some Romano Special photos

Been meaning to get these up. The site I got them from -- Artemis Images -- seems to be temporarily down.

Rae Lentz drove the Romano Special to victory at the first Pikes Peak hill climb back in 1916.

record lap at Pikes Peak, 2011

Here's a fast run up the hill, sub-10 minutes:

Pikes Peak film from 1957

Great old footage while I stay on a hillclimb theme.

rea lentz in the romano

While there will be more about Rea Lentz racing the Seattle-based Romano Special in Vancouver in future posts here is one reason why this car is important.

It won the first Pikes Peak Hill Climb in 1916. The above clipping is from the Seattle PI.

Years later Vancouver-based driver, and first SCCBC president, Roy Shadbolt went to the Peak.