From purpose-built single-seaters to high-tech, factory-backed EVs, there’s always plenty of variety at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. And it’s about to get a little more.
Three competitors from the Ultra4 USA Championship will compete in the 2026 Pikes Peak Hill Climb on June 21. It’s the first time in 15 years that Ultra4 racers have officially competed in the legendary event. The lineup includes multiple-time King of the Hammers winner Loren Healy, driving the Ford Bronco-bodied 4400-class rig known as “El Bandito.” Healy will be joined by Phillip McGilton and Paul Wolff, who will be driving his own 4400-class machine.
Loren Healy. Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Ultra4 is like the Olympics of off-roading, combining high-speed desert running with technical rock crawling, with King of the Hammers as its marquee event. That requires versatile drivers—Healy once drove a Bronco up Moab’s famous Hell’s Gate in rev …
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Author: Stephen Edelstein
