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- ↑ "Penrose Heritage Museum". El Pomar Foundation. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ↑ "Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame". ppihc.org. Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
- ↑ "2024 PPIHC Hall of Fame inductees announced". ppihc.org. Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.