My First "Hillclimb"

[jpmck03]

So, this weekend I did my first ever "hillclimb." Nothing official, but way fun and totally worth taking the "long" way to visit with relatives!

The route:

PA-74/Veterans Way/Waggoner Gap Road

Northern hillclimb and descent:


Southern hillclimb and descent:



On our way south, we stopped on the southern hill and we met up with a fellow Toyota at the top:


Realized how far up we were:


...and took a quick hike up the mountain in a little nature area to get to this nice view:



On our way home we stopped at the top of the northern hill:


And then made our way back down:


Video of going down the north side of the north hill:
http://youtu.be/L87SG_jmbGQ


Things I learned:
- Slow is smooth (I kinda knew this already...)
- I'm not nearly as good as rev-matching downshifting as I thought I was
- Tanabe NF-210s are a nice improvement in the handling department