Chris Fillmore stellt mit der 2017 KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R am 26. Juni einen neuen Motorradrekord bei der anspruchsvolle Fahrt beim Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb auf. Mit einer Zeit von 9 Minuten und 49.625 Sekunden fuhr Fillmore die 19,99 km geschlossene Strasse auf 4302 Höhenmeter in Colorado Springs / USA.
Der ehemalige AMA Super Bike Racer von KTM trat zum ersten Mal bei diesem Wettbewerb an und fuhr der KTM 1290 Super Duke R direkt auf Platz 1.
Chris Fillmore: „I set myself the goal of breaking the record as a rookie, but as the practice weeks started I realized how limited time you get on each of the three sections. Then on race day, it’s the first time you actually see the whole mountain. There’s no warm-up, no sighting lap, just line up and go, and give it everything you’ve got. I wasn’t sure that it was going to be possible to break the record on this 14,000ft mountain. A lot of things were unpredictable, like the conditions and the elements.
„There are places where it’s very bumpy now, so it felt really good to get the record because a lot of people said the road conditions on the hill would mean it wasn’t possible. I had the best motorcycle and the best infrastructure to get the job done, and I’m very happy to have the opportunity to showcase the Super Duke and put my, and KTM’s names in the record books for the fastest rider and motorcycle up the mountain“
Das Video der Vorbereitungen Chris Fillmore’s ersten Auffahrt mit der KTM 1290 Super Duke R auf Pikes Peak:
Das Video der aufregenden Auffahrt von Chris Fillmore:
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