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Video: David Higgins' record-breaking run up Mt. Washington
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Subaru
For the first time in ten years, the Mt. Washington Auto Road played host to the Climb to the Clouds. 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 the official fastest time despite Pastrana's fast dash up the hill. David Higgins 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 throwing down a 6:11.54, 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, posted after the jump, 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.Continue reading David Higgins' record-breaking run up Mt. Washington David Higgins' record-breaking run up Mt. Washington originally appeared on Autoblog 5.0 on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More... |
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