Show Hill Climb a Thriller i j iFor For Viewers on S Sunday The The- Suicide Curve Hilt Climb mb held li week week weekend end end- drew 31 n 1 racing enthusIasts enthus enthus- lasts from tm the Ogden and Salt Lake Lake City areas areas oj of Utah and from Aspen and Grand Junction Colorado here for forthe the competitive events Ht Hillsides Hillsides' s' s near Suicide 1 Hill 5 miles mUes north of Moab were were dotted with onlookers who were provided with hair rais ing thrills as they watched the daring drivers roar up the steep Incline skid around suicide curve and head for forthe forthe forthe the finish One accident occurred on the climb cUmb when Oris Oils Beeny experienced Salt Lake City racing enthusiast drove his Formula Jr up the hill shortly after noon on S Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- tur- tur day on a test run run and underestimated underestimated under under- estimated the dangerous curve curve curve cur cur- ve took It too fast tast and toppled toppled toppled topp topp- led off the perilous cliff cUff landing landIng landIng land- land Ing on a ledge 40 feet below Beeny was rushed to the Dr I. I W W. Allen hospital where he was reported to be suffering from a badly bruised right chest and back He was reported reported reported re re- ported In satisfactory condition condition condi tion and left the hospital for Salt Lake City Sunday after noon Mr Beeny's accident might have been much more critical cal His Ills vehicle landed on the only possible ledge below the curve and any other drop would have Involved another foot drop officials re re- ported His vehicle was badly damaged Overall winner of ot the hill hlll climb was Stan Schooley of Grand Junction professional racer who drove his Elva 3 ark 5 u lIe le hUt hill l in 1 ml minute e 58 4 se seconds to win the trophy s estimated ed sp speed d' d at t the fInISh line Une sh shortly ly after atter the sharp curve cur ur curve cur cur- ve was mph and clockers clockers clock clock- ers era estimated he reached speeds of to mph on stretches stretches' In the run run School Schooleys Schooley's ys y's r facing vehicle was made in England He He- HeIs Is Is' Is reportedly reportedly reportedly re re- an avid avld racing en en- enthusiast and h has s been one of the promoters of the Suicide Sui Sul ride cide Curve Hill Climb Various trophies were given given given en to drivers in the two day event The trophies were fashioned fashioned fashioned fa fa- from unique native sandstone with the hill bill climb on engraved plate They Whey were made by Jess Ab Abernathy Abernathy- and md engraved by the Gift Gift- Shop Jewelers Saturdays Saturday's events included the gymkhana and dinner party at the M 4 Ranch for contestants their wives and local sponsors of the climb cUmbo Sunday events included Included included In in- the cross auto-cross a reduced reduced reduced re re- speed cont contest st and the hill hUl climb cUmbo Local chairman of the nationally nationally nationally na na- na- na recognized competition tion was Harold Jacobs The affair was affair was sponsored b by Moab businessmen and the Chamber Cham ber her of Commerce The Civil Air Patrol provided d four radio radio radio ra ra- dio cars for contact with the drivers the Je Jeep p Posse served served served ed as for the run Wrecker service w was s furnished furnished fur fur- by Bucks Buck's Repair and an ambulance was on the scene compliments of ot Roy Turner A refreshment stand was a welcome addition at atthe atthe atthe the site run by the Jeep Posse Auxiliary |