A single bump can erase months of planning, but it can also reveal exactly what you’re made of. From the base of Pikes Peak, Jacki Lutz sits down with professional race car driver Robb Holland to talk about a year that started with momentum and ended with one of the biggest crashes of his career, a violent impact with boulders at over 100 mph, a car tumbling, and a hard landing upside down.
Robb walks us through the details that most highlight reels leave out: why altitude and new pavement change everything, how competition pushed the limits with massive horsepower, and what it feels like when you realize you no longer have control. Then we get into the real survival story, the training that becomes automatic, cutting power to prevent fire, assessing fluid leaks, fighting a pinned door, and getting out in 33 seconds while time seems to slow down. It’s a vivid look at motorsports safety, crisis decision-making, and performance under pressure.
We also move beyond the crash into the mindset that helps people rebuild. Robb shares how the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb community shows up like family, why he refuses the victim mindset, and how accountability turns a setback into a learning plan. If you’re navigating adversity, leadership challenges, or the messy middle in your own career, you’ll leave with practical language for focusing on solutions, surrounding yourself with the right people, and taking the next step when motivation is gone.
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