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Joseph Conner Toner was injured in this year's Pikes Peak Hill Climb. He and his family have come all the way from Scotland and are looking for help with his return and recovery. If you can spare anything at all, this is a most worthy cause. Please take a moment to consider. The link to … Continue reading Joseph Connor Toner Fundraiser
This Chronicle article by Lisa Hutchinson already says and shows what is needed. There is no need for me to add to it. Godspeed Ian.
To commemorate our triumph at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb the team has produced a special graphic and are taking pre-orders now. If you absolutely can't wait and don't mind paying Cafepress's extortion prices you can order them right away in a multitude of colors. But if you want to pay a little less for … Continue reading New Team Johnny Killmore Swag!
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
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
The sidecar action was at its peak today as the motorcycle division took to the bottom half of the 12.42 mile Pikes Peak course. For those just tuning in, the four teams in the sidecar class have been running into problems of varying degrees and nature all week. Subculture Racing got the shortest end of … Continue reading Pikes Peak 2016: Friday Practice & Qualifying
Motorcycles were on the top section today, running from Devil's Playground to the Summit. Conditions were excellent with only a light wind, clean surfaces (some oil on the track from yesterday proved a non-issue) and fairly warm track temperatures. It serves to note that by "track" we are talking about a section of asphalt that … Continue reading Pikes Peak 2016: Thursday Practice
Well the action is pretty tepid so far on the mountain and that's a good thing if you ask me. During these early practice days, "action" is usually defined as people and machines being mangled or adverse weather conditions making it difficult to operate. On the overall there are some interesting things to note. Let's … Continue reading Pikes Peak 2016: Wednesday Update
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