PINKHAM NOTCH — Skill, power, weather and luck — all will be factors when defending champion and two-time speed record holder Travis Pastrana, 37, of Annapolis, Md., takes his 862-horsepower Subaru WRX STI up the 7.6-mile Mt. Washington Auto Road this weekend for the 2021 Subaru Mount Washington Hillclimb presented by Yokohama Tire.
Organized by the Sports Car Club of New Hampshire, and also known as the “Climb to the Clouds,” the race is North America’s oldest motorsports hillclimb, dating back to 1904.
kAm%H@\52J E:4<6ED 7@C E96 32D6 2C62 2?5 E96 *@<@92>2 %:C6 uF? +@?6 @? $2EFC52J 2?5 $F?52J 2C6 Sb_ 7@C 25F=ED W286 `b 2?5 FAXj S`_ 7@C ;F?:@CD W286D d\`aX 2?5 7C66 7@C 286D _\c] p @?6\52J DA64E2E@C E:4<6E :D Sa_ 7@C 25F=ED 2?5 Sf 7@C ;F?:@CD]k^Am
kAms6A6?5:?8 @? E96 H62E96C[ :E :D =:<6=J E92E $2EFC52J’D AC24E:46 CF?D H:== 36 96=5 7C@> g 2]>\?@@? @? E96 =@H6C A@CE:@? @7 E96 C@25[ 3FE E92E 4@F=5 492?86[ D2J @77:4:2=D]k^Am
kAmp? 2FE@8C2A9 D6DD:@? :D D=2E65 7@C $2EFC52J 7C@> `i`d\ai`d A]>] %96 A255@4< H:== 36 @A6? 7C@> `\d A]>] $2EFC52J]k^Am
kAm~? $F?52J[ @A6?:?8 46C6>@?:6D 2C6 2E h 2]>] $6CG:?8 2D 8C2?5 >2CD92= H:== 36 v@G] r9C:D $F?F?F] rC2?>@C6 |@F?E2:? #6D@CE |2C<6E:?8 s:C64E@C q6442 s6D496?6D @7 E96 =@42= 8C@FA #6<\=:D H:== D:?8 E96 r2?25:2? 2?5 &]$] ?2E:@?2= 2?E96>D]k^Am
kAmu:CDE E:>65 CF?D DE2CE $F?52J 2E hib_ 2]>] x?E6C>:DD:@? :D ?@@?\`ib_ A]>][ 7@==@H65 3J D64@?5 CF?D 368:??:?8 2E `ib_ A]>] %96 2H2C5D 46C6>@?J H:== 36 2E d A]>] 2E E96 32D6]k^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 8@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^>E\H2D9:?8E@?]4@>^4=:>3\E@\E96\4=@F5DQm>E\H2D9:?8E@?]4@>^4=:>3\E@\E96\4=@F5Dk^2m @C 42== We_bX cee\bhgg]k^Am
kAm!2DEC2?2 E@=5 E96 $F? AC:@C E@ 9:D A24<65 2FE@8C2A9 D6DD:@? 2E !C@7:=6 $F32CF :? r@?H2J @? %9FCD52J 96 :D 6I4:E65 23@FE 86EE:?8 E96 492?46 E@ C6EFC? E@ E96 EH:DE:?8 C@25 E92E D?2<6D FA E@ E96 e[agg\7@@E DF>>:E @7 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?]k^Am
kAmw6 D2JD 8:G6? 9:D A@H6C7F= ?6H 42C 2?5 E96 724E E92E >@C6 @7 E96 C@25H2J 2EEC24E:@? 92D 366? A2G65 D:?46 E96 =2DE C246 :? a_`f[ E96C6 :D 2 G6CJ DEC@?8 A@DD:3:=:EJ E92E 96 H:== ?@E @?=J 3C62< 9:D @H? C64@C5 D6E 7@FC J62CD 28@ @7 d >:?FE6D[ cc]fa D64@?5D — 3FE D92EE6C :E]k^Am
