Anyone ever driven up Pikes Peak?

[SiberianDVM]

I did once, back in 1982, in a rental car. Poor thing was pinging like mad. That was in May, and it started snowing about halfway up.

This is how it should be done (video, fast connection needed)

[Pa Jayhawk]

When I was a kid, we drove up there. Not quite like the video, more 3 screaming kids in the back seat.

If you ever get the chance, I would recommend Rocky Mountain National Park. We did that a few years back. The most scenic drive I have seen in my life, and I have been through the entire continental US. I did it in June, it was about 85 down below in Estes Park, I wore shorts and a tee shirt. Up around 14,400 feet it was snowing and there was about 8 feet of snow on the sides in some sections, and it was lightly snowing. Not having any guard rails gets to you in some sections.

[Jay McNasty]

No, but I'll be making the 14 mile hike to the summit in early July.

I did ride the cog train up there once and that was cool. Took like 2 hrs each way though.

[ezra76]

That reminds me of one of those ride deals with the screen and chairs that move. Looks pretty dangerous. I would put my truck in low 4 and let it idle up there. The thing has so much torque I have to put it in nuetral at stoplights when I'm out plowing, the brakes have trouble holding it back.

[Peak]

Yes! Once on a road trip in an old silverado pick up truck. The thing had really short gearing and sounded like a furnace ready to blow up just before the top.

[DouginGA]

I did it once in a 20 year old pontiac. going up is bad, coming down is worse . They have a check point where they stop you and check the heat of your brakes,

[Scotty01292]

I'd like to see that done in a golf buggy... Total quality...

[golfman2760]

is that the track in Gran Turismo 2 on Playstation 1?

Suziki made a special rally car to drive up and down that slope if im not mistaken?

[golfman2760]

this car would of came in handy for all your trips up this mountain

[Scotty01292]

If Gran Turismo's right, it's called the Suzuki Escudo or something like that. I think it was something like the fastest ever car to drive up it...

[warbirdlover]

10 mph maximum speed I could get and pinging all the way!! Valves were shot after that.