Any hill climbers?

[mwizard]

I keep seeing that this is an Autocross and Hillclimb forum. I have not seen any Hc posts. Is anyone doing it in a FF? There is an event sort of locally every year and I consider it each year. Just wondering if I could get a head start on what it would take. Firmer tires than autoX? Stiffer suspension? What else?
Mark

[p_matt]

In North Carolina there is "Chasing the Dragon" twice a year. 2014 will be on March 22 & 23 and then on September 13 & 14. http://www.dragonhillclimb.com/

Setup depends on the course.

[rickb99]

I keep seeing that this is an Autocross and Hillclimb forum.

Your car is too new but, SOVREN (vintage racers) have a hill climb every year up near Portland, Oregon called the Mary Hill Hill Climb.

It also includes wine tasting and lots of good eating along the way.

MORE INFO:
http://www.sovren.org/events/mhc/

[formulasuper]

.....(vintage racers) have a hill climb every year up near Portland, Oregon called the Mary Hill Hill Climb.

"It also includes wine tasting and lots of good eating along the way."

Rick, wouldn't this hurt your run times?

[rickb99]

[QUOTE=formulasuper;419055....Rick, wouldn't this hurt your run times? [/QUOTE]

LOL, good point. But the stops at winery's in the area are at the conclusion of the days speed/climb events

[na94]

Maryhill is a great road - but somewhat dangerous in an open wheel car.

My co-driver myself run the knox mountain hill climb in Kelowna and will be back there this year. Here's a video of him driving:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf8KZdosZ_c

[provamo]

Pennsylvania Hill Climb Association

European Hill Climb Championship

[Numbskull XIV]

I first was introduced to Auto Racing when I was a kid by watching Pennsylvania hill climb association events. I watched for years, hoping to race one day. PHA drivers are a great group of guys that will do anything for a fellow driver. +1 for PHA

Jon

[mwizard]

Maryhill is a great road - but somewhat dangerous in an open wheel car.

My co-driver myself run the knox mountain hill climb in Kelowna and will be back there this year. Here's a video of him driving:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf8KZdosZ_c

Wow. They go to a lot of work to set up that course. Do you know what your max speed was?
Mark

[na94]

Wow. They go to a lot of work to set up that course. Do you know what your max speed was?
Mark

Yep, it's right at the edge of a town, with houses built on the mountain. Having a crash start a fire would not be good. The level of prep is, however, reflected in the entry fee.

I think we are hitting 110mph or so before turn 7... I don't quite remember =)

[tongboy]

My locost doesn't quite qualify as an open wheel car but there are sometimes some FFs and a few older lola's that run with the NW hillclimb group. http://www.nhahillclimb.org/

They run a few hillclimbs out of northern cali and southern oregon as well as Maryhill and a few out in Idaho.

I went to two events for the first time this last year and was totally hooked after my first outing. they are SO much fun!

I'm intending on trying to go to all of their events this year.

I really recommend going out to an event - even if you don't run it's a great experience - go sit at one of the safety spots up the hill and watch cars go flying by.

[TED E. BAYER]

Registration just opened for the Dragon Hillclimb March 22-23

http://myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmE...event_id=14458

Last year, we had over 3000 spectators, and everythign from a Formula cars to a McLaren MB1 Can Am car to a Lancia Delta Integrale.
View from cockpit is awesome... here's a ride with a GT3 Porsche...
http://youtu.be/w4-fx8acQAE

More information at www.dragonhillclimb.com

Thanks
Ted

[tonychilton]

We have a series of hillclimbs in the NW in CA, OR, WA, and ID run by the Northwest Hillclimb Assoc. (NHA) and local sponsoring clubs (usually AX clubs) . See www.nhahillclimb.org .
We would love to share and communicate with other US hillclimb organizations.