Photos
of Sidecars from the 2002 race |
| Photos
of Sidecars from the 2002 race |
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Click any photo for larger view
| From
ROAD RIDER
magazine - Japan September 2002 Photos by Shogo "Teppey" Nakao |
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| More photos from Suzuki Japan web site HERE | ||||
| Other Cool Guys | |||
 Team Sweden - Magnus 2002 winners |
 McDade / McDade Nilson / Ericksson |
 Mark McDade Scott McDade |
 Bill Brokaw Sonny Anderson |
Cool "inside" story from 2001 race, with
great action photos.
Course Statistics
 Course Map |
Course length | 12.42 miles (20km) |
 View of Course |
| Start elevation | 9,402 feet (2,800m) | ||
| Finish elevation | 14,110 feet (4,300m) | ||
| Vertical rise | 4,708 feet (1435m) | ||
| Average grade | 7 percent | ||
| Maximum plus grade | 10.5 percent | ||
| Length of course made up of corners | 42 percent | ||
| Average speed for 14minute run | 53 mph (85km/h) |
| _ | History of sidecar race times at Pikes Peak | |||||||||
| Team | 1915 | 1916 | _ | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Driver: Pete Whitney Passenger: Scott Whitney |
. | . | . | . | 16:09.65 Harley |
14:34.78 -49.18 Harley |
13:59.66 -35.12 Harley |
DNF Harley |
13:42.06 -11.32 EML |
14:07.53 EML |
| Driver:
Anders Nilsson Passenger2000,2001: Tom Grindberg Passenger2002: Magnus Ericksson |
_ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 13:53.38 -6.28 Suzuki |
13:42.71 Suzuki |
13:46.14 Suzuki |
| Driver: Dave Krohn Passenger: Gary Cass |
. | . | . | 17:13.01 -12:20.-- Honda |
15:23.96 -1:49.05 Honda |
15:43.48 Honda |
14:44.46 Honda |
15:29.15 Honda |
14:17.76 Honda |
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| Driver:
Ralph Whitney Passenger: Eric Whitney |
. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .15:31.80 Harley |
| Driver: Mark McDade Passenger: J. Atkins, Scott McDade |
. | . | . | . | . | . | . | .17:45.24 Yamaha |
.16:28.46 Yamaha |
.16:28.85 Yamaha |
| Driver:
Mike Burns Jr. Passenger: Dave Hersey |
. | . | . | . | 16:10.21 Yamaha |
DNS | . | . | .16:45.18 Kawasaki |
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| Driver: Scott Gregory Passenger: Glen L'Heureux |
. | . | . | . | 16:34.23 Kawasaki |
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| Driver:
Damon Doherty Passenger: Jim Brownlee |
. | . | . | DNF Zabel |
18:03.99 Kawasaki |
19:20.40 BMW |
17:23.93 BMW |
18:13.83 Zabel |
DNF Polaris |
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| Driver: L.Browne Passenger: D.Dawes, P.Holmes |
. | . | . | . | 17:26.02 Honda |
. | DNS | DNF | . | . |
| Driver:
Bob Bakker Passenger: Mike Taylor |
. | . | . | . | . | 20:13.28 Kawasaki |
17:47.33 Kawasaki |
DNF | . | . |
| Driver: Ralph Porzelt Passenger: Scott McDade |
. | . | . | . | . | . | . | 18:12.78 Norton |
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| Driver:
Ron Whitaker Passenger: ? |
. | . | . | 18:20.52 Honda |
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| Driver: Mike Burns Sr. Passenger: Fred Soteros |
. | . | . | . | 20:59.27 Honda |
DNS | . | . | . | . |
| Driver:
? Passenger: D. Vanderhoof |
. | 29:33 Harley |
. | 1916
Winning sidecar at first race year. No sidecars again at Pikes Peak Hill Climb until 1996. |
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| Jerry Unser,Louis Unser,Joe Unser | unknown time up hill |
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famous Unsers were among the first ever to take a sidecar up Pikes Peak (1915, before first race year). |
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Click to go to the official race site
| Photos by: Shogo "Teppey" Nakao, Jim Spicher,
Team Whitney, and others. Copyright © 2002, Scott Whitney Last updated: Sat Feb 23 10:48:39 2008 PST |
