PPIHC Entry List: 2023 Acura Integra to Make Racing Debut at Pikes Peak

• Acura has entered five race cars in the historic hill climb event, each driven and crewed by a volunteer crew the company’s R&D engineers.

• The Acura entry includes a 2023 Acura Integra, two Acura TLX Type S sport sedans, and two NSX Type S supercars.

• Acura is making its 12th consecutive appearance at Pikes Peak.

Now that's one way to make an entrance.

The 2023 Acura Integras are arriving in showrooms this month. In the meantime, a group of volunteer drivers and engineers from the company's Ohio-based research and development facilities, is taking one of the new Acuras racing.

And up the mountain, no less. Not just any mountain, mind you. Try the 100th Running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Brought to You by Grand Turismo on June 26.

Five of the 75 entries across six divisions for PPIHC for this year's event will be Acuras. In addition to the 2023 Integra, Acuras in the field include two 2021 TLX Type-S sports sedans and two 2022 NSX Type-S supercars.

The Acura Integra is the only 2023 model listed on the official entry list.

Acura is making its 12th consecutive appearance at Pikes Peak, which is a 156-turn, 12.42-mile mountain course challenge, starting at 9,390 feet and climbing to the 14,115-foot summit.

The Integra will feature a stock turbocharged 1.5-liter engine, 6-speed manual transmission, along with upgraged brakes, suspension and Honda Performance Development differential.

Also debuting at this year’s event will be two race-ready versions of the limited production 2022 NSX Type S, which the manufacturer claims is the most powerful, best performing Acura ever. The mid-engine supercars will be driven by brothers James and Nick Robinson as they seek to beat the hybrid fuel class record set by James Robinson in 2020 (10 minutes, 01.913 seconds).

An additional NSX Type S will serve as the official pace car for the hill climb’s centennial event, driven by adventure racer, Renée Brinkerhoff. Founder of Valkyrie Racing, Brinkerhoff has competed in racing events on all seven continents, including Antarctica.

Brinkerhoff is the only woman to place in the iconic La Carrera Panamericana Mexican Rally three times, including a class win in her first outing (2013).