Giants Despair Hillclimb
Giants Despair events and past winners
Key: R = Course Record.

Giants Despair Hillclimb

Section Title: Giants Despair events and past winners
Table Section Text: Key: R = Course Record.

Year	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Notes

1906	Hugh N. Harding	English Daimler 35 h.p.	2:11.2 sec R	May 10.

1907	William Wray	Simplex-Peugeot (Motorcycle)	1:40.0 sec	May 30.

Walter C. White	White Steamer (Steam car)	1:49.8 sec

J.B. Ryall	Matheson 60 h.p. (Gasoline car)	1:59.2 sec R

1908	Willi Haupt	Great Chadwick 6-cylinder	1:38.4 sec R	May 30.

1909	David Bruce-Brown	Benz 120 h.p.	1:31.6 sec R

1910	Ralph DePalma	Fiat 200 h.p.	1:28.4 sec R	June 14.

1911-1915 No events.

1916	Fred Junk	Chalmers	1:41.0 sec	Oct 7.

1917-1950 No events.

1951	Dellevan Lee	Allard-Cadillac	1:07.5 sec R	May 11/12.

1952	Phil Walters	Cunningham CR-4K	1:02.3 sec R	July 24/26.

1953	Dellevan Lee	Allard J2	1:04.4 sec	July 24.

1954	A. Erwin Goldschmidt	Ferrari 4.5	1:01.26 R	July 24/25.

1955	Duncan Black	Ferrari 4.5 #44	1:02.4 sec	July 22.

1956	Carroll Shelby	GP Ferrari 4.5-liter	58.768 sec R	July 20.

1957	Dr. Louis Winkler	Chevrolet Corvette	58.35 sec R	July 19.

1958	J. Robert Bucher	Allard-Cadillac	1:00.933 sec	July 18/19.

1959	Roger Penske	Porsche RSK	59.1734 sec	July 30/Aug 1.

1960	John Meyer	Meyer Special	57.5 sec R	July 29/31.

1961	John Meyer	Pontiac Spl.	56.576 sec R	July 30.

1962	John Meyer	Meyer Special	55.858 sec R

1963	Charlie Kurtz	Porsche RS-61	56.3543 sec	July 27.

1964	Hal Keck	A.C. Shelby Cobra 4.7-litre	55.6619 sec R	July 24/25.

1965	Harold Keck	A.C. Shelby Cobra 7-litre	51.9152 sec R	July 24/25.

1966	Oscar Koveleski	Cooper-Chevy	50.336 sec R	July 30.

1967	John Meyer	Cooper-Ford	53.281 sec	July 29.

1968	John Meyer	Lola T70-Chevrolet	49.100 sec R	July 27.

1969	Oscar Koveleski	McLaren Mk6B	47.636 sec R	July 27.

1970	John Meyer	Lola T70	52.524 sec

1971	Jerry McKown	Caldwell Super Vee	54.391 sec

1972 Cancelled.

1973	Craig Smith	Cooper-Chevy	51.551 sec

1974	Don Smith	McLaren Mk8B Chevy	48.455 sec

1975	Oscar Koveleski	McLaren Mk6B Chevy	45.123 sec

1976	Oscar Koveleski	McLaren Mk6B Chevy	45.206 sec	July 17/18.

1977	Oscar Koveleski	McLaren Mk6B Chevy	44.127 sec

1978	Jim Willauer	LeGrand 5000	48.661 sec

1979	Oscar Koveleski	McLaren Mk6B Chevy	46.110 sec

1980	Robert Oswald Sr.	VW-Kellison	51.185 sec

1981-1985 No event run.

1986	Tommy Van Scoy	Ralt RT1 Formula Continental	49.666 sec

1987	George Bowland	LeGrand Formula Continental	49.110 sec

1988	Jerry Coffee	March Formula Atlantic	45.840 sec

1989	Tommy Van Scoy	March Formula Atlantic	45.368 sec

1990	Carl Jones	Open Chevy Sports Racer	49.786 sec

1991	Jerry Coffee	March Formula Atlantic	45.485 sec

1992	John Halbing	Chevy Camaro GT-1	43.491 sec R

1993	John Halbing	Chevy Camaro GT-1	43.919 sec

1994	John Halbing	Chevy Camaro GT-1	42.632 sec R

1995	Jerry Kieft	The Bandit S2	44.308 sec

1996	John Halbing	Chevy Camaro GT-1	45.213 sec

1997	Ron Moreck	Formula Reynard S3	43.320 sec

1998	Ron Moreck	Formula Reynard S3	43.784 sec

1999	Ron Moreck	Formula Reynard S3	43.259 sec

2000	Ron Moreck	Formula Reynard S3	43.595 sec

2001	Ron Moreck	Formula Reynard S3	39.914 sec R

2002	Ron Moreck	Formula Reynard S3	40.865 sec

2003	Barry Griffith	Swift Formula Continental	44.743 sec

2004	Mark Mashburn	Chevy Camaro GT-1	44.309 sec

2005	Darryl Danko	Swift Formula Atlantic	43.559 sec

2006	Darryl Danko	Lola TB900 Special 3	39.000 sec R	July 7–9.

2007	Darryl Danko	Lola TB900 Special 3	38.360 sec R

2008	Darryl Danko	Lola TB900 Special 3	40.047 sec

2009	Darryl Danko	Lola TB900 Special 3	41.157 sec

2010	George Bowland	BBR Shark	40.917 sec	July 11/12.

2011	Darryl Danko	Gurney Eagle	42.187	July 9/10

2012	Darrly Danko	Lola TB900 Special 3	40.100	July 14/15

2013	John Burke	1997 Reynard Champ Car	39.672 sec	July 13/14.

2014	John Burke	1997 Reynard Champ Car	38.024 sec R	July 12/13.

2015	John Burke	1997 Reynard Champ Car	38.277 sec	July 11/12.

2016	John Burke	1997 Reynard Champ Car	38.583 sec	July 9/10.

Sentence(s)

In 2014, John Burke ran in 38.024 seconds.

final_sentence: In 2014, John Burke ran in 38.024 seconds.