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by Rick Beets August 29, 2016, 2:47 pm Comments are off
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Top Speed Car and Motorcycle Racing Labor Day Weekend Family Friendly Motorsports Festival 3 Days at The Colorado Mile DENVER, CO— One of the nation’s premiere car and motorcycle top speed racing events, The Colorado Mile, is returning to Front Range Airport this Labor Day Weekend, September 2-4. A combination of over […]

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by Rick Beets April 8, 2016, 1:00 pm Comments are off
Check out the action LIVE from the Streets of Long Beach! Live broadcast: QUALIFYING: Friday April 8th, 12:15 PM Pacific Time TOP 32: Saturday April 9, 10:15AM Pacific Time TOP 16: Saturday April 9, 3:00PM Pacific Time

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by Rick Beets June 5, 2015, 2:13 pm Comments are off
Truck racing, what a concept… Given the show these guys put on this weekend, I have a difficult time understanding why it has had trouble gaining traction here in the states. Like John Condren’s Optima Battery ChumpCar World Series, Meritor ChampTruck is dedicated to bringing racing back into the reach of the average guy or […]

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by CNaz August 1, 2014, 8:05 pm Comments are off
On Saturday, August 2nd 2014, PIT Rally invites you to experience the excitement of Gambler’s Edge. Gambler’s Edge is a race starting at the base of the Central City Parkway, over 7 miles, 23 turns, 4 lanes wide and ascending 2,500 feet to end in the beautiful town of Central City! Filled with automotive vendors, […]

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by Rick Beets July 24, 2014, 1:45 pm Comments are off
I have been covering the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb as a part of the team from My Life at Speed for the past few years. Those years have been fueled by my passion for the hill, as my physical limitations have been a real challenge. I made the journey to fulfill my racing and […]

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by Rick Beets July 10, 2014, 11:27 pm Comments are off
As always, Tech Day for the 92nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb starts with much anticipation and promise for a great week. With my newly reacquired mobility, I was certainly looking forward to an awesome week of shooting the upcoming practice and qualifying sessions. Here are some of my favorite images from […]

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by Rick Beets May 24, 2014, 12:45 am Comments are off
Ahh, springtime in the Rockies! Snow one weekend and sunny and 80’s the next. Last weekend, Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing (RMVR) held it’s annual Spring Grand Prix out at High Plains Raceway (HPR) near Byers, Colorado. And after the winter like storm the week before, what a perfect weekend it was! As the sun peeked […]

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by Rick Beets April 18, 2014, 12:24 pm Comments are off
As part of my rehab to get ready to shoot my favorite race, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, I’ve been getting out and shoot racing any time I can. A few weeks ago, it was up in Georgetown catching the ice racing. After a few weeks of cruddy weather, we finally had a nice […]

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by Rick Beets March 29, 2014, 7:07 pm Comments are off
Winter in Colorado. Me? I’m coming off a couple surgeries and starting to get a little cabin fever. So one Saturday, I decide that I need to get out and get to work on my rehab program, what do I do? A walk around a park on a nice sunny day here in town? Not […]

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by Rick Beets January 28, 2013, 1:13 pm Comments are off
Racing is like anything else in life, to get good at it, it takes practice, competition. So, where do flat track racers go when they feel the need to race when the weather turns cold? Well here in Colorado, Harry’s Roamers Motorcycle Club (HRMC) members head for a private property with a small lake called, […]

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by Rick Beets August 17, 2012, 8:55 am 1 Comment
I was shooting at 11 mile which is in the last section of the Pikes Peak Highway that was paved after last years race to complete the paving process. Since I never had the opportunity to shoot here when it was dirt, but fellow My Life at Speeder, Dave Philip, shot at the same corner […]

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by Rick Beets August 8, 2012, 7:12 pm Comments are off
Here is a short clip of Mike Ryan taking his truck on a lap of the PPIR drifting course after he went through tech inspection in preparation for the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

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