Watch Ryan Cheek Gear Up for the Epic 2024 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Race in Her American X Kart!

Ryan Cheek prepares for her first run at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, driving the American X Kart. The weekend shake-down started at an autocross with the CCR SCCA at ZMax Dragstrip in Concord, North Carolina. She then met the driving pro, Johan Schwartz, at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, for wet skid pad testing. Please subscribe and follow for updates on her journey to Pikes Peak 102nd "Race to the Clouds" on June 23, 2024.
American X-Kart www.americanxkart.com/
Ryan Cheek Racing www.ryancheekracing.com/
Johan Schwartz Racing johanschwartz.com/
Pikes Peak Hill Climb ppihc.org/
Racing for ALS www.racingforals.com/
About the American X Kart
Dimensions
Length 108 inches
Width 65 inches
Height 48 inches
Wheelbase 85 inches
Weight 850 lbs. without driver
Engine
4 Cylinder 750 cc Motorcycle Engine Suzuki GSX-R
14,000 RPM
130 Rear Wheel Horsepower
Other Info
Made in the USA
Chain Drive
JRI Coil Over Shocks
MPI Seat and Steering Wheel
Fueltech Electronic Dash
Sequential Manual Transmission
00:00 Introduction
00:19 What is an X Kart?
01:28 Pro Driver Interview Johan Schwartz
03:48 Autocross Testing
05:10 Wet Skid Pad Testing

[@RacingforALS]

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[@bubbaracing7913]

That X Kart is awesome 🤩

[@RyanCheek]

I think so too!

[@HarleyFire14]

What a blast! Great training

[@RyanCheek]

So much fun!

[@SpyderRacing]

This thing is going to rip up the mountain, good luck!

[@RyanCheek]

Thank you!

[@IheartAnakin]

Will you be able to test at hill climbs before Pikes Peak?

[@RyanCheek]

I have one hillclimb, Pine Mountain Hillclimb of the Appalachian Hillclimb Series, near the end of April that I will get to run the kart before Pikes Peak.