Sunday Aug. 3, 2008
Press Contact: Mark Seiler, Marketing/PR 704-898-0141 mark@ccrscca.com
BANNER ELK, NC - At the Second Annual Rock-N-Road Hill Climb at the Lodges at Eagles Nest John Finger, whose racing career includes multiple wins at the Chimney Rock Hill Climb and the 24 Hours of Daytona, returned to hill climbing in dramatic fashion. With little time left and “King of the Hill” honors in hand he loaded up his Riley Protofab Super Vee only to see his victory being snatched away by fellow Greenville, SC resident Gary Ramsey in his Cobra replica. Finger then unloaded his car for one last run and was able to recapture the crown. “I really had to pedal hard for this one.” said Finger, “I’m on top of the hill, not over it.” Finger’s winning time was 1:28.368, one and a half seconds faster than Ramsey. For Ramsey, whose background is decades of circle track racing, it was only his second attempt at a hill climb in a car that he builds and sells; the ‘66 Cobra Replica.
The top street-legal car was a 2006 Subaru WRX STI driven to, from and at the event by Steven Rankins with a time of 1:34.733, good for seventh overall.
The closest competition of the weekend was in C-Street Prepared class where Jeremy Cox edged defending CSP Champ Willie Stock by .059 seconds in a back and forth battle that saw Cox’s car go down with mechanical problems on Saturday afternoon only to be fixed by noon Sunday and return to action. It was Cox’s first hill climb win.
North Carolina Weekend featured last year’s Rock ‘n Road Hillclimb on their show.
View the segment here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGSxffzfxo
August 1, 2008 to August 3, 2008
The Rock n’ Road Hillclimb at Eagle’s Nest is just around the corner!
Registration is now open at MyAutoEvents!
Supplemental regulations, entry form and other details are now available!!
Download the document - Adobe PDF or MS Word
Here are the results from the 2008 Wolf Ridge Hillclimb!
Overall results - http://www.ccrscca.com/results/wrhc08_raw.htm
Class results - http://www.ccrscca.com/results/wrhc08_fin.htm
Congratulations to the under two minute club!!
Stan Vann (70 Caldwell D9) time - 116.154
Ted Theodore (80 Mazda Special Bandit AR-1) - 117.633
Steven Rankins (Subaru Impreza STi) - 119.314
Eagle’s Nest is just around the corner!
June 7, 2008 to June 8, 2008
Visit the Wolf Ridge Hillclimb web site for full details!
Registration is now open at MyAutoEvents!
The 2nd annual Wolf Ridge Hillclimb is getting close!
The inaugural event was held May 19-20, 2007, and everyone in attendance agreed that it had the potential to become one of the best hillclimbs in the Southeast!
The 2nd annual Wolf Ridge Hillclimb will be happening on June 7-8, 2008. Get ready for an amazing course, a beautiful area, and wonderful, generous hosts!
Stunning scenery, great location, challenging course layout, and the best driver’s in the U.S. are all going to converge in May to create something spectacular for motorsports in the Southeast!
2007 CCR Hill Climbs
Previous Years Hill Climbs
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