kAmU=5BF@j%96J 2=H2JD D2J E96 >@F?E2:? 564:56Di xE 42? 36 DF??J 2E E96 3@EE@>j C2:?:?8 92=7H2J FA 2?5 7@88J 2E E96 E@A D@ J@F ?6G6C <?@H H92E J@FUCDBF@jC6 8@:?8 E@ 86E FA E96C6[UC5BF@j D2:5 !2DEC2?2 :? 2 A9@?6 :?E6CG:6H 7C@> q@DE@? @? %F6D52J[ H96C6 96 925 ;FDE EC:65 @FE 2 ?6H @?=:?6 D:>F=2E@C AC@5F465 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^:#24:?8]4@>Qm:#24:?8]4@>k^2m @7 E96 w:==4=:>3] xE 2==@HD AC@76DD:@?2= C246CD =:<6 !2DEC2?2 2D H6== 2D E96 C6DE @7 FD E@ 6IA6C:6?46 H92E :E 766=D =:<6 E@ 3=2DE FA E96 f_\4@C?6C FA9:== 4@FCD6]k^Am
kAm“w2G:?8 D2:5 E92E[ H6’G6 8@E @G6C `__ 9@CD6A@H6C >@C6 E92? H6 5:5 :? a_`f] !=FD[ H6 92G6 >@C6 5@H?7@C46[” D2:5 !2DEC2?2]k^Am
kAmW%@ E96 F?:?:E:2E65[ 5@H?7@C46 :D ?646DD2CJ :? >2:?E2:?:?8 9:89 DA665D E9C@F89 E96 4@C?6CD 2?5 7@C46D E96 42C E@ E96 EC24< — 9:D 42C 92D D>2== 7:I65 H:?8D @? E96 ?@D6 2?5 2? 25;FDE23=6 H:?8 2E E96 C62C[ 4@?EC@==65 3J E96 5C:G6C[ 2==@H:?8 E96 42C E@ EC2G6= 2E 9:89 DA665D 3FE 2596C6 E@ E96 8C@F?5] pAAC@249:?8 E:89E 4@C?6CD[ E96 5C:G6C 42? 25;FDE E96 H:?8 E@ 86E >@C6 5@H?7@C46j @? DEC2:89E2H2JD[ DF49 2D 2E E96 2C62 <?@H? 2D e\|:=6 =@42E65 23@G6 EC66=:?6 2E d[___\7@@E 6=6G2E:@? @? E96 pFE@ #@25[ E96 5C:G6C 42? 25;FDE E96 H:?8 E@ C65F46 E96 5@H?7@C46 2?5 2==@H 7@C 8C62E6C DA665]Xk^Am
kAm“qFE E96 C@25 :D D@ C@F89 2?5 ;F>AJ 2E E92E DA665 @7 FAH2C5D @7 `c_\A=FD >A9 E92E E96 5@H?7@C46 DECF88=65 2 =:EE=6 3:E =2DE E:>6[ D@ H6 H:== D66 9@H E9:D ?6H 6BF:A>6?E WE96 H:?8DX 27764ED :E[” D2:5 !2DEC2?2] “qFE x H@F=5 E9:?< @FC 42C D9@F=5 36 23=6 E@ E2<6 g D64@?5D @77 @7 E92E E:>6]k^Am
kAm“s@?’E 86E >6 HC@?8[” 96 4@?E:?F65] “%92E =2DE C:56 W:? a_`fX H2D 23@FE 6G6CJE9:?8 x 4@F=5 86E @FE @7 :E H:E9 >J D<:== =6G6= 2?5 E96 42C x 925] qFE x H@F=5 :>28:?6 H6 2C6 AC@323=J 2 =:EE=6 @G6C 2 D64@?5 >:=6 A6C 9@FC BF:4<6C H:E9 E9:D G69:4=6] %96 8@2= x H@F=5 D2J H@F=5 36 d\g D64@?5D BF:4<6C[ J6D D:C — 3FE E92E’D 2 A6C764E CF?[ 7@C DFC6] p?5[ <66A :? >:?5[ E92E’D ?@E E@ D2J E92E D@>6@?6 6=D6 :D?’E 8@:?8 E@ 3C:?8 D@>6E9:?8 BF:4<6C]”k^Am
