2012 Pikes Peak Int'l Hill Climb: Two Great Days of Practice on the Hill
We are all tired and smiling after spending the weekend practicing on Pikes Peak with a small group of racers. The cars ran the first half of the course from the pits to just short of Glenn Cove at sunrise Saturday morning and the second half from Glenn Cove to the pits on Sunday morning, with the motorcycles on the opposite sections. Ralf and Gerhard got 7 runs each day; what a great way to prepare for the big race on July 8th. The cars ran well, the drivers drove well, the weather was gorgeous and we all had a fun time. Friday Prep: We drove the two trucks, trailers and race cars down with our crew guy, John Kollars, and stopped to get race gas at Chief Petroleum in Colorado City. We arrived in Manitou Springs at our favorite, the Silver Saddle Motel and Ralf and Gerhard were there already and we formally met Gerhard for the first time. Gerhard and Ralf check out the Gypsy Wind. A flurry of activity as the lady in the white SUV shouts at us above the generator noise,