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[Rupertlt1]

Maryland

 

Washington Regional Sports

Car Club of America:

"Breakneck Hill, which runs off

US Route 40, about seven miles

east of Cumberland is the course

selected by the Washington Club.

This hill, one of the steepest paved

roads in several states, provides a

course of 1.3 miles in length with

about a 22 per cent grade. The hill

rises in elevation, 1,500 feet in the

1.3 mile distance."

 

Breakneck Hill Climb, Cumberland, MD, 29 May 1955:

FTD:— Leo R. Dym, #18 Allard J2X-Chrysler, 1 min 10½ sec

2nd— Dr. M.R.J. Wyllie, #17 Jaguar C-type, 1 min 13¾ sec

3rd— C. Edward Trump, #21 Siata 208-S, 1 min 19.07

4th— William Ferro, #4 Ferro Special, 1 min 19.10

5th— Joe Bojalad, #16 A.C., 1 min 20.42

 

For entry see: http://www.cbenatls....eck_Entries.pdf

 

5 Aug 1956:

FTD:— Carroll Shelby, #91 Ferrari, 1:12.4

Prod:— Paul O'Shea, #14 Mercedes 300SL, 1.17.37

1957: No event

1958: No event 

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Nevada

 

29 July 1962: Mount Rose Hill Climb, FTD Jose Gastanaga, Jaguar XKE, 66.9 secs

27/28 July 1963:

 

24 May 1964: First Annual Martini Trophy Hill Climb

"Stan Peterson of Oakland, Calif., driving a Lotus, won the first sports car hill climb between Silver City and Virginia City Sunday."

1st Stan Peterson, ​Lotus-Buick, 1:12.0; 2nd Merle Brennan, Jaguar XKE, 1:14.0.

 

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[Jerry Entin]

Terry, this is what J. Frank Harrison had in his racing log.

 

Chimney Rock, NC, Nov 26, 1961: 1st oa of 57 [Cooper FJ]

 

Chimney Rock, NC, May 6, 1962: 1st oa [Cooper FJ]

Chimney Rock, NC, Nov 25, 1962: 1st oa [Lola 1500 FL]

Chimney Rock, NC, May 5, 1963: 1st oa [Lola 1500 FL]

Chimney Rock, NC, Dec 1, 1963, DNF, went off mountain [Lola 1650 FL]


All research: Willem Oosthoek

[Rupertlt1]

Michigan

 

6 Sept 1953:

"Hill Climb and time trials of

Central-Western Michigan Region-

als of the Sports Car Club of America

in Newaygo."

 

Haven Hill Climb:

July 1954:

1956:

 

http://library.revsi...earchterm/Haven

 

18/19 July 1959, Highland rec. area, 12 miles west of Pontiac. 6th annual:

 

http://drscca.org/wp...1959_aug_oe.pdf

 

Note: FTD by "J.C. Kilburn" Lotus, car also driven by John Posselius. Thought to be a Lotus 11 or 15?

 

28/29 May 1960, said to be the last event.

 

Empire Hill Climb, Empire, MI, 1965–1980, now revived. Started 1965, ran twice a year initially, then annually.

"on old South Hill Road in Empire"

8/9 May 1965. 16/17 Oct 1965. 4/5 June 1966. 1/2 Oct 1966. 27/28 May 1967. 30 Sept/1 Oct 1967 etc.

(Record 1971: Ron Jones, Corvette L88, 29.629 secs. 3/4 June 1972: FTD Rick Weinnan, #4 Corvette, 31.014 sec. 1/2 June 1974: FTD Raymond Meeseman, Corvette, 30.210 sec.)

 

 

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[Rupertlt1]

California

 

Sandberg Hill Climb

 

Agoura Hill Climb

 

Arrowhead Springs Hill Climb, 14/15 June 1958:

"Crowd drawers to date include Ken Miles in the Formula 1 Talbot Lago, Jerry Austin trying out in an Arnolt Bristol, and Gordon Crowder in the AC Bristol. The mountain air will be shattered by D-Jags, Maseratis and specials. The hazardous 1.5 mile run from the Arrowhead arch to the hotel area will be dotted with 1,000 bleacher seats in three spots: at both bridges and at the end of the climb."

1st Frank Livingston, Hot Rod, 85.2 sec; 2nd Don Hulette, Jaguar Special, 88.2 sec; 3rd Ken Miles, Talbot Lago, 90.8 sec.

 

Lone Oak Hill Climb, 21 May 1959:

(on Pleasant Hill Road between Lafayette and Martinez)

FTD Bob Potter (owner Paul Crawley), Arnolt Bristol, 1:01.3

 

Mission Bell Hill Climb, Hwy 76 near Oceanside:

19 June 1960

21 Aug 1960

 

Lake Casitas Hill Climb, 30 Sept/1 Oct 1961, Corvette Owners Club of North Hollywood

"Lake Casitas Recreation area, is one mile long on specially prepared hard-packed clay." 12 miles north of Ventura.

1st: Clyde Freeman, Pasadena, Porsche Carrera; 2nd George Follmer, Los Angeles, Porsche, 1:25.8

"Honorary course marshall

for the two-day speed event,

1950 Indianapolis '500' winner

Johnnie Parsons, set an offi-

cial course record of 1:24.8

driving Ed Laubley's 1961

Production Corvette."

 

Georgetown Divide Hillclimb:

5 July 1958: FTD Jim Payne, Sacramento, Chevrolet Corvette

30 August 1959

1960: FTD Danno Raffetto, red 1957 Chevrolet Corvette, 2 mins 13 sec.

2/3 July 1960:

25/26 March 1961: FTD Stan Peterson, Oakland, Jaguar XK-SS (owner Sid Colberg), 2 mins 1.9 sec. Sunday running was a washout.

29/30 July 1961:

17/18 March 1962: FTD Ron Hanford, Redding, BMC Formula Junior, 1 min 57.24 sec. "Mother Lode Hill Climb" - event HQ Raffles Hotel, Placerville.

28/29 July 1962:

"In the 1963 event, Dan Rafetto's Ferrari turned in a 1:56.0 for top time of day. Stan Peterson of Oakland in an AC Cobra won the big bore class with a 1:57.7."

18/19 July 1964: FTD Ray Seher, Reno, Lotus 20 FJ, 106.3 secs. "The production car class was won by Dave Hocking of El Sobrante in an AC Ford Cobra."

