2011 Pikes Peak Int'l Hill Climb: Our Lineup

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The Phatt Man passed Tech Inspection today and is ready to roll well before dawn tomorrow morning for Practice Day #1 (the top 1/3 of the race course).

The Phatt Man passes Tech Inspection.

I'd also like to announce that one of our PPIHC crew members, John Kollars, is competing this year in the Super Motor 450 class. 

John will be racing his 2005 KTM against 23 other bikes in his class and we are here to support him, as he has supported us for several years, and are very excited to see him compete!  Go John!


John Kollars racing his 2005 KTM 450.


John crewing us at PPHIC in 2009.

The vintage race car lineup (click on it to enlarge):


The full competitor list is here:  http://director.usacracing.com/ppihc/files/pdfs/competitor_list.pdf

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