PINKHAM NOTCH — Since it was first run in 1904, they’ve called it the “Climb to the Clouds,” but Sunday’s Subaru Mt. Washington Hillclimb presented by Yokohama Tire was run under a blue-skied day that saw Subaru Rally Team champ Travis Pastrana shatter his own 2017 record by 16 seconds on the first of two runs in the Unlimited Class up the twisting, 7.6-mile Mt, Washington Auto Road.
Eighty cars registered in 12 classes — of those, eight either did not start or did not finish. The race generally is held every three years.
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