
By now, you may know that the 93rd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb took place yesterday. Fastest motorcycle racer was Jeffrey Tigert of Torrance, California, who rode a Honda CBR1000RR to the 14,110-foot peak in a swift 10:02.735. We're sorry to report that our Road Test...
Victory, in partnership with Roland Sands Design, had been teasing it for a few weeks now, but today the duo finally unveiled the Prototype Project 156, the completely hand-built motorcycle built to tackle the 156 turns (hence the name) of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, taking place...
Victory Motorcycles Press Release: Victory Motorcycles, in partnership with Roland Sands Design and Cycle World, will race a new prototype engine at the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb on June 28. The prototype racing motorcycle, named Project 156 for the 156 turns in the Pike's Peak...
Victory Motorcycles Press Release: Victory Racing experienced some highs and lows with racing this weekend after Project 156, ridden by Cycle World Editor Don Canet, crashed in the second section of the mountain course and stopped running less than 2 miles from the summit of the Pikes Peak's...
While seated on a flat slab of granite I caught my breath and gathered my thoughts. Looming 1,000 feet above the barren landscape around me, Pikes Peak's 14,110-foot summit and our finish line were a mere 2 miles farther up the road. My heart was still racing even though our bid for the finish...
Project 156, our Pikes Peak Hill Climb effort done in conjunction with Victory Motorcycles and Roland Sands Design, suffered a setback last Saturday when Road Test Editor Don Canet crashed the prototype Victory during a test on the mountain. Canet didn't suffer any serious injuries, but the...
The prototype machine built by Victory Motorcycles with Roland Sands Design quit running less than 2 miles from the finish line at Pikes Peak yesterday. The DNF brought to an unceremonious halt the much-hyped effort piloted by Cycle World's Don Canet. Interestingly, there appeared to be "radio...