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muleskinner
28th of June 2009 (Sun), 20:35
I didn't make it up until around 4pm on Friday, but I spent most of the day on Saturday on the hill. This thing is wicked steep- hard to even walk down. The pictures certainly don't do it justice. These pics have not been processed yet other than re-sized.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/muleskinner/6S7J0027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/muleskinner/6S7J0117.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/muleskinner/6S7J0927.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/muleskinner/6S7J0322.jpg
BigB778
28th of June 2009 (Sun), 21:09
Nice shots..
dtfuzzy
28th of June 2009 (Sun), 21:39
Good set and yes that hill is steep in person. Glad to see your getting more posts than when I post desert racing. Are you from there?
Ferris Wheel
28th of June 2009 (Sun), 21:40
why on earth would anyone dare to?
bjordan
28th of June 2009 (Sun), 22:17
Too awesome! The first one almost looks like a miniature.
gjl711
28th of June 2009 (Sun), 22:30
Hey, how come so many of those riders got their wheels pointing towards the sky? :)

Nice series of shots.
jtikompressor
29th of June 2009 (Mon), 09:40
In picture #2 what engine is that??? It looks like a sport bike engine or something haha.
muleskinner
29th of June 2009 (Mon), 10:25
In picture #2 what engine is that??? It looks like a sport bike engine or something haha.

LOTS (or all) of the pro class bikes have 200+ HP sport bike engines. The Suzuki Hayabusa engines are becoming quite popular, big Kawi engines, Harley engines and many more. They have straight pipe exhaust about 20-24 inches long and they hit the hill full throttle:eek: I'll post up some more of those bikes later. Thanks for the comments.
EMART49
29th of June 2009 (Mon), 11:32
haha damn that looks fun

nice pics!
ccleroy
29th of June 2009 (Mon), 11:55
cool....
Road_Rebel
29th of June 2009 (Mon), 14:52
the guy with the red cord is sensible :)

and im sure that is a widow maker!
syntax error
29th of June 2009 (Mon), 15:42
I’m just imagining the Benny hill music to the very last shot, looks like the bike is taking off without him lol

Nice set, you’ve definitely captured the main focus of the event well.
muleskinner
29th of June 2009 (Mon), 17:58
Lookout!!! :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/muleskinner/Widowmaker.gif
Cyclop
1st of July 2009 (Wed), 16:07
Wow, nice captures!
Zoompix
1st of July 2009 (Wed), 19:32
Great series of shots, looks like it was well worth the climb
Photon Phil
1st of July 2009 (Wed), 19:52
Who needs video when you've go a MkIII. Phoey.

And nice colors btw.
ForumForker
1st of July 2009 (Wed), 19:52
Great action pics! How many actually made it to the top?