hill climb
noun
: a road race for automobiles or motorcycles in which competitors are individually timed up a hill
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One of the wildest events was a motorcycle hill climb, in which riders zipped up a 300-foot hill in about seven seconds.
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
Sold to Ernst Lautenschlager in Stuttgart, Germany, the car was raced extensively in German and Austrian hill climbs and circuit races, Gooding Christie’s says.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The peloton remains a distant goal… Dial up Sport, Sport Plus, and especially Race mode, and the assist and output rise substantially, allowing for rapid hill climbs and nearly 30 mph open-road riding.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The California’s racing record shows two hill climb victories in 1961, followed by a third the following year, two second-place finishes and a fourth.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
Sold to Ernst Lautenschlager in Stuttgart, Germany, the car was raced extensively in German and Austrian hill climbs and circuit races, Gooding Christie’s says.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The peloton remains a distant goal… Dial up Sport, Sport Plus, and especially Race mode, and the assist and output rise substantially, allowing for rapid hill climbs and nearly 30 mph open-road riding.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The California’s racing record shows two hill climb victories in 1961, followed by a third the following year, two second-place finishes and a fourth.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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“Hill climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hill%20climb. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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