FEATURE
PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB – PART II
P98
The bike never fell over, instead it just stut-
tered to a stall between the hay and Armco. I
was back on my feet instantly, over the Armco
and back in the saddle. I knew the race was
lost but I tried not to think about it as the KTM
started and stalled immediately—it was still in
fourth gear! I finally got it going again, gunned it
towards the scary left-hander of Ragged Edge,
and felt my heart hit my feet.
THE REMAINDER
I only really remember one more part of that run,
that being when I missed three marmots camping
out on the apex of the left-hand, blind, fourth-
gear heart-stopper on the run to Bottomless Pit.
As I pitched the KTM in at about 120 mph, those
little bastards were right on my line. I knew if I
lifted I was going off the cliff, and if they moved
and I hit them, I was going off the cliff. So I just
Lose the front
here, and
the result is
obvious.
