Pikes Peak: Cool heads required

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb might not mean too much to casual motor sports fans in this country, but in the US the annual "Race to the Clouds" is a major fixture in the automotive calendar.

The gruelling 12-mile ascent to the summit of Pikes Peak mountain in Colorado is the second oldest race in America, and this year's event marked the 88th time it has been staged since 1916.

Movie fans might recall the brief impact the event had on European culture in 1990 when Jean Louis Mourey's short film swept the board at several festivals with its record of Ari Vatanen's run in a Peugeot 405 T16. Click above to remind yourself of that epic five minutes.