Photos of Sidecars from the 2000 race
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Most photos by Eric Whitney

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Anders Nilsson / Tom Grindberg - Team Sweden
Pikes Peak Champions 2000
Email team Nilsson / Grindberg here: abat@swipnet.se
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_ Mechanics
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Thomas Andersson
& Pops
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Whitney Brothers
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whitney Photo by "Images In Action"
Whitney support crew:
Mom, Dad, & Grandma
Eric & Claire
Jack, Jim, John
Craig, and Adriana


Other Sidecars
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Some Other Classes

Motorcycles

Quad

Big Rig Truck

The Scooters

Electric

Motorcycle

Truck

Big Rig Truck

Diesel

Car
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Car
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Open Wheel
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Cool story from 1999 race, with great action photos.

Story from 1998 race.


Course Statistics

 


Course Map

Course length 12.42 miles (20km)

 

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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
Driver: Anders Nilsson
Passenger: Tom Grindberg
. . . . . . . 13:53.38
Suzuki
Driver: Pete Whitney
Passenger: Scott Whitney
. . . . 16:09.65
Harley
14:34.78
Harley
13:59.66
Harley
DNF
Harley
Driver: Dave Krohn
Passenger: Gary Cass
. . . 17:13.01
Honda
15:23.96
Honda
15:43.48
Honda
14:44.46
Honda
15:29.15
Honda
Driver: Mike Burns Jr.
Passenger: Dave Hersey
. . . . 16:10.21
Yamaha
DNS . .
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
Driver: L.Browne
Passenger: D.Dawes, P.Holmes
. . . . 17:26.02
Honda
. DNS DNF
Honda
Driver: Mark McDade
Passenger: Jeff Atkins
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17:45.24
Yamaha
Driver: Bob Bakker
Passenger: Mike Taylor
. . . . . 20:13.28
Suzuki
17:47.33
Suzuki
DNF
Suzuki
Driver: Ralph Porzelt
Passenger: Scott McDade
. . . . . . . 18:12.78
Norton
Driver: Ron Whitaker
Passenger: Passenger: ?
. . . 18:20.52
Honda
. . . .
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.
Jerry Unser,Louis Unser,Joe Unser unknown
time up hill
. . The famous Unsers were the first ever to take a
sidecar up Pikes Peak  (1915, before first race year).


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Photos by: Eric Whitney, Scott Whitney, "Images in Action", and others.
Copyright © 2000, Scott Whitney
Last updated: Sat Feb 23 10:52:03 2008 PST