TV TIME — A television news crew films announ-cer Bud Marion during the opening of the Blue Ridge Sports Car Hillclimb. At left: George Bowland stages for his record-setting run on Doughton Mountain Road during the Blue Ridge Sports Car Hillclimb.

Hillclimb ends early due to rain; Bowland sets record

George Bowland not only won his second Alleghany Chevrolet Blue Ridge Sports Car Hillclimb in a row last Saturday and Sunday, he set a new course record for the second consecutive year as well.

In 2003, the first year the Blue Ridge Hillclimb, sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), came to Alleghany County and its Doughton Mountain Rd. course, rain and wet road conditions slowed the drivers. Bowland lit up the course in 2004, however, easily outdistancing the competition en route to “King of the Hill” honors and the track record (51.634).

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