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    Visit:

    www.crowmountainhillclimb.org


    I ran this event last year and it was a blast! Since a club racing license is valid for Hillclimbs, I figured I'd give it a try. Somebody come compete against me in ITB at Crow Mountain this year!


    Thanks
    Eddie
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    that looks awesome! I'd love to try it!
    Evan Darling
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    If you think hillclimbs look fun--check this out from last weekend at the Blue Ridge Hillclimb in NC. http://www.subaruworld.net/downloads/videos/
    Steve Eckerich
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    I was bummed to miss the Blue Ridge this year. It's a great event.

    I only wish that they'd find a way to make it exactly twice as long as it is. The NW hillclimbs were all right at 2 miles, plus or minus a bit, and the additional distance made them more of a mental exercise. The BRHC is not what one would call difficult to memorize.

    The town and people are great and the regulars are really nice people to hang out with. I recommend it.

    K

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    Don't miss Crow Mtn - it is a great course.

    1.85 miles, 720 feet of elevation change from the start to the finish.

    See George Bowland's on board video from the 2005 event at:



    Bowland Crow Mountain On Board Video


    http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...39898229460808

    Only ~7 weeks away
    Eddie
    ex RX3 and GTI driver
    "Don't RallyCross what you can't afford to Road Race" - swiped from YH and twisted for me
    "I have heard that any landing you can walk away from is a 'good' landing. I bet this applies to flying airplanes as well." - E.J.

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    ok how 'bout this one!

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=45...q=crow+mountain

    awesome!! looks like a great time!
    Evan Darling
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    Pretty cool.

    Ain't no Chimney Rock though.
    Marc Dana
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    Pretty cool.

    Ain't no Chimney Rock though.
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    Lots of great memories from that place. It is for sale and word is that the state is buying. We will do our best to race there again if that happens!!
    Steve Eckerich
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    Evan,
    I love that video - it helps that the opening shot is ME!
    Eddie
    ex RX3 and GTI driver
    "Don't RallyCross what you can't afford to Road Race" - swiped from YH and twisted for me
    "I have heard that any landing you can walk away from is a 'good' landing. I bet this applies to flying airplanes as well." - E.J.

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    I had a rough week at work and wasn't able to reply, but I just wanted to say WAY COOL!!!! I miss the days of the Mt Washington Hillclimb. My dad ran that hillclimb for years in a SSB Mitsubishi, a ITE Mustang, a AS Mustang, and one of the first WRX's to ever come into the country. He also ran my ITB Audi the first year we built the cars, then after that Stephen and I raced them!!! It was a blast!!! Certainly is the most fun I have ever had in a race car (despite "the accident" on the final year) and most challenging. Someday I will get up to speed and post video's (but that wont be anytime soon, sorry).

    Anyway if you have never done a hillclimb, go do it... it is a blast!!!


    Raymond
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    Above: Stephen charging up 8.5 miles of dirt and pavement on the Mt Washington auto road that runs along the 3,000&#39; cliffs of Mt Washington on the way to the summit in under 8min 30 seconds!!!
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    Yeah, too bad they don&#39;t have any up here. That looks like a lot of fun!!
    Jeff L

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    Yeah, too bad they don&#39;t have any up here. That looks like a lot of fun!!
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    Jeff-

    Up here??? where are you from? They have a lot in VT with the Killington Sports Car Club. Good group of people. I want to do one this fall, but I have been a bit to busy to even think about it.

    http://www.hillclimb.org/
    http://www.kscc.org/index3.html
    http://www.sccnh.org/
    http://www.sccv.org/cms/


    Raymond
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