Spencer Steele began racing in 1992 on ice in a highly modified Willys jeep, and enjoyed numerous wins and 13 points championships. He then moved on to Colorado and began hill climb racing in 1999 and achieved success with 5 points championships in the open wheel division along with numerous wins. Spencer started racing the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2000 and has competed in four different vehicles in the Open Wheel and Unlimited divisions earning two fifth places, two second places, and three consecutive wins from 2010-2012. In 2013 he began desert racing with the Crossfire off road trophy truck team and competed in the Baja 500 and 1000 co-driving to a hard-earned 16th place finish in the 2015 Baja 1000.
Spencer Steele - 2013 PVA Kidwell/Arnold Special
Spencer Steele began racing in 1992 on ice in a highly modified Willys jeep, and enjoyed numerous wins and 13 points championships. He then moved on to Colorado and began hill climb racing in 1999 and achieved success with 5 points championships in the open wheel division along with numerous wins. Spencer started racing the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2000 and has competed in four different vehicles in the Open Wheel and Unlimited divisions earning two fifth places, two second places, and three consecutive wins from 2010-2012. In 2013 he began desert racing with the Crossfire off road trophy truck team and competed in the Baja 500 and 1000 co-driving to a hard-earned 16th place finish in the 2015 Baja 1000.
2013 PVA Kidwell/Arnold Special:
The Phoenix was originally built as a Wells Coyote, a purpose-built Pikes Peak Hill Climb car. Paul Dallenbach and his team set the overall record on Pikes Peak in it in 1993 and was thirrd in 1994. It was then put in a museum until 2002 when it was brought back to the mountain. The car raced in the Open Wheel division from 2002-2009 and won the race seven times. It was moved to the Unlimited division in 2010, then added twin turbos for the 2011 Pikes Peak which ended in a DNF because the car produced so much horsepower that it twisted the rear axle. In 2012 a wreck forced a complete rebuild of the car into its current form. Spencer drove it in the 2013 Pikes Peak Unlimited division and finished fifth in 9mins:57secs.