Carlin Dunne wins Pikes Peak!
From sending it for the camera in his NWD days...
to winning the Pikes Peak in the 1205 class, Carlin is keeping himself pinned!
Team Ducati Wins Again At Pikes Peak!
Racer Carlin Dunne Sets All-Time Pikes Peak Motorcycle Record In Rookie Appearance
Colorado Springs - Carlin Dunne won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Sunday on the Ducati Multistrada 1200, setting an all time event motorcycle record with a clocking of 11:11.32 in winning the touch 1205 CC division, giving the Italian brand its second consecutive victory in the historic race and earning Dunne the title of Motorcycle King of the Mountain.
It was another shining moment in a day filled with epic moments, including the fall of the elusive ten-minute mark when Japan’s Nobuhiro Tajima roared to a record 9:51.278 in winning his sixth straight Unlimited auto championship.
Dunne, owner of Ducati Santa Barbara, competed and triumphed on his store's showroom demo bike, adding more luster to the impressive debut. The 28-year-old Ducati rider was on target from the day he arrived in Colorado Springs, qualifying on pole for the race and setting a blistering pace over three days of testing on America’s Mountain.
"We were definitely anxious to get out and race,” said Dunne. “When the flag dropped I got the holeshot and went for it. The whole week's worth of setup work with my technician, Sam Swain, came together and the Multistrada 1200 worked flawlessly to give us the win. With the help of Spider Grips, Dumontec, BrakeTech and Burley Motorsports we went home with an all time record!"
While Dunne grabbed the top for Team Ducati, Pikes Peak veteran Alexander Smith roared up the mountain course and crossed the finish line at the summit with a time of 12:12.92, grabbing third place behind Dunne’s historic showing.
In what was a wild and treacherous race on a hot, windy, the other two Ducati entries had some tough luck. Six-time winner Greg Tracy had an unfortunate fall while charging to post a fast time, and lost his chance to defend his 2010 title on the Peak.
Second place qualifier Mark Cernicky also suffered from bad luck when his Multistrada's tire went flat several corners past the starting line. All four riders in the Ducati family enjoyed their Pikes Peak adventures despite mixed results, and were thrilled with the dominating performance of the Multistrada 1200.
The Multistrada 1200's race win came on the eve of the unveiling of the Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak Special Edition in the United States, a striking version of the Multistrada 1200 S painted and accessorized to match the Spider Grips team bikes competing in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Ducati is thrilled with the efforts of its riders, and hopes to return to the mountain with the Multistrada 1200 for a future title defense.
Motorcycle Winners
1205 - Carlin Dunne (Santa Barbara, CA) 11:11.329 (all-time course record)
250 - Chuck Lee (Ridgway, CO) 12:39.366
450 – Davey Durelle (Elizabeth, CO) 11:50.988
Supermoto 450 – Leeland Sinclair (Parker, CO) 12:05.178
750- Gary Trachy (Orange, CA) 11:32.004
Side Car- John Thomas-Wood (Adelanto, CA) 13:09.4
Quad 450 Steve Tutt (Kansas City, MO) 12:41.960
Vintage- Robert Spann (Pine, CO) 13:33.528
Article from USA Racing.
Addition coverage of the race and Carlin can be found here at Road Racing World.
Jeff Grace Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2008 helmet-cam:
This is the kinda thing that gives me goose bumps and stokes me out! I love to see people that helped progress our sport still killing it, whether on bikes, motor bikes or anything for that matter, he loves to push himself and whatever sport he's involved in - nice work Carlin!
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And, did you catch this line? "Dunne, owner of Ducati Santa Barbara..."
Dude seems successful on and off the bike. That is rad.
"Dunne, owner of Ducati Santa Barbara...the 28-year-old..."
At 3.00 you will see how close these racers go to flirting with disaster in this award winning short film of the race (it takes a minute to get going):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrDD3tcibU
The fact that people who claim this isn't important to them yet still went out of their way to type paragraghs stating so makes me smile. And you're still the minority so back of the line with ya... What is that...like a whopping 3 now that don't see the relevance here? Yeah... no one cares what you people think.
And I don't know you, we're not friends, so I dont give a squeaky shit what your likes or dislikes are so dont flatter yourself! Good Grief!
Now go look up more big words and blabber all you need. I'm heading over to the grown up forums where you must be this tall ------------- to ride...
You may not find it interesting or relevant, but others clearly do so it's a good thing - in my opinion - for Pinkbike to have on the site. I thought it was interested to hear about what a former star was getting up to. It's nice to see people successfully translating their skills into a new career - and winning!
If you don't like a story, you don't have to read it.
A former pro mtn biker setting a world record on 2 wheels actually means more to me than the friggin Fox truck getting stolen.
And who said anything about it being MORE bike related? I said it's more newsworthy than some of the worthless crap they've been pushing on us as "news" lately.
And seriously, you don't think a few years of being a pro 26er didn't give him any big-bike handling skills and vice versa? I bet you clicked off the Sam Hill-on-a-moto vid in disgust? Not likely.
Obviously this is just my opinion, and I'm not forcing it down your throats the way everyone forced theirs down mine. I fully expect people to negatively prop me for this, as it may not 100% reflect their viewpoint, regardless of the fact that that isn't what the props system is intended for.