20 June 1965: FTD Herb Hoit, San Bruno

1966: "GEORGETOWN, Calif., June 26 -

Allen Grant set a new record today

as he won the ninth annual cham-

pionship Georgetown Divide hill-

climb.

Grant, driving a Cobra, turned a

1:44.48 on the two-mi. course beat-

ing Ray Seher's all-time record of

1:46 flat."

14/15 June 1969:

1970: FTD Gene Bothello, Corvette 427, 1 min 48.0

13/14 June 1970:

12/13 June 1971:

10/11 June 1972:

 

3/4 August 1968: Hangtown Hill Climb

 

Could this set of pictures be at Clear Lake Hill Climb, 25/26 May, 1963?

(Sulphur Bank Mine Road, Lake County.)

Does anybody have results?

 

http://library.revsi...963 Duke/page/1

 

See: http://www.tamsoldra...eCotatiRDC.html

 

See also: Cobb Mountain Hill Climb

 

Donner Summit Hill Climb:

1966

10/11 June 1967: FTD Merle Brennan, Reno, Genie 10-Chevrolet, 2.30.89 sec, 2nd Steve Griswold, Berkeley CA, Legrand-Alfa, 2:37.02 sec, second annual

7 Sept 1968: FTD Merle Brennan, Reno, Genie-Chevrolet, 2.20.83 sec, record

 

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Edited by Rupertlt1, 06 April 2018 - 11:39.

[Jerry Entin]

October 30, 1960: the Austin Hillclimb, organized by the Texas Spokes Sports Car Club
The event attracted some 50 entries, although with a 6/10-mile track to cover, it was a short one.

1. Tommy Sibson [Devin-bodied Ferrari 340A/Chevy, chassis 0202]
2. Bill Janowski [Monsterati Spl/Chevy]
3. Jack Guyer [Kellison Coupe]
4. John Mecom Jr. [Ferrari 166MM/Olds, chassis 0068]

This seems to have been Mecom's only appearance as a race driver, before Mecom Sr. put an end to any further ambitious plans.


All research: Willem Oosthoek

[Rupertlt1]

Texas

 

Mount Bonnell Hill Climb, 30 Sept 1951, Austin, Texas, organised by the Austin Civitan Club.

 

Mansfield Dam, organised by Texas Spokes Sports Car Club

2 November 1958: FTD Jack Guyer, Austin Healey-Chevrolet, 38.4 secs

8 April 1978: FTD Jim Buhrer, Buhrer Special, 33.199 secs

 

Highland Lakes Hill Climb, 17/18 Oct 1959

 

Third Annual Daingerfield Hill Climb, organised by East Texas Sports Car Club
23 April 1961
 

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[Rupertlt1]

Arkansas

 

Second Annual

Little Switzerland Hill Climb

May 11 - 12, 1957

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Sponsored by N. E. Okla. Region

Sports Car Club of America

 

Third Annual Little Switzerland Hill Climb, Eureka Springs, AR, 16-18 May, 1958:

(Six miles west of Eureka Springs, at the old White River bridge on old Hwy 62.)

1. Dean Knight, Tulsa, 4.5 Ferrari, 1 min 11.48 sec

2. Ed Grimm, Tulsa, Chevrolet Corvette, 1 min 11.70 sec

3. Roy Heath, Salina, Kansas, Jaguar XK140 MC, 1 min 11.96 sec

1¼ mile course.

"Last year's winner, Dale Duncan

of Kansas City, and the runnerup

Dean Knight of Tulsa, will be back

for the grueling grind this week."

12 May 1957: Dale Duncan set course record driving a Maserati.

 

3 May 1959: 4th Annual Little Switzerland Hill Climb, Eureka Springs, AR

 

Down in Eureka Springs,

Ark., one finds that Tom

Newcomer is quite the man of

the month in winning the class G

modified division of the Little

Switzerland hill climb. He did

the course in 1:09.50 driving

an English Lotus, while an

estimated crowd of 5,000

watched.

(E. Tom Newcomer, vice-

president and general man-

ager of Tribute Caskets Inc.)

The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) Friday 15 May 1959, Page 11

 

See: https://library.revs...ion=p17257coll1

 

15 May 1960: SCCA Regional Hill Climb, Eureka Springs

 

Also held 12-13 May 1962:

Annual Hill Climb

at Eureka Springs

Eureka Springs, Ark., will hold

its Little Switzerland hill climb

again this year on today and Sun-

day.

Cooperating withe the Eureka

Springs Junior Chamber of Com-

merce is the Kansas City Sports

Car Club.

Competitive drivers from

throughout the region have been

invited to compete. Among these

is Tom Newcomer of Overland

Park, Kan., who is co-holder of

the hill climb record at Eureka

Springs. He also holds the Mt.

Nebo, Ark., hill climb record.

All types of sports cars are ex-

pected for the times race.

Springfield Leader and Press (Springfield, Missouri) Saturday 12 May 1962, Page 6

 

Mount Nebo Hill Climb, Dardanelle, AR, Sunday 15 November 1959, 2½ mile climb

1. Tom Newcomer, Lotus, 2 minutes, 23 seconds, 1st G Mod

2. Robert G. Vandawalker, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:30, 1st B Prod

 

Mena, AR, organised by the Dixie SCC of Shreveport: 12 June 1960, 

(also 17 June 1956 - 1.2 mile gravel road on Rich Mountain.)

 

Carpenter's Dam, Hot Springs, AR: 2 June 1968; 8 June 1969; 7 June 1970; 6 June 1971; 4 June 1972; 10 June 1973:

 

Keywords: Oklahoma, NEOKLA

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Montana

 

Black Otter Trail Hill Climb, Billings, MT:

