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Re: Pikes Peak/Mt. Washington Hillclimb oldest?



Bruce Bell wrote:
> 
> Pikes Peak is known, locally at least, as Unser Mountain. Goes back to
> granddad Unser. I think Bobby won the climb at least twice in a quattro.
> For a while, quattro ruled the Mountain.  Anyone know the history for sure?
> 
> Heard a rumor several years ago, unsubstantiated, that Bobby still has a
> Sport q in Albuquerque.
> 
> ----------
> From: glen <gpowell@acacianet.com>
> I'm a BIG Michelle fan also. Wasn't it one of her wins at PP over Bobby
> Unser that pissed him of so bad that he want out and bought a QUATTRO to
> take the open-class PP title back again in a QUATTRO the following year? I
> seem to remember a piece on one of the 'Secrets of Speed' quattro videos
> about this.....
> 
> ???
> 
> -glen
> 
> -glen
> 
> ----------I've seen it in his driveway.... his estate is about 10 minutes from my 
grandparents home in Rio Rancho.
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