The Evolution III is lighter and more powerful, with 604 hp this year from its four electric motors compared to 536 last year. He said his list of requested changes for this year's car was, 'Biggerīrakes.' He got those - six piston stoppers up front instead of four-piston - and much more. Greg Tracy's added two more wheels to his repertoire, though, and wants to make this the year that

If he doesn't manage that but scores a run of less than ten minutes, he'll be one of only three people – Dunne and Greg Tracy are the others – to do so. Martin wants to beat the 9:52.819 overall motorcycle record that Carlin Dunne set on a Ducati Multistrada 1200. He'll be starting eighth on Sunday at the head of the UTV/Exhibition class on a bike he built himself: aġ992 Suzuki GSX-R1100 fitted with a Martek frame and turbocharger and putting out 320 horsepower. TT, motorcycle racers and the unusual character of Guy Martin. If you don't know who he is, then get a copy ofĬloser to the Edge and enjoy one of the best racing movies out there, this one focusing on the Isle of Man SPEAKING OF BIKES, HOW COULD WE FORGET GUY MARTIN?įirst Practice Day post on this year's race we didn't mention that the inimitable Guy Martin is in the field. That's Mark Shim in the image above, who will get the day started on his #9 TriumphĬourtesy of Jamey Price who has captured some excellent shots of After the cars have run, the Sidecar and Quad classes will run. There will be a break to get the bikes down from the summit, then the cars will go. The bike divisions will run first, in this order: Vintage Motorcycle, Pikes Peak 250, UTV/Exhibition, Electric Production, Electric Modified, Lightweight, Middleweight and Open. Mountain Daylight Time, which is one hour ahead of the West Coast, two hours behind the East Coast.

Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution III, keep reading Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, driving the parade lap up the mountain to open the race for the car divisions.įor a few more tidbits on the race and the If you do keep up with the feed, you'll find You'll get live timing and results during the race The siteīoldRide says it is livestreaming the whole race in partnership with Erix Audio, and that appears to be free. That feed also contains a cache of archival Pikes Peak footage and interviews. Stream the event, but it requires a paid subscription to watch: $3.95 for one hour of viewing, $9.95 for three hours, $19.95 for unlimited watching and $100 for unlimited viewing and an official program.

Radical RXC in 50th, four positions ahead of the next in-class competition and representing for Electric Production is Roy Richards in a Porsche 911 in the Vintage class, the next Vintage entry in 37th the first Exhibition entrant is Donald Huffman in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, three positions ahead of the next entry in 23rd is Christopher Lennon in his 1973 Porsche 911, will be the first in Time Attack 1, his competition starting right behind him Robert Prillka in 21st is the first Time Attack 2 entry in a Nissan GT-R in the Open class in seventh, 12 positions ahead of the next class entrant Jeff Zwart in eighth, driving a Leaders in the other classes: Michael Skeen driving a Paul Dallenbach leading the Open Wheel class, four positions ahead of the next Open Wheel competitor. Monster Tajima is his E-Runner Pikes Peak Special, then Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution IIIs start second and third in the Electric Modified class, that first one driven by Romain Dumas at the head of the 67 car entries, having set a time of 3:37.525 in his Norma M20 RD in the Unlimited Class, but the next Unlimited entry doesn't appear until sixth, Piero Nappi in his Picchio P4 pp with a time of 4:03.357. On Sunday, June 29, the 14,110-foot-high mountain will ask each of them, 'Who wants some?' Unlike previous years, while the bikes will run according to class, the cars will run according to their qualifying times set on the bottom section of the course, regardless of division, the fastest guys going first. Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for all classes and everyone's had all the practice they're going to get. The running order has been established for the 92nd running of the

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