Yeah, I can imagine that. Though I'd imagine, not many ordinary people had to use that road.
That simulation I mentioned is of course about the famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Race, so I'm not sure how realistic the road really is, and if it represents the conditions as they are today. In any case it's pretty hard to be fast there. Also because it's a rather long road with lots of turns. To be fast in a race you need to memorize every little detail of a track, and the longer it is, the harder it is to do that.
The record time (for real) is just a few seconds under 8 minutes, set in 2018 by Romain Dumas. And guess in what car - a all electric Volkswagen! But not a standard out of a shop one, its more like this: