Cool. Always nice to hear about another cone-crusher making "the big time."
BTW is that Dallenbach guy on the list related to Wally/Wally Jr.?
Scot
----- Original Message -----
From: "John F. Kelly Jr." <76067.1750@compuserve.com>
To: "BayArea Team.Net" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 8:23 AM
Subject: RE: John Ames at Pikes Peak
> John Ames is a many-time SCCA Solo II National champion who lives in
> Colorado. He has been coaxed to run a Wells-Coyote (Essentially a
> rear-engined sprint car) at the 2003 Pikes Peak Hill Climb.
> The following is from Rick Walford, fellow Colorado autocrosser, active
> chiropractor (hmmmm), and cartoonist for N.A. Pylon. The 'Climb" happens
> this Saturday.--John Kelly
>
> RE: Pikes Peak
> The web site has short video clips you can go to and see cars run - like
> semis, open wheel, stock cars, etc.
>
> http://www.ppihc.com
>
> Clarification - John Ames Qualified 7th yesterday for the 81st running of
> the
> Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Timing and reports sometimes gets
> confused up on the hill. He ran conservative, as he wanted to make the big
> show and
> not having enough time (fifth time in the seat and actually driving the
car
>
> and a thick fog the morning of qualifying he did a very respectful time).
> Think of this hill climb as an autocross with 153 turns, boulders for
cones
> and
> sweepers with 2000-foot drop-offs on the outside. The car is about the
> size of
> our A Modifieds only with stroked small blocks and big blocks with some as
> much as 750 horsepower and 650 pounds of torque - at sea level. Some in
> this
> class are turbo SHO motors or turbo Porsche motors in a small chassis. The
> altitude takes sometimes 30% or more power away as you go up. There is
> 6000 feet of
> elevation increase in 12 miles from the start. Now they are paving and
> portions are paved, most is not. Attempting to have a chassis, setting
and
> tire
> that works on the combination is quite a chore.
>
> Open Wheel Division - Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (total 15
> entrants)
>
> Paul Dallenbach - Basalt , CO 5:03.74* - *Fastest Qualifier for all
> Divisions - beating the unlimited)
> Jimmy Keeney - Colorado Springs, CO 5:04.17
> Steve Clark - Colorado Springs, CO 5:25.57
> Todd Cook - Tempe, AZ 5:29.27
> Donner Billingsly - Colorado Springs, CO 5:35.66
> Dave Wood - Colorado Springs, CO 5:38.67
> JOHN AMES - BLACK FORREST, CO 5:41.52
> Gary Ediger - Peyton, CO 5:52.54
> David Register - Woodland Park, CO 5:59.10
> + 6 other drivers (total 15 entrants)
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