The world of sidecar racing is pretty small, but there are still 100's of names out there, each with dozens of stories. Dick Hawes is a name I did not know until today, when I came across this piece about him on the Steve English website. The Isle of Man TT is quite well known … Continue reading Dick Hawes: The End of an Era
I just put together a quick clip of myself and Matt Blank chasing after the #69 sidecar of Kelly Bell and Johnny Glover last summer during the MotoAmerica races at the Utah Motorsports Campus. Fellow Racers probably know that feeling of being about as fast as the person in front of you but they are … Continue reading Off Season Video Reminder: Why We Do It
The first race of the Isle of Man TT is tomorrow. The Superbike race will be 6 laps and is scheduled for 2pm local time. There is an 8hr difference to the US west coast and 5hr difference to the US east coast.If you fancy an early morning cup of coffee and some racing, there … Continue reading Isle of Man TT Primer: Racing Begins Sunday
[Continued From Part 1] Eventually I found an old article with the 2013 results and compared them to our time. Subculture Racing's 2013 record: 11:26.987. Team Johnny Killmore's 2016 time: 11:26.644: a difference of only 0.343 seconds. If I had missed one more upshift, if I had slacked off in one turn, or if Matt had missed one … Continue reading Pikes Peak 2016: Sidecars To The Summit PART 2
Race day was unique for the 100th anniversary of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The field was drastically reduced and that promised to get everyone up the hill before the afternoon weather came in. The only problem was that water from the previous night's rain had not yet abated. This was obviously going to … Continue reading Pikes Peak 2016: Sidecars To The Summit PART 1
Steve English is the number one source worldwide for roadracing sidecar news. The forum and social media accounts are a place to interact with other racers, the news page is full of the happenings within the scene, and Slow Phil's Sidecar Show keeps a page there for their podcast. So obviously I had to make … Continue reading Repost of Our Pikes Peak Press Release
The Hill Climb has put up raw footage from our rear facing camera from this year's race. About 7:40 you can hear the missed downshift when we almost went straight off to a guard rail but gathered it up. About 10:20 you will see the bumps begin and continue to the summit. About 19:15 begins … Continue reading Video: Pikes Peak Hill Climb
June 26, 2016: Pilot John Wood and co-pilot Matt Blank took the win and eked out enough speed to take the record for the sidecar class last week at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Wet conditions during the beginning of the race saw most motorcycle classes produce winning times well off their respective class records, but with sidecars running near … Continue reading Team Johnny Killmore Retakes Sidecar Record At Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Weird lines work well on weird corners. Sliding into the final hairpin at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb on race day, just seconds away from becoming the fastest sidecar to reach the summit for the third time. Photo: Randels Media Group
Thanks so much to all the people who helped up to the summit. From the Wagners to all who donated, Superlite Cars, Avon Tyres & Roger Kraus Racing. Deb McDaniel and Turk our welder... and especially my girlfriend Kate who stood in the cold & dark with a GoPro and got ignored all week. Only … Continue reading We Got The Record
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