Okanagan Hillclimb had origins in Okanagan Centre

May 18, 2012

Categories: Bloggers, Gibbons, Richard, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol Tags: Camp Road, Car racing, Knox Mountain Hillclimb, Okanagan Centre BC, Okanagan Hillclimb, Richard Gibbons

The Knox Mountain Hillclimb which takes place on May 19th and 20th this year (2012) in Kelowna had its origins in Okanagan Centre and it is interesting to hear local Lake Country resident Richard Gibbons reminisce about the early event (1962-1965) on Camp Road. For Rich’s rendition and photos of Lake Country’s own Hillclimb see Rich’s article which appeared in The View.