VOL. 55 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 23, 2018 P41
H-D SNOW HILL CLIMB COMING
TO WINTER X
I
n an X Games first, Harley-David-
son Snow Hill Climb will make its
debut at X Games Aspen as a me-
daled event alongside ski, snow-
board and other action-sports
competitions. The new medal
sport will close out X Games
Aspen 2018, which airs January
25-28 on ESPN and ABC.
In the Harley-Davidson Snow
Hill Climb, riders will race modi-
fied twin-cylinder motorcycles up
the flat bottom of the SuperPipe
course. In each heat, riders will
line up side-by-side at the start
line at the base of the SuperPipe
for a head-to-head race.
The first racer to ride the
length of the SuperPipe and
clear the finish line at the top will
earn the "W."
Each Harley-Davidson Snow
Hill Climb race motorcycle con-
sists of an extended swingarm
widened frame and a high-
torque, twin-cylinder motor.
"For 115 years H-D riders from
all walks of life have expressed
their freedom from the seat of
America's favorite motorcycle,
so it's natural for us to continue
to blaze trails—this time off the
road and in the snow," said Scott
Beck, Harley-Davidson director
of marketing. "We've raced the
ice and climbed virtually every
kind of hill, and the Harley-David-
son Snow Hill Climb is another
way for us to grow the sport
of motorcycling. We know our
riders, and X Games fans and
athletes alike share a passion for
adrenaline and speed."
The gold-and-bronze-medal
rounds of Harley-Davidson Snow
Hill Climb will air January 28 at
10:45 p.m. ET live on ESPN.
Preliminary rounds and qualifying
will stream live at 10:15 p.m. ET
exclusively on www.Facebook.
com/harley-davidson.
The riders invited to compete
in the Harley-Davison Snow Hill
Climb are Logan Mead, Logan
Cipala, Austin Cardwell, Jake
Anstett, Dan Lauters, Josh Muel-
ler, Louie Lauters and Travis
Whitlock. CN
Look what's coming to the
X Games. Harleys on snow.
