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- Sue Salsburg
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Anyone have the dates for this year's Hershey? May 5-7? Thanks, Sue
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Thanks Paul - that was what I was afraid of. It conflicts with another vintage event. Glad to hear the tech process is improving! Are the organizers finally listening to the drivers' complaints? Next request - streamline the pit lane mess for 2 driver cars. Who ever dreamed up that staging never had to turn around a welded rear, on slicks, with a reverse lockout.
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Thor,
If you would learn to drink a good beer like "BUD" you could drink with me. Or if you started drinking Bourbon you could definitely drink with me. I know Sue and Dave make one great blended drink that slips my mind. But when you have a great trailer like theirs you can make just about anything you want. I haven't had a drink all Winter. Am saving up for Hershey and beyond.
Morg
If you would learn to drink a good beer like "BUD" you could drink with me. Or if you started drinking Bourbon you could definitely drink with me. I know Sue and Dave make one great blended drink that slips my mind. But when you have a great trailer like theirs you can make just about anything you want. I haven't had a drink all Winter. Am saving up for Hershey and beyond.
Morg
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The short answer to why PHA doesn't run there is the course would not pass a SCCA safety inspection. Hershey is run under it's own organization with it's own insurance and is supposed to be an exhibition event. The theory is that by callling it an exhibition event and allowing only "vintage" entries people won't drive as hard and there will be fewer "incidents".
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Out of curiosity... What is un-safe about it?Matt Rowe wrote:The short answer to why PHA doesn't run there is the course would not pass a SCCA safety inspection.
The theory is that by callling it an exhibition event and allowing only "vintage" entries people won't drive as hard and there will be fewer "incidents".
What exactly keeps pre-80 (or whatever is classified as vintge) cars on the road that us late model-ers are missing?
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well, the road is kinda narrow with trees right up to the edge of the paving. even though it's a vintage event people still crash. it is a fun hill to run, the course I mean. even has a return road so you don't have to wait at the top like all the other hills
Morg, I'll take you up on the Bud, and burbon this year, maybe I'll give you a ride to thr party in the Thing!(it's street legal) the fun we'll have.
the thing that keeps vintage cars on the road is the desire NOT TO CRash your vintage race car that you can not get parts for! I plan on running a 1974 VW THING, that is my daly driver, so I can't crash that.
THOR
Morg, I'll take you up on the Bud, and burbon this year, maybe I'll give you a ride to thr party in the Thing!(it's street legal) the fun we'll have.
the thing that keeps vintage cars on the road is the desire NOT TO CRash your vintage race car that you can not get parts for! I plan on running a 1974 VW THING, that is my daly driver, so I can't crash that.
THOR
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Brandon,
Matt's explanation of why is right on. My club is the one that took the Hershey Hillclimb over after a dormant period. Years ago when it was first started it was designed for Vintage cars to go and have some fun.
Like any Hill you can go as fast or as slow as you please. Everyone that participates gets a participation trophy. Like other Hillclimbs there is a banquet on Sat. put on by Hershey at the convention center which is superb. There is a concours event at the Hershey Hotel and each year we try and feature a different type of car gathering. Last year it was the Healy. There were some great looking concours cars that were featured last year. If the weather is nice we get a very nice turnout of spectators. Like the car museum features historic cars of the past, Hersheys intent was to have an event for the Vintage cars to actually participate in an event. Many of the drivers only drive their Vintage cars at Hershey and nowhere else. Others do participate in PHA events along with Hershey.
The best way I can explain it is that Nascar events run Nascar type cars, Indy runs Indy type cars, Corvette gatherings run Corvettes and Hershey Vintage Hillclimb runs Vintage type cars.
Brandon, I hope this clears up the reason Hershey only allows Vintage race cars to run. Like a fine wine gets better with age so to is the Hershey Vintage Hillclimb improving with each passing year.
If you are free for this years event stop by and look at some great cars.
Morgan
Matt's explanation of why is right on. My club is the one that took the Hershey Hillclimb over after a dormant period. Years ago when it was first started it was designed for Vintage cars to go and have some fun.
Like any Hill you can go as fast or as slow as you please. Everyone that participates gets a participation trophy. Like other Hillclimbs there is a banquet on Sat. put on by Hershey at the convention center which is superb. There is a concours event at the Hershey Hotel and each year we try and feature a different type of car gathering. Last year it was the Healy. There were some great looking concours cars that were featured last year. If the weather is nice we get a very nice turnout of spectators. Like the car museum features historic cars of the past, Hersheys intent was to have an event for the Vintage cars to actually participate in an event. Many of the drivers only drive their Vintage cars at Hershey and nowhere else. Others do participate in PHA events along with Hershey.
The best way I can explain it is that Nascar events run Nascar type cars, Indy runs Indy type cars, Corvette gatherings run Corvettes and Hershey Vintage Hillclimb runs Vintage type cars.
Brandon, I hope this clears up the reason Hershey only allows Vintage race cars to run. Like a fine wine gets better with age so to is the Hershey Vintage Hillclimb improving with each passing year.
If you are free for this years event stop by and look at some great cars.
Morgan
What happens in Hershey is hard as hell to undo!Sue Salsburg wrote:You know what Mel says about what happens in Weatherly stays in Weatherly? Well, the corollary is NEVER apply logic to Hershey. Sue
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Rode a moped over to the Hershey Hill on Saturday...the course is in BRUTAL shape! I was shocked! Very suitable for a rally-X! There were paving machines down at the bottom, so hopefully they'll pave the entire track instead of patching the areas I saw (and there were MANY). Maybe someone more involved can shed some light??
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haha...I was wondering he was going to bust my chops on that!! Would have guessed Thor!
Can't beat a quick cruise on a 'ped...1976 Puch Newport, AACA 2nd Jr!!
It was FTD at Hershey that day, beat a dude walking a Dachshund & a chick pushing a baby carriage!!!
Can't beat a quick cruise on a 'ped...1976 Puch Newport, AACA 2nd Jr!!
It was FTD at Hershey that day, beat a dude walking a Dachshund & a chick pushing a baby carriage!!!
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