25 Sept 1955: Sports Car Club of Montana, billed as "Stairway to the Stars"

12 July 1959:

24 July 1960: (second annual)

1 July 1962: FTD Gene Mitchell, Billings, Class B, 1 min 15.0 sec

21 July 1963: FTD Gene Mitchell, Billings, Class B, 1 min 15.09 sec

26 July 1964: FTD Gary Wright, Portland, #356 Porsche 904, 1 min 5.4 sec, new record.

11 July 1965: FTD George Fox, Billings, A.C. Cobra, 1 min 08.1 sec.

10 July 1966: FTD Neil Trengrove, Butte, 1 min 06.3 sec

9 July 1967: FTD Tony Bogard, C Sports, 1 min 09.5 sec

14 July 1968: FTD Bren Gardner, Boise, Chevrolet Corvette 427, 1 min 07.273 sec

20 July 1969: FTD Jack Howard, Dillon, Elva MK-6, 1 min 07.455 sec

26 July 1970: FTD Bill Stork, Lead SD, Austin Healey-Chevrolet, 1 min 05.639 sec

24/25 July 1971: FTD Jack Fletcher, Formula Ford, 1 min, 05.077 record

22/23 July 1972: FTD Jack Fletcher, Caldwell Formula Ford, 1 min, 04.696 record

22 July 1973: FTD Woody Adams, Deadwood SD, Triumph TR Roadster, 1 min 06.31 sec

21 July 1974: FTD Jack Fletcher, Great Falls, Formula Ford, 1 min, 03.672 sec record

20 July 1975: FTD Larry Nelson, Rapid City SD, AA Class, 1 min, 03.884 sec (billed as 17th annual event)

25 July 1976: FTD Larry Nelson, Rapid City SD, MG Turtle, 1 min, 05.117 sec

 

Aug 1998: FTD George Bowland, Columbus OH, Bowland Special, 52.36 sec, record, 33rd annual

 

Red Mountain Hill Climb, Roosevelt Drive, Butte, MT:

29/30 June 1963: FTD Mike Hamill, Los Angeles, Chevrolet Corvette, 2 mins 36.9 sec, first event

4/5 July 1964: FTD Nick Knievel, Butte, 2 mins 27.7 sec,

31 July/1 Aug 1965: FTD Nick Knievel, Butte, Formcar-Porsche, 2 mins 19.3 sec, record

 

Harding Way Hill Climb, Butte, MT:

2 July 1967: FTD Neil Trengrove, Porsche Spyder, 1:54.1, said to be ex-Ken Miles

30 June 1968: FTD Jim Melvin, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:58.5

29 Sept 1968: FTD Jim Melvin, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:57

5/6 July 1969:

 

10 June 1973: Ryan Dam Hill Climb, Great Falls

 

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Edited by Rupertlt1, 31 March 2018 - 19:32.

[Jerry Entin]

From the Nedra Ware Collection:

15th Chimney Rock Hill Climb, by the Central Carolinas Region of the SCCA
May 5th, 1963 [sanction # 63-H-8], 39 starters

 1. J. Frank Harrison  [#26 Lola FL]      2:15.8  [FL1, Governor's Cup], new record
 2. Ted Tidwell  [#51 Porsche 1600S]   2:22.4  [DP1], new record
 3. Smokey Drolet  [#66 Lola FJ]           2:22.7  [FJ1, Greenhill Trophy], Harrison entry
 4. B.L. Ticklin  [#1 Lotus 7S]                 2:26.2  [BP1, Meyers Trophy], new record
 5. Milt Pappas  [#29 Lotus 11]              2:26.6  [GM1]
 6. Hulen Jones [#22 Bowen Special]   2:27.8  [FJ2], Bowen entry
 7. Ed Franco-Ferreira  [#74 Porsche]  2:30.8  [EP1]
 8. Frank Harmstad  [#21 A-H 100 4]    2:33.6  [EP2]
 9. Dr. W.T. Lucas  [#54 Porsche]           2:34.6  [EP3]
10. Dr. Bill Hamilton  [#14 Porsche]       2:35.0  [shared EP4]
10. J. W. Early  [#19 Elva Courier]         2:35.0  [shared EP4]
12. Trenton Brown  [#5 TR3A]                2:36.8  [FP1]
13. John Scott  [#0 Triumph Mistral]      2:37.0  [EM1], John Seibels entry
14. Fred Glaesner  [[#10 Sprite]            2:37.4  [GP1]
15. George Barksdale  [#7 Porsche]    2:37.6  [DP2]
16. Nedra Ware  [#71 Porsche]             2:37.7  [Friendship Trophy]
17. Whitney Tharin  [#41 Porsche]        2:38.2
18. Paul O'Brien  [#6 A-H 3000]            2:40.5
19. J.R. Downing  [#77 Elva Courier]    2:40.6
20. J.W. Kinsey  [#44 Porsche]              2:41.6


All research: Willem Oosthoek

[Rupertlt1]

Arizona: Clifton Hill Climb

 

http://www.eacourier...b7ee5da278.html

 

3-5 Sept 1966: FTD Doug Roe, Corvair, 94.35 secs, first event

2/3 Sept 1967:

1 Sept 1968: FTD Don Roberts, Phoenix, Cobra, 1:14.79

2/3 Sept 1972: 7th Annual Hill Climb

1-4 Sept 1989: 19th Annual Hill Climb

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Wyoming

 

Ten Sleep Hill Climb

 

13 Aug 1961: Ten Sleep Canyon Hill Climb, Chuck Frederick, Golden CO, Chevrolet Corvette, 4:39, first event

10-12 Aug 1962: Gene Mitchell, Billings MT, Chevrolet Corvette, 4:51.7

11/12 Aug 1963: Wendall Page, Ogden UT, Chevrolet Corvette, 4:45.9

Aug 1964: Chuck Frederick, Golden CO, Chevrolet Corvette, 4:35.2, record

15 Aug 1965: Phil Lyman, Ten Sleep WY, 4:48.1

Aug 1966: Gene Mitchell, Billings MT, Chevrolet Corvette, 4.37

12/13 Aug 1967: Bob Alford, Worland WY, Pontiac Firebird, 4:41.2

11 Aug 1968: Chuck Frederick, Golden CO, Lotus 19, 4:35.6

Aug 1969: Bill Randall, Denver, Porsche, 4:30.7, 9th annual event:

"The course record is 4:19.7

set by Chuck Frederick of Den-

ver in a Lotus 19."

Aug 1971: 

11/12 Aug 1973:

10/11 Aug 1985, 25th anniversary

 

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Alabama

 

24 April 1955, Vulcan Hill Climb, Birmingham AL, first annual

Partial entry list:

Peter Lind, Navy, Jaguar XK-120-M

George Catherine Demeotropulus, Mobile, Jaguar XK-120-Coupe

Joe Smith, Pensacola, MG TC

George Weston, Pensacola, MG TD

Bill Sloa, Eglin Field, MG TD

David B. Smith, Eglin Field, Porsche Coupe

Howard Richman, Pensacola, Chevrolet Corvette

Lupton and Babs Rainwater, Pensacola, Devin C Panhard and MG TF 1500

Wilmer Edge Jr., Mobile, Nash Healey

Ed Lauzon, Mobile, Jaguar XK-120

John Ovitt, Pensacola, MG TD

 

Event repeated November 1956.

