Victory Project 156 and
Empulse RR
American firm Victory has
officially announced it will be racing at the famous Pikes Peak International
Hillclimb in June this year.
The firm will be racing both
an updated versions of the 1200cc V-twin Project 156 and the all-electric
Empulse RR the company raced at the Isle of Man TT in 2015 to finish third in
the TT Zero event.
MCN reported Victory would
be making a return to Pikes Peak three weeks ago; a decision that adds further
weight to the rumour the firm is going to put the Project 156 into production
in the near future.
The Project 156 prototype
bike will be ridden by 2014 Pikes Peak Heavyweight Champion Jeremy Toye and the
Empulse RR electric prototype will be raced by American bike journalist Don
Canet in the Electric Motorcycle Class. Canet previously rode Project 156 in
2015.
The 100th anniversary and
94th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPHIC), has
a strong field of approximately 100 competitors. The Race to the Clouds, staged
for Sunday, June 26, promises to be among the best in the history of the
world’s most prestigious auto hill climb and America’s second oldest motorsports
race behind the Indianapolis 500.
