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and used a KTM cover. The goal
of this project is to show you can
pick up one of our bikes from the
showroom and break the world
record. It sounds simple and it
literally is."
Fillmore will be using Pirelli SC1
slicks in his runs—indeed much
of the field will be using the Italian
rubber—as well as running light-
weight Dymag forged and ex-
truded aluminum wheels that are a
work of art.
The current Pikes Peak king
is under no illusions as to the
challenge of taking not just the
middleweight class against bikes
like the Yamaha MT-09 but also
the overall victory against ma-
chines such as the KTM 1290
Super Duke R, BMW S 1000 R
and Ducati Multistrada MTS1260,
but is approaching the event with
the right attitude.
"We have this amazing oppor-
tunity to race up this mountain,
and there's no point psyching
yourself out over it," Fillmore says.
"Based on the tests we have done
so far, winning the overall seems
feasible, but a lot of things need
to fall into place to make it happen
against the bigger bikes. As far as
handling, for sure I'm going to be
able to brake later. I'm going to be
able to flick it in earlier. I'm going
to be able to carry more corner
speed. You can only push corner
speed to a certain point before
you lose traction. I would love to
say that I could take the overall,
and maybe it's possible. What
would I be happy with? I would be
happy to get on the podium as an
overall. That'd be a success."
The 2018 Pikes Peak Interna-
tional Hill Climb is scheduled for
June 24, 2018. CN
