Mt Cotton Hillclimb Rd4 - Pics

[hrd-hr30]

a couple of 400+kw GTRs

automopho page 6

automopho page 17

smugmug gallery p2

unfortunately the blue one crashed quite heavily into the bank on the outside of the 2nd loop, damaging the front right suspension and bumper. There's photos of it in automopho's gallery if you really want to see that.

rapid 180SX automopho p13

and my new car at its first event. ran a 46.86 yesterday which not as quick as my old GTR yet (46.2), but still has lots of potential left in it. much more difficult to drive at this tight technical track than the GTR was.

Good to see some more late model turbo cars coming out these days! The 180SX was running pretty good times, and the white GTR was also going well. The guy in the blue one hadn't beenthere before and was looking better on each run until he unfortunately overdid it a bit. Hope they keep coming back - they've got the power to be challenging the class record when they get more familiar with the track.

[Eug]

love the new datto...

the 240 looks pretty sweet too

[wrxkilla]

nice

400kw GTRs doing sprints is tough!

well done.

What kind of specs are the 2x GTRs?

[wrxkilla]

ps any more info on the sprints? requirements to enter etc?

Is it BCCC or somethign that runs it, or a Mt Cotton ran series?

Regards

Michael

[hrd-hr30]

Hi Michael, the hillclimb is owned and run by the MG Car Club. www.mgccq.org.au they have a calendar and email contact details there for more info on their events.

You need to join a CAMS affiliated car club and get a CAMS licence $88. The Club you join can give you the form, or you can download it from CAMS website. you can get a list of Clubs here. Holden, Northern Districts, MG, Gold Coast Tweed, and Aus All Rally Group are some of the cheaper clubs - around $50.

other than that all you really need is a helmet, long sleeve cotton shirt and jeans, non-synthetic shoes (canvas, leather), and some basic safety gear for the car - a fire extinguisher, and a blue triangle to mark the position of the battery. That's it!

would be good to see more Skylines/GTRs out there. They have a Come and Try day on Sunday, 30th September. You can get more info from [email protected]. They're always popular, so it pays to register interest early. Good way to get a feel for the track without any pressure, and with some very fast/experienced drivers to give tips and some local knowledge. normally get alot of laps in too, whereas a hillclimb event you normally only get 4 or 5 runs. The next hillclimb event is the week before that on the 23rd of Sept if you can't wait or want to get straight into the competition side of it. They also have a sprint at QR on the 22nd if that interests you.

Harry

Edited August 9, 2007 by hrd-hr30