The Day After Tomorrow

Sorry for being delinquent in posting this. Race Day was an amazing, breathtaking, awe inspiring event. I really wish that you all could have been there. But it was long, long, long. We staged the race bikes in our pits on Saturday. On Sunday the teams were scheduled to pass thru the entrance gate between…

Spider Grips/Ducati Team Wins Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Event winner Carlin Dunne sets new record; Spider Grips/Ducati teammate Greg Tracy posts sub–10 minute run to clinch second place MISSION VIEJO, CA – August 14, 2012 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Spider Grips is proud to announce that the Spider Grips/Ducati Race Team triumphed Sunday at the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International…

Qualifying! Day 4 – Pikes Peak

Today we ran at the starting line – going up to just below Glen Cove. The race organization is working with a different timing system this year and from this location we got to experience the very best part of it – Instant results! With a strong Wifi signal right in the pits we were…

Up before the Dawn – Day 2 of Pikes Peak Race Week

We were up well before the dawn this morning – 2:45am actually. It sounds worse than it is – the entire team was full of energy and enthusiasm this morning as we rolled out of the parking lot at 3:10. First stop – the Seven Eleven for those who need coffee to keep the energy…

Tech Inspection – Race Week Day 1

Today was the first official day of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb’s Race Week. Tech Inspection opened at 8:00am. By 9:00 we were there with the team and had the bikes unloaded. The first step is for the riders to complete registration. The PPIHC is an invitation only event, so by its very nature some…

All Roads Lead to Pikes Peak! Interstates 15 and 70

The Team is on the way to Colorado for Race Week! The first road we took was the I 15 from Southern California to Nevada. In Las Vegas we made our usual stop at Dynojet. As always, we got a warm welcome there from Dusty, Chris and Chuck. While we were there we made some…