Event Updates Mid-April 2024

Month	Date	Venue	Club	Event	Entries open
April	21/4/2024	Bryant Park	PIARC	VHCC R4	Yes
May	5/5/2024	Rob Roy	MGCC	VHRR historic hillclimb	Yes
May	19/5/2024	Rob Roy	Mini Club of Victoria	VHCC R5	No

Entries for Round 4 of the Trydel Victorian Hill Climb Championship at Bryant Park are now OPEN. Round 4 is being run by PIARC and they will be using the figure 8 configuration, which was last used in the championship in 2022. Back then, David Mahon was fastest outright, with Jordan James the fastest tin top.

It also needs to be noted that this is the same course that will be used for the Australian Hill Climb Championship in October.

PIARC have received 93 entries so far, and entries close on the 18/4.

If you’re not able to compete, come on down and support your fellow competitors. Spread the word among your friends, and be sure to let them know that entry is free for spectators!

Entries for Round 1 of the Triple Cup Challenge between VHRR, VSCC and MGCC are NOW OPEN. The event will be held at Rob Roy on the 5th of May and will utilise the original layout (no chicane). Head on down to see some classic machinery attack the Rob Roy hill. Entries close on the 1st of May.

Event Updates Mid-March 2024

Month	Date	Venue	Club	Event	Entries open
April	7/4/2024	Rob Roy	MGCC	Rob Roy Interclub	Yes
April	21/4/2024	Bryant Park	PIARC	VHCC R4	Yes
May	5/5/2024	Rob Roy	MGCC	VHRR historic hillclimb	No
May	19/5/2024	Rob Roy	Mini Club of Victoria	VHCC R5	No

Entries are now OPEN for Round 1 of the Rob Roy Interclub series. The event will utilise the new layout (chicane version) of Rob Roy. This would be a good chance for regular VHCC competitors to get some practice in before we return to Rob Roy for Round 5 in May. Entries close on the 1/4/24.

Entries for Round 4 of the Trydel Victorian Hill Climb Championship at Bryant Park are now OPEN. This will be the last event for the VHCC at Bryant Park this year, so make sure you get your entry in. As usual, spectating is free, so if you can’t make it, come down and support your fellow competitors. Entries close on the 18/4/24.

2024 EZIUP AND GO Victorian Hill Climb Championship

	Date	Club	Venue
Round 1	21 Jan	MG Car Club	Rob Roy
Round 2	17 Feb	Gippsland Car Club	Bryant Park
Round 4	21 April	PIARC	Bryant Park
Round 5	19 May	Mini Club of Vic	Rob Roy
Round 3	1 & 2 June	Ballarat Light Car Club	Mt. Leura
Round 6	10 & 11 August	Ararat Car Club	One Tree Hill

New self-extraction rules for 2024       

Current licence holders should have seen the recent Motorsport Australia bulletin on this matter. To ensure drivers can exit their vehicle in under 15 seconds, Clubs are required to begin testing self-extraction at events during 2024.

On that basis, the Hill Climb Panel recommends you start practicing self-extraction from your own vehicle before you compete in 2024. The extraction process should commence with the driver fully strapped in and preferably with a helmet on. You must be able to exit under 15 seconds in 2024 and then under 10 seconds in 2024.

Voluntary Commentary Notes

In order to help out Phil Memry with his commentary at our events, we are aiming to provide him with some notes from each competitor to give him some extra information on cars and competitors to talk through for the spectators at the event. The notes have been attached to this email and are completely voluntary for each competitor, but will only take around 10 minutes to fill out. If they could be emailed back to us at vichcpanelsec@gmail.com before the event so we can print them out that would be greatly appreciated.

Phil was appreciative of those who took the time to complete the document as it gave him some information to talk through in the quiet periods.