition is closely followed by serious motorsports fans as one of the most competitive events of the year. The one-way run up the mountain rises 12.42 miles to an elevation of 14,115 feet, to finish up above the treeline where even the oxygen doesn't want to go. Along the way, drivers maneuver through 156 turns, many with only open air beyond the apex. To claim a record here requires precision driving, a flawless machine, and the mercy of the weather.
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