Sports Car article on 59 races

1959 BERWICK & GIANTS DESPAIR HILLCLIMB The Giants Despair Hillclimb is a 1 mile run held in Laurel Run, PA near Wilkes-Barre that started in 1906.  Elevation change is 650' This classic hillclimb exists today.  For more information http://www.pahillclimb.org/Courses/Giants.htm photo credits: Dave Nicholas, Dave Zych, John E Kelley, Spankey Smith 59Berwick Pg 1                        59Berwick Pg 3

Giant's Despair Course

Start of the FP race and Ted Rounds in the Sebring MG digs out	Lap 1 and Rounds already has a commanding lead over Bucher	Rounds claims the Sebring cars close ration gearbox won for him	Rounds claims the checkered flag in victory	Bucher did his best in 029
Tierno & Nicholas give Wild Bill Terry advice - Roberto Anzalone (R) the Italian tailor looks on	Bill clearly did not listen and went off into the woods.  Here he gets towed back to the paddock	The great Howard Hanna brought a modified DB that easily won HM	Spankey Smith takes his watches and clipboard to the grid	Today Bucher and 029 would have to settle for 2nd
Many local folks only entered the hillclimb.. here is Paul Sikes	Gordon Thomas brought his Healey from Williamsport for the climb	Col Paul Hyatt drove his Aston up the hillclimb and around the road race	Ted Rounds in the 57 Sebring MGA won the climb and the road race	George Squire's Berkeley made a ton of noise
The BARC compound at Devil's Elbow - Zych TD; Kelley Jeep, no idea whose Healey	Eells Kelley sits atop the Jeep and is amused by Joe Tierno's style.  Is this the early Captain Morgan pose?	Tierno dons his driving gloves and holds a cold can of beer as he waits for action in the drainage ditch	Tierno in his classic pose - arms outstretched urging Penske to a win	Then Joe retires to Zych's TD to finish off his quart of Gibbons.  Has nothing changed in 50 years?