 

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[Rupertlt1]

North Carolina

 

Pilot Mountain Hill Climb

Grandfather Mountain Hill Climb

Chimney Rock Hill Climb

Beech Mountain Hill Climb:

19/21 May 2000

 

 

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[Jerry Entin]

From the March 1963 issue of Today's Motor Sport:

14th Chimney Rock Hill Climb, NC, November 25, 1962.

1. J. Frank Harrison [Lola 1500 Formule Libre]  2:16.6
2. Smokey Drolet [Lola FJ]  2:20.8

Class winners:
CP and 3rd oa. Ted Tidwell [Porsche S90]  2:21.9
DP. Ed Franco-Ferreira [Porsche Super]  ???
EP. Everett Smith [Elva Courier]  2:27.4  
FP. Jim Watson [Porsche Speedster]  2: 31.7
GP. Hale Sweeney [Lotus 7A]  ???
GM Milt Pappas [Lotus 11]  ???
BP Richard Weis [Corvette]  ???
HM. Jack Dunn [Bandini]  ???
CM  Dave Dunsmoor [Corvette]  ???
EM. John Scott [Tiumph Mistral]  ???
FV  Bill Duckworth [VW Form V]  ???  

All research: Willem Oosthoek

[Jerry Entin]

From the August 1963 issue of Today's Motor Sport:

April 13, 1963. Springtown Hill Climb, PA, 12 miles from Easton

Described as the first of 12 Pennsylvania Hill Climb Championship events, with a field of 106 cars.

1. Al Loquasto [1963 Sting Ray[  56.399 sec [AP1]
2. Steve Elfenbein [1960 Corvette]  57.345 sec [CM1]
3. Chuck Arlet [1959 Corvette]  59.994 sec [BP1]

Class winners:
DP. Sam Price [Porsche S90]  62.749 
EP. Horice Ott [Porsche]  61.273
FP. John Girdler [Porsche]  64.828



All research: Willem Oosthoek

[Rupertlt1]

Colorado

 

Buffalo Bill Mountain Climb, Golden (aka Lookout Mountain Hillclimb?)

 

1/2 Aug 1953: Robert E. Carnes, Denver, Jaguar, 6 mins 9.4 sec, 1st annual

8 Aug 1954: Robert E. Carnes, Denver, "Jagillac", 5 mins 51.5 secs

(same chassis both years, Robert E. Carnes later associated with the Bocar sports cars? Name an abbreviation of Bob Carnes.)

June 1955:

1956:

"The Lookout

Mountain Hill Climb was moved

Tuesday to a twisting 2.5 mile

private road near Tinytown and

the event was re-scheduled for

July 7-8."

 

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[Rupertlt1]

New Hampshire

 

Mount Washington Hill Climb:

 

http://www.thedrive....limb-came-to-be

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Vermont

 

Mount Equinox Hill Climb:

 

1952: 14/15 June

1953: 21st June

1954: 

1955 Bill Lloyd, Green Farms CT, Maserati, 4:53.5, record

1956:

1957 Harry Carter, Lexington MA, Jaguar D-Type, 4:44.6, record

1958

1959 June 21 — John Meyer, Locust Valley NY, Special, 4:46

1960 Gordon MacKenzie, Millerton NY, Jaguar C-Type, 4:46 sec, 8th annual event

1961 Stutz Plaisted, Cooper, 4:35 record,

[in one source described as a Cooper-Monaco: "purchased from California sports car enthusiast Lance Reventlow.." Was it an F2 car?]

1962 Stutz Plaisted, 4:28.3 record, described as a "Lotus-Buick" but probably a Cooper?

1963 Stutz Plaisted, Cooper-Buick, 4:31.2 - described as "a Cooper Formula One automobile powered by a Buick V-8 aluminum engine." But probably ex-F2.

1964 John Meyer, Meyer Special, 4:31.6

1965 Sept 11-12 — Cancelled — The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Sunday 5 Sep 1965, Page 44

1966 John Meyer, Meyer Special, 4:26.2, car described as a "blue Cooper Ford" - definitely a sports-racing car.

1967 July 8-9 — Jerry Crawford, Lola T70, 4:11.4, record

1968 John Meyer, Locust Valley NY, Lola T70, 4:08.8, record

1969

1970 John Meyer, Locust Valley NY, Lola T70, 4:09

1971 June 26-27

1973 June 2-4

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Maryhill Loops, 14 June 1959:

 

Olympian Claims

Maryhill Victory

GOLDENDALE, Wash (AP) -

Lew Florence of Olympia twisted

his 3.5 liter Ferrari up Maryhill

in record time Sunday to win the

3½-mile climbing race watched by

an estimated 2,000.

Florence clipped nearly four

seconds off the old record with his

time of 3:44.8 up the 34-turn

course. Tom Carstens, Tacoma,

who held the old mark of 3:48.6

was second this year in his Lister

Chevrolet in 3:48.8.

Don Campbell of Seattle in a

Chevrolet Corvette finished in

3:56.3 and Jerry Grant, Seattle

and Dr. Frank Becker, Mercer Is-

land, were both clocked in 3:58.7.

James Dinsmore of Tacoma re-

ceived a fractured rib and other

injuries when his sports car rolled

over during a practice run Satur-

day, but there were no accidents

during the race.

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Empire Hill Climb Revival, Michigan, 2018:

 

https://www.motorspo...-detroit-676927

 

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[terry mcgrath]

and guess what it dissapeared from here!

 

For those without facebook....

[raceannouncer2003]

 

Tom Carstens wins the 1957 Maryhill Loops Hill Climb, near Goldendale, Washington, in his Allard.  Photo by Peter Heaster.

 

The event originally ran from 1955 to 1963.  It still goes as an historic event.  Rupert, we should have gone down for that while you were over here...I'm sure you would have enjoyed it.  Here is a link:

 

http://sovrenracing....ill-hill-climb/

 

Vince H.

Edited by raceannouncer2003, 18 August 2021 - 05:36.

[Catalina Park]

and guess what it dissapeared from here!

Fixed.

