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Remember Porsche s 911 GT2 Clubsport? The track-only variant of the 991-generation revealed in 2018 boasts 700-plus horsepower and all the hyper-aggressive performance components necessary to get that level of power to the ground on a racing track. One race team, however, did not think it was quite aggressive enough for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. So they did the logical thing, adding aggressive new aerodynamic features that include a stacked wing, fins along the side, and, of course, a diffuser so large that it has to be mounted to the supports for the wing.
Le Mans winner Romain Dumas will take the car up the now-paved mountain climb, where he will compete for the win in the Time Attack 1 class. This is the class for heavily modified production cars, meaning Dumas will be up against everything from a modern Bentley Continental GT3 car with similar aerodynamic changes run by Pikes Peak veteran Rhys Millen to a 1983 Audi Quattro that has been en
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Nitro Circus bringing daredevils to UCHealth Park in Colorado Springs
Nitro Circus bringing daredevils to UCHealth Park in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) While most of us were at home jumping between the home office and the couch over the past year, the daredevils on the Nitro Circus team were defying death by practicing their jumps off gigantic ramps.
Now the Nitro Circus team is bringing the tour to Colorado Springs to show off their skills. The Nitro Circus You Got This tour is hitting UCHealth Park on Sept. 18.
The show features professional extreme athletes in BMX, freestyle motocross, skating, and more as they perform stunts that are way too high off the ground for comfort. One of the stars is a 45-foot Giganta ramp that launches motorcycle riders over six stories in the air.
KRDO wins 3 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has awarded KRDO NewsChannel 13 with three prestigious Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
KRDO was awarded for excellence in three categories, Breaking News Coverage, Investigative Reporting and Digital.
Our news and weather team was honored for our breaking news coverage of the August 2020 severe hail and flash-flooding storm.
13 Investigates received an award for our ongoing investigation into illicit massage businesses with ties to human trafficking. Our reporting has prompted Colorado Springs police to change the way they investigate the illegal businesses
KRDO also won recognition for our efforts on KRDO.com and social media, including our online voter’s guide, live stream of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and consistent reporting on COVID-19 updates in Colorado.