Event Update 16 August 2024

VHCC Round 6 – One Tree Hill, Ararat

The final round of the EZIUP AND GO Victorian Hill Climb Championship was held last weekend in ideal conditions. 18C both days and dry weather. The track surface was cool in the mornings but warmed during the day ending with very good grip.

88 entries lined up for 8 runs over the weekend.

Mirko Grbic came out on Sunday with a series of blistering runs of just over 40 seconds with a FTD of 40.20.

David Harris set some very good times over the weekend, finishing with two runs of 41.75 and 41.76 that could hardly be separated.

Damien Brand kept Mirko and David honest with his final two runs at 42.07 42.04.

The provisional outright and class results are attached.

We are still working on the final championship points scores so it will be a week or two before these numbers are finalised.

Our thanks to everyone who competed in the championship this year. Participation in this year championship was well up on the post COVID years with an average of 92 competitors at each round. A wonderful result.

We are currently planning the schedule for next year and will announce that soon.

Photos from VHCC Round 6

Lots of pictures on the VHCC Facebook page Facebook

Thanks to the contributions from Josh Feggans, Spencer Lambert, Burnouts Unlimited, Zephyr Auto Media and Black Range Photography.

We’ll have a complete photo file from JoJo Tallorin Seven70 Photography soon.

2024 VHCC Awards Night

We have previous posted “save the date” details of the October 12 event.

The official poster with the online ticket booking links is attached.

So now is the time to secure a seat at the table for an enjoyable night out with your fellow competitors.

Details also via this link - AWARDS NIGHT | Vichillclimb (hillclimbvic.com.au)

RSVP by 4 October 2024.

Panel Elections

Each year a few positions on the panel come up for election. This is a great way to give something back to the management and organisation of the annual championship. We were fortunate to attract new members to the panel at the 2023 elections and we would like to see that trend continue this year.

The elections will be held at the panel meeting on Thursday 10 October.

Vacancies are for the following positions:

·      Panel Chair

·      Treasurer

·      Competitor’s Representative

·      Scrutineer’s Representative

·      Eligibility Officer

We seek nominations from our hill climbing family and competitors who want to make a contribution to our sport.

Reference: Panel Standing Orders Marked up State Panel Standing Orders - Version 2.2 29 August 2018 (motorsport.org.au)

Nomination form 25motorsport-australia_victoria_panel-member-nomination.pdf

Completed nomination forms need to be submitted via vichcpanelsec@gmail.com no later than Friday 4 October 2024.

Please contact John Read or Glenn Morris via email vichcpanelsec@gmail.com for further details

Australian Hill Climb Championship

Planning for the AHC is well underway and entries are now open. All details via the Gippsland Car Club Facebook page Facebook and Motorsport Australia Entries open for 2024 Motorsport Australia Hill Climb Championship

Event Update July 2024

Provisional Results and Championship Points from Round 3 of the Trydel EZI UP and GO Victorian Hill Climb Championship.

The 2024 Trydel EZIUP Victorian Hill Climb Championship continued on Sunday 30th June, where a big field of 78 entries lined up to take on the clockwise short course at Bryant Park.

Saturday afternoons practice session gave a few competitors a chance to try some wet weather running as the heavens opened and the track became extremely slippery. As it turns out, it was good practice for Sunday.

Weather conditions started off cold and wet on Sunday, with competitors completing the reconnaissance lap on a wet surface. The track slowly dried and by the 3rd run, there was enough of a dry line that many competitors set their fastest time of the day on this particular run.

Then the rain returned, causing Run 4 to be held on a wet track, with quite a few competitors opting out of setting a time.

The next 4 runs saw competitors slowly gain more confidence as a dry line started to reappear, with most competitors threatening to, if not actually setting their best times of the day by Run 8.

Mike Barker came out firing from the start of the day, setting his best time of 35.26 on Run 3 in his Hayward 06.

2nd and 3rd was a battle of the Minahan brothers, Peter and Bruce, in their shared Hayward 07, with Peter edging out Bruce on a 38.70 on his 4th Run compared to 38.82, set on Bruce’s 3rd Run.

4th was Jordan James, who took advantage of his Evolution Lancers’ AWD grip to set a 38.97 on his 3rd Run. Zachary Hanlin rounded out the top 5 in his BMW M140i on a 39.24.

Fastest tin top was Jordan James in his Mitsubishi Evolution Lancer on a 38.97, with Zachary Hanlin 2nd on a 39.24. Jacob White was 3rd fastest in his V8 powered Nissan Skyline with a 39.81 second Run.

Christine Crombie was the fastest female around the course with a time of 46.49 in a Volkswagen Scirocco, which placed her 60th outright.

The 6th and final Round of the championship will be held in Ararat at One Tree Hill on August 10th and 11th.

Provisional results and the Championship points are attached in this update.

If anyone has any photo's or video from the weekend that they'd like to share, please let us know via the vichcpanelsec@gmail.com account.

Photo - Mike Barker on his way to victory at Round 3 of the Victorian Hill Climb Championship. Photo credit - Seven70Photography