Polish Mountain Hill Climb Info Page

08/08/2022

Photo request. Does anyone have a shot of Mark Aubele this year at Polish. Writing up the race report, might be good show the car and/or the guy who dominated :)

08/01/2022

Just Wow. Great competition at Chasing the Dragon last weekend. Polish Mountain is coming up this weekend in Flintstone! Will a door banger take FTD?

Official time: 113.988, good for third overall and second in class(SU). Car: #117 Kswapped 1994 Miata(K24Z3)230whp on "full kill" E85 mapFresh 245 Hoosier A7...

07/21/2022

Rulz is rulz :) Our permit-required road closure press release is now released.

Polish Mountain Hill Climb Road Closure Notice

The 2022 Polish Mountain Hill Climb will be held on August 6h and 7th on the West side of Polish Mountain. The following road closures will take place between 6 AM to 6 PM each day.

Closed roads will include Maryland 144 AE “Gilpin Road” from the intersection with Town Creek Road to the top of Polish Mountain at the intersection with Maryland 144 “National Pike” and Maryland 144 “National Pike” from the intersection with Town Creek Road to the top of Polish Mountain at the intersection with Maryland 144 “Gilpin Road” in Allegany County.

Variable message signs and road closure signs will be in place. Event safety personnel will man the closed areas during the Hill Climb event.

07/20/2022

Remember that keg that magically turned into floater by Sunday morning after being tapped at the Saturday Night Paddock Dinner last year. Compliments of Western Maryland Distributing, another one just like it will magically appear this year. Say hello to Hazy IPA.

07/15/2022

Okay. Who’s bringing one?

07/12/2022

Free t shirt! Free lunch!

Before proceeding, please be sure to read the Worker Information sheet for 2022 at the URL here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/13YB-VIHicHBU6lrbLZInWgMjBBsmmwqC/view?usp=sharing

07/08/2022

ALLEGANY COUNTY STEPS UP FOR POLISH MOUNTAIN - The Allegany County Commissioners last night waved the green flag to help ensure that the Polish Mountain Hill Climb will be held in August on Gilpin Road near Flintstone.

County government has been supportive of the event since its inception in 2007 by initiating the legislatively approved permit process needed to close Gilpin Road for the two-day competition. County tourism has also participated over the years as a promotional partner for the weekend's activities.

Commissioners Creade Brodie, Jake Shade and Dave Caporale took their support up a notch yesterday in response to a letter of request from WDCR SCCA Western Maryland Chapter President John Felten to provide financial support that will allow the event to proceed in the face of inflation challenges that might impact racer participation. 100% of event proceeds support the Flintstone VFD and represent the largest single fund raising weekend of the year for that organization.

Although 35 teams have entered from 11 states so far, organizers were concerned that the event might have to be cancelled if fixed costs for the various safety requirements could not be met. The commissioners approved a one-time $3,500 grant from the county's promotional fund to ensure that Polish Mountain is a go regardless of competitor count.

To commemorate the commitment, club president Felten and the commissioners gathered around the only remaining checkered flag from the inaugural hill climb in 2007 that is not in private hands.

07/06/2022

We are actively seeking volunteers who wanna be in the front lines of the hill climb action! Click the link! Any volunteers would be a great help! Please share

Before proceeding, please be sure to read the Worker Information sheet for 2022 at the URL here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/13YB-VIHicHBU6lrbLZInWgMjBBsmmwqC/view?usp=sharing

07/06/2022

Who will break the record this year?

The results are in. Rave reviews for Maryland SHA's resurface of Gilpin Road appear well founded :) Twelve new hill records in 2021, but the overall record survives.

http://pahillclimb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-Polish-Mtn-Results.pdf