MENTONE — Chase Guthrie, a Mentone resident, competed in 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Aug. 12 in Colorado Springs. The race was originally scheduled to be run on July 8, but wildfires in the area pushed the competition back a month. On the race up Pikes Peak, which is 12.42 miles long with 156 turns with an average grade of seven, Guthrie competed in the 450cc race, finishing seventh out of 28 racers. Guthrie ascended the mountain in 11:28.056, while Travis Newbold won with a time of 11:06.618.
