Round 1 NSW Hillclimb Championship race report 3rd vid added

colin · 2013-02-02T06:04:34+00:00

On the 9-10/2/2013 Kempsey Sporting Car Club will host round 1 of the NSW Hillclimb Championship. The track is located at Cooperabung approx 5k,s north of Telegraph Point, and is allways sign posted. I believe i will be the only VW competing at this event as GT has a caravan and Camping show to attend. Nathan has family and new home committments, and Heath is still finishing of his new engine.Not sure how Greg Ward is going. I will be trying to get some incar footage with my new GoPro camera so cross fingers i get the camera sorted for some footage. Due to the lack of expose to any print media, i will also post a full race report with results etc both with this event and all the other rounds throughout the year. Cheers Col

colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 14 Feb 2013, 5:45 pm

#943690

This is run 3 on Sunday. You will notice the tacho stops working, i had a small electrical issue which is fixed now but it threw me a bit.
I held it flat through the chicane and tryed a Larry late brake into the hairpin, i drifted a little wide.
Then on exit of the sweeper i nearly got sucked into the right hand side tyre wall. Two cars crashed into the tyre wall on Sunday, this corner is the most dangerous one on the hillclimb series.
It has a negative to positive camber change on exit which can really throw the car into the tyre wall.
Hope you guys enjoyed the footage, more to come in a few weeks from the Bathurst Rounds. 👍

Cheers Col

Keith Haeusler Seriously Crusin Dubber

168 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 14 Feb 2013, 9:19 pm

#943722

Col,

I gave up late brakes years ago.
Anyway looks and sounds sweet.

Cheers.
Larry

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 14 Feb 2013, 10:10 pm

#943728

Hi Col

Looks and sounds great.

You can buy a remote control for the Go Pro, I'm getting one it will make life so much easier.

Regarding the turbo cars in your class. We know all that CAMS put a multiplication penalty on the turbo cars but they can get more horsepower at the turn of a dial or flick of a switch, but a NA car has to do it the old fashioned way.

Steve