hill climb
noun
: a road race for automobiles or motorcycles in which competitors are individually timed up a hill
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Participants must be able to walk at least 1.5 miles on a tour that includes several hill climbs.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The handovers will see the first US owner take delivery of their new car and include an opportunity for the three new recipients to ride up the iconic Goodwood hill climb.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The original car was a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that was involved in an accident during the 1958 Freiburg-Schauinsland hill climb, the remains of which were later bought by brothers Claude and Georges Gachnang of Aigle, Switzerland.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Our customers will be people who have been competing at a certain hill climb and want to win it and take the record.
—James Morris, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The handovers will see the first US owner take delivery of their new car and include an opportunity for the three new recipients to ride up the iconic Goodwood hill climb.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The original car was a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that was involved in an accident during the 1958 Freiburg-Schauinsland hill climb, the remains of which were later bought by brothers Claude and Georges Gachnang of Aigle, Switzerland.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Our customers will be people who have been competing at a certain hill climb and want to win it and take the record.
—James Morris, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Hill climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hill%20climb. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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