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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/22/2009 9:36 AM)
Here is something I stumbled across a while back on google earth. We havn't been out to check it out yet, but I hope to one evening this week.
39-42-45-84N 77-58-25-16W
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/22/2009 9:46 AM)
Maybe a little too far north, but check out Sulpher Springs Rd just south of the river in Williamsport, PA.
41-12-08-09N 76-58-58-59W
(Message edited by drscope On 06/22/2009 9:46 AM)
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/22/2009 5:14 PM)
wow ..how long you figure... im seeing at least 3 miles if you play the fast sections right... its 3.5 hrs from us
Anyone figure grades?
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/22/2009 5:23 PM)
ahh north side will take true drivers skill to make the mellow sections... 7% at the top.. hairpin looks mellow but that could be different on the actual pavement..4% grade from the hairpin to the quarry,,, ahhh
south looks like it would be 6% at 3miles
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/22/2009 9:15 PM)
So, Jola and I went and checked out the hill that is west of Hagerstown this evening.
Google Earth 39-42-46-41N 77-58-25-29W
We came in from the south. The mountain and the building seen on top appears to belong to AT&T.
The road up from the south is one lane in each direction, very smooth. But right about 39-41-55-03N 77-58-37-67W, there is a gate that appears to be closed almost all the time and we can't go beyond that gate.
However, there is a small parking area right at the gate and we could start from that location. This would give us a run just under a mile.
The run would be a very fast one! The draw backs....The 2 lanes are narrow with no shoulder area. The run would be a very fast one! There are severe drops if you go off the road. The run would be a very fast one! There is post and cable guard rail in many areas that would be deadly if someone got into that in a soapbox car. The run would be a very fast one!
Did I mention The run would be a very fast one!? This would NOT be one for the timid!
The other draw back is that it is about 85 miles from here.
Not an ideal hill for the shoot out, and definately NOT one for the sissys! But it would be a really fast run and certainly one to get the juices flowing.
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Re:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/22/2009 9:20 PM)
If you miss that turn on Sulpher Springs at the quarry, the grade may get a bit steeper!
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Re:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/23/2009 7:23 AM)
I
think the north side from peak to quarry might be a little too mellow
for the shootout, and the south side just has the one hairpin but few
turns otherwise. Plus those runs are way for north.
I still say waggoner's gap south for primary and doubling gap north
backup, or even doubling gap south: it has a little more personality
but does have a sharp turn that might not be good for rain, but it's a
left with woods as a backstop, not some mile-long tumble downhill.
Plus, both waggoner's and doubling gap have decent staging areas.
If we do something in the general less-than-45-minutes-from-Harrisburg
area, I have some friends from my time at college that I'd invite to
come watch and help out (which is another reason I'm partial to those
two hills)
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/23/2009 5:58 PM)
i take it the gate is locked? or just closed?
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Re:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/23/2009 7:14 PM)
That gate is locked and it is right next to the BIG NO TRESPASSING signs.
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/23/2009 7:15 PM)
I have been told about a hill up near Hazelton, PA that would be good. A buddy is going to get me the info on it soon.
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/25/2009 5:08 AM)
im starting to think we should go to reading and run the Pagoda hills .. there looks like there are 3 or 4 1.5+mile hills.. Might be busy though and there are a couple intersections that i cant tell who has the right of way.
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/25/2009 5:16 AM)
i like this but it looks narrow and maybe dirt
40 32'55.13"N 76 03'09.90"W
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/25/2009 4:45 PM)
I need to get up to Reading and take a look. Tha pagoda hill is in the park, so there shouldn't be much traffic on a Sunday morning. But this may add another problem - if the park is closed Sunday mornings, we might have to wait until 8 or 9 to run the hill.
I have to go to York tomorrow, so maybe when I'm done, if i don't have any other calls, I can slide by Reading and take a look.
The Hazelton area has a lot to offer. So does Frackville, and a little place called Ravine. All off I-81 north of I-78.
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/25/2009 5:11 PM)
i looked at hazelton via the web today quickly... i think i found 2 nice runs... 2 miles and 1.7ish with 6 to 8% grades...for length and proximity to each other though im liking the 2 that jerm videod..
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/25/2009 5:18 PM)
reading is the same drive for the 2 groups... 2hrs and 6min from baltimore ...and 2hrs and 8min from us and we all know 2hrs is better than 3!
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/26/2009 8:10 PM)
I wasn't able to make it to Reading today. Dang customers just kept calling!
But I do have to go to York again Monday or Tuesday, so maybe I'll have a chance to slide by then and check things out.
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:06/29/2009 4:47 AM)
i found a 5.75 miler! Its only 5.5% overall but i havent had time to break down grades per section... more info to come!
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:07/05/2009 1:03 PM)
Route 93 near Hazelton.
ends at 40-52-07-65N 75-47-21-57W
AND Hazelton General hospital is on this same road! So if somebody screws up, we won't get lost finding the emergency room!
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:07/06/2009 6:34 PM)
9 % over 2miles... i like it ... and the hospital to boot... any back ups in the area? anymore info?
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:07/06/2009 6:38 PM)
b;ue mtn has a nice run in that area too
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:07/08/2009 9:55 PM)
The Hazelton route 93 run is supposed to have a few more hills going towards the hospital. That main run is going away from the hospital.
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:07/13/2009 4:55 AM)
How opposed would you guys be to changing the date to Sept? Our broken bone racers will be to fresh out of their slings and its going to be hard for them. Not just racing but unloading and reloading is going to be tough for both of them. PLus if we wait, Matt and brian will be back and ready to race also... If we race next month it will probably only be 4 of us where sept would be 8 to 12
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:07/13/2009 7:07 AM)
I'm all for putting it off! Jeremy and I each spent at least 30 hours last week getting ready for yesterday's race. We could use a break.
Also, we had 3 new guys show up yesterday who are now ready to start building. So maybe this would also give them the chance to get finished and put a race or two under their belt before we show up for a big crowd race.
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Re:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:07/13/2009 8:10 AM)
sounds like a plan to me. Since both you guys are in consensus, let's make it official: second Sunday in Sept (the 13th)
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:08/11/2009 11:26 AM)
oct11th (Message edited by uo69 On 09/01/2009 6:52 PM)
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Re:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:08/11/2009 11:53 AM)
I'm up for whatever, what about the last couple weeks in Sept? are they no good? how about aug 23? (i'm busy on the 30th and this weekend would be a bit short notice))
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Re:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:08/11/2009 2:14 PM)
Oct 4 is good with me I think.
So what hill did we decide on?
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RE:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:08/11/2009 3:21 PM)
make it the 11th.. 6th doesnt work for 1/2 of our racers
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Re:East Coast Challenge
(Date Posted:08/12/2009 6:42 AM)
so the 11th of october? alright, now where are we running (what if the PISS decies they want to race)? and in what format? (is it just going to be everyone down the hill and see who comes out on top or is this one race we should have heats in?
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