Video: David Higgins' record-breaking run up Mt. Washington
 

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For the first time in ten years, the Mt. Washington Auto Road played host to the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/climb%20to%20the%20clouds"]Climb to the Clouds[/URL]. Travis Pastrana had helped drum up interest by recording a time of 6:20.47 towards the end of 2010, which was quicker than the official record run of 6:41.99. That time was laid down by Frank Sprongl back in 1998, and was still [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/17/frank-sprongl-weighs-in-on-travis-pastranas-mt-washington-auto/"]the official fastest time despite Pastrana's fast dash up the hill[/URL].

[URL="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/david%20higgins"]David Higgins[/URL] of the Subaru Rally Team USA arrived in New Hampshire intent on beating both Sprongl's official record and Pastrana's time. He did just that by [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/27/dave-higgins-smashes-mt-washington-auto-road-record-by-30-secon/"]throwing down a 6:11.54[/URL], beating Pastrana's run by nine seconds in the process.

We've been waiting for high-definition video of the run ever since Higgins set the record back on June 26th, 2011. Now we have it... and it's excellent. The clip, [URL="http://www.perth-wrx.com/2011/08/09/david-higgins-record-beating-run-up-mt-washington/#continued"]posted after the jump[/URL], shows just how treacherous the road can be, and how dramatically visibility can change. Higgins, however, believes he can go faster. His new goal? An absolutely bonkers sub-six-minute time.[URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/09/david-higgins-record-breaking-run-up-mt-washington/"]Continue reading [I]David Higgins' record-breaking run up Mt. Washington[/I][/URL]

[URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/09/david-higgins-record-breaking-run-up-mt-washington/"]David Higgins' record-breaking run up Mt. Washington[/URL] originally appeared on [URL="http://www.autoblog.com"]Autoblog 5.0[/URL] on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:59:00 EST. Please see our [URL="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/"]terms for use of feeds[/URL].

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