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CSA Hillclimb - Haunted Hills Gippsland

Date: 30th May

Time: Gates open at 8am, Scrutinizing 8.30am, Practice Runs at 9am.

You will require a AASA Or CAMS license to compete.

Links:

http://smokie.ws/Newtrack/index.htm

You must have a AASA or CAMS license to compete. You can not get a license on the day. email [email protected] for AASA Forms, the cost is $55.00 I think. Or you can join SAU to get your CAMS affiliation and then buy a CAMS license.

You require a membership to an incorporated club to compete in this event, so that you are covered for your public liability and so that the track is insured for you.

Confirmed spots - 50 only. This makes the event exclusive and will ensure everyone gets a heap of runs.

Early Bird pricing until the 31st March - $75.00 - first 25 spots only.

After that Pricing is $95.00.

Sup regs are done, we are waiting on final approval form Haunted Hills. They should be up by end of week.

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I would go but already competing in the Australian Tarmac Challenge (formerly the Dutton Rally) over the same weekend. The last day of competition is on the Haunted hillclimb on the 31st of May. If anybody is staying down there overnight, there's sure to be some action to watch on the Sunday.

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Bump Bump, we have a few spots left for you Sau boys, and girls. I am told that providing you have a cams or aasa licence we will be taking a few entrys on the day. not ideal but in a pinch we can do it for you

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go my confirmation in the mail last night :rofl:

its going to be frosty by the look of it.

cya there mate, ive got no idea how many imports will be there =s

had a few mates to paid to enter and ended up having to back out, hopefully theres not to many cars so can do heaps of runs ;)

How PHAT was today. Even with the crap weather (It rained all day), it was awesome. My first time on a race track, and in George, was a bit tentative, but I managed a PB of 90 seconds in the wet, and Blue managed a fantastic 66 seconds. GTS 11 Managed a 74 second run in George, which was only 2 seconds slower than Antonio's BMW M3 that was there today.With a slight difference of around 110 kilowatts at the wheels, that was an awesome effort. Marc said the GTS still had so much more, but he was as tentative as me about bending it.

So I reckon the ol GTS has a potential 66-68 second pass in the dry, but with Mrc driving it not me, but I reckon in teh dry, I am good for a 74-75.

I loved today, and the Gippsland car club have asked us back to compete again in Car Karna and another track day. They were very impressed with our behaviour and sensible driving, so Kudos to everyone who turned up today, you did the club proud.

Next time we run this event, it will be a little cheaper, coz we are now CAMS Affiliated.

Thanks to the guys from SAU and NDSOC who turned up to run on the day, it was a pleasure to have you here, and hope to see you next time.

Marc drove the fire engine competitively today with a time of 76 seconds out of a bog stock standard car. Admittedly a GTS 2 in disguise, but this car is as it rolled off the production line with some 98 RON and extra timing. It has also covered some 240,000.00 kays with no engine work at all. I can not believe it went so well with 5 year old tyres on it. I was super impressed with the fire engines run under Marc's careful (sic) care.

Wheezy, your car is amazing, I was so pleased to see it run so well today. Was fantastic to see your confidence build with every run. You certainly had it nailed by the time I left anyway, what are the chances of seeing you at the next event?

w00t, what a day.

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Results are:

Paul Milvain - AKA Blue 66.71 Seconds - Fastest Race

Glen Cook - 67.44

Brent Edwards - Ford Festiva XR4 (Yes that's right) 70.29

Christopher Starr 71.98

Peter Gleeson BMY M3 73.14

Carolyn Kruger (Marc Zanini Driving) GTS 2 GTS 145 74.12 (Carolyn's best time 90.24) Third fastest NA on the day after one run with a good driver.

Jarrod Smith 74.7 (Great time for Jarrod, well done)

John Richardson 74.90

Marc Zanini Stock as delivered new R31 SVD Auto (yep) Fire Brigade Car 75.33 Looks mighty impressive when compared to the one below.

Glen Bishop Series 2 Stagea 75.36 (TURBO 4WD)

Shane Coulson R31 race. 75.40. (had serious traction issues.)

Marcus Dempsey (aka Ralphie) 76.07 had traction issues too.

Travis Barber (woohoomobile) 77.92 HR31 Coupe

Adrain DeAngelis (Mastadd) 78.99 GTS 1

Peter Rowlston Turbo Bluebird Series 1 80.13 (Well done Peter)

Anthony Bilston 80.38 VK 5.0 Commodore

Kevin Coulson 81.19 Series 1 R31 Silo

Rachel Grist 92.35, well done Rachel U13 Bluebird

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