In an area with no shortage of steep and winding roads, Weatherly’s Buck Mountain Road stands out. Any drive up it is an adventure.

Twice a year, speed freaks from around Pennsylvania and beyond turn it into an asphalt roller coaster when the semiannual Weatherly Hillclimb comes to town.“It’s probably one of the most challenging sections of road in the northeastern United States. It’s very technical,” said veteran racer Al Corazza. “Even when you drive it normally the road’s pretty crazy. It’s a twisty stretch of road with a lot of corners.”Corazza has been participating in the hillclimb since 2000. He’s also a primary sponsor, through his family’s car dealership, Fairway Subaru.The fall 2016 edition of the Weatherly Hillclimb is set for Saturday and Sunday. Dozens of racers will set up camp at the base of Buck Mountain Road and take runs up the course, racing against the clock to beat their fellow drivers.Going the speed limit on a normal day, it takes three to four minutes to get to the top of the 1-mile course. But on race day, some of the drivers will cover that distance in less than a minute. With the road closed to traffic, the drivers are able to use the entire road to get the fastest time.“The whole road’s open to you, don’t have to stay in your lane. It’s interesting how different the line is — the line you have to take to get up the road,” Corazza said.Race fans can walk up and watch the cars whiz up the mountain, especially the top, where vehicles catch air as they fly over a bump in the road.They can also get even closer to the cars and drivers in the pit area. Corazza said drivers are happy to talk to fans about their cars.“I’ve seen drivers even put kids in the seat of their car,” Corazza said. “None of us are professionals, we just do it for fun,” he said.Racing runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with breaks for lunch. The food stands at the event benefit local organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Little League, and Weatherly High School classes.Much of the sponsorship support for the event comes from local businesses. Corazza said it’s that community aspect that keeps Fairway coming back as a sponsor of the event.But he keeps coming back with the hope of getting the corners just right and posting another fast time. It’s an eternal struggle, he says.“I keep coming back because I’ll never get that hill right — I’ll never have the perfect line. You do three corners perfectly, then mess up,” he said. “No run ever feels perfect.”