Festival of Speed 2026

Official wrap-up

One week. One hill. Four rally stages... and a Soap-box derby.

Updated 7/16/2026, 4:58:34 AM

Approved runs

235

Hill drivers

Hill #1 flips

55 beats after the first mark

Assumed field starts

3,551

235 proofs submitted · ~3,316 estimated unsaved restarts. Conservative estimate; real volume was higher.

Hill climb

1,616

101 approved · ~15 average unsaved

Rally

649

59 approved · ~10 average unsaved

Soap-box

17 approved · ~3 average unsaved

Hill Bomb

1,218

58 approved · ~20 average unsaved

Week velocity

Approved entries per day · stacked by pillar

Peak day 07/15·46

Hill Rally Gravity Bomb Cumulative

Distance submitted

452.5 mi

728.3 km · course length × approved proofs

Assumed distance

3,410.8 mi

5,489.1 km · half the restart-average estimate

Time on course

5.3 h

Sum of approved proof times only · ~37.6 h with restart estimate

2,360 corners taken (13 on the hill route)

Miles by pillar (submitted)

Hill climb192.8 mi 310.2 km
Rally116.6 mi 187.7 km
Soap-box32.4 mi 52.2 km
Hill Bomb110.7 mi 178.1 km

Hill elevation

avg 18.34% · max 18.61% · 13 corners

Net +238 m

Vertical climbed

9,787 m

≈ 25.7 Empire State Buildings · 96.9 m per run × 101 runs

Vertical descended

7,268 m

Soap-box preview + Hill Bomb on the same reverse route · ≈ 19.1 Empire States fallen

Pillar one

The Hill

Festival of Speed Hill Climb · multi-class season

Open track

Average

1:15.857

Median

1:12.458

Field avg speed

94.4 mph

151.9 km/h · 1.9 mi course

Hottest class

23 runs

Runs by class

D12 6 drivers
C12 7 drivers
B12 8 drivers
A23 7 drivers
S115 10 drivers
S211 7 drivers
R12 4 drivers
X4 3 drivers

Class champ avg speed

D70.4 mph 113.3 km/h · Maraketty
C79.6 mph 128.1 km/h · CalmThrill
B86.2 mph 138.8 km/h · CalmThrill
A97.6 mph 157.1 km/h · Maraketty
S1104.4 mph 168 km/h · CalmThrill
S2111.9 mph 180.1 km/h · CalmThrill
R132.1 mph 212.5 km/h · Maraketty
X130 mph 209.2 km/h · CalmThrill

Biggest #1 jumps by class

D3.28s min 0.01s
C4.66s min 0.45s
B2.72s min 0.45s
A3.72s min 0.14s
S12.41s min 0.19s
S29.1s min 0.02s
R2.78s min 0.18s
X2.77s min 0.18s

Median field speed

94.8 mph

152.6 km/h across all approved hill runs

Class holders

Maraketty

1:37.609

CalmThrill

1:26.332

CalmThrill

1:19.677

Maraketty

1:10.399

CalmThrill

1:05.810

CalmThrill

1:01.398

Maraketty

0:52.031

CalmThrill

0:52.853

Longest #1 hold

148.8 h

Rashesthippo · R · 0:52.214

Largest jump

−9.104 s

Khi → Deathknell88 (S2)

Tightest jump

−0.01 s

Khi → Maraketty (D)

Most improved

1. Khi (S2) −12.217s
2. Maraketty (R) −11.201s
3. Maraketty (D) −10.054s
4. Khi (A) −7.131s
5. Khi (D) −7.099s
6. Khi (C) −4.806s

Popular makes

Honda14
Lotus12
Subaru9
Toyota9
Dodge8
Nissan7

Oldest in the field: 1953 1953 Chevrolet Corvette (1:41.047) · Newest: 2024 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto (1:07.384)

Pillar two

2026 Festival of Speed RALLY

Class S1 · 6 drivers · 59 stage entries

Open cup

Combined standings

1
Maraketty
1985 Ford RS200 Evolution
4:19.644
2
Khi
1985 Ford RS200 Evolution
4:24.834
3
CalmThrill
2018 Subaru WRX STI ARX Supercar
4:25.018
4
valdarious
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
4:32.100
5
ricolek
1985 Ford RS200 Evolution
5:14.737
6
regrus85
2017 Ford #14 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Fiesta
5:20.053

Stage heat

S112 Festival of Speed RALLY STAGE 1
S215 Festival of Speed RALLY STAGE 2
S318 Festival of Speed RALLY STAGE 3
S414 Festival of Speed RALLY STAGE 4

Stage champ avg speed

S1100.8 mph 162.2 km/h · Maraketty
S2110.7 mph 178.2 km/h · Maraketty
S3115.4 mph 185.7 km/h · Maraketty
S4107.5 mph 173 km/h · Maraketty

Rally field avg speed

98.4 mph

158.4 km/h across all stage entries

Pillar three

2026 Gravity Games Soap Box Derby

Unpowered hill preview · Class X · 5 drivers

Open cup

Soap-box standings

1
valdarious
9:02.047
2
Rashesthippo
9:14.989
3
Khi
9:15.166
4
regrus85
9:59.716

Stage heat

S15 Gravity Games: Deputy Driftwood
S24 Gravity Games: Wheelin' Wilhelm
S34 Gravity Games: Prom Night
S44 Gravity Games: Spoiler Alert

Pillar four

Hill Bomb

Festival of Speed Hill Bomb · powered downhill after the soap-box preview · 9 drivers

Open track

Same Festival of Speed hill in reverse, engines on. The Gravity Games soap-box was the coasting look; the Hill Bomb is the commitment run.

Average

1:12.452

Median

1:15.584

Field avg speed

99.5 mph

160.2 km/h

Hottest class

11 runs

Runs by class

D6 4 drivers
C9 5 drivers
B11 5 drivers
A11 5 drivers
S12 2 drivers
S23 3 drivers
R9 4 drivers
X7 4 drivers

Class champ avg speed

D75.5 mph 121.5 km/h · valdarious
C83.2 mph 133.9 km/h · Maraketty
B88 mph 141.6 km/h · Maraketty
A97.3 mph 156.7 km/h · TerseRex (Sassy)
S1101.9 mph 164 km/h · Maraketty
S2113 mph 181.9 km/h · CalmThrill
R131.9 mph 212.2 km/h · TerseRex (Sassy)
X141.3 mph 227.4 km/h · TerseRex (Sassy)

Most improved

1. Maraketty (C) −7.717s
2. regrus85 (B) −7.341s
3. regrus85 (A) −6.039s
4. regrus85 (C) −4.605s
5. regrus85 (D) −4.604s
6. Maraketty (A) −2.633s

Class holders

valdarious

1:30.984

Maraketty

1:22.598

Maraketty

1:18.082

TerseRex (Sassy)

1:10.583

Maraketty

1:07.432

CalmThrill

1:00.798

TerseRex (Sassy)

0:52.101

TerseRex (Sassy)

0:48.634

Biggest #1 jump: −2.949s · Maraketty → valdarious (C)

Full festival

Showed up for all four

Approved times on the hill climb, the rally, Gravity Games, and the Hill Bomb.

Marakettyvaldariousregrus85

Anatomy

Courses

Telemetry-backed maps for the hill climb and rally stages. Gravity Games and the Hill Bomb share the same hill route downhill.

Festival of Speed Hill Climb

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Festival of Speed RALLY STAGE 1

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