Guy Martin To Compete In 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Guy Martin, well known and very popular Isle of Man TT racer and TV personality, has announced he will be competing at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, June 29. Despite being a rookie, Martin is no stranger to “real” road racing. In fact, he’s set quite a lofty goal for himself: to break the motorcycle course record, which currently sits at 9:52.819 by Carlin Dunne aboard a modified Ducati Multistrada in 2012.
The goal is very ambitious, considering only two bikes have ever broken the ten-minute mark on the Peak, and they came back-to-back in 2012. Apart from Dunne, Greg Tracy, also on a Ducati Multistrada, became the second racer to break the ten-minute mark with a blistering 9:58.262 moments later.
Last year, in the 91st running of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, which I competed in, Dunne was again the fastest motorcycle up the mountain, riding the Lightning electric superbike to a time of 10:00.694. He blamed worsening conditions near the top as the reason for the slower time.
Guy Martin will be entered in the Pikes Peak Challenge – UTV/Exhibition Division, racing on a 2014 Martek Custom bike that he’s building himself.
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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