[Rupertlt1]

[4th July 1965]

Unsers 1-2

In Climb

Up Peak

COLORADO SPRINGS

(Colo) — (AP) — Defending

champion Al Unser of Al-

buquerque, N.M., won the

championship division auto

race up Pikes Peak yester-

day but failed to match his

record time of a year ago.

Unser piloted his Lotus

Ford up the 12.4 mile long

course to the top of the

14,110-foot mountain in 12

minutes, 54.3 seconds. Last

year he won in 12:24.5.

For the second straight

year his brother, Bobby Un-

ser of Albuquerque, in a

Lotus Chevrolet, was second

in 12:58.8.

Nick Sanborn of Cascade,

Colo., driving a 1964 Plym-

outh, dethroned Parnelli

Jones of Torrance, Calif., in

the stock car division. San-

born was clocked in 14.17.7.

Jones in a 1964 Mercury,

was timed in 14.19.9. Jones

won last year in 13:52.2.

CHAMPIONSHIP

1—Al Unser, Albuquerque, N. M., Lotus Ford, 12:54.3

2—Bobby Unser, Albuquerque, N. M., Lotus Chevrolet, 12:58.8.

3—Charles Lowderman, Colorado Springs, Offenhauser, 13:08.5.

4—Wes Vanervoort, Colorado Springs, Chevrolet, 13:16.6.

5—Paul Kleinschmidt, Colorado Springs, Cadillac, 13:17.6.

6—Jack Hahn, Cheyenne, Chevrolet, 13:20.5.

7—Roy Walker, Colorado Springs, Offenhauser, 13:39.5.

8—Orville Nance, Colorado Springs, Chevrolet, 13:44.4.

9—Slim Roberts, McKeesburg, Pa., Chevrolet, 13:46.9.

10—Greer Manning, Security, Colo., Chevrolet, 14:03.3.

STOCK CAR

1—Nick Sanborn, Cascade, Colo., 1964 Plymouth, 14:17.7.

2—Parnelli Jones, Torrance, Calif., 1964 Mercury, 14:19.9.

3—David Pearson, Spartanburg, S.C., 1965 Dodge, 14:25.3.

4—Herb Shannon, Peoria, Ill., Dodge, 14:54.8.

5—Fritz Wilson, Arvada, Colo., 1964 Ford, 15:44.0.

6—Jeff Tauzer, Boulder, Colo., 1963 Ford, 15:53.3.

7—Mike Barnes, St. Paul, Minn., 1964 Ford, 16:02.6.

8—Bill Maxedon, Colorado Springs, 1965 Dodge, 16:53.5.

9—Johnny Mauro, Denver, 1963 Pontiac, 18:03.9.

SPORTS CAR

1—Ak Miller, Whittier, Calif., Ford Cobra, 14.09.1.

2—Bud Tinglestad, Indianapolis, Ind., Lotus-Chev 14:16.2.

3—Chuck Frederick, Golden, Colo., Ford Cobra, 14.35.7.

4—Bill Daniels, Colorado Springs, Corvette, 14:46.0.

5—Jim Roe, Scottsdale, Ariz., Corvette, 14:50.2.

6—Jeff Jacobson, Colorado Springs, Corvette, 15.06.9.

7—Ralph Murdock, Colorado Springs, Corvette, 18:03.2.

The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) Monday 5 Jul 1965, Page 56

 

Can anybody identify the Lotus cars above?

Ak Miller in Devin-bodied Ford special?

 

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[Michael Ferner]

I'm not terribly confident of my Pikes Peak info, but I believe Al was driving a Jerry Eisert-modified 21 (chassis '936B') with a Ford 289 CID engine, and Bobby a 21, possibly an 18 (chassis '371'?), rebuilt around a new chassis manufactured by the Unsers and fitted with a small block Chevy.

[Rupertlt1]

I'm not terribly confident of my Pikes Peak info, but I believe Al was driving a Jerry Eisert-modified 21 (chassis '936B') with a Ford 289 CID engine, and Bobby a 21, possibly an 18 (chassis '371'?), rebuilt around a new chassis manufactured by the Unsers and fitted with a small block Chevy.

 

Jerry Eisert said to be from Costa Mesa, California. Where was the Eisert shop?

 

See: https://www.oldracin...m/eisert/65-67/

 

https://forums.autos...isert-has-died/

 

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[Michael Ferner]

Yep, Costa Mesa, that's where his shop was. Though he was working also for Frank Harrison of Tennessee (Chattanooga, I think?) at the time, but I doubt he tended two shops.

[Joe Bosworth]

So far two have been overlooked, one I raced in about 1956 and the other I had entered the 1956 event and had to back no show for various reasons.

 

The no show first; this being the Giants Despair climb near Wilkes Barre PA.  This started in 1906 and held for about 10 years to be re-incarnated in 1951 through 1956. In the latter years it was held in conjunction with the Brynfan Tyddyn road races.  Good details are available via   http://www.harveysla...ory_brynfan.htm

 

The second was a SCCA event held in 1956-57ish a few miles south of Paducah KY. Ran two cars for that one as I remember. It was notable that a group of genuine hill-billy types stood at the finish line complete with long rifles and big hats and bib overalls.  I suspect they were there to make sure nobody varied into their hill country.

 

I think if I went into my attic I might find a first in class trophy for a Blackhawk Hill Climb about 1957ish but I am blurry about any details which would make three not listed yet..

 

Cheers

[Rupertlt1]

So far two have been overlooked, one I raced in about 1956 and the other I had entered the 1956 event and had to back no show for various reasons.

 

The no show first; this being the Giants Despair climb near Wilkes Barre PA.  This started in 1906 and held for about 10 years to be re-incarnated in 1951 through 1956. In the latter years it was held in conjunction with the Brynfan Tyddyn road races.  Good details are available via   http://www.harveysla...ory_brynfan.htm

 

The second was a SCCA event held in 1956-57ish a few miles south of Paducah KY. Ran two cars for that one as I remember. It was notable that a group of genuine hill-billy types stood at the finish line complete with long rifles and big hats and bib overalls.  I suspect they were there to make sure nobody varied into their hill country.

 

I think if I went into my attic I might find a first in class trophy for a Blackhawk Hill Climb about 1957ish but I am blurry about any details which would make three not listed yet..

 

Cheers

 

Many thanks for this — Giants Despair was referenced at post #30 — Blackhawk Hill Climb in Rockford, Illinois, ran from circa 1953.

