Latest Pikes Peak Stories

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- All hail the monster! Driving his modified 2011 Monster Sport (Suzuki) SX4 Hill Climb Special, Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima broke his own former world record, as well as the seemingly unattainable 10-minute mark, all while capturing his sixth consecutive overall win with a time of 09:51:58 at the 89th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100503/LA97823LOGO)On a fiercely competitive...

TOKYO and HALF MOON BAY, Calif., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, the world's leading activity image capture company, has signed Tajima Motor Corporation as its exclusive motorsports channel distributor for its award winning line of HD HERO® cameras and accessories. Additionally, GoPro is proud to be title sponsor for legendary Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima as he goes for his sixth consecutive win at Pikes Peak in 2011. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110620/SF22939)...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and BREA, Calif., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Driving his modified 2011 Monster Sport (Suzuki) SX4 Hill Climb Special, Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima will pursue his sixth consecutive overall win and a shot at breaking the elusive 10-minute barrier at the 89th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, June 26. Team Monster Sport will compete in the Unlimited class, and will be hosted by McCloskey Suzuki of Colorado Springs during the two weeks of race...

SAN DIEGO, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) announces that its lithium-ion batteries will be used in the Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Yokohama Rubber) electric vehicle (EV) operated by "Team Yokohama EV Challenge" for the upcoming hill-climbing motor sports race "2011 PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB" to be held in Colorado, USA on June 26. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110602/LA12907) "PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB," the best-known hill...

To complement their presence on the east and west coast, Ntiva merges with Colorado Springs based company, Ability Technologies. McLean, VA (PRWEB) May 27, 2011 Two leaders in the field of IT Solutions, Ntiva, Inc. and Ability Technologies announced today they have joined forces. Ability Technologies, recognized as a one of the largest IT solution providers in Colorado Springs, has merged with Ntiva, headquartered in the DC Metro area. This union combines two highly motivated and...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai, Red Bull, and Rhys Millen Racing will attempt to set multiple world records at this year's Pikes Peak International Hill climb in June. Rhys Millen will compete in the unlimited class with the Hyundai-powered RMR PM580 purpose-built tube-framed race car, while Rhys' father, Rod Millen, will compete in the 2WD production class with the Genesis Coupe race car. Both race cars use production engine blocks, heads and valvetrain from...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Technical Solutions, LLC (STS) a federal technology and services provider, announced today that Kelly Terrien, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2011 Colorado State Small Business Person of the Year. As the Founder, Kelly Terrien leads the 8(a) Certified, Woman-Owned, Veteran and Small Disadvantaged Business growing from one person to over 350...

Only university competition awarding scholarships for innovation serving national security needs Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) December 29, 2010 The fifth annual National Security Innovation Competition (NSIC) is making a call for academic research papers and interested sponsors, according to organizers for the 2011 event. The Colorado Homeland Defense Alliance (CHDA) and the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator will host the competition on April 29, 2011 at the United States Air Force...

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Autonomous Audi TTS Pikes Peak research car achieved its initial goal of completing the 12.42-mile course of the world-famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race in Colorado without stopping and without a driver behind the wheel. The research car - jointly developed by Audi, Stanford University, the Volkswagen Group Electronics Research Lab in Palo Alto, Calif., and Oracle - conquered the challenging route up the mountain, which serves as...

EVANSTON, Ill., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in Colorado fell 2.7% over the past twelve months according to the 2011 Colorado Manufacturers Directory, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Colorado lost 5,823 industrial jobs and 240 manufacturers between May 2009 and May 2010. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070213/MNILOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070213/MNILOGO)...