This past Sunday marked the “Climb to the Clouds” for Subaru's Mt. Washington Hillclimb, with cars racing up the 7.6-mile Mt. Washington Auto Road and driver Travis Pastrana shattering his own 2017 record with a time of 5 minutes, 28.67 seconds. Here are some shots from the sunny day, and read more about the race in the article published earlier this week!
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, poses for a crowd of photographers by his winning Subaru car at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday.(RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
South Conway's Robert 'Slim" Bryant (left), is wished well before his second run Sunday by fellow race car enthusiast Jim Savoe of Motorsports Plus of Conway. Bryant is former owner of Importech of Conway and a now retired former Mount Washington Observatory winter Snocat driver. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Jackson's Grace Ruddy gave her dad driver Anthony Ruddy a good sendoff at the start of his first run Sunday in his Honda CRX. Ruddy placed sixth in his P3 class with a time of 7:57.338, good for 54th overall in the field of 72 vehicles. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Fans take photos at the start of defending champion Subaru Rally Team driver Travis Pastrana's record-breaking first run in Sunday's 2021 Subaru 2021 Climb to the Clouds presented by Yokohama. Pastrana, 37, shattered his 2017 record by 16 seconds with a blistering time of 5 minutes, 28.670 seconds in his 862 horsepower 2021 Subaru WRX STI. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Jeff Feduk props up a lawn chair on one of the rock piles by the "Cow Pasture" to watch the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. Feduk and five friends, all from the Portsmouth and Dover area, were in the area for one of the guys' bachelor party, including the race in their weekend festivities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, signs a Auto Road bumper sticker for a crowd of photographers on his winning Subaru car at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday.(RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, speeds up the road toward the Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, signs a hat for Hunter Bilodeau, 11, at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. Bilodeau came to watch his second Climb to the Clouds with his aunt, Bernie Guay, who works for the Auto Road. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Hunter Bilodeau, 11, smiles with his hat recently signed by Travis Pastrana at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. Bilodeau came to watch his second Climb to the Clouds with his aunt, Bernie Guay, who works for the Auto Road. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, whips into the Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Scott Knott, of the P2 class, whips up the road by the "Cow Pasture" with a video helicopter above at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, poses for a crowd of photographers by his winning Subaru car at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday.(RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
South Conway's Robert 'Slim" Bryant (left), is wished well before his second run Sunday by fellow race car enthusiast Jim Savoe of Motorsports Plus of Conway. Bryant is former owner of Importech of Conway and a now retired former Mount Washington Observatory winter Snocat driver. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Jackson's Grace Ruddy gave her dad driver Anthony Ruddy a good sendoff at the start of his first run Sunday in his Honda CRX. Ruddy placed sixth in his P3 class with a time of 7:57.338, good for 54th overall in the field of 72 vehicles. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Between his record-breaking first run and his second run, Travis Pastrana signed autographs and posed for photos with fans in the paddock at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road such as Vanessa Hines (above) of Dalton. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Fans take photos at the start of defending champion Subaru Rally Team driver Travis Pastrana's record-breaking first run in Sunday's 2021 Subaru 2021 Climb to the Clouds presented by Yokohama. Pastrana, 37, shattered his 2017 record by 16 seconds with a blistering time of 5 minutes, 28.670 seconds in his 862 horsepower 2021 Subaru WRX STI. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Fans at the base of the Mount WashingtonAuto Road take photos Sunday at the start of Travis Pastrana's record-breaking first run. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Dave Valliere, of the HPSS class, whips around the curve at the road by the "Cow Pasture" as spectators watch from the rocks at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Rodney O'Maley, of the O class, whips up the road by the "Cow Pasture" at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Erik Potts, of the R2 class, whips around the curve at the road by the "Cow Pasture" at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Drew Young, of the HPSS class, waves to spectators as he drives in the parade of racers back down the mountain at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Spectators cheer for record-breaker Travis Pastrana as he drives down the road with the parade of racers at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Jeff Feduk props up a lawn chair on one of the rock piles by the "Cow Pasture" to watch the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. Feduk and five friends, all from the Portsmouth and Dover area, were in the area for one of the guys' bachelor party, including the race in their weekend festivities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Cars of racers parade down the road to the cheers of many spectators between runs at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, signs a Auto Road bumper sticker for a crowd of photographers on his winning Subaru car at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday.(RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, drifts into the Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, speeds up the road toward the Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Slim Bryant, of the P3 class, whips into the Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Spectators take pictures of Jimi Heyder, of the O class, racing up the road past the Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Jesse Whitsell, of the R2 class, drifts into the signs on the side of Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Ruddy Anthony, in the P3 class, drives up the hill coming out of the Cragway Turn at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
Travis Pastrana, the top racer of the day who broke his own record with a time of 5 minutes 28 seconds, signs a hat for Hunter Bilodeau, 11, at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. Bilodeau came to watch his second Climb to the Clouds with his aunt, Bernie Guay, who works for the Auto Road. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Hunter Bilodeau, 11, smiles with his hat recently signed by Travis Pastrana at the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. Bilodeau came to watch his second Climb to the Clouds with his aunt, Bernie Guay, who works for the Auto Road. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Travis Pastrana hoists his first place trophy, with his record-setting time displayed behind him, at the awards ceremony of the 2021 Climb to the Clouds race at the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Sunday. (RACHEL SHARPLES)
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