 

Oct 6—5th Annual Blackhawk Hill-

climb. Sponsored by Rockford MG

Car Club at Blackhawk Park in

Rockford. Located at the 15th

Ave. Bridge on the South side of

Rockford. This event is open only

to holders of MG Car Club Com-

petition Licenses. MG CC com-

petition regulations will be in

force (crash helmets, fire extin-

guishers, and seat belts).

Inspection 7:30 A. M. — Practice

9:30 A. M.—Timed runs will start

at 12 noon. For more information

write Blackhawk Hillclimb, 4000

Crestview Drive, Rockford, Ill.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Sunday 29 Sep 1957, Page 60

 

https://www.flickr.c...157649870587822

 

#4 A.C. Ace, maroon

#33 Arnolt-Bristol, cream, Carl Jann, Chicago

#36 Arnolt-Bristol, silver 

#85 Jaguar XK 120 coupe, black? 

#99 Austin Healey 100, black and cream, Graham Mendenhall, Milwaukee

#174 Jaguar XK 120, light blue, Gary Dombroski, Milwaukee — 1st Place: CP

#204 Austin Healey 100/4 M, red and black, J.C. Kilburn, Rockford — 1st Place: DP

 

Find that trophy!

 

Riverside Hill Climb: Riverside Park, Janesville, Wisconsin, 20 April 1958:

 

https://www.flickr.c...57649295825627/

 

Also Riverside Hill Climb, 30 June 1957 — Great Lakes Sports Car Club

Results were as follows:

Class G:

1.—Jim Place, Waukegan, Alfa

2.—J. C. Kilburn, Rockford, MGTC

3.—John Carver, Milwaukee, Alfa

Class F:

1.—Al Williams, Milwaukee, Porsche

2.—Don Walkner, Milwaukee, Porsche

3.—Wilson Greaton, Stevens Point, Porsche

Class E:

1.—Glen Maxon, Milwaukee, TR3

2.—Don Morehouse, Chicago, TR3

3.—Rinny Hiss, Milwaukee, TR3

Class D:

1.—J. C. Kilburn, Rockford, Austin Healey

2.—Ken Neil, Kenosha, Austin Healey

3.—Bob Wynn, Chicago, Austin Healey

Class C:

1.—Steve Wendt, Winnetka, Jaguar

2.—Eugene Renberg, Waukegan, Jaguar

3.—Dick Lichfield, Libertyville, Jaguar       

Over 1600 modified:

1.—Dave Mott, Rockford, VC Special

2.—Dick Yoder, Milwaukee, Arnolt Bristol

3.—Bob Loudaj, Aurora, Nash Healey

Ladies under 1600:

Jane Walkner, Milwaukee, Porsche

Ladies under 1600: (sic)

Terry Neill, Kenosha, Austin Healey

END

 

Dick Yoder also seen at Wilmot Hills, Wisconsin etc.

 

https://www.racingsp...-Yoder-USA.html

 

Other Wisconsin?

Eagle hill climb

Williams Bay hill climb

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Sports car enthusiasts in the

Pittsburgh area will be on hand

for a hill-climb in Fern Hollow,

near Sewickley, today. The hill's

roadway is hard-surfaced, steep

and winding and has a run of

nearly a mile.

The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Sunday 24 Aug 1952, Page 35

 

April 1953, Sewickley Hill Climb

18 October 1953, Steel Cities Region SCCA, 5th Sewickley Hill Climb

12-13 June 1954, 6th Sewickley Hill Climb

16-17 October 1954, 7th Sewickley Hill Climb

25-26 June 1955, 8th Sewickley Hill Climb

23 Oct 1955  

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Maquoketa, Iowa, 9-10 May 1953 — Iowa Region S.C.C.A. — Dubuque hill climb

 

So far we have events in the following 26 states:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky?, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Hawaii

 

Today: AFFCC Maunawili Hill

Climb, practice beginning at

9:30 a.m., timed runs after

Highway intersection, bottom of

Pali Highway hairpin turn.

The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) Sunday 24 Feb 1957, Page 26

 

See you at the Maunawili Hill

Climb today. Practice runs, 9:30

a.m., Jack Shuttleworth presid-

ing.

The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) Sunday 26 May 1957, Page 35

"The appearance of weird and

wonderful machinery highlight-

ed the proceedings. Among the

crop were Peter Gould's slightly

new Cooper-Norton, the first For-

mula III car in the Territory, a

rare Lotus Blossom, and Sher-

man Dowsett's handsome AC

Ace-Bristol."

The Lotus Blossom is thought to be the "Wotus Bwossum" of Leon Miller:

http://lotuseleven.o...tus_bwossom.htm

Although how the car was in Hawaii 20/21 April, then ran Santa Barbara 18/19 May, and was back in Hawaii for 26 May is something of a mystery. (Possibly the G Mod Lotus-Climax of Cal Niday.)

https://www.racingsp...Miller-USA.html

Sherman Dowsett, aka Sherry Dowsett, said to be in A.C. Ace chassis BEX 265.

 

1957 schedule: 24 February; 26 May; 4 August; 22 September

 

Maunawili Hill Climb was a .8 mile course "off Kalanianaole Highway near the Castle Ranch office at the foot of Nuuanu Pali."

 

AFFCC = Armed Forces Foreign Car Club

 

Also: ASCCH = Associated Sports Car Clubs of Hawaii

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Mount Utsayantha Hill Climb, Stamford, New York, S.C.C.A. Southern New York Region

"though of dirt, the surface was smooth, hard-packed and

fast from start to finish. The fastest section of the 1.2-mile

course, a short straight somewhat less than the halfway

mark, was punctuated with a rise over which the cars were

airborne."

Other reports say 1.5 mile course rising 700 feet

"Stamford is located 27 miles east of Onconia on Routes 23 and 10."

17-18 August 1962

FTD: Lee Dean, Afton, "Olde Rumble Guts III" (Olds-powered special, C-Mod), 1min 10.5secs

2. Sam Price, Hazleton, Pa., Porsche (C-Prod), 1min 12secs

"Jim Forno, well-known Vestal

sports car driver, had his little

bit to add the "festivities."

Jim was driving an Italian Cisi-

talia, the same car reputedly

driven by Tazio Nuvolari when

he won Italy's Mille Miglia Race,

the last of his career, in the

early '40s." 

