RIPPEN Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 On July 1st they are having the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Some buddies and I are going to check it out and Iam curious if anyone on here has ever been to it. Wanting to know where a good place to watch from would be and what time we should try to get there. Thanks For those who dont know what it is: http://www.ppihc.com/ RIPPEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE_BaNsHeE_mAn88 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 the guy i bought and who rebult my bike is on a bike team and they set the hill record 2 years ago. but i have watchg it on tv and looks sweet,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironhead Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 i was there about four years ago ,its bad ass ! if u can ,get there at sun up or earlyer. take a lot of beer (keg) and watch anything on wheels fly by u all day long ! one thing to remember is,you cant leave till all the racers have paraded down the hill at the end of the day ,so take what u need to survive all day ! have fun ! :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPEN Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 cool, so do you have to hike up to where you watch or can you drive part way up?? Sounds like you can drive up a ways according to the website. I have never even been down there to drive up that road so Iam kinda flying blind here. Thanks for the info and Iam deff looking forward to checking it out. Ill have plenty of pics and vid(hope I can figure out how to get the vid on computer) soon after :beer: RIPPEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BdBanshee Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I drove up it last summer, but have never been to the race. Really cool road too. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csrmel Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 my dads been to pikes peak a couple times, both on and off season. he says its a very cool road to drive, one of those roads that everyone should go down once in their life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed350x Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Jamie, yes you can drive up, but you have to park well off the road and you are stuck there until the end of the day when everyone goes back down. You can't deicde you want to leave and just drive down. Get up above tree-line if you really want a good show. Up close to the top, then you can look down and see them comming (kinda) and the road gets really tight towards the top. Find a tight corner and park yourself just above it. I can help you with video if you need. I've been to quite a few of them and its a lot of fun. - Jared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironhead Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 dont forget to park on the inside of a turn ! or your going to get roosted ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPEN Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Cool guys, thanks for the info :beer: I cant wait to check it out... RIPPEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.J. Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Dammit! I'm jealous as hell. Take some pics bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPEN Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Dammit! I'm jealous as hell. Take some pics bro! Consider it done :thumb: RIPPEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis's Banshee Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 We used to go all the time(80's). My buddy's uncle was head of security for the race. We'd go up to Devils Playground. But beware, its about 11,000-12,000ft. You get pretty light headed real quick if your packing coolers around. From there you can see a bunch of the lower course. Theres also a couple of pretty low speed corners right there. If you go once, you'll be hooked. Its a Blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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