THE CARS

Pikes Peak is more known for cars, the race started back in 1916. this looks way more sketchy and risky driving a car than riding a motorcycle. unfortunately i didn't get to see much the cars, as we were practicing separatly, but i could hear the agressive sounds emanning from the supercharged engines. here are few photos by Stephane Oldschool.

THE DUCATI BOYS

in the 1200cc and plus class, it was faster than fast. Alexander Smith, Marck Cernicky, Roger Carlin Dunne, Greg Tracy where destroying chronos in the mountain reaching sometimes 140 mph !

JOE KOPP TRIUMPH

Legendary Racer Joe Kopp was racing this strange but interesting Triumph on the exhibition class.

PIKES PEAK OR BUST

RECON

PPIHC PRACTICE DAY 2

Day #2, we practice on the middle section while the cars are on top or bottom section. i thought i was more confident in the dirt, but i actually did love the asphalt section. the only prob is that i'm the only one to race a 60's stock engine and gearing, and it misses some hp for sure. 

Bill Brokaw, organiser, and Trial National hero back in the 60's and 70's, i'd like to know more of his racing stories in Europe back in the days.

MARCO BELLI

Marco Belli is Italian and Europpean FlatTrack Champion !

and a very cool guy. he came racing Pikes peak for the 3rd time this year,

but not alone, he came with 4 other Italian racers, and he impressed the crowd on his

Zaeta and his fast & stylish riding skills. so good to meet him on top of the mountain.

HAPPY

1st RUN

we practice section by section. day#1 : Bottom section. first run i lose a piece of my kickstart due to high vibrations, second run i get off on "Engineers corner" straight into the trees 3 meters down ! i'll have to finish the week with a bended bar and a broken front brake lever...but no more crashes on the programm for the rest of the week.

PPIHC PRACTICE DAY 1

Practice starts at 5.30am till 9.30am. riders have to be in the pits at 4 am ! it's damn early but when the sun
comes up on the mountain it's just unreal.

THE ROOKIE MEETING

The rookie meeting is mandatory for all PPIHC first timers. a good way to be aware of all dangers and the mountain rules. Safety first, the race is dangerous.

RUBY RACING LEATHERS

We've worked with my brother Jerome and his crew at Les Ateliers Ruby on those leathers for months.
The first prototype for Catalina was great, this one made especially for Pikes Peak is even better.
Jerome came with a new design for the paddings, using Chevrons style padding, and defining
the upcoming Ruby's own leathers style.

i am very proud to have the opportunity to wear, race and test those amazingly beautiful Ruby Leathers.

Thanks bro, and David & Joss who helped hard till the very last minute.

Photos taken at 4am the morning before the flight to LA. Ultimate Rush

PPIHC TECH INSPECTION

"i haven't seen drum brakes since a long time !" said tech inspector.

LAST CHECK

i wasn't really early on the planning, but the organisation was strict on the fact that the bike needs to be clean and shiny. well that's not usually the case of mine, so we stopped by a carwash to clean the dirt from
Catalina. i haven't washed the bike since.

The Triumph is basically the same as for the Catalina GP, just changed tires, bar and add a front brake.
a quick test ride on the parking to check how it runs with the altitude....not that bad, for the moment down in Colorado Springs.

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH

it was the desert thru the windshield just few hours ago and now we can see the snow, well it might be colder than estimated.

VAIL, CO