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Giants Despair Hillclimb
LocationLaurel Run, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°13′18″N 75°51′33″W / 41.221551°N 75.859201°W / 41.221551; -75.859201
Opened1906
Hill Length1 mile (1.6 km)
Turns6
Hill Record38.024 s (John Burke[1], 2014)

The Giants Despair Hillclimb is a hillclimb which was established in 1906 in Laurel Run, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, just southeast of its border to Wilkes-Barre Township.[2] The contest was first run in conjunction with Wilkes-Barre's centennial celebration.[3] It is the oldest continuing motorsport event in Pennsylvania.[3]

  1. ^ STAFF REPORT (14 July 2014). "Burke sets Giants Despair mark". thetimes-tribune.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Giants Despair Hillclimb - Laurel Run, PA". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  3. ^ a b Nardone, Ralph (May 30, 2006). "Giant's Despair Hill Climb marks centennial". Northeast Business Journal. Northeast PA Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2009-06-16.

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