Welcome back for Episode 3 of the Mazda RX-8 Hillclimb Series, where we tackle the challenging Pagoda Hillclimb in Reading, PA. In this episode, we'll start with a weekend montage video, review the fastest run of the weekend, then take a look at some bonus highlights from the event.

How many exhaust pops can you count in this episode? ;-)

Keep your eyes open to see if you can spot the Asian-style pagoda for which this Hillclimb is named.

Stick around until the end of the episode for a link to a Best Motoring Kyoto Hillclimb episode feature the Drift King himself, Dori Dori Keiichi Tsuchiya-San. Hillclimb is apparently catching on in Japan, and Tsuchiya talks about his experience and how Touge racing differs from Circuit racing.

This SCCA-sanctioned Hillclimb event was held in Reading, PA in June 2019 and was organized by the Pennsylvania Hillclimb Association (PHA) and SCCA Blue Mountain Region (BMR).

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