The Pititsa hill climb is an automobile
hillclimbing
Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the fir ...
competition which occurs in the village of
Pititsa
Pititsa ( el, Πιτίτσα) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Rio, Achaea, Greece. It is situated in the northern foothills of the Panachaiko
The Panachaiko ( el, Παναχαϊκό, "Panachaean"), also known as Vodias (Βοδι ...
, about 15 km northeast of
Patras
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in
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...
regional unit, Greece.
It began in 1973 with the champion named Leonidas who drove a
Porsche Carrera RSR
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; the length was then 3.8 km. The Pititsa hill climb is a competition of the
Greek Hill Climb Championship;
it is the oldest and the most historic event along with the
Ritsona hill climb in
Ritsona
Vathy ( el, Βαθύ) is a town and a community in the municipal unit of Avlida in the Euboea (regional unit), Euboea regional unit, Greece. It is situated on the Greek mainland, near the South Euboean Gulf, 6 km south of Chalcis. The Greek Nation ...
. For many years two championship events were held in the track near Pititsa. In 1998 there were some problems with the road, so the hill climb moved to
Omplos
Omplos ( el, Ομπλός) is a mountain in Achaea, Greece. It rises steeply from the coastal plains around Patras to 926 m elevation. It is separated from the higher mountain Panachaikos by the valley of the river Glafkos. The summit is 2 k ...
until 2007, when it returned again to Pititsa.
Winners (best time)
Sources
* ''The first version of this article has been based in the text of
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published under
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References
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Hillclimbs
Motorsport competitions in Greece
Achaea
Rio, Greece