Desde California ha ido Jeremy Toye hasta Colorado para vencer en la nonagésimo segunda edición del Pikes Peak International Hill Climb sobre una Kawasaki ZX-10R. Parece que la Ninja se está haciendo fuerte poco a poco en la mayoría de campeonatos por los que está pasando pero el ascenso de Pikes Peak no pensaba que fuera uno de ellos.
Con un tiempo de 9m 58,7s se queda lejos del tiempo que marcó Carlin Dunne a bordo de la Ducati Multistrada 1200 S en el año 2012 (9m 52,8s). En Borgo Panigale respiran aliviados, pero tendrán que andarse con ojo, en 2014 han copado las posiciones de la segunda a la quinta aunque muy lejos de Toye.
Por su parte Guy Martin ha vencido en su categoría, PPC-UTV/Exhibition (vale casi cualquier cosa con dos ruedas), con un 25º puesto en motos, 53º en la general. La moto que ha utilizado toma la base de una Suzuki GSX-R 1100 de 1992 a la que el propio Martin ha cambiado chasis por un Martek, basculante tipo banana, ha eliminado todo lo superfluo, ha mejorado suspensiones y frenos y ha puesto un turbo para conseguir un rendimiento de, dicen, unos 320 caballos de potencia.
El tiempo de Martin ha sido de 11 minutos, 32 segundos y 6 décimas, suficiente para ganar en prototipos pero muy lejos del tiempo del vencedor Jeremy Toye (9m 58,7s). Por lo visto la Suzuki no funcionó todo lo bien que debería en su debut en Pikes Peak.
Por desgracia aquí también tenemos que lamentar una pérdida. Bobby Goodin perdió el control de su Triumph Daytona 675 tras cruzar la línea de meta, donde el asfalto termina y comienza la gravilla, para terminar impactando contra unas rocas. Aunque le mantuvieron con vida hasta la llegada al centro hospitalario Penrose Main no pudo hacer frente a las graves lesiones sufridas en el accidente. El piloto de 54 años consiguió el cuarto puesto en la categoría Middleweight y décimo séptimo en la general de motos. Descanse en paz.
| Pos | General | Categoría | Nombre | V. Rápida | Vel. Media | Moto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Pikes Peak Open | Jeremy Toye | 9:58.687 | 72.158 | 2013 Kawasaki |
| 2 | 9 | Pikes Peak Open | Lambert Fabrice | 10:04.401 | 71.476 | 2009 Ducati |
| 3 | 10 | Pikes Peak Open | Don Canet | 10:10.101 | 70.808 | 2014 Ducati |
| 4 | 11 | Pikes Peak Open | Micky Dymond | 10:11.319 | 70.667 | 2014 Ducati |
| 5 | 12 | Pikes Peak Open | Bruno Langlois | 10:14.480 | 70.303 | 2013 DUCATI |
| 6 | 21 | Pikes Peak Open | Daniel Fernandez | 10:37.043 | 67.813 | 2014 Kawasaki |
| 7 | 22 | Pikes Peak Open | Tomasz Gombos | 10:37.167 | 67.800 | 2007 Yamaha |
| 8 | 23 | Pikes Peak Open | Olivier Ulmann | 10:37.181 | 67.799 | 2009 DUCATI |
| 9 | 27 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Eric Piscione | 10:46.159 | 66.857 | 2013 DUCATI |
| 10 | 30 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Jeff Grace | 10:55.668 | 65.887 | 2014 Triumph |
| 11 | 31 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Cal Collins | 10:58.203 | 65.633 | 2011 Honda |
| 12 | 32 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Joseph Bernard Toner | 10:58.466 | 65.607 | 2009 Kawasaki |
| 13 | 33 | Pikes Peak Open | Takahiro Itami | 10:58.580 | 65.596 | 2014 MV AGUSTA |
| 14 | 36 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Codie Vahsholtz | 11:02.054 | 65.251 | 2005 KTM |
| 15 | 38 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Travis Newbold | 11:04.296 | 65.031 | 2005 Honda |
| 16 | 39 | Pikes Peak Open | Carlton Sorensen | 11:04.905 | 64.972 | 2013 Kawasaki |
| 17 | 40 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Bobby Goodin | 11:07.114 | 64.757 | 2014 675R |
| 18 | 41 | Pikes Peak Open | Glenn Consor | 11:08.203 | 64.651 | 2008 Yamaha |
| 19 | 44 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Joseph Connor Toner | 11:11.086 | 64.373 | 2007 Aprilia |
| 20 | 45 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Zachary Jacobs | 11:11.885 | 64.297 | 2009 Honda |
| 21 | 48 | PPC-Quad | Theo Bernhard | 11:20.020 | 63.528 | 2007 Yamaha |
| 22 | 49 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Daniel Berendes | 11:21.877 | 63.355 | 2008 Honda |
| 23 | 50 | Pikes Peak Open | Clive Savacool | 11:23.272 | 63.225 | 2010 BMW |
