On August 12, 2012, Carlin Dunne crossed the finish line at Pikes Peak’s 14,110-foot summit with a time of 9:52.819. The full-tilt charge not only locked up a Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) victory for the Californian but his sub-10-minute run also rewrote PPIHC record books. Dunne added another Pikes Peak trophy to his case in 2013. However, he only returned to the Colorado race after Chris Fillmore eclipsed his nine-minute, 52-second record in 2017.
On June 24, 2018, the Ducati rider conquered the 12.42-mile road course yet again, crossing the finish line in 9:59.102. While Dunne didn’t reclaim his relinquished PPHIC record, he notched another win on the treacherous mountain pass. Most importantly, Dunne set his sights on 2019, returning to the Race to the Clouds with Ducati’s all-new Streetfighter V4.
