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Article: Mike Ryan wins at Pikes Peak with Freightliner Century Class Super Truck.(Industry News)
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- Fleet Equipment
- Article date:
- August 1, 2004
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Mike Ryan and his Freightliner Century Class[R] S/T Super Truck claimed the victory for the seventh time at the 82nd annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 26, 2004. Ryan competed in the big rig division against entries from Peterbilt and Kenworth. This was Ryan's eighth trip up the mountain in the No. 77 Freightliner Century Class.
The hill climb takes on trucks, rally cars, ATVs and motorcycles competing in separate divisions to achieve the fastest time up the mountain on a course of pavement, gravel and dirt with hairpin turns and sheer drop-offs. The race begins at 9,390 feet and finishes at the 14,110-foot summit of Pikes Peak.
However, ...