kAm!FCA@D6\3F:=E 3J '6C>@?E $A@CEDr2C @7 |:=E@?[ 'E][ 9:D 3=F6 $F32CF (#) $%x :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 =:<6 2 C@4<6E D9:A 2?5 D@F?5:?8 =:<6 2 9@C?6E’D ?6DE C@2C:?8 FA E96 >@F?E2:? C@25]k^Am
kAm}@E6D |65:2 s:C64E@C r9C:D *2?56== @7 '6C>@?E $A@CEDr2C[ E96 42C “:D 72C >@C6 E92? J@FC 2G6C286 C2==J 42C] xE’D 2 C246 42C H:E9 ?@ C6DEC:4E:@?D @C C68F=2E:@?D[ >2<:?8 >@C6 A@H6C 2?5 AC@5F4:?8 >@C6 26C@ E92? 2?JE9:?8 '6C>@?E $A@CEDr2C 92D 3F:=E 367@C6]k^Am
kAm“%96 H9@=6 3@5J :D 42C3@? 7:36C[ 2?5 E96 6I92FDE 6I:ED 5:C64E=J @FE @7 E96 9@@5] xE =@@<D 23DFC5[ 2?5 D@F?5D 2>2K:?8] !6C764E 7@C 8J><92?2 W$:>:=2C E@ 2FE@4C@DD[ E96 8@2= @7 8J><92?2 :D E@ 249:6G6 E96 72DE6DE E:>6 A@DD:3=6j >6>@C:K:?8 E96 4@FCD6 :D 2 D:8?:7:42?E A2CE @7 249:6G:?8 2 72DE E:>6] %96 ?2>6 :D =@2?65 7C@> E96 6BF6DEC:2? 5:D4:A=:?6 @7 8J><92?2X]”k^Am
kAm|2CC:65 2?5 2 72E96C @7 EH@[ !2DEC2?2 :D 2 E9C66\E:>6 492>A:@? @7 >@E@4C@DD C24:?8 2?5 H:??6C @7 8@=5 >652=D 2E E96 ) v2>6D :? 2 G2C:6EJ @7 5:D4:A=:?6D] w6 92D 4@>A6E65 :? }p$rp# 6G6?ED 2?5 A2CE:4:A2E6D :? :ED r2>A:?8 (@C=5 %CF4< $6C:6D]k^Am
kAmpD<65 23@FE 9:D C62D@? 7@C 4@>A6E:?8 :? E96 “r=:>3 E@ E96 r=@F5D[” !2DEC2?2 D2:5i “%96C6’D E96 3:8 ?@DE2=8:2 E92E 8@6D H:E9 :E] (96? J@F D2J |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?[ ?@E @?=J C246 42C 5C:G6CD 3FE 2=D@ D:89ED66CD 2?5 6G6CJ3@5J 8@6D E@ E96 pFE@ #@25[ D@ E92E’D AC6EEJ ?62E] p =@E @7 A6@A=6 92G6 925 E96 492?46 E@ 5C:G6 FA :E[ 2?5 :E’D C62==J 2 EC62E E@ 6G6CJ@?6 H96? J@F E9:?< 23@FE C24:?8 FA :E 2E DA665[ J@F <?@Hnk^Am
kAm“u@C >6[ H92E’D E96 >@DE 6I4:E:?8 A2CE :D[ :E’D E96 4=@D6DE E9:?8 E@ 2 C2==J DE286 :? E92E E96C6 2C6 ?@ D276EJ 32CC:6CD[ ?@ 8F2C5 C2:=D[ 2?5 E96C6’D DE:== 5:CE @? :E] $@[ J@F 86E A2G6>6?E[ J@F 86E 5:CEj :E’D C@F89[ :E’D ?2CC@H[ :E’D E:89E[ :E’D E649?:42= — D@ :E’D 6G6CJ[E9:?8 2 5C:G6C 4@F=5 6G6C 2D< 7@C] %96 6I4:E6>6?E =6G6= :D 2? `` :7 J@F’C6 8@:?8 FA E92E >@F?E2:?]”k^Am
