2006 ROSE VALLEY HILLCLIMB

“I wish I could have been there”

The Rose Valley Hillclimb is the fifth event in the 2006 Time Trials series and, from what this convalescing driver heard from his fellow competitors, it’s one I shouldn’t have missed!

Seventy-one drivers competing in thirty-five classes set ten class records while having the opportunity to make twelve timed runs over the course of the two day event.

The weather for both days was sunny and HOT and, while there were delays each day due to some mishaps, there were no major incidents or injuries.

Special thanks are due to Matt Rowe, the Trout Run Volunteer Fire Co., and all the officials and workers whose efforts made this event the success that it was.

Friday night’s Registration and Tech. went smoothly and, on Saturday morning, after novice orientation and the driver’s meeting, touring runs began followed by timed runs- interspaced with a lunch break- for the balance of the day.

The party Saturday night was up to Rose Valley’s usual high standards of good food, good drink and good company!

Sunday was a repeat of Saturday with, reportedly, only one off-road incident resulting in any significant damage to the race vehicle.

The following drivers set class records: in ITA, Mike Ancas in a Dodge Neon at 68.022; in ITC in a VW Rabbit, John Champion at 75.414; in EP, Ton Suveg at 66.785 in a Mazda RX-7; in F500, John Zabriski at 67.169 in a Zabriskie F500; in DSR, at 60.565, Kurt Eikenberg in a Prince PR01; in ST.MOD., Mike Aubele in a Mustang at 61.428; in ST.MOD2, at 62.007, Jeff Fazio in a Toyota MR2; in HIST2, in a Porsche, Pete Stillwell at 65.887; in SPEC1, John Hartnett at 59.178 in a KlausHK-1; and in Spec3, with both a NEW HILL AND CLASS RECORD, Darryl Danko in his LOLA T8900 at 51.770!

The following are some observations of happenings on the hill as reported to this driver: the Geib’s celebrated their 50^th Wedding Anniversary! An extra well-done to Nelson Kase who spent 2 hours crawling up the hill looking for (and finding) a break in the timing wires. Chris Mower’s new neon has a propensity for perching on hay bales. Jeff Fazio invited a friend and spent the weekend trying to beat him! The “Pros from Dover”- the Maloneys- dominated FV…again. George Fink gave the rollcage in his SOLO V a real test…it passed. Bill Lessig’s Lotus Elan is in SPEC 1? Bob Oswald appears to have his new Ghia sorted out and I’m sorry I missed Butch King in his big, bad Blazer.

The general consensus was that this was a well organized and well run event so thanks again to all those who made it so!

Duryea Hillclimb is the next event; see you on the hill!

Joe Foering, #37