History of Hillclimbs

Hillclimbs in the south have a long history. Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, NC played host to hillclimbs from 1956 to 1995.

Beech Mountain hosted hillclimbs from 1996 - 2001. After Beech, the Blue Ridge Hillclimb in Sparta, NC was run from 2003 - 2006.

In 2007 the Wolf Ridge Hillclimb was run on May 19 and 20.

For more on the history of hillclimbs in the south, please visit the following pages.
http://www.historicmustang.com/tidwell.html
http://www.crowmountainhillclimb.org/history.htm
http://www.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2003/0508/race_car.php3
http://www.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2005/0512/hillclimb.php3
http://sparta-nc.com/hillclimb/2004photos/photo1/
http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/4031.html
http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/usahc.html