Toyota's Rod Millen has posted his fifth outright win in six years at America's renowned Pikes Peak hillclimb. Millen's Toyota Tacoma utility recorded a time of 10 minutes 11.15 seconds, a massive 26 seconds faster than his nearest competitor, Japan's Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima. The fabled 10 minute barrier remains intact for at least another year after wet weather and a series of delays conspired to put it beyond Millen's reach. A late afternoon shower made conditions near the top of the 156-turn unsealed course too slippery for Millen to break either the outright record or the 10 minute mark. Millen began his sole run two hours later than scheduled following a number of delays to remove broken-down and stranded competitors. Rain had already begun to fall. "The road conditions looked pretty good all week, but I knew it was raining at the top before I left the startline," Millen said. "You've gotta take what you get, but I'll have another go at it next year. "I'm extremely happy that our team was able to win for the fourth year in a row, particularly after the testing fire we experienced six weeks ago." The fire burned much of the Tacoma's essential componentry and carbon-fibre body work. The 77th annual Pikes Peak International Hillclimb was held in Colorado on the fourth of July. The famous Race to the Clouds hillclimb is the second oldest motorsports event in the United States behind only the Indy 500. Millen is the Pikes Peak full-course overall record holder, registering a time of 10 minutes, 4.06 seconds on the way to victory in 1994. Pikes Peak's unlimited class in which Millen competes is unique in the world of motorsport because vehicles are not constrained by any rules except those of safety. Millen's Toyota ute was powered by a Toyota Racing Development (TRD) 2.1 litre, turbocharged, four cylinder engine positioned behind the driver. Pikes Peak is the world's highest altitude motorsports event. The finish line of the 20-kilometre, 156-turn course is 4300 metres above sea level.