Ove godine natjecat će se u 16 klasa u kojima će sudjelovati ukupno 182 vozača. Jedna od zanimljivosti je da se japanac Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima, inače vitalni 62-godišnjak neće pojaviti u klasi Unlimited (najprestižnija klasa), već će se utrkivati u klasi Electric. Da se zna, Nobuhiro ima rekordnih 9 pobjeda u klasi unlimited, jednako koliko imaju i vozačke legende koje su se natjecale u ovoj disciplini (Walter Rohrl, Ari Vatanen, braća Unser, Rod Millen).
Nobuhirov "auto":
(http://cdn3.worldcarfans.co/2012/8/9/big/19556974861246222956.jpg)
Lista natjecatelja po klasama:
http://director.usacracing.com/ppihc/files/pdfs/competitor_list.pdf (http://director.usacracing.com/ppihc/files/pdfs/competitor_list.pdf)
Raspored zbivanja za 11. i 12.8.2012.:
Saturday August 11 (Setup Day)
- 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Press Room / Registration Open
11:00 am – 2:00 p.m. Ticket Sales (Crowne Plaza)
Noon – Pikes Peak Highway opens for Overnight Camping
Noon – Pits open for all competitors for race cars and motorcycles
Noon – 6:00 p.m. Ticket sales at the tollgate
6:00 p.m. –Tollgate closes and uphill traffic stops
8:00 p.m. –All competitors must be back off of the mountain
Sunday, August 12 (Race Day)
- 3:00 a.m. – Tollgate opens for Officials and Competitors only
4:00 a.m. – Tollgate opens to the public
4:00 a.m.- 12:00p.m. – Ticket Sales at PPIHC tollgate
12:00 p.m.- The toll booth closes to all spectators.
7:45 a.m. - Uphill traffic stopped at Glen Cove or until parking is full
8:00 a.m. – Uphill traffic stopped at Ski Area and Halfway Picnic Grounds or until parking is full
8:00 a.m. – Uphill traffic stopped at Start Line or until parking is full
8:30 a.m. – Uphill traffic stopped at Crystal Reservoir or until parking is full
8:30 a.m. – Begin Opening Ceremony
9:00 a.m. – Race Begins
Completion of Race – 7:30 p.m. Press Room Open (Crowne Plaza)