This year marked my fourth year at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It’s a photographers dream…awesome cars, cool trucks, fast bikes and more, all racing towards the summit at 14,110 feet above sea level. Each racer hoping to not only record the fastest time but to conquer the hill, with her ever changing conditions.
Mike Ryan sent this to me, pretty classic stuff. Check out the racer’s number! – GT YouTube Description: Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1959. Directed by Ralph Peterson. Road safety for motor cyclists, dramatically showing good and bad practice. A motorcycle gang get a lesson from a professional racer on the right way to
Additions. Travis Tollett and I have been friends since we first met in 2004. His Dad, Mike (“Doc”; he’s an ER doctor) has been competing at Pikes Peak for years now on an ATV; and Travis would start competing there in 2005, also on ATV’s. Travis has been racing since he was three and has
Pikes Peak has been a bit of a dream of mine since I was pretty young. My parents don’t remember me being that into motorsports as a kid and I can say that is definitely the case. However I remember sitting in front of the TV in the back room of our house and seeing
Pike Peak Hill Climb Racer Glenn Cox’s on board footage with a My Life at SPEED sticker proudly in view. On the start Alexander Smith makes a daring pass on the left with very little pavement remaining. Glenn and Alexander had a great battle the whole race. Glenn has the cornering speed to close in
NOTE: Two videos of Greg’s Crash below his comments. Wow, all I can say is this one slipped through my hands. Race day was about as intense as I have seen in the 15 times I have raced the Peak. What should have been about a 1pm start turned into a late in the day
As the sun rose over Pikes Peak, it created an orange cast on the last of the dirt. In just a few minutes, this dirt would be thrown into the air by some who know this dirt well, and others who had never touched it. The dirt didn’t care if someone was a rookie or
The head to head action on Friday was incredible. How could it possibly get better? Easy, just add a few more cars per round into the mix. Fender to fender rally cars, traveling at ridiculous speeds through a narrow, twisting course with big jumps thrown in for good measure. Yup…that ought to do it. And
Crossing through the entry gate and ascending up Pikes Peak Toll Road at 4am for the first time, I knew it was real. I knew I was actually here for an amazing event I have only watched on TV and online. As we climbed up the mountain road towards our photo spot of the day,
