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General => Brammo Racing => Topic started by: Gavin on February 02, 2014, 10:41:04 AM
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To Pikes Peak in 2014... Dang...I've never been to that race and it's only about 350 miles from home...might have to make that a road trip this summer...I wish Brammo would go and challenge them. That would be cool.
Anybody up for a group met in Colorado this June?
G
http://evmc2.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/brutus-announces-14-pikes-bid-releases-worst-pr-ever/ (http://evmc2.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/brutus-announces-14-pikes-bid-releases-worst-pr-ever/)
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Yes! I will be there this year.
I'd love to see some Brammo bikes racing as well .. and I hope the Zeros have as much or more turnout as last year.
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Really? Cool....not to sound creepy...but...
Where are you staying...I haven't booked a hotel and I don't know what places are nice. Or close to the race. Not looking to share a room...I kinda like my own space...but being near to other EV riders would be fun.
Figure I should find a place soon as I'm sure the hotels in the area will fill up for the race days.
I would probably only go for a couple of days...I have an outreach clinic in Farmington on that Friday...so I would take the Empulse with me to the clinic and then go right from Farmington to Pikes Peak...Will have to trailer the bike...too many miles with too few charging stops...
Friday night, Saturday, Saturday night and maybe head home on Sunday? Not sure what the schedule is...
G
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Yes! I will be there this year.
See you and Gavin there... ;)
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As Keannu Reeves would say....
"Woah"
Ok...maybe Brian is going as a fan.....or.....
:)
G
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I haven't planned that far ahead yet.. I have some friends that just moved close to Denver, so I may stay with them for part or all of the time. Definitely would like to meet people from the EV community there.
Gavin, want to use this thread for planning? (maybe change the title)
Race week is Sunday June 22 through Sunday June 29 .. race day is June 29.
http://www.ppihc.com/race-week-schedule-2/ (http://www.ppihc.com/race-week-schedule-2/)
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I might start a new thread in meet ups or trips or Brammo racing??
Brian going doesn't 100% mean Brammo is racing...but it skews heavily in that direction
G
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Who wants to go and cheer them, and all the other great teams, on?
Would be a nice place to watch some racing and meet some of the forum members and, hopefully the Brammo team.
See this thread for background....or maybe Brammofan can merge them magically.
http://brammoforum.com/index.php?topic=2363.0 (http://brammoforum.com/index.php?topic=2363.0)
G
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Yes! I will be there this year.
See you and Gavin there... ;)
well that escalated quickly....
Who else might we see there?
G
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I would consider going. The irony is, both my Empulse and LEAF can't make the 90 miles trip. That is assuming I don't need to head home afterward.
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Just merged these and realized that the first message doesn't make much sense. It was originally "Brutus is going to Pikes Peak."
Anyway... back to the topic at hand....
Yay! Finally, Brammo is going to prove themselves on the mountain!
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There goes Harry jumping to conclusions, or trying to force the issue. I'm not sure which. ;)
The bigger question is will Brammo be using this as a primer for an attack on the TT for 2015?
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If Brammo is taking on the Peak, Chip Yates won't be at the helm. He's too busy prepping for his first in flight recharge.
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If Brammo is going to be there, then I am defiantly going. I guess I will see you guys there!
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If Brammo is going to be there, then I am defiantly going. I guess I will see you guys there!
Everybody stays over at EB's house!!!
:)
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OK....so I have a clinic till 2pm on Friday in Farmington...which is 7 hours to Pikes Peak....so I would arrive late on Friday....sad, but that's what happens when you have an adult job....dang it....I will go pout now.
Still, I'll have all day Saturday and Sunday....
Do we know Brammo's race schedule?
And can I steal some charge if I need it :)
It's a long way from home, too far to ride the Empulse...but I will trailer the bike up so I get to ride it around some...any other bikes coming?
Gavin
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Ps...still looking for recommendation of places to stay in the area...I don't need fancy, but not up for skanky either
G
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The electrics will race with all the other motorcycles. So whatever day they race, Brammo will race, if they are racing. This blogger is still waiting on confirmation. Which is cool. Wouldn't want to scare [edit] off.