kAm!2DEC2?2 D2:5 96 2AAC64:2E6D 36:?8 A2CE @7 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?’D C246 9:DE@CJ[ ;@:?:?8 E96 C2?<D @7 DF49 =686?5D 2D `hag 2?5 `hba r=:>3 E@ E96 r=@F5D G:4E@C “r2??@?32==” q2<6C[ `hdc {6|2?D E9:C5\A=246 4@\5C:G6C 2?5 ’dc r=:>3 E@ E96 r=@F5D H:??6C $96CH@@5 y@9?DE@? W5C:G:?8 2 y28F2CX 2?5 `hde |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? H:??6C r2CC@== $96=3J W:? 2 u6CC2C: bfd v!X[ E@ ?2>6 3FE 2 76H]k^Am
kAm“%96 3:886DE E9:?8 :D E@ 36 A2CE @7 2 C246 E92E 92D 366? 2C@F?5 D:?46 `h_c E92E D@ >2?J @7 E96 H@C=5’D 8C62E6DE 5C:G6CD 92G6 4@>A6E65 :?[ 5C:G:?8 E96 36DE 42CD @7 E96:C 6C2] %9:D 9:==4::>3 :D 2 4@@= H2J E@ D66 9@H >F49 E96 42CD 92G6 :>AC@G65 2?5 E@ ECJ E@ 36 E96 72DE6DE @7 2?J@?6 H9@ 92D 6G6C 8@?6 FA E96C6]”k^Am
kAmpD<65 23@FE E96 ?6H G:CEF2= r=:>3 E@ E96 r=@F5D 6IA6C:6?46 AC@G:565 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^:#24:?8]4@>Qm:#24:?8]4@>k^2m[ !2DEC2?2 D2:5 :EUCDBF@jD 8C62E U>52D9j 3FE 25565 E96C6UCDBF@jD ?@E9:?8 =:<6 E96 E9C:== @7 E96 C62= E9:?8]k^Am
kAm“xE’D ?@E E96 D2>6[ @7 4@FCD6[ 2D C24:?8 FA E96 >@F?E2:? H96C6 J@F <?@H W:7 J@F D4C6H FAX J@F 42?’E 9:E E96 C6D6E 3FEE@?[ 3FE :E :D AC6EEJ ?62E E@ 36 23=6 E@ AC24E:46 E96 C@25 @? E96 D:>F=2E@C] x H2D 23=6 E@ DA6?5 D@>6 E:>6 5@:?8 :E E@52J 2?5 :E’D ?62E E@ 36 23=6 E@ AC24E:46 E96 C@25] xE’D H96C6 2 =@E @7 C24:?8 :D 8@:?8 E96D6 52JD — :E 2==@HD J@F E@ E6DE E96 4@FCD6 2?5 E96 42CD 367@C6 J@F 86E E96C6[” D2:5 !2DEC2?2[ ?@E:?8 E92E E96 |2DD249FD6EED\32D65 7:C> @A6?65 :E E@ E96 AF3=:4 H@C=5H:56 @? E96 :?E6C?6E E9:D A2DE (65?6D52J]k^Am
kAm“*@F 42? D66 H92E J@F 42? 5@ :? G:CEF2= C62=:EJ[” D2:5 !2DEC2?2[ 2 =@?8E:>6 724E@CJ\324<65 5C:G6C 7@C $F32CF |@E@CDA@CED &$p[ H9@ :D 4FCC6?E=J =625:?8 E96 p>6C:42? #2==J pDD@4:2E:@?’D a_a` }2E:@?2= #2==J r92>A:@?D9:A]k^Am
kAmw6 2=D@ C6EFC?65 C646?E=J 7C@> E96 C6?@H?65 v@@5H@@5 u6DE:G2= @7 $A665 :? t?8=2?5[ H96C6 96 7:?:D965 D64@?5 @G6C2== :? E92E 6G6?E’D 9:==4=:>3]k^Am
kAmpE v@@5H@@5[ 96 5C@G6 E96 42C 96 H:== 36 FD:?8 7@C E96 “r=:>3 E@ E96 r=@F5D]” pD<65 23@FE 9:D ?6H 8J><92?2 42C[ 96 =2F8965 2?5 D2:5[ “(6==[ :7 J@F 42? 5C62> :E[ J@F 42? 3F:=5 :E[ C:89En”k^Am
kAmxE 2== 255D E@ E96 5C2>2 E2<:?8 A=246 @? |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? E9:D H66<6?5]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.