On June 22nd, in the oppressive triple-digit heat, the sound of cackling engines and squealing tires can be heard from Reading’s “Hill of Mt. Penn”. The source of the maddened motoring is the first of two yearly hill climb races—underway, despite the weekend’s hellish heatwave. One by one, racers tackle the historical twists and turns leading to Reading’s iconic Pagoda. Attentive and full of anticipation, I watch eagerly from the wooded side-line of turn 2. The screaming of