Knox Mountain Hill Climb – Volunteers needed!

Unless the upcoming Knox Mountain Hill Climb gets volunteers – and quickly – the event is in danger of being cancelled.
Organizers of the car event say the 53rd Annual Knox Mountain Hill Climb has one-fifth of the volunteers needed to run the two-day event.

“The hill climb needs 50 volunteers per day to work as course workers. At this time we have less than 10,” says co-chair Bryon Fulton.

“We have been sending out PSAs by fax for the past three weeks, but I haven’t heard a single mention,” says Fulton, adding the charity event has no advertising budget. ” Consequently it is very late in the game and we do not have anywhere near enough course workers to run the event.

The hill climb needs 50 volunteers for both days of the event, which runs this long weekend on May 22 and May 23.

“Anyone who has an interest in motor sports, or would just like to help out is asked to call 250 212-1889 to volunteer,” says Fulton. “Volunteers must be 19 years of age or older. Volunteers receive lunch and a Knox Hill Mountain Climb t-shirt.”

The Knox Mountain Hill Climb is run annually on Knox Mountain Park Road. The road, while paved, is narrow with off-camber corners and steep grades. It is 3.5km long, and climbs approximately 245 meters in elevation for an average grade of 6.7 per cent.

Cars are run one at a time, each trying to reach the top in the lowest elapsed time. Drivers/cars compete in various classes from open wheeled formula cars to powerful large engined GT cars. But, each hopes to be “King of the Hill”, earning the fastest time of the weekend.

The current hill record is 1m:37.065, held by John Haftner of Vancouver. Times under two minutes are considered exceptionally fast, with few drivers achieving that and even fewer sedans having ever achieved that. Most times fall between 2m00s and 2m30s. To achieve top times, speeds in excess of 160km/h must be reached on the short straights.

http://www.knoxmtnhillclimb.ca

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Story by Elisha Dacey