Taking Performance to New Heights Click Above for the Video: The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is an iconic event – but one thing about it is that it is tough to find info on the race – beyond results. The Motorcycle divisions in particular get little coverage. But ‘On the Throttle’ did a terrific…
Micky was the fastest motorcycle in our class at practice and qualified top position making him the very first competitor off the start line on race day. The course was dry but quite cold and the rain from the last couple of days made it pretty slick. Micky was very fast but about 4…
Pikes Peak Hill Climb is a Time Trial event for the rider. But for the crew it is an endurance event. Each day the crew (including the rider) is up early, on the mountain at altitude, and working hard. The days are loooong. Generally up around 2:00am and working pretty much nonstop until 9:00pm at…
Aside from race day, I have one other favorite day on the mountain – qualifying day. It’s the last day of practice, and our first time on this lower section. We will be running from the start line to the switchback below Glen Cove. The last time Micky raced here at Pikes Peak was in…
Devils Playground – The sunrise from here is amazing – a lot like watching the sun come up from an airplane window. We are 12,750 ft up on the mountain. Micky is running from here to the summit. After the sun rises the bugs appear – non biting, so it’s not a big deal, but…
We are back at Glen Cove today. I suspect that the Pikes Peak Race Organization is using this location rather than Cove Creek which is on the schedule, because the electric motorcycles need the power sources here. There are no services at Cove Creek. So lucky us – we get a second day of testing…
Glen Cove: 4:00am. Below freezing temps and the wind is blowing. In fact it is blowing hard enough to topple over the orange cones marking the start line for the official practice runs. Also, it is dark. But we’re at Pikes Peak and oh so happy to be in the cold and dark. We unload…
After a beautiful drive over Independence Pass, the team arrived at our home away from home – the Mecca Motel – on Sunday. Although a great deal of the prep work for the race bikes was done prior to our departure, there always are a few more things that need to be done before tech…
Pikes Peak or Bust! That’s what the pioneers said as they headed west to the Rocky Mountains. The Falkner/Livingston Akrapovic team is in California though, so we’re actually heading east towards Pikes Peak, but still it’s a great motto for the team as we pack up and head out for the Pikes Peak International Hill…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pro Rider Micky Dymond Partners with Falkner Livingston Racing/Akrapovic for the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the 1205 Pro Class Returning Champion and 2005 King of the Hill ready for an epic race to the top on the fully paved course. Mission Viejo, CA, May 7, 2013—–The 91st Pikes Peak…
When we designed the Spider SLR grip, our purpose was to make a grip that is something like a track tire. It offers the very best in grippy performance, coupled with vibration damping. Just like a track tire it will wear well, but quickly under the intense use of a race event, or more slowly…
Sweet! Check out page 92 of the April issue of Motorcyclist. Aaron Frank added some Spider Grips to Heli-Bars and made a nice comfort upgrade to his CBR! Thanks Frank!