This year is Wollongong Sporting Car Clubs 50th Anniversary and we are holding (subject to CAMS approval) a hillclimb at Huntley on 26th of October. Its a make or break occasion for the club.
Some of you may be aware that there has been a hiatus of Huntley Hillclimbs for 18 months or more due to CAMS track safety requirements increasing to the point of almost stupidity. Well we have done enough to get a track licence, just awaiting now an event permit. Hopefully the new 'officials licencing' policy has left us with enough bodies who are capable of running an event that we have been running for 49 years. Throughout this period the club has had an expenditure of $10000 while income has been just $5000, needless to say it cant go on for much longer. CAMS and liability insurance hassles have almost put the club to rest.
OK, so bitching over, what is Huntley? Its an old mine access road something like 650 metres long. Its smooth hotmix bitumen. It's steep. Its a REAL hillclimb. Has some fast sweepers. Has some tight esses. Its fun. Its safe. You get as many runs as we can fit in. 6 would be a minimum. 20 odd trophies on offer for different classes that everyones car will fit into somewhere. WSCC people are good people, no bitchiness like at some clubs. Booze and BBQ afterwards. If it is on and CAMS think I am capable enough, I am the event secretary and am more than willing to offer to take moneys from people who would like to run. Pre entry is $65. on the 26th it will be $75. Have a go. Its better than sex.
It would be great to see a lot of VW's there, but if you want to run your partners Messrschmidt then thats fine as well. In the 10 years I have been part of it there's probably no make or model car that hasnt had a go at some stage. Vintage cars with manual fuel pumps (guy pumping the lever on the dash) to the latest twin turbo 4wd triple overhead underhanger jap imports. Everything in between, volvos, monaros, dattos, you name it. I can think of at least 3 kombis. few type 3's and more than the odd beetle. Hyundai excels, mitsubishi mirage, toranas, GTHO's, group A's, minis, formula Vee's, a goggomobile (no bullshit, a twin engined one), go karts.... sure you get the picture by now. If its got 4 wheels its probably had a run. Add yours to the list. For me it even lasts longer than sex!
How did I go, can I move on to selling ice to eskimos now?
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
Sorry amazer but i can't get there but i hope it all goes well....:thumb
Just an normal 2S licence required.....count me in for some fun.
And I'll have a couple of bags of ice while ya at it.
Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
i'm in!
not sure about the ice, but hillclimbs are SERIOUS fun, even though all i do normally is watch them. chris leave your details so the serious can contact you in time to get you the numbers 😀 and monies. You haven't seen the humble dub at it's best til you've seen it take on a hillclimb like a ferret on speed. show your AVD colours and obliterate an eight 😀
let sleeping dubs lie
Yeah, just ask Craig Torrens...!
Huntley is fun and there;s a nice place for a BBQ/beers afterwards
Pay your debts, CxxT
Hey Frazier,
I was speaking to Colin on the weekend and he said he`d be competing if it was on. He wasnt sure if it had been cancelled. This is assuming thats not the Bathurst weekend.
Keith.
Well I cant advertise the event yet until its approved, I could get in trouble for that 😉 I have the forms sitting next to me right now, I just need to get a CAMS stamp and a permit number and I will start posting.
Just wanted to get it out there so poeple can start thinking.
I need to know what CAMS affiliated clubs everyone is a member of so they can be added to the list of invited clubs.
The best way to contact me is through this forum. Reply to this thread and it goes to my email. I dont like exposing my email address or phone numbers to the vast universe.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
CAMS have knocked back the permit. The paperwork is being modified as I speak and should be ready to go early next week.
So how do they cash a cheque for a permit before granting a permit? I dunno either.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
Hmmmm, now that doesn't sound like CAMS does it!
Porsche Club of NSW.
Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
and... the verdict..:alien
let sleeping dubs lie
Public holiday yesterday so today is the day. I should be recieving an email with a permit number. As soon as I do, I will post a link so that people can download the forms.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
Its on!
download entry form:
www.entryform.doc
download supregs:
www.supregs.docChris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
"Have a go. Its better than sex."
Jeez, Amazer you must have some pretty bad sex. LOL
"For me it even lasts longer than sex!"
Oh ... 650 metres. Even at 20km/h that's less than 2 minutes.... I guess that's why.
[Edited on 9-10-2003 by HotRodMatt]
A trip up huntley last's me just 27 seconds, but the thing is, I can easily have 8 goes on huntley hill.
Apparently these days I dont have to get permission from CAMS to add each club to the list, I just have to make sure they are affiliated & financial, so come on down.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
This sunday. Lots of entries coming in, but no VW's 🙁
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
@^&$$%@@
I'm working.😠
let sleeping dubs lie
I've got 2 VW entries now.
1 from Wayne Penrose, 1 from a rotary powered beetle.
What are you up to on sunday Craig? Show me what a 1916 goes like?
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
have i understood this right? the wayne penrose vw was one of the fastest cars out there....
if so, cool 😎
kai
In club motorsport VW dominates.
A VW powered car has won more outright NSW, Vic, Qld and Australian hillclimb championships in the last 8 years than you can point a stick at. Almost all of them I think. There may have been 1 or 2 missed in there somewhere. It holds most track records. This particular car was built in the the 70's by a wollongong local and has a supercharged type 4 engine in it. Its stood up to all comers, including a specially imported for the even Pilbeam from the UK.
Wayne Penrose has won his class in the series since he started competing and also holds plenty of records. At huntley it has the fastest time recorded by any sedan. (at a normal club meeting at least)
Jeff Unwin was unbeatable when he raced in a beetle. Craig Torrens seems to have taken over that place. Ben Durie's car is right up there. Col Mayman recently won at buladelah. CT Hansen and Jak Rizzo regularly cause havoc in the porsche club.
VW has its class wins at bathurst. Plenty of round australia trials. Shit I even have a few trophies and certificates on my wall from racing a kombi.
VW's kick ass mate. Thats why we're here.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
hear hear :thumb
chris, would you be able to post the results in a non 'xls' format? my puter keeps spewing xls files back at me:cussing
😀
let sleeping dubs lie
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
ta muchly 😀
mmm sub 20 from gumley, reckon he'd let us all have a drive for a sec? if we're real nice?
let sleeping dubs lie
Man that front and rear mini engined special was...special!
Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
damn. I saw the speedster down the end of the road. Someone was trying to tell me there was a karmann ghia there. duh.
I initially wondered if it was you, but didnt see you through the day. I guess I forgot to look.
The twinnie driver has a bad back. Just had an operation. I wonder why?
The Fiat was no slug either.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
For those who missed out, we are on again, 23 november.
Latest sup regs have been uploaded.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~amazer39/supregs.pdfChris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
