The 2023 Pagoda Hillclimb was held June 24-25, 2023 in Reading PA, and was the third event in the PHA Championship Series.
Pagoda 2023
Spring Weatherly 2023
Spring Weatherly was held June 10-11, 2023 in Weatherly PA, and was the second event in the 2023 PHA Championship series.
Photo credit Judy Desrosier
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2023 Spring Jefferson
The first event in the 2023 PHA Championship series was the 2023 Spring Jefferson Time Attack. It was held over Memorial Day weekend – May 27 & 28, 2023 — on the Jefferson Circuit at Summit Point Motorsports Park in Summit Point, WV.
(Photo Credit Trevor Filipowicz)
Carlisle Import & Performance Show 2023
Once again, the PHA put on a great display at the 2023 Carlisle Import & Performance Show.
2022 PHA Awards Banquet (and Critique Meeting)
The 2022 PHA Awards banquet was held on November 12 at the Grantville PA Holiday Inn.
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Fall Weatherly 2022
2022 Fall Weatherly Hillclimb was held September 17-18, and was the final event of the PHA Championship Series. And yes, we had a wedding to celebrate, held on the Weatherly hillclimb start line. Congratulations to Crystal & Matt, and more pictures are included below.
We had perfect weather for the last event of our season. It remained perfectly dry for once, and daytime temperatures were in the upper 70’s, low 80’s.
The battle between J. Kurt Eikenberg and Bill Feist was a fun one to watch, with Kurt taking FTD on his last run in his 1994 Cheetah SR1 that he runs in Special 1 (S1) — his best time was a 50.062.
Fall Shenandoah Track Sprint 2022
The 2022 Fall Shenandoah Track Sprint Event was held September 3-4 at Summit Point Motorsports Park in WV. While it was a little hot, it was dry for the entire event. We were offered 18 timed runs for the weekend, and that’s a record (previous record is 13, set in 2021).
Jon (Kurt) Eikenberg took FTD in his 1994 Cheeta SR1 that he runs in Special 1 with a 86.611.
Duryea Hillclimb 2022
The 2022 Duryea Hillclimb event was held August 20 – 21 in Reading PA. We had only 69 timed entries, and I’m sure the organizers were disappointed by the low entry count for an event that typically fills to its 100 entry limit within the first few hours of registration opening. However, from a driver’s perspective, we got 8 runs each on this 2+ mile course on a dry weekend, and most of us took full advantage of the extra seat time in almost perfect conditions!
Ten novices competed, and six new class records were set, but I’m getting ahead of myself again.
Mark Aubele once again took FTD in his 2003 Ford Mustang (with LS Swap) that he runs in Super Production Over (SPO), continuing his FTD streak – he has taken FTD at all PHA Championship Series events so far this year. Mark’s time was a 106.696, and is also an SPO class record.
Polish Mountain Hillclimb 2022
The 2022 Polish Mountain Hillclimb was held August 6-7 in Flintstone, MD. The course was in excellent shape, having been completely repaved in 2020. But since it is August, we dealt with very hot weather and afternoon thunderstorms both days, so the course didn’t ever completely dry out. Despite a damp course, 5 class records were set. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
First of all, Mark Aubele once again took FTD in his 2003 Ford Mustang (with LS Swap) that he runs in Super Production Over (SPO).
Giants Despair Hilllclimb 2022
The 2022 Giants Despair Hillclimb was held July 9-10 in Laurel Run, PA. The weekend was dry, a little on the warm side, but quite pleasant for the most part.
Mark Aubele once again took FTD with a 41.718 — so far, he has made FTD at all PHA events this year. Mark runs a 2003 Ford Mustang (with LS swap) in Super Production Over (SPO) .
