Chasing History Up Pikes Peak at the 2026 Race to the Clouds | Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
In 2024, I made my rookie debut at Pikes Peak and reached the summit with a time of 10:31.372, finishing 7th in the Unlimited Class and 17th Overall.
In 2025, we ran a reduced total distance to just past Glen Cove on race day due to 85+ MPH winds up top, so no one was allowed to reach the summit. My time of 4:20.729 was good enough for 6th in the Unlimited Class.
In June of 2026, the team and I returned to America's Mountain to take on the 104th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the same goal of joining the sub-10 minute club.
This film documents the multi-year journey and our story.
2026 Pikes Peak Official Results:
Podium Finish 2nd Place in Unlimited Production Based Class behind overall Pikes Peak record-holder Romain Dumas in the factory Ford "Super Mustang Mach-E" (out of 9 cars in class)
15th Overall (out of 75 competitors)
Driver: Tom Tang ( / tomchutang )
Car: 2002 BMW E46 M3 Nickname: "Ursula"
Engine: Active Autowerke + Rotrex supercharged S54 3.2L built by Steeldust Machine with Supertech Performance + VAC Motorsport + CP Carrillo components making 608 whp and 407 ft lbs at sea level (+125shot of n2o from Nitrous Outlet)
Transmission: Drenth 6-speed sequential Weight: 3,100 with driver and fuel and nitrous
Wheels and Tires: Titan-7 T-P10 (18x11 front and 18x12 rear) with Toyo Tires Prototype Slicks (285/650/18 front and 305/650/18 rear)
Suspension: JRZ PROactive dampers with Eibach springs and MRT Engineering arms
Fuel system: Radium Engineering fuel cell with dual-pumps
Brakes: Stoptech C43 calipers with Continental Motorsport ABS
Aerodynamics: Flossman Motorsport CSL and APR Performance Data acquisition and Motorsport
Electronics: AIM Sports
Engine management: EMtron
Vehicle Livery: SS Customs + Leen Customs
Car was built by Trackspec Autosports and is tuned + supported by Blacktrax Performance
