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  Tajima And Dallenbach Will Continue Rivalry At 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb On July 8   Colorado Springs, January 30----------------It’s official. Japan’s Nobuhiro Tajima will return to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on July 8 seeking a seventh straight crown in the Unlimited division and an attempt to lower his record of 9:51.278 set last summer, the first driver ever to crack the 10-minute barrier. Tajima will have his hands full in the showcase class again, because also coming back will be six-time Open Wheel champion Paul Dallenbach of Basalt, Colorado, a proven performer who was sidelined last year by a broken axel after finishing second behind Tajima in 2010. The popular star has competed in the event 16 times. Not to mention the other drivers in the Unlimited field, all eager to break the record on the demanding 12.42 mile course that is now fully paved for the first time. They include previously announced Rhys Millen of New Zealand,...

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Advance Tickets Available Starting Thursday Morning; Fans Can Book Bus Transportation To The Start Line And Return For The First Time     Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Advance Tickets Available Starting Thursday Morning; Fans Can Book Bus Transportation To The Start Line And Return For The First Time Colorado Springs, January 24------------Fans of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb can purchase advance tickets beginning Thursday for the 90th edition of the Race To The Clouds on July 8 and secure a spot to watch the thrilling motor sport classic. Beginning on Thursday (Jan.26), ticket sales will be open to the public at www.PPIHC.com - the official website for the event. (VISA, American Express, Discovery and MasterCard accepted.) For the first time, race organizers are offering round-trip bus transportation to the start line and back, allowing spectators to avoid race day parking challenges.  Race fans will be...

     Fort Carson to Host the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships, February 27-March 3   COLORADO SPRINGS------ The 2012 USA Boxing National Championships will return to a familiar city in 2012, but the event will take place in a new and unique venue for the all-important 2012 edition. Fort Carson will host the annual event with the full week of action, February 27-March 3, taking place on base at the Special Events Center.   The annual tournament will be a critical piece of the qualification process for male athletes for the 2012 Olympic Games in the seven non-qualified weight divisions, with the event’s champions advancing on to the second and final international Olympic qualifier in Brazil in May.   “The 2012 USA Boxing National Championships will be an unprecedented week of Olympic-style boxing action with our top athletes battling it out for berths in both the Olympic Games and World Championships,” USA Boxing Executive...

   Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Legend Rod Millen Set To Return Again For The 90th Edition Of The Race To The Clouds Colorado Springs, December 20---------Just in time for Christmas, organizers of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb received a special gift today. Rod Millen, who has won nine class crowns in the famed event, will be back again on July 8 in the Time Attack division in his 2WD Hyundai Genesis Coupe after winning the event’s 2WD showdown in 2011 with a record clocking of 11:04.912. New Zealand racing legend Millen won the Unlimited division on the Peak five times (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999) and held the old overall record of 10:04.06 until Nobuhiro Tajima of Japan broke it in 2007. His return last summer at the age of 60 and his winning performance was one of the highlights of the event. Tajima broke the elusive ten-minute barrier with his time of 9:51.278 in the Unlimited division on the same afternoon. Once again, he will be joined...

   AMA Pro Vance and Hines XR1200 team wforacingonline.com to compete in 90th running of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Colorado Springs, December 19------- AMA Pro Vance and Hines XR1200 team wforacingonline.com has entered the motorcycle field for the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs next summer. Team Principal and former Battle of the Twins National Champion Wes Orloff (Mukwonago, Wisconsin) will be riding the Harley-Davidson XR1200 normally fielded by Shawn Higbee in the AMA Pro Racing Vance and Hines XR1200 Series. For the first time in the history of the race, the course will be entirely paved.  The team will be competing in the 1205cc class, recently dominated...