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Rennie Scaysbrook and the
Aprilia Tuono 1100 should be
a strong force on America's
Mountain this year.
T
eam Cycle News will once
again be a contestant in
the Heavyweight category for
the 2019 Pikes Peak Interna-
tional Hill Climb, and will be
teaming with Piaggio Group
Americas and Aprilia.
Road Test Editor Rennie
Scaysbrook will be piloting
a Tuono 1100 Factory in the
classic event, as he attempts
to go one better than he did
in 2018, where he came up
0.069 of a second short of
the overall victory.
The project will coincide
with a number of stories and
varied content here at Cycle
News as we take a bone-
stock Tuono and turn it into
a Heavyweight contender to
take on the likes of reigning
champions Ducati.
"I am absolutely ecstatic to
take on the PPIHC challenge
with Aprilia," said Scay-
sbrook. "I know the Tuono
1100 Factory is a jewel of a
motorcycle and should prove
a serious contender for the
Heavyweight honors. I'll be
putting absolutely everything
into this—I can't wait to get
started."
We'll have our first install-
ment of the 2019 project
coming next week in Cycle
News. This is going to be a
fun project! CN
2019 Motoclimb Super
Series Schedule Announced
T
he IRC Tire Motoclimb Super Series announced its racing
schedule for 2019.
The series will be made up of four rounds, which included the
popular Poags Hole event in Dansville, New York.
2019 X Games Gold Medalist Logan Mead will return to defend
his number-one plate. CN
2019 IRC MOTOCLIMB SUPER SERIES SCHEDULE
Rnd 1 .....Jul 5 ........Brick Mine ...................Walhalla, ND
Rnd 2 ....Jul 13 .......East/West Shootout ......Bay City, WI
Rnd 3 ....Aug 18 ....Poags Hole .................Dansville, NY
Rnd 4 ....Oct 5-6 ....Carnegie Classic ..........Tracy, CA
Cycle News Teams With
Aprilia For Pikes Peak
