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ear and exhilaration.
That's what you feel racing up Pikes
Peak.
Fear is relative, as is exhilaration, and
I'll admit to being an addict of both. Fear is
healthy because it keeps you on your toes.
It helps you distill decisions into the abso-
lutely necessary and those that can wait.
Make the right decisions, and fear is
replaced with exhilaration. A euphoric feel-
ing people chase over the course of their
lives with sport, business, money, alcohol,
whatever—exhilaration is your body's way
of telling you you're alive. Really, really
alive. Not the kind of rush a cup of cof-
fee can give you, but the kind boxers feel
when they knock out an opponent, or
when a stockbroker makes a billion-dollar
trade, or when a mother gives birth. This
feeling, this point, is where you feel the
blood coursing through your veins, your
senses heightened, pupils dilated.
2016 PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB – PART I
A YEAR'S WORTH OF DEVELOPMENT CAME TO
AN END ATOP AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN. COME
ALONG FOR ONE HELL OF A RIDE.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANDELS MEDIA, JIM SCAYSBROOK
VIDEO BY NEXT MOTO CHAMPION
BIG WAVE RACING
