Hill Wins Big Money at Inaugural Nitro Cup
T
he inaugural Nitro Cup World
Championship took place at
the Nitro National Pro Hillclimb
in Columbus, Montana, June 15-
16. The two days of racing had
nearly $60,000 of purse money
on the line. This event hosted
the fourth round of the Rockwell
Pro Hillclimb Series and the third
round of the AMA CFMoto Moto
-
climb Super Series, presented by
Hi-Tech Motorsports.
The Nitro National has been
one of the sport's biggest events
since 2008. Octane Addictions
attracts thousands of specta
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tors, many competitors, doz-
ens of vendors, a professional
livestream, and a giant fireworks
show to cap off the weekend.
This was the first year for the
Nitro Cup, and was part of the
Rockwell Pro Hillclimb Series
and the AMA Motoclimb Super
Series.
The Nitro Cup World Cham
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pionship invited the top 25
motorcycle hillclimb athletes
from around the world, spanning
several disciplines and all of the
Pro series across the USA. Seven
remaining riders would then
be able to qualify into the Cup,
which consisted of 450 Exhibi
-
tion races on Friday night with
a $10,000 purse, Open class on
Saturday night with a $10,000
purse, and a Verticross race on
Saturday night with a $5000
purse. This Nitro Cup purse,
combined with the two series
involved, totaled the purse to
nearly $60,000 for the two days,
which is currently the sport's
largest payback of any hillclimb
in the world.
Monster Energy's Josh Hill
walked away from both Nitro
Cup evenings as the victor, earn
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ing a sizable $5000 each evening
for winning and beating the
world's best on a technical and
high-risk hill. About half of the
course was similar to a moto
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WIND
IN THE
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Josh Hill was the big
moneymaker at the
inaugural Nitro Cup
World Championship
Hillclimb in Montana.
PHOTOS: MATT MUSGROVE
