Pikes Peak 2010

[Jeeper0505]

Jeff is correct, my bike made 56hp at sea level and race week we took it up above Woodland Park at approx. 9100' to dyno it again (approx. the same elevation as the starting line). Bike made 42hp but was jetted right.

I figured having the jetting right at the start would give me a fat-ish bike at the summit but other than a noticible drop in power, bike seemed to run great all the way to the summit.

From talking to the guys with trick engines, seems like they are running altitude-specific motors with as high as 16:1 compression ratios so that in the thin air they are still fairly high compression. This is where the money comes in cause you'd only be able to use that motor at the Peak.

The great thing about Pikes Peak is you can spend all the money and try to win or you can spend a reasonable amount and have a blast too. Look at times for #3, 4, 5 and 6 in Q450. All very different bikes and riders but all within 17 seconds. Pretty good competition!

[Trentk]

It does sound like a blast I just don't have a quad that comes close to being setup right. All of mine are heavy desert tanks with high ride heights. I decided I am going to make my big "travel race" next year happen at a GNCC race. Maybe loretta Lynns in tennessee.

thanks for all the awesome info guys and good luck next year.

[racerguynn]

CHCA was formed so people with hill climb cars to be able to run their cars more than once. A year. Pikes Peak 2011 or bust. I'm ready. After I buy a bike of course.

[Troy31]

Latest issue of Dirtwheels has a good picture of Michael in it.

[Jeeper0505]

Thanks for the heads up Troy,
Great shot of Bob Kline too!

[panici33]

DirtWheels said they do not allow fuel injection on the quads yet? Is this true? I am pretty sure I have seen LTRs and Can-ams run the hill.

[jdwrigh]

Yes, there were a couple F.I. bikes in 2009.

The 2009 rulebook says only O.E.M fuel injected engines are allowed. I don't think that means that you can't have an aftermarket controller, etc., especially when they say in the rules that high performance entries are encouraged. I think the main intent is to disallow supecharging, turbocharging, and nitrous (Section 6.B). Basically, anything exotic.

http://director.usacracing.com/ppihc...s/rulebook.pdf

Having said all that I've been emailing back and forth with Sonny (motocycle/quad official) and it sounds like they have made some changes to the rules for next year. I doubt it has to do with this and more to do with the Quad 500 debacle this past year but we'll see when they release it in conjuction with registration on November 1st.

[Troy31]

Registration for 2011 is open. Any of you gonna make it back out next year?

[Jeeper0505]

Troy,
Just talking about it today.
I'm planning on coming back but want to see who else is in.
Are you going to race again?
How about Jeff W., Racerguynn, Bob Kline, Blaine Clark?
My daughter is moving to the Springs so I should have a place to stay this year:-)

I'm going to have to do some work to keep up with you this year!

See ya,

[Troy31]

I'll be there and I'm sure Craig and Mark will be also. Trying to get another local in on the 450 class. Gotta dig through emails to find Blaine and Bob's to see if they're gonna make it.

Better do even more work then you planned, I plan to have a little more power and a few more pounds off the bike and rider next year. I'm getting sick of being beat by those damn hondas.