Nobuhiro Tajima significantly lowered his own record in the Unlimited class at Pikes Peak on Sunday, bringing the hill-climb mark from 10:01.41 minutes to 9:51.28. Tajima, 60, is known among competitors and fans as Monster Tajima for his dominance on the Colorado mountain — he now has won his class six consecutive years — but he did not say if he planned to retire from the annual climb.
During the final half mile of his attempt, Tajima had to contend with a radiator spewing water, as his 850-horsepower Suzuki began to boil over. The engine did not overheat completely, however, and he managed to finish.
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