Akaroa Hillclimb Weekend - October 13 & 14th

[Kahlua]

Akaroa Hillclimb Weekend 2007

“The Akaroa Hillclimb Weekend” is 2 seal hillclimbs promoted by the Rallies and Trials Enthusiasts Club (NZ) Incorporated, PO Box 2673, Christchurch. The event will be held under the provisions of the current National Sporting code of Motorsport NZ and any relevant regulations, prescriptions or specifications relating thereto.

The Akaroa hillclimb is round 7 of the interclub series.

Akaroa Hillclimb
October 13th. Summit Road, Akaroa (between Long Bay Road and LeBons Bay Road).

Little River Hillclimb
October 14th. Kinlock Road, Little River.

The Hillclimb Weekend is one of the most fun Hillclimb weekends in Canterbury and one of the few alongside Mt Horrible, Gebbes Pass etc.

Like Ashburton Street Sprints, this event will be televised on Sky.

Please note: All cars must adhere to MSNZ Schedule A, and have a minimum a half cage. (This is due to necessary safety reasons)

Its one of my favourite events of the year, and not only provides an awesome landscape to race on, it is a huge adrenaline rush and is an event you talk about long after it has finished.

Best yet - its open to Clubsport competitors - only a Clubsport license (or higher) required.

See the regs here: http://www.canterburycarclub.co.nz/files/regulations274.doc

(I've linked them off CCC's website until they are posted on RATEC's website)

Entry form should be available soon on http://www.ratec.org.nz

Recon of stages is not prohibited after posting of the regs, however the stages can be viewed here: (Carl Vaughan (last years winner) footage -

Akaroa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnAxpgFQ0Uw&mode=related&search=

Little River - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUQNdoRSg4s&mode=user&search=

If anything - if you aren't competing a good reason to do a road trip / convoy out there and watch some good off-track racing

[Bling]

Reminder, this is on people get out there and watch some mint action!

[Brick]

im meant to be racing but there were a few people that let me down by not paying me money they owe me. So unless by now and 7am i cant find any money i wont be there

[Kahlua]

Heres some photos from the Little River Hillclimb held last weekend..



Travelling to Banks Peninsula





Getting the Car Ready at Akaroa (I'm so happy being up so early)





View of Sentra Side On (again unsure what I'm doing)



View of Cabin from the rear (see our video camera setup - camera plugs into an external mic and into the Comms unit which plugs into our helmets)



Me (with Nate Co-driving) Little River Special Stage Hillclimb, Kinloch Road in Nissan Sentra.



Mike Skevington - Honda Civic


Dexter Abernathy - Mazda MX5




Carl Vaughan - Mitsubishi Evo



Ross McKay - Mitsubishi Evo




Peter Read - Ariel Atom

[Kahlua]

Me Again




Me Once more on a run later in the day

[Brick]

any photos of sat?

[Kahlua]

any photos of sat?

I don't have any unfortunatly.. Akaroa Hillclimb has very few places for spectators (ie my mates that were there). The TV guy was there for both days, and footage of both events will be on Speed Week / Speed Machine on Prime and Sky in about 2 and a half weeks

[DRFTIN]

i really should have remembered to take my camera (or taken the one Nic was telling me to use)
1st car i watched i saw a big brake lockup, then just as he disappeared out of sight i heard the crash of the car hitting the hill and landing on its side in a ditch... nah it wasnt the Sentra but a little barina
went for a run up the road to see if the guy was ok (while the marshall was running away from the car. wtf?) but he was just climbing out the passengers/top side as i got there

then some more cars drove past and i got sick of it and went back to town

[matt dunn]

Results?

[touge rolla]

I spotted that little barina in Akaroa the day before the event. Has to be the craziest little Barina out there.

[Kahlua]

Yeah, Steve (Barina guy) was ok, just got the front end light over part of it, and didn't get the corner in time, hence drove up the cliff and ended on its side. Damage wasn't too bad, but chances of it not having chasis damage is unlikely

For traditions sake, good ol Ross McKay hit the bank too at Akaroa

I put some Incar footage of Little River in my Sentra on Youtube - see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd4mQt-XxvI

[FST4RD]

Go the starion!!!
You know who that is?

[Kahlua]

Go the starion!!!
You know who that is?

Yeah, Malcolm Lovett, regular at the Ashburton Street Sprints too.