| 24 | 51 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | J.D. Mosley | 11:25.207 | 63.047 | 2007 Triumph |
| 25 | 53 | PPC-UTV/Exhibition | Guy Martin | 11:32.558 | 62.377 | 2014 Martek |
| 26 | 54 | PPC-UTV/Exhibition | Yasuo Arai | 11:33.613 | 62.283 | 1980 Kawasaki |
| 27 | 56 | PPC-Quad | Brandon Tubbs II | 11:36.380 | 62.035 | 2014 R.E.C. Raceworks |
| 28 | 58 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Darryl Lujan | 11:40.414 | 61.678 | 2013 Honda |
| 29 | 61 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Steve Alexander | 11:45.090 | 61.269 | 2008 Aprilia |
| 30 | 63 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Trace Downing | 11:45.772 | 61.210 | 2010 KTM |
| 31 | 64 | PPC-Quad | Mike Ell | 11:47.716 | 61.041 | 2013 Rattler |
| 32 | 65 | PPC-UTV/Exhibition | Masahiro Takano | 11:48.644 | 60.961 | 1973 Kawasaki |
| 33 | 67 | Pikes Peak Open | Eric Foutch | 11:55.382 | 60.387 | 2013 Ducati |
| 34 | 68 | PPC-Quad | Troy Smith | 11:55.816 | 60.351 | 2006 Suzuki |
| 35 | 70 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Kevin Heil | 11:57.223 | 60.232 | 2009 Aprilia |
| 36 | 72 | Elec-Electric Production Bike | Jeff Clark | 11:59.814 | 60.016 | 2013 Zero |
| 37 | 73 | PPC-Quad | Jeremy Harbison | 12:00.723 | 59.940 | 2005 Honda |
| 38 | 74 | Pikes Peak Open | Kristipher Lillegard | 12:00.861 | 59.928 | 2014 MV Agusta |
| 39 | 76 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Alan Cunningham | 12:06.015 | 59.503 | 2002 Suzuki |
| 40 | 77 | PPC-Pikes Peak 250 | Matt Meinert | 12:09.513 | 59.218 | 2004 Honda |
| 41 | 80 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Adam Bauer | 12:16.885 | 58.625 | 2012 Kawasaki |
| 42 | 82 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | David Johansen | 12:19.414 | 58.425 | 2013 Ducati |
| 43 | 83 | Elec-Electric Modified Bike | Jeremiah Johnson | 12:20.448 | 58.343 | 2013 Brutus Electric Motorcycles |
| 44 | 84 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Warren Egger | 12:21.538 | 58.257 | 2005 KTM |
| 45 | 85 | Pikes Peak Open | Alberto Dalessio | 12:26.246 | 57.890 | 2011 Ducati |
| 46 | 86 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Doug Chestnutt | 12:27.997 | 57.754 | 1992 Yamaha |
| 47 | 88 | PPC-Quad | Keith Steidl | 12:31.245 | 57.505 | 2013 Honda |
| 48 | 89 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Dan Elders | 12:32.004 | 57.447 | 2008 Suzuki |
| 49 | 90 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | David Rutherford | 12:39.335 | 56.892 | 2005 Suzuki |
| 50 | 91 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Cody Steggell | 12:42.931 | 56.624 | 2008 Suzuki |
| 51 | 92 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Raymond Van Antwerp | 12:48.165 | 56.238 | 2007 Aprilia |
| 52 | 93 | Pikes Peak Lightweight | Teague Sawyer | 12:49.145 | 56.166 | 2005 Honda |
| 53 | 97 | PPC-Vintage Motorcycle | Mark Shim | 12:58.519 | 55.490 | 1971 Triumph |
| 54 | 98 | Pikes Peak Open | Jim Wilson | 12:59.714 | 55.405 | 2006 Suzuki |
| 55 | 99 | PPC-Pikes Peak 250 | Jimi Heyder | 13:01.223 | 55.298 | 1989 Heyder/Suzuki |
| 56 | 102 | PPC-Vintage Motorcycle | Lloyd Hale | 13:27.685 | 53.486 | 1978 Yamaha |
| 57 | 103 | Elec-Electric Modified Bike | Yoshihiro Kishimoto | 13:36.654 | 52.899 | 2014 MIRAI |
| 58 | 104 | PPC-UTV/Exhibition | Mike Ryan | 13:46.884 | 52.244 | 2014 Triumph |
| 59 | 105 | PPC-Vintage Motorcycle | Michael Valdez | 14:04.146 | 51.176 | 1976 Yamaha |
| 60 | 111 | PPC-Pikes Peak 250 | Steve Mageors | 15:04.726 | 47.749 | 2010 Suzuki |
| 61 | 113 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | Michael Henao | 17:26.128 | 41.295 | 2006 Kawasaki |
| 62 | 114 | PPC-Sidecar | Masahito Watanabe | 23:50.080 | 30.208 | 2014 Kumano Motorsport |
| 63 | 116 | PPC-UTV/Exhibition | David Meyer | --.--- | 0.000 | 2012 Polaris |
| 64 | 117 | PPC-Sidecar | Chris Wells | --.--- | 0.000 | 2010 MR Equipe |
| 65 | 129 | Pikes Peak Middleweight | J.D. Mosley | --.--- | 0.000 | 2007 Triumph |
| 66 | 130 | PPC-Vintage Motorcycle | Mike Scarsella | --.--- | 0.000 | 1974 Triumph |
Más información | PPIHC
Fotos | Guy Martin, Road Racing World