SCCA to Sanction Pikes Peak Hillclimb

TOPEKA, Kan. (January 21, 2003) - The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and 
the Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Educational Museum announced today that the 
SCCA will sanction the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2003. 

Through the agreement, the Hill Climb Association will continue to operate 
the one-of-a-kind event with its unique vehicle classes and operational 
structure.  

In addition, the nearly 70 thousand SCCA members nationwide will now be 
eligible to participate in the event.  Public relations and marketing support 
for the over 80 year-old event are also included as part of the 
arrangement.            

“We are very proud to be associated with such a historic event,” said Steve 
Johnson, SCCA President and CEO. “The two organizations have a long history 
of motorsports excellence and together we can take this event to even greater 
heights.  With a rich tradition in amateur hill climbs, it is our hope that 
SCCA can work at developing a feeder system for this event in the future.”
            

For more information the Sports Car Club of America and the Pikes Peak 
International Hill Climb, please visit <A HREF="http://www.scca.com/">www.scca.com</A> and <A HREF="http://www.ppihs.com/">www.ppihc.com</A>. 

Profiles:
SCCA: Founded in 1944, the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 
65,000-member motorsports organization, which incorporates all facets of 
autocross, rally, and both club and professional motorsports events.  It 
annually sanctions over 2,000 events through its 109 regions and professional 
subsidiary.  
Landmark events for the Club include the Club Racing Valvoline Runoffs® 
National Championship races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the Tire Rack 
Solo II® Nationals in Topeka, Kan. and Tire Rack ProSolo® National Series, 
the nationwide SCCA ProRally® Championship and the Pikes Peak International 
Hill Climb.  

PPIHC: Started in 1916, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second 
oldest (only the Indianapolis 500 is older) motorsports competition event in 
the United States.  Featuring over 12 miles of road, with 156 turns, speeds 
sometimes over 100 MPH, and starting at an elevation of 9400 feet, the race 
to the Peak (at over 14,100 feet) is unequalled anywhere in the world.