
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...
Editor's Note: Robert Pandya is employed by Polaris and works with the moto media, primarily representing the Indian brand. Of late, he has also been more directly supporting the Victory brand and its racing efforts at the Isle of Man and at Pikes Peak. A die-hard motorcyclist, Pandya felt...
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...
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...
• Project 156 returns to Pikes Peak • Victory Racing's electric Empulse RR to enter the electric class • Riders Jeremy Toye and Don Canet now in preparation Victory Racing has announced its intention to field two motorcycles in this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The Project 156...
Victory Motorcycles Press Release: The Victory Motorcycles Project 156 suffered a setback on Saturday June 13th in a practice accident on the Pikes Peak race course. Cycle World Editor and Project 156 rider Don Canet did not suffer any serious injuries, and was immediately up from the crash,...
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...