Event Updates December 2023

Victorian Hill Climb Advisory Panel 2024 to 2026

Elections were completed at the October panel meeting. We are pleased to see a number of new members appointed to the panel which makes for an exciting future.

Full details on the VHC website via this link - CONTACTS | Vichillclimb (hillclimbvic.com.au)

Event Update – January to March 2024

Month	Date	Venue	Club	Event	Entries Open?
January	21	Rob Roy	MGCC	VHCC Rd 1	Yes
February	17	Bryant Park	GCC	VHCC Rd 2	TBA
March	2 & 3	Rob Roy	MGCC	Revival	TBA
March	16 & 17	Mt Leura	BLCC	VHCC Rd 3	TBA

Entries are now open for Round I of the 2024 VHCC at Rob Roy

2024 VHCC Calendar

Listed on the VHC website via this link - HOME | Vichillclimb (hillclimbvic.com.au)

Important Update from Motorsport Australia

New self-extraction requirements in 2024 and 2025

All Motorsport Australia licenced competitors will be required to self-extract from their vehicles in 10 seconds or less from 2025 and beyond, with a 15 second limit in 2024.

In line with advice from the Motorsport Australia Risk and Safety Committee, and FIA standards, the phased introduction will provide competitors with the opportunity to practice the best way to self-extract themselves from their vehicles before being tested at events.

In 2024, competitors will initially be required to self-extract in 15 seconds as part of a staged introduction of the new requirement, before the 10 second limit is mandated on 1 January 2025.

Full details via this link - motorsport.org.au/selfextraction

Event Updates 18 September 2023

Upcoming Events

We appreciate VHCC rounds have concluded but there is no reason to hang up your helmets and gloves. With the fine weather coming our way there are many events available to you before the year finishes.

Month	Date	Activity
Sep	Sun 24th	Multiclub hill climb at Bryant Park by the Gippsland Car Club – entries close on 19/9/23
Oct	Sun 1st	Round 3 of the Interclub Challenge at Rob Roy by the MG Car Club – entries close on 27/9/23
	Sat 14 & Sun 15	Mt Tarrengower hill climb at Maldon by Bendigo Car Club – entries close on 2/10/23
	Thu 26 - Sun 29	Australian Hill Climb Championship at Ringwood Park Motor Complex, NSW by the MG Car Clun (Newcastle) - Entries close on 12/10/23
	Sun 29	Multiclub hill climb at Bryant Park by the Gippsland Car Club
Nov	Sat 18 & Sun 19	King of the Hill in Ararat by the Ararat Car Club
	Sun 19	31st Historic & Classic Rob Roy by the MG Car Club. Please note that ALL vehicles are invited to participate. More current vehicles will be allocated to an “invited class”.
Dec	Sat 2	Multiclub hill climb at Bryant Park by the Gippsland Car Club

VHCC Awards Night

Saturday 21 October at the MG Car Club rooms in Nunawading

Tickets can be booked online for $20 each via this link.

RSVP by Friday 13 October

All championship trophies will be presented so it’s a great time to catch up with the hill climbing community.

2024 VHCC Calendar – Subject to Motorsport Australia approval

Round	Dates	Club	Venue
1	21 Jan	MG Car Club	Rob Roy
2	17 Feb	Gippsland Car Club	Bryant Park
3	16 & 17 Mar	Ballarat Light Car Club	Mt. Leura
4	21 Apr	PIARC	Bryant Park
5	19 May	Mini Club of Vic	Rob Roy
6	10 & 11 Aug	Ararat Car Club	One Tree Hill

Elections for the Victorian Hill Climb Advisory Panel

Three-year term 2024 to 2026

Positions vacant by 30 December 2023 are:

· Deputy Chair

· Secretary – Panel member

· Points scorer – Panel member

· Eligibility officer – Panel member

· Administration officer – Panel member

To nominate, please refer to the links below:

· Panel Member Nomination Form

· Panel Standing Orders

Nominations close on Wednesday 11 October 2023. Not 6 November as listed on the attached Motorsport Australia document.

Send nominations to:

vic@motorsport.org.au AND vichcpanelsec@gmail.com

Voting will take place at the panel meeting on Thursday 12 October via video stream.

Any questions – contact Chris Harwood, panel chair or John Read, panel secretary.

See panel contact details via this link.