911 GT3 Pikes Peak record run

[PaxtonShelby]

this is freakin' AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

http://pca.org/Panorama/PanoramaPhot...10RaceRun.aspx

[Mark Aubele]

I will run that hill someday.

[Killercanary]

That was bad ass!

[mr4teth]

WOW ... that was intense!

[Black Magic]

That was incredible run! What a hoot it had to be . Fantastic driving.

[95V6]

I would honestly kill to do something like that!

[AdamantiumSilvr]

Woww, talk about livin on the edge, literally!!

[03 OW SVT]

That was insane! Dude can drive.

[Black Magic]

Barry, I agree . I am going to take some driving courses this summer . even learn how to do good drag racing. Take a course and maybe the dream will come true. There is a great driving school in PA. see below:

Description: Offers racing programs in Formula-style racecars and advanced safety techniques in passenger cars.
Pennsylvania

Bertil Roos Racing School
Web site: www.racenow.com
Headquarters:
P.O. Box 221
Blakeslee, PA 18610
(800) 722-3669
Track location:
Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond Road
Long Pond, PA 18334
(570) 646-2300
Description: Offers a variety of multiday racing schools and 1-on-1 coaching inFormula-style racecars, as well as a precision driving school in passenger cars.
Doug Foley's Drag Racing School
Web site: www.dougfoley.com
Headquarters:
153 Cooper Road
West Berlin, NJ 08091
(800) 485-4746
Track location:
Maple Grove Dragway
30 Stauffer Park Lane
Mohnton, PA 19540
(610) 856-7812
Description: Offers drag race training and experience in drag cars, race-prepped passenger cars or participants' cars.
Endurance Karting Racing School
Web site: www.endurancekarting.com
Headquarters:
14411 GreenPoint Lane
Huntersville, NC 28078
(704) 992-2812 or (704) 973-7799
Track location:
BeaveRun Motorsports Complex
201 Penndale Road
Wampum, PA 16157
(724) 535-1000
Description: Offers training and racing with go-karts. Available family-friendly programs.
Stock Car Racing Experience
Web site: www.877stockcar.com
Headquarters:
Box 500
Blakeslee, PA 18610
(877) 786-2522
Track location:
Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond Road
Long Pond, PA 18334
(570) 646-2300
Description: Offers ride-along and driving programs in stock cars.
Track Time Driving School
Web site: www.tracktime.com
Headquarters: 131 Adrian Street
Manchester, MI 48158
(734) 428-2700 or (734) 428-2703
Track location:
BeaveRun Motorsports Complex
201 Penndale Road
Wampum, PA 16157
(724) 535-1000
Description: Offers a wide variety of high-performance driving, autocross, stockcar and Formula-style racecar programs. Available use of high-performance cars, stock cars, Formula-style racecars or participants' vehicles.

[Mark Aubele]

I would honestly kill to do something like that!

Barry, I agree . I am going to take some driving courses this summer . even learn how to do good drag racing. Take a course and maybe the dream will come true.

Or even better, the exact form of racing you guys are drooling over happens every year in the great state of Pa. The courses are a bit shorter, but the entry fees aren't $1000 like Pikes Peak, and you get way more runs, and as an added bonus it isn't a full days drive without stopping. All you need is a car, and some safety equipment.

Some vids of our hills in a couple of my cars:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/user/MAubele?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/XrA-K9Qgnt8"]YouTube - MAubele's Channel[/ame]

And the horrifyingly outdated website where you can find further information about the hills...

www.pahillclimb.org

Hillclimbing isn't a dream, it is only 4 hours away.

[Black Magic]

Or even better, the exact form of racing you guys are drooling over happens every year in the great state of Pa. The courses are a bit shorter, but the entry fees aren't $1000 like Pikes Peak, and you get way more runs, and as an added bonus it isn't a full days drive without stopping. All you need is a car, and some safety equipment.

Some vids of our hills in a couple of my cars:

YouTube - MAubele's Channel

And the horrifyingly outdated website where you can find further information about the hills...

www.pahillclimb.org

Hillclimbing isn't a dream, it is only 4 hours away.

Great Idea . When do they hold this? Great clip ! IS that a Go Video recorder? Dave

[Mark Aubele]

That was some old camera I had. Some of the more recent vids (from 2010) are a flip camera. The first hillclimb is Weatherly on June 12, they run all through the summer until late September. Schedule is on the pahillclimb website.

[Killercanary]

Mark I have always wondered how these hill climb events are run. Do you walk the course as in autocross, if not how do you know your braking points, lines, etc? How do you get back down? Do they hold the next car until you turn around? It might sound trivia but I always wondered. Also, where do they "grid" the cars since these are run on closed public roads with no real parking lots and such? Have you done Polish Mountain?

[Mark Aubele]

Mark I have always wondered how these hill climb events are run. Do you walk the course as in autocross, if not how do you know your braking points, lines, etc? How do you get back down? Do they hold the next car until you turn around? It might sound trivia but I always wondered. Also, where do they "grid" the cars since these are run on closed public roads with no real parking lots and such? Have you done Polish Mountain?

You could walk it if you wanted, but not many do (we are talking sometimes over 2 miles), if I am at a hill I have never run, I try to drive up the night before, but others i just take it a bit easy the first couple runs. Half the game is being able to quickly learn the hill.

The grid is separated into two groups, the "race" group and the "street" group (the irony is that the street cars have gotten to the point where 6 out of ten or so of the ten fastest are street cars now), basically split the total into two groups. That entire group takes a run, then once everyone has run, they drive back down together on the course (except at Polish Mountain and Giants, they both have their own return road, they still wait until everyone has taken their run). Each hill has their own "grid", sometimes a lot at the bottom, and some have multiple pits, usually a lot near the starting line. They close the area around the hills, in the case of Weatherly, they pretty much close the town (they even have a parade on Friday night before the race weekend, and the COPS ask you to do burnouts, pretty cool).

We usually get about 8-12 runs, depending on carnage, which varies wildly. Out of an average 80-100 cars per event, there are usually 5-10 wrecks in varying severity. Can get pretty ugly. Noone has been life flighted for a couple years though...

Have I done Polish Mountain? Yep... :D

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZfEGvJbDW8"]YouTube - Polish Mountain Hillclimb Wreck[/ame]

[speedracer]

Have I done Polish Mountain? Yep... :D

YouTube - Polish Mountain Hillclimb Wreck

No 4 letter words ending in "ing" to discribe the loss of grip in that video?

[Ron @ Auto Illusions]

Speedracer... I think I would have invented some new words right there.... LOL

[Mark Aubele]

No 4 letter words ending in "ing" to discribe the loss of grip in that video?

I said a couple after I shut the camera off.

[Black Magic]

Thanks Mark i am going to be there. Dave

[Mark Aubele]

Thanks Mark i am going to be there. Dave

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. I won't be around hillclimbing much this year, unless I decide to put a rollbar in the Cobalt.

[TYR FRYR]

Thanks for the info, Mark. I wondered how it worked.