19-21 July 1963, 2nd Annual

FTD: Jim Singer, Buffalo, Lotus Super 7, 1.036

17-19 July 1964, 3rd Annual, newly-paved road

FTD: Lee Dean, Rodes Special, 57.98 sec

2. Steve Elphenben, Corvette, 1:02.77 sec

3. Jim Forno, Jaguar XKE, 1:04

4. Bill Dukerich, Jaguar XKE, 1:05.325 

5. Jerry Rollo, Morgan, 1:07.838

 

Tuscarora Hill Climb, Windsor, NY, Labor Day, 1969

"1½ mile newly blacktopped road"

"four miles east of Windsor and 18 miles east of Binghampton"

850-foot vertical rise

Not to be confused with Tuscarora Hill Climb in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania

 

https://www.progcove...uscarorany.html

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Frewsburg Hill Climb, 1955:

AUTOMOBILE

HILL CLIMB

ROAD RACE COURSE

SUNDAY 3 JULY

2:30 P. M.

FREWSBURG N.Y.

at the

H. A. Scott Farm

FREWSBURG-ONOVILLE ROAD

6 Miles East of Frewsburg N.Y.

Public Invited

 

"a newly devised course for the race extends through a mile of wooded area in the foothills of the Alleghenies"

 

There was a second event scheduled for Sunday 17 July 1955.

 

Other venues in western N.Y. state: Glenwood Hill Climb, Holland Hill Climb.

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Holland Hill Climb, New York, 24-25 August 1957

Milliken Wins Hill Climb

In Four-Wheel-Drive Car

Bill Milliken of Williamsville

Sunday won the Holland Hill

Climb in his special four-wheel

drive sports car, covering the

mile course in .8672 of a minute

before 6000 spectators. Class

winners were:

PRODUCTION CARS—

Class B: Ed Leavens, Toronto, Corvette;

C: George McLure, Pittsburgh, Jaguar;

D: Bill Albertson, Toronto, Austin-Healy;

E: 1st Peter Hayes, Toronto, A.C. Bristol;

2nd Charlie Kreuger, Rochester, Triumph TR3

F: Dr. Bernard Groh, Williamsville, Porsche Speedster;

G: Norm Webb, Rochester, Alfa Veloce.

MODIFIED CARS—

Class C: Bill Klinck, Buffalo, D-Jaguar, 2nd O/A .8701;

Class G: John Soch, Fredonia, Lotus XI, 3rd O/A .9000

Buffalo Evening News, Monday 26 August 1957, Page 31 etc

 

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[Tim Murray]

... covering the mile course in .8672 of a minute ...

Unusual way of denoting the time taken. Was this peculiar to this event, or was it used elsewhere? I don’t recall ever having seen it before.

[Rupertlt1]

Tim, It does turn up, I think on early electronic timers. Bill Close was the timing man in western New York state. Worked out of the Flight Research and Vehicle Dynamics Department of Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, near Buffalo, N.Y.  A scotsman and collaborator with Bill Milliken. He was active both sides of the border. His splendid collection of a lifetime in motor sport is held at IMRRC, Watkins Glen, NY. 

All the early results from Rattlesnake Point Hill Climb, Ontario, 1950-1952, were in the same format.

 

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[Tim Murray]

Interesting - thanks Rupert.

[Rupertlt1]

You can't do four decimal places on a stopwatch?

 

Watkins Glen, 1972

High above the track for the Grand Prix will

be William Close of Williamsville and his wife,

Virginia, leaders of the 108-man team which times

and scores the race and produces the tremendously

complicated charts which make the race under-

standable to experts.

CLOSE STARTED following racing in his native

England, especially motorcycle racing. He

continued this when he came to Canada in 1947,

where he did all kinds of work on stock car

and dirt circuits. He started timing and scoring

at Watkins Glen in 1958 with the first Formula

Libre event.

His involvement at the Glen stemmed from the

interest of many other members of the Cornell

Aeronautical Laboratory staff. Close observed

recently that at one time it seemed all the Grand

Prix workers were from Cornell lab. His wife, then

a lab programmer, had started working on Glen

races in 1949.

While the Grand Prix is the only race for

which he is the chief of scoring and timing, Close

attends most other races, scouting for persons

to serve on his October staff. Close says he needs

an expert staff because every one of the 1,200

timed Grand Prix laps “has to be perfect.”

Buffalo Courier Express, 16 April 1972, Page 22

 

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[Michael Ferner]

I would think it's a newspaper problem. I've come across all kinds of weird timing data in newspapers. From difficult-to-read press handouts, over inattentive journalists to overwoked typesetters, there's enough scopre for things to go wrong!

[Rupertlt1]

Hobo Hill Climb, Liverpool Motor Club, 1-2 September 1962

Cascade Road, Bellvale, New York (left off route 17A, 3½ miles north of Greenwood Lake)

Also 19-20 October 1963:

"Entries will compete for the

50-year-old Francotte Trophy do-

nated to the Liverpool Motor

Club by Ernest Francotte, son

of the famous Belgian racing

driver."

 

Also: Ecurie Rockland Sports Car Club, Sunday 23 July 1961, courtesy of Liverpool Motor Club.

18 November 1962, Liverpool Motor Club.

4-5 May 1963, L.M.C. 

13-14 July 1963, L.M.C.

Sunday 10 May 1964, L.M.C.

Sunday 15 November 1964, L.M.C. 

Sunday 5 September 1965, L.M.C.

Sunday 14 November 1965, L.M.C. 

30 April 1967, L.M.C.

30 July 1967, L.M.C.

15 October 1967, L.M.C. 

Sunday 28 April 1968, L.M.C.

25 August 1968, L.M.C.

Sunday 1 June 1969, L.M.C.   

Sunday 5 September 1969, L.M.C.

Sunday 28 September 1969, L.M.C.   

 

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[Rupertlt1]

The Glenwood Hill Climb was held in western New York State, near Buffalo. Competitive events were held at Murray Hill Road, near Kissing Bridge ski area, in the early fifties. The event attracted competitors from Canada.

 

The Niagara Falls Gazette

Saturday, August 18, 1951, Page 8, box advertisement:

AUTO HILL CLIMB

*Imported Automobiles *Fastest in the

World *All Local Drivers *Most

Treacherous Track in the State

ROUTE 240 AT MURRYHILL SKI CLUB

GLENWOOD, N.Y.-SUN, AUG, 19

Sponsored by Sports Car Club of America

 

Event held Sunday 19 August 1951:

"Locally and in Western New York the new sport has caught

on amazingly fast under the auspices of the national organization.

