amjayes:

“Pikes Peak is an absolute ultimate race - nothing else comes close in the sporting aspect! You’re on your own in the car and there’s just that one attempt to go the whole way. In practice you’re only allowed to cover one third of the climb at a time and in qualifying it’s half the distance. So that creates a special pressure and conquering it just gives a fantastic feeling. We should live our lives as passionately as we drive up Pikes Peak!” - Ari Vatanen