The 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is next Sun, 29 Jun. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jr7MUJd7GI"]2014 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - YouTube[/ame] Tech is tomorrow morning, Mon, 23 Jun. Here's the full schedule: Monday, June 23 (Technical Inspection) 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Technical Inspection presented by Scion (World Arena Colorado Springs) 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Merchandise and Ticket Sales (World Arena) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Autocross ride-alongs at Tech Inspection provided by Scion. (World Arena Colorado Springs) Tuesday, June 24 (PPIHC Sanctioned Practice Day)(all competitors) 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. – Gateway open to credentialed individuals and spectators (tickets needed for spectators) 4:00 a.m. – 4:45 a.m. – Practice day tickets will be sold at the Gateway for $25 per person. 4:45 a.m. – Start Line closes to uphill traffic. 5:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Sanctioned Practice (Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain) 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Merchandise (Hotel Eleganté Lobby) 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. –Ticket Sales (Hotel Eleganté- Breckenridge Room) Wednesday, June 25 (Practice/Qualifying Day 1) 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. – Gateway open to credentialed individuals and spectators (tickets needed for spectators) 4:00 a.m. – 4:45 a.m. – Practice day tickets will be sold at the Gateway for $25 per person. 4:45 a.m. – Start Line closes to uphill traffic. 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Sanctioned Practice (Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain) 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Merchandise Sales (Hotel Eleganté Lobby) 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. –Ticket Sales (Hotel Eleganté- Breckenridge Room), Suite 110 Thursday, June 26 (Practice/Qualifying Day 2) 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. – Gateway open to credentialed individuals and spectators (tickets needed for spectators) 4:00 a.m. – 4:45 a.m. – Practice day tickets will be sold at the Gateway for $25 per person. 4:45 a.m. – Start Line closes to uphill traffic. 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Sanctioned Practice (Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain) 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Merchandise Sales (Hotel Eleganté Lobby) 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. –Ticket Sales (Hotel Eleganté- Breckenridge Room) Friday, June 27 (Practice/Qualifying Day 3) 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. – Gateway open to credentialed individuals and spectators (tickets needed for spectators) 4:00 a.m. – 4:45 a.m. – Practice day tickets will be sold at the Gateway for $25 per person. 4:45 a.m. – Start Line closes to uphill traffic. 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Sanctioned Practice (Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain) 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Pikes Peak Hill Climb Experience at the Penrose Heritage Museum open to the public. (11 Lake Circle, Colorado Springs, CO) 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. –Ticket Sales (Hotel Eleganté Breckenridge Room) 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Fan Fest, downtown Colorado Springs- Open to the general public 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Merchandise and Ticket Sales (Fan Fest) Saturday, June 28 (Set-Up Day) 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Ticket Sales (Hotel Eleganté- Breckenridge/Aspen Room) Noon – Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain opens for Overnight Camping Noon – 6:00 p.m. – Ticket Sales and Will Call ticket pick up at the Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain Gateway 6:00 p.m. – Gateway closes and uphill traffic stops Sunday, June 29th (Race Day) 3:00 a.m. – Gateway opens to the public. All spectators must use the uphill lane and enter through any of the three gates available. No two way uphill traffic at any point for anyone. 3:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Ticket Sales at PPIHC and Will Call ticket pick up at the Gateway 3:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Pre-purchased ticket holders and credentialed personal will be allowed through the Gateway 6:45 a.m. – Uphill traffic stopped at Glen Cove or until parking is full 7:00 a.m. – Uphill traffic stopped at Ski Area and Halfway Picnic Grounds or until parking is full 7:00 a.m. – Uphill traffic stopped at Start Line or until parking is full 7:30 a.m. – Uphill traffic stopped at Crystal Reservoir or until parking is full 7:30 a.m. – Opening Ceremony 7:30 a.m. – TBD – Online Livestream of the 92nd PPIHC (92nd Pikes Peak International Hill Climb) 7:55 a.m. – Pace Car 7:59 a.m. – The Flag is Dropped 8:00 a.m. – Start of the 92nd running TBD – End of the 92nd running Note the live stream link on Sun. Fans Of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Can View The Entire Race Through Livestream Portal (ppihc.com)
Apparently Monster Tajima's ride is attracting a lot of attention. Monster Tajima Returning To Pikes Peak In 2014 (gas2.org)
All sorts taking on the peak this year, as usual. (will post more pics as they come up) Piero Nappi Rick Knoop Peter Koch Robert Walker Toshiki Yoshioka Sage Marie Guy Martin Romain Dumas
I have my fingers crossed there'll be some sort of live feed option other than the portal the PPIHC people are promoting. Turns out their portal is archive video until it goes live for the race but none of it is free; it requires a subscription: If anyone learns of a free stream, please post up.
I know! Unfortunately, I don't think they'll hear me from Maryland and my binoculars aren't quite good enough to make up for the distance. :frown5: A live feed, though a poor substitute for being there, is the closest I'll get. It was free last year. I think that means it was sponsored, probably by Red Bull. Must not have been able to find a willing sponsor this time.
If I go*... I might be sober enough to post updates, but as you know Crapatalk pics now suck for some reason. *If implies: (1) Do I really want to be getting back home at midnight when I have to get up and go to work 4 1/2 hours later? (2) All my friends said they cant make it this year. (3) Do I want to take another weekend off of getting my car done? (4) Do I really want to pay to get hammered in the woods, and watch cars go up the road all day?