A new program makes it possible for official Pikes Peak record attempts outside of the annual race day, and one racer succeeded.
Wet weather during this year's 100th running of the PPIHC meant Donner could only manage a time of 10:34.053, which was faster than many race cars on the day, thanks to the Porsche's all-wheel-drive system, but still slower than theby Rhys Millen in a Bentley Continental GT, the record for production cars Donner was keen to claim.
Donner is a Colorado Springs local and has won overall at Pikes Peak on three occasions . He's also set a number of class records, including the record for production cars, which he set in 2014 with a previous-generation 911 Turbo S. That record stood until Millen claimed it with the Bentley in 2019.
Fortunately for Donner, another attempt on the record was possible in September thanks to a new program run by organizers of the PPIHC to hold sanctioned runs outside of the usual race day. The first running of the program, known as Pikes Peak Certified Course Times, ran Sept. 26-27. Driving the same 911 Turbo S from the June run, owned by Porsche collector Jim Edwards, Donner managed a time of 9:53.541, which is a new record at Pikes Peak for production cars. The car wore special livery highlighting the quarterly Porsche enthusiast magazine “
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