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-2WheelsGood-13 karma

Mark,

HUGE fan. (Finally registered just to get in on the AMA!) Although I’ve never met you, you seem incredibly approachable and down to earth. I greatly enjoy your correspondence with the guys a MotoPod and listening to your behind the scenes take on things like the TT, the Nikon commercial, and riding in general are incredibly entertaining. At the core you seem like a “rider’s rider”. And that makes you very easy to connect with and root for. Your news of Michael Czysz’s diagnosis fall on heavy hearts. Since the C1, he seems in my opinion, to be one of the few people in the motorcycle industry that is truly approaching things with a unique and forward thinking perspective. I can never wait to see what he has come up with next.

My question is in regards to electric vehicles and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. In 2011 Chip Yates set great times on his custom made e-bike (he was the only one). At the time the course was mainly paved although there were still several large dirt sections which slowed him down greatly. He then promptly retired before the following year when the complete course was paved. This year ex-Ducati rider Greg Tracy is riding on the Amarok P1A and as a result Chip Yates has dusted off his bike in the spirit of competition /defending his time. The lack of decreasing engine performance due to the 14,000 ft altitude is a perfect opportunity for e-powered machines to take top honors, and surely the E1PC is at the front of its field. Have there been any talks of MotoCzysz running the bikes in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb?