Newport Hill Climb - Pictures

Here ya go Levi

 

Ill definately consider it don.. looks like fun.
Dave

 

...that looks like a good time,...a friend of mine has been tryin to get me to go to this for years; now I really want to go....thanks for the great pics/post.

 

I really enjoyed your pictures.... THANX!

 

there are hills in IN??!

I wish I would've known about this. it looks like fun. Keep us posted for next year!

 

I saw on the news it's supposed to be in the mid 60's, but today is only Monday.

 

Well not sure about "hills" but there in one "hill"

 

Hey thats me in the green shirt and straw hat. The blue roadster and I are about to part company.

 

How tall is the hill? Is it a straight road up the hill or is it a windy road? What kind of times were the cars running? Just curious. Looks like a fun event for my speedster.
Brad

 

Hill is straight. Can't remember the lenght, seems to be over 1800 feet. Flatheads turn it in low to mid 20 seconds, model As mid 30s on up. Speedsters vary alot, some are fast, according what has been done.

 

It's always the first weekend in Oct. Very nice time in a quaint little town (until us gypsies hit ). We always camp in our tear drop in "Bubba's trailer park", move a fire pit in, listen to everyone's stories while hearing a car "sneak" up the hill at night....relaxing but as much fun as you want to make it.

 

Cool, are there specific cl***es and prizes? Recorded records?

 

off topic but you guys can run open headers on the street is there a year cut off or just go for it

 

It is very organized with cl***es, tech, times, prizes, etc. If GMC Bubba or Mercdeuceman are reading this, they can fill you in on the technical info.

 

Technically the Hill Climb is the first Sun. of Oct and the preceding weekend. Sometimes it will overlap Sep/Oct if the first Sun is on the 1st or 2nd. There is a website with a lot of the cl*** information on it but oddly it is under construction right now.

 

Really nice pics.....What a great variety of cars for your town.
Thanks for sharing!

 

Regular comp cars are pre 1943 and totally stock. Time is added for radials,intake mods and other changes from stock.
The T"s F1M cl***s is the only cl*** where mods are allowed. As long as stock block and trans is used. Until a couple years ago the fastest ever to go up the Hill was a very fast modified T. Last year a 40 Ford ( maybe kinda stock) flathead v 8 set a new record it was 22-23 sec ??
There is a discontinued cl*** allowed up to 55 to handle the desotos and henry J's etc...

A must do event. every year alias Bubba

 

You did get your free moon pie didnt you.?
Sorry i didnt talk to ya more , i was pretty sick the entire weekend with a inner ear infection. I just sit most of the time.. Next year come back and we can shoot the breeze a bit.
Love the 58 BTW, see ya at the Spam A Rama in April in Indy.........