Pikes Peak hill
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Scott Gregory / Glen L'Heureux |
Burns Jr. & Burns Sr. |
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Start - Row 1 |
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Start - Row 3 |
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Doherty / Brownlee
Roadrace rig
6th Place |
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All 7 Sidecar Teams |
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Results from the 1997 race
Bike
Number |
Driver |
Passenger |
Engine |
Finish
Position |
Time |
| 888 |
Dave Krohn |
Gary Cass |
850cc Honda - 4cyl |
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15:23.96 |
| 999 |
Pete Whitney |
Scott Whitney |
1000cc Harley-Davidson |
2 |
16:09.65 |
| 111 |
Mike Burns Jr. |
Dave Hersey |
1000cc Yamaha XS twin |
3 |
16:10.21 |
| 762 |
Scott Gregory |
Glen L'Heureux |
600cc Kawasaki Ninja |
4 |
16:34.23 |
| 86 |
L Brown |
Dave Dawes |
900cc Honda - 4cyl |
5 |
17:26.02 |
| 13 |
Damon Doherty |
Jim Brownlee |
1000cc Kawasaki - 4cyl |
6 |
18:03.99 |
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Mike Burns Sr. |
Fred Soteros |
500cc Yamaha |
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20:59.27 |
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Bob Bakker |
Mike Taylor |
1400cc Kawasaki |
DNS |
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Course Statistics
| Course length |
12.42 miles |
| Starting point elevation |
9,402 feet |
| Finish line elevation |
14,110 feet |
| Vertical rise |
4,708 feet |
| Average grade |
7 percent |
| Maximum plus grade |
10.5 percent |
| Maximum minus grade |
10 percent |
| Length of course made up of corners |
42 percent |
| Average speed for 15-minute run |
50 mph |
Photos by: Buche' , Burns Crew,
Scott Whitney, and Ralph Whitney.
Copyright © 1997-98, Scott Whitney
Last updated: 12/10/04 08:38 +0100
