VOLUME 56 ISSUE 29 JULY 23, 2019 P85
CLIMB WAS ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC
IMPORTANTLY, A GREAT MAN WAS LOST.
INTERNATIONAL
HILL CLIMB
a huge cheer, and the fastest woman in the
history of Pikes Peak rolls down the corridor
to flag starter, Frank.
Two and a half minutes later, Fillmore—
who incredibly qualified third fastest of all—
fires his KTM 450 SX-F supermoto, gives
the crowd a barking rev, clicks first gear
and rolls away.
Then it's Ducati's Codie Vahsholtz—my
main competition for the 2019
Heavyweight crown. Pitted an
arm's length away, I give Cody a fist
bump just before he selects first gear on the
Ducati Multistrada MTS1200 Pikes Peak, and
he rides out of the pit lane awning.
Then it's just my Heavyweight category
Aprilia and me, with the Exhibition Powersport
category Ducati Streetfighter V4 Prototype of
Carlin Dunne on my right.
Staring at the little Aprilia badge on top of
my dash, blocking out all distractions, I'm now
officially in the zone.
