Race Week – Saturday, Day 5

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…

Qualifying! Practice Day 4 of 4

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…

Practice Day 3 of 4

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…

Practice Day 2 of 4

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…

Race Week Begins!

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!

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…