TARMAC HILLCLIMB WEEKEND 1st/2nd NOVEMBER

[fangsport]

SCCC are holding 2 tarmac hillclimbs on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of November.

Saturdays event is the annual blast up the extinct volcano that is Mount Horrible. The course opens fast and flowing, then tightens through a series of corners through farming property before opening out to a steep uphill finish.

Approximate length :2.4km
Average timespread 1:10 - 1:25

Sunday will see the second running of one of the best pieces of tarmac in SC, the Pareora Gorge Rd. From a fast and flowing start, the course then allows maximum attack prior to a tricky mid-section before descending at a great rate of knots. Don't admire the scenery too much, one slip and your clothes will be out of fashion by the time you come to a halt.

Approximate length: 3.6km
Average timespread: 1:50 - 2:15

This weekend pre-entry is a requirement, and with the SI registers at Teretonga, it is expected the field will comprise of fire-breathing sprint specials, as well as a strong contingent of Classic Race Cars.

Regs/ entry details to follow.

[fangsport]

Regs and entry information now available.

http://www.southcanterburycarclub.org.n ... 2Nov08.pdf

http://www.southcanterburycarclub.org.n ... ations.htm

[crispy'86]

This is on this weekend people, who's all keen to go along and watch or enter?

[repowered]

dam in akaroa this w.e!

[fangsport]

Well, what a day!!
good turnout of cars (35-ish), a good variety from some serious hillclimb EVO, GTR and WRXes to some realy cool old classics.

pace was hot from the start at the top of the timesheets, with just over a second separating the top 5-6.
plenty of near misses from competing crews including a very spectacular save by Duncan McCrostie, and some rather forced recoveries by a rusty driver in a red TE71.

without actually seeing the final results, i believe it went something like this:
Tim Cook
James Marshall
Neville Stowell
Carl Vaughan
so it will be all on for tomorrows sprint at Pareora Gorge.

a certain TE71 owner can count his blessings , last corner, last run, sliced a brake hose........... bloody lucky it didn't last the day, as with tomorows event the consequences could be quite dire.

[fangsport]

never pays to scan the handwritten timesheet with tired eyes..aye?

Mt Horrible:
OUTRIGHT
Tim Cook Evo
James Marshall WRX
Duncan McCrostie EVO
Carl Vaughan EVO
Neville Stowell GTR

2WD
Michael Skevington Civic
Jayden Bailey Sunny
Daniel Barnett RX7
Bruce Brown Datto 1200
Jim Little Charger

Pareora Gorge
OUTRIGHT
James Marshall WRX
Duncan McCrostie EVO
Jarrod Owens GTiR
Tim Cook EVO
Jayden Bailey Sunny

2WD
Jayden Bailey Sunny
Daniel Barnett Rx7
Michael Skevington Civic
Bruce Brown Datto 1200
Greame Sargent XU-1 Torana

weekend overall:
James Marshall
Duncan McCrostie
Tim Cook
Jarrod Owens
Jayden Bailey

2WD
Jayden Bailey
Michael Skevington
Daniel Barnett
Bruce Brown
Jim Little


absolutely mint wekend for those who entered, saturday tried to deliver rain, but it held off. Sunday was so hot that we had to limit the event to 3 runs to restrict possible road damage.

bring on next year, as we endeavour to create a 3-4 round tarmac series in the central South Island with the other clubs in the region.

[matt dunn]

Neville not do the run on Sunday?

[fangsport]

no Neville did not run the gorge.
there were many that didn't enter Sunday for what ever reason, including myself