September 14-16, 2018
Central City, Colorado
Bring the entire family to relive the 1950s fun—hot rods, live music, excellent food, 24 hour gaming, all to the sound of uncapped vintage motors set in beautiful mountain scenery in a historic gold mining town.
Event: The 5th Annual Hot Rod Hill Climb
Course: The Hill Climb course will wind up Spring Street out of Central City, then left and right switch backs that climb to Virginia Canyon Road and rise 350 feet above Central City. Cars will return on the Central City Parkway back to the Staging/Pit area.
Location: Central City, Colorado (45 minutes west of Denver)
Date: Friday September 14, Saturday September 15, Sunday September 16, 2018
General Admission: FREE!
Pit Passes $10: Get close to the Hot Rods and Drivers Running the Hill! (13 and older) available at the gate
Event Registration $50: Includes Reliability Run, VIP Party Friday, Pit Pass, Peak to Peak run, Show parking on Main Street
Hot Rod Hill Climb Registration $125: Drive your early 1950’s styled Hot Rod in the Hill Climb and the Reliability Run. You must be approved, apply here or Email Nick.
Schedule: (tentative)
Friday 9/14/2018
8 AM – 3 PM Reliability Run – Starts at Wooly Mammoth at 8am (event registration here)
Pick-up your Registration Packets here 7am-10am
You will easily make it to Central City by 3pm
Noon – 5 PM Driver Tech Inspection at Big T Lot
Noon – 5 PM Driver Check-in at Big T Lot
1 PM – 5 PM Live Music on Main Street in Central City – Adam Lopez and his Rhythm Review
Noon – 6 PM Food Court & Beer Garden behind Dostal Alley in Central City
7 PM – midnight VIP Kick-Off Party Registered Event participants only (event registration here)
All Day Gaming is 24 hour, Food & Drinks, Entertainment, Mine Tours, Recreation, Shows and more to come
Saturday 9/15/2018
10 AM – 6:30 PM Downtown Central City Vendors and Live Music
Rodney James and the High Gear Daddies
9 AM – 4 PM Hot Rod Hill Climb Feature Event Early 50s Hot Rods, just like 1954
Noon – 6 PM Food Court & Beer Garden behind Dostal Alley in Central City
4 PM – 5 PM Closing Ceremonies on Main Street on Band Stand – Awards and Club Picks
5 PM – midnight KOA Campfire, restaurant and playground for kids
All Day Gaming is 24 hour, Food & Drinks, Entertainment, Mine Tours, Recreation, Shows and more to come
Sunday 9/16/2018
9 AM – 2 PM Peak to Peak Run – Central City to Estes Park on the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway (and back)
All Day Gaming is 24 hour, Food & Drinks, Mine Tours, Recreation, and more to come
Thom Taylor Approved
Ride a Casino Bus:
Avoid parking and ride a bus
- Casino Shuttle 303.572.8687 x777
Free Parking:
Free parking with shuttle service, left at Nevadaville Road just before Central City on Parkway.
Free parking at the Century and Grand Z Casino Lots
Free parking at the Teller Opera House lot and the Prosser Lot just up west of the opera house
Press Credentials
Press and media relations, please register here. We’ll be contacting you via email.
