The Leavitt Machinery Knox Mountain Hill Climb is an annual event at Knox Mountain Park, in the City of Kelowna BC, Canada. The 2.2 mile (3.5 km) paved road to the summit is narrow with off-camber corners, steep grades, and climbs approximately 800 feet (245 meters) in elevation for an average grade of 6.7%. The current hill record is 1m:34.903, held by Aran Cook of Edmonton, Alberta.
For more details about the hill, see The Hill page.
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2025 Leavitt Machinery Knox Mountain Hill Climb - May 17th & 18th
We are well underway planning the 66th running of the historic Leavitt Machinery Knox Mountain Hill Climb in Kelowna BC. This year's event will be held on the May long weekend, May 17 & 18, 2025. Driver Registration will be live on MotorsportReg soon!
2025 Speed Trap
Coming May 17, 2025!
2025 Unofficial Times
Coming May 17, 2025!
2025 Charities
Coming soon!
2024 Knox Mountain Hill Climb Highlights
Congratulations Darren Graham for dominating the 65th Leavitt Machinery Knox Mountain Hill Climb in his 2009 Nissan GTR! Darren’s final run of the weekend was a 1:46:560, a new personal best, and the record for the fastest full-bodied car up Knox Mountain ever! Congratulations Darren, our 2024 Knox Mountain King of the Hill!
Roger Seiber put himself on the podium for the third year in a row running his 2017 Hayaboostacar Roadster. Roger was third overall in 2022 and 2023 and finished second in 2024 with a new personal best of 1:49:096.
Andre Marzialia, 2018 King of the Hill, finished third in his 1999 BMW M3 with a 1:50.00.
This year’s 2024 Knox Mountain Queen of the Hill is Jennifer Ocker who ran a 1:58:197 in her 2004 Subaru STI. This was a new personal best for Jennifer and the fourth year in a row she has won Queen of the Hill!
Peak Productions Video of the Weekend
Youtube Link
2024 Speed Trap
Knox Mountain Hill Climb 2024 Event Ranking
Knox Mountain Hill Climb 2024 Event Ranking By Class
Official Results by Class 2024
2024 Charities
The Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society (COBSS) is a charitable foundation composed of volunteers from the Central Okanagan area who are dedicated to providing financial assistance to our Grade 12 graduates in order that they may further their post-secondary education.
These awards are intended for students entering a college, university or other post-secondary institution in September of their graduation year. Over the years, COBSS has distributed several million dollars to deserving graduating students from the Central Okanagan.
The Westbank Museum was established in 1978 to provide a repository for artifacts of the early days of the Westbank area, to generate community programs of historical and cultural worth, and to preserve Westbank heritage.
In partnership with our title sponsor, Leavitt Machinery, we will be supporting the Heart and Stroke Foundation this year.