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So people who know the area...I was looking at staying in Manitou Springs...is that the closest place to the racing?
I would only be there late on Friday the 27th through Sunday...
Gavin
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There is this list on the official event website:
http://www.ppihc.com/where-to-stay/ (http://www.ppihc.com/where-to-stay/)
But you might find that Manitou Springs is closer. You should email Jeremy.
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Yeah...seems the official stuff is mostly at the Elegante...I am only there for the weekend, so not a lot happening at the hotel, all the action is on the mountain. So I might stay a bit out of town on the way to Pikes Peak...If I was there longer I would stay at the Elegante...
Gavin
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Booked a room for Friday and Saturday night. Now I just have to see if the hotel will let me charge on Saturday night as I plan to ride the Empulse to and from Pikes Peak...and probably a trip around Colorado Springs too. Wish I had a bit more time, but at least I will get to see some Brammo Racing...
Still bummed that I'm in Ireland for 10 days...but leaving the week before the Isle of Man TT...I would have loved to pop over to see that...maybe next year.
I missed the cut away in Vegas by just a few days...now missing the TT by a week....I was beginning to think I was going to miss all the fun (ok...10 days in Ireland will be fun...Vegas was fun...I shouldn't be complaining....)
Gavin
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So I will be trailering my Empulse R to Pikes Peak...And it got me thinking, which is (more often than not) a dangerous thing....
hmmm...will have my truck and a trailer there...Brammo could bring a consumer test model of the RR to Pikes Peak and I would be happy to test it out in New Mexico for a few months??? or longer :)
Just trying to be helpful...I'm just generous like that....
I can guarantee lots of daily riding and lots of beautiful photos...
G
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If Brammo is going to be there, then I am defiantly going. I guess I will see you guys there!
Everybody stays over at EB's house!!!
:)
Late reply, I know. Anyway, im about 2 hours away from this place. Heck, I will probably just stay somewhere in town. So you all can stay at my house, but I wont be there.
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Guys... Not sure if you heard, but you know Brammo is not going to be at this event, right?
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Sadly, yes.
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Pikes Peak is this weekend. Practice tomorrow through Friday, race Sunday.
I am planning to fly in Friday evening. Not sure what's going on Saturday. After the Sunday race I'm heading up to visit friends in Denver for a couple of days.
Gavin, EmpulseRider - what are your plans for the race?
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Guys... Not sure if you heard, but you know Brammo is not going to be at this event, right?
Yes - Unfortunately, we will not be able to make it to Pikes Peak this year. We were forced to make a tough call on priorities and in this case, the racing event had to give. We did have every intention of attending, however. We even had a secret test with this guy... Would've been cool...
(http://brammoelectricmotorcycles.smugmug.com/photos/i-g8hJj5v/0/M/i-g8hJj5v-M.jpg)
Best of luck to everyone attending. Hopefully the electrics will continue to do well and show those gassers what's up! 8)
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Ah... tease! Can't load the smugmug image.
Work plans pushed the flight back to saturday morning, so I'll miss the Pikes Peak Fest friday evening : (
More reason to make plans earlier for 2015 .. where Brammo will be there, yes?!
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I cancelled my trip...It would have been too much work (leaving clinic friday afternoon and riding 350 miles) to go if Brammo wasn't going to be there.
I will be sad I didn't get to meet Proto in person...
Next time :)
G
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How about Pikes Peak 2015? June 28 2015 is raceday.
There are 7 electric bikes on the list now.. 4 Zeros.. and one bike that I believe is using a Zero SR powertrain.
http://insideevs.com/pikes-peak-releases-2015-competitor-list/ (http://insideevs.com/pikes-peak-releases-2015-competitor-list/)
Where are the Brammos? It's not too late to register!
I'm thinking about going back this year. Gavin, EmpulseRider, anyone else nearby that might go?