Last Sunday over 30 cars of foreign make took part in a hill climb

at the Murryhill Ski club hill in Glenwood on route 240. Earlier

in the season a competition was staged at Wilson."

"George Lenz is one of the area's

top enthusiasts and even his keeness

for the new sport was not cooled

off by the fact that he could do

no better than gain a consolation

award in the recent hill climb."

 

Hawley Enters

Hill Climb Tilt

Chet Hawley will enter his TD-

MG sports car racer in a hill

climb just outside of Buffalo to-

morrow.

Winning prize will be given the

driver who gets up the steep hill

the fastest.

It will consist of time trials with

each driver going up alone.

Chet is getting ready for the

Watkins Glen Grand Prix, fam-

ous racing event, next month.

Geneva Daily Times, Saturday 18 August 1951, Page 9

 

Bishop has Fastest

Time in Hill Climb

John N. Bishop, driving a Ford

Special, won the Glenwood hill

climb contest over the weekend, in

the unlimited class. Bishop turned

in the fastest time of the afternoon,

47 seconds, beating out Jack Begry

who won the class A laurels by

climbing the hill in 48.6 seconds.

The Niagara Falls Gazette, Wednesday 22 August 1951, Page 39

 

AFAIK the event ran 1951-1954. Event: 22 August 1954.

 

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[Rupertlt1]

8th annual hill climb held at Keene NY on May 18, 1957.

FTD #29 Bob Bucher, Allard-Cadillac, 1 min 21 seconds for 1.7 mile course.

Class 2: Jim Haynes, Cooper, 1 min 33 sec

Class 4: Gil Knudsen, Siata, 2.20

Class 5: Rush Harp, Alfa, 1.56

Class 6: George Valentine, MGA, 1.47

Class 6M: Sherm Decker, MGA, 1.43

Class 7: Norm Namerow, Elva, 1.30

Class 9: Geo. W. Morris, Jaguar, 1.33

Class 10: Jim Wright, Corvette, 1.40

Class 11: Robert Bucher, Allard, 1.21

Ladies class: Dottie Foot, Special, 1.58

 

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[helioseism2]

Apologies if this has been mentioned before. I have a charming set of three small booklets on "Colorado Sports Cars Of The 1950s". The volumes are:

1. Georgetown Hill Climb June 6-7,1953

2. Buffalo Bill Hill Climb August 1-2, 1953

3. The Aspen Street Races 1951-1954

 

All published by Ron Shaw with photos by William and Beryl Martinez. Frank Barrett mentioned these in the Aspen Road Races thread. Mostly photos, but the back cover of the Buffalo Bill volume has a photo of the typed results sheet of the event. Interesting items are the presence of three of the mysterious "Porche" make, and the fact that a Siata beat the fastest of a horde of MGs by 14 seconds.

[Manfred Cubenoggin]

Interested and pleased to see Norm Namerow's name in Rupert's post #94.  I saw him a number of times at Mosport racing a Lotus 19 c/w Ford 289.  Geeezzz, but he was fast.

 

RIP, Norm.

[Rupertlt1]

Apologies if this has been mentioned before. I have a charming set of three small booklets on "Colorado Sports Cars Of The 1950s". The volumes are:

1. Georgetown Hill Climb June 6-7,1953

2. Buffalo Bill Hill Climb August 1-2, 1953

3. The Aspen Street Races 1951-1954

 

All published by Ron Shaw with photos by William and Beryl Martinez. Frank Barrett mentioned these in the Aspen Road Races thread. Mostly photos, but the back cover of the Buffalo Bill volume has a photo of the typed results sheet of the event. Interesting items are the presence of three of the mysterious "Porche" make, and the fact that a Siata beat the fastest of a horde of MGs by 14 seconds.

 

For more Buffalo Bill see here. (Post #67.)

Also S.C.C.A. Sports Car, November-December 1954, Pages 49-51.

On 8 August 1954 the #47 Siata V8 of Robert Murrell won the over 1,500 c.c. class E with a time of 6:07.6 for the 4½ mile course.

In Class C Production Paul Reeves headed a horde of Jaguars with a time of 6:00.4. In 11th place in the class was Temple Buell, Jaguar, 6:30.9.

FTD Bob Carnes, Jagallac coupe, 5:51.5. Also referred to as Jagillac.

1953: "Sheriff Carl Enlow of Jefferson County estimated 20,000 persons stood in intermittent rain along the precipitous grades."

Where was the Georgetown Hill Climb held? (Not to be confused with an event held in California?)

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Interested and pleased to see Norm Namerow's name in Rupert's post #94.  I saw him a number of times at Mosport racing a Lotus 19 c/w Ford 289.  Geeezzz, but he was fast.

 

RIP, Norm.

 

Dave Greenblatt of Montreal, Sadler-Corvette, set FTD at Keene in 1961 in a time of 1:21.1.

 

See here.

 

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[helioseism2]

Where was the Georgetown Hill Climb held? (Not to be confused with an event held in California?)

 

 

Georgetown is an old silver mining town in the Rocky mountains in Colorado. It still exists, and has turned its old narrow-gauge steam railroad into a tourist attraction. According to the Shaw booklet, the course ran 2 1/2 miles up a hill to the reservoir above Georgetown. Looking at Google maps, this road can only be Guanella pass road. Link

[Rupertlt1]

Bradford Man

Wins Stock

Hill Climb

Gib Messler of Bradford is the

strictly stock car class champion

of the area's first hill climb, held

Sunday before 1,275 paid at the

H. A. Scott Farm on the Onoville-

Frewsburg road.

Jack Abplanalp of Frewsburg

was second. The winner drove a

1955 Chevrolet.

Jim Fontaine of Buffalo, driving

a 1953 Jaguar, won the sports car

class climb followed by Sid Black-

man of Warren in a 1950 Jaguar

four.

Frank Torbe of Buffalo captured

the modified class in a 1932 Ford

hot rod with Arnold Towers of

East Randolph second.

Officials announced ticket holders

who thought the climb was July 4

will be admitted on their ducats

when another meet is held July 17.

Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal—Tuesday Evening, 5 July 1955, Page 19

 

See Post #85.

 

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