2010 PPIHC - UTV Premier

[Rumely]

Well its official! Doug Siddens, in his 2009 Polaris RZR-S, is the first person ever to drive a UTV at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb!

On June 27th, 2010, Doug was the only UTV in the Powersports Exhibition class. Not only did he finish first in his class, but he also beat out over 40% of the 152 competitors on race day with his time of 14:03.

Just reaching the top of this monumental mountain is a mechanical feat within itself. To do it in the time he did is more than respectable. There were also some other variables on race day that make this run even that much more notable. For one, it was snowing about the last three miles of the climb, and two, Doug has no professional racing experience. Not bad for a small town guy with no factory backing and an entire Powersport resting on his shoulders!

But you don't have to hop in your RZR and try to visualize what Doug's historic run was like, as he captured it all thanks to several ContourHD camcorders. So load up the beautiful HD version of the video below, turn the sound up and enjoy a ride up the gnarliest hill climb in the world!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXkEt...layer_embedded

[Cat Man]

Wonder what kind of power he is pushing. Also what kind of tires. Seems to go sideways on pavement lots. Lots of power or crappy tires. Either, awesome!!

[Rumely]

As for the tires have seen more photos on this event it looks like street tires rather then ATV tires. As for power look in the video you can see a turbo inter-cooler in the back part of the over head guard.

[Loudelectronics]

Is that 14 hours or 14 minutes?

[Vertigo]

Originally Posted by Loudelectronics

Is that 14 hours or 14 minutes?

It is a Polaris, but it should be minutes lol

I think Pikes Peak is like 10 miles straight up, or something like that. Been a long time since I played Gran Turismo lol

[four_420_twenty]

haha do they even make that game ne more

[bbertram]

Originally Posted by four_420_twenty

haha do they even make that game ne more

5 I believe is the next one and should be out this year sometime.

[four_420_twenty]

i remember the first on that came out for playstation. if you look back and compare those to the newer games its just crazy what theyve done over the years

[freelance]

I'm in Denver right now and not far Pikes Peak.

The quickest time up the mountain was by a Japanese guy driving a Suzuki in 10 minutes 11 seconds.

The Hill Climb is the second-oldest race in the US behind the Indianapolis 500. It started in 1916 as a promotion to help promote the then-new highway to the top of the mountain.
The 12.42-mile course goes up 4,721 feet through 146 turns to the 14,110-foot summit on both paved and gravel surfaces.

Unfortunately, plans are in the making for paving the rest of the road.

I've been to the top.....had altitude sickness........it scared the hell out of me !!!! But it's a great view.

[freelance]

BTW,

I'm sure it took us more than an hour to drive to the top.....a little quicker coming down !!!!!

[Vertigo]

Originally Posted by freelance

I'm in Denver right now and not far Pikes Peak.

The quickest time up the mountain was by a Japanese guy driving a Suzuki in 10 minutes 11 seconds.

The Hill Climb is the second-oldest race in the US behind the Indianapolis 500. It started in 1916 as a promotion to help promote the then-new highway to the top of the mountain.
The 12.42-mile course goes up 4,721 feet through 146 turns to the 14,110-foot summit on both paved and gravel surfaces.

Unfortunately, plans are in the making for paving the rest of the road.

I've been to the top.....had altitude sickness........it scared the hell out of me !!!! But it's a great view.

Altitude sickness, didn't know there was such a thing. Learn something new everyday lol

Do you mean the Suzuki Escudo? 980+ HP in an 1800 lbs car that has spoilers bigger then the car itself, watched a couple videos on it, it's a scary fast car.

[freelance]

Here's the car....driver is Monster Tajimi.....won the last 5 years in a row.