Hershey Hill Climb FV times

Ron Mann · Post by **Ron Mann** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:15 pm

Keith Bower had requested this info...I'm not sure if he gets on here or not. If not, and you see Keith...please pass this on to him.

S1966 Kay Smith 64.3119
F1966 John Grubb 58.787
S1967 John Grubb 58.519
F1967 John Grubb 60.427
S1968 Walter Marns 59.753
F1968 Richard Allen 66.405
S1969 Jim Newpher 58.296
F1969 Jim Newpher 56.988
S1970 Willi Ascher 56.682
F1970 Garth Hickoff 56.682

Ron Mann · Post by **Ron Mann** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:16 pm

I bet John Pitman can give you some insight on some of these drivers...he tangled with them!!

John Pitman · Post by **John Pitman** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:44 pm

From 1963 to 1966 I drove a '58 Porsche 1600N Speedster. The Navy interrupted for a bit, and in 1969 I returned in an Autodynamics FV. Willie Ascher was a real champion, very had to beat...I was only able to do that one time (Giant). Garth Hickoff, another formidable adversary, is still around. He called me after seeing my name in the Williamsport paper's article on Rose Valley in 2006. I remember ( and we get faster as we get older) getting under a minute at Hershey, and I think is was a hair under 59. But, in those days, with many vees and many first rate drivers in them I was a periennial 2nd, 3rd or 4th. Always in the season points standings but damn, first place was tough.
While I am at it, another memory: First Hillclimb: Fleetwood, 1963. As I recall I was 7th in a dead stock Speedster on Michlen tires. Yeah, 7th, but there were 40 cars in the class!! That was before EP was divided into three classes.
Time flies when you are having fun...See you all in the spring.
I owe Keith a call, and will relay the times to him.