PA Hillclimb

Unfortunately I will add another sad note: Bill Rutan who raced his canvas covered 'bathtub' with PHA over the years (using the same tires throughout) passed away on April 5th in Essex, CT. Bill was a factory driver for Saab and Volvo back in his younger days and still holds the non-paved record tim...

I visited Duryea Sunday with my grandkids and watched the action on Mt. Penn. It was quite a thrill to see and hear (and in the case of Merlin's Merlin, also to be able to feel) the cars streak past after a several year absence. It was nice to see most of the drivers I remember still competing and t...

Cameron, I'd like to echo George Bowland's comments: The racing and the racers of PHA drew me to regularly encounter 7 to 12 hour tows from New England, rarely missing an event for 10 years. I could have competed much closer to home but PHA made that much off a difference to me. Illness and slow car...

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Good luck to all this weekend.

Bob D'Amore

A 100 year old Peerless passed at least one (much newer) car during the 2004 Mt Washington hill climb. I was told the riding mechanic refused to ride back down the mountain with the driver. The Peerless was about the size of Butch King's semi tractor and had close to 1000 cubic inches. It beat the o...