Anyone doing the Hillclimb Championship?

Wacky Racer · Post by **Wacky Racer** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:52 pm

As it reads, is anyone endulging this season and if so where do I get the entry form from?

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:27 pm

Not this year for me but info and entry forms here:

http://www.scottish-hillclimbing.co.uk

Feel free to ask for help and advice.

Mikie711 · Post by **Mikie711** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:57 pm

I will be doing a number of events this year but not the whole season. Working offshore means I won't be home for them all

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:15 pm

I think Steveweegie was talking about doing a few,.. and Mac maybe?

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:40 pm

Yup, i fancy a few this year assuming my engine hasnt melted by then

First outing will probably be the fun night at forrestburn that we chatted about, then a real event

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:38 am

I will hopefully be taking a bash at a couple this year

Steve when is the next funday?

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:56 am

Looks like the 16th march according to the MSCC website.

Mr wacky racer was talking to me about it and Mac recons its not as scary as kames or fintray so sounds like an ideal place to start for me

Wacky Racer · Post by **Wacky Racer** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:25 am

steve_weegie wrote:Looks like the 16th march according to the MSCC website.

Mr wacky racer was talking to me about it and Mac recons its not as scary as kames or fintray so sounds like an ideal place to start for me

It's a toss between kames and forrestburn. Kames is faster but has fewer thing to hit. Forrestburn can be a bit unforgiving, lots of big rocks in the in-field and a bit more technical.

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:40 am

Wacky Racer wrote:
steve_weegie wrote:Looks like the 16th march according to the MSCC website.

Mr wacky racer was talking to me about it and Mac recons its not as scary as kames or fintray so sounds like an ideal place to start for me
It's a toss between kames and forrestburn. Kames is faster but has fewer thing to hit. Forrestburn can be a bit unforgiving, lots of big rocks in the in-field and a bit more technical.

Oops....

I meant to say doune, which is really very scary looking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7j2mBEsfSU

I'd like to have a shot round kames too... The wee taster i had at alford last year was great fun.

fd · Post by fd » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:57 am

Here are all the sprint/hillclimb events this year -

SSC Round 1 13 April, 2008 Kames Scottish Sporting C.C.
SHC Round 1 19 April, 2008 Doune Lothian C.C.
SHC Round 2* 20 April, 2008 Doune Lothian C.C.
SHC Round 3 27 April, 2008 Forrestburn Monklands Sporting C.C.
SSC Round 2 03 May, 2008 East Fortune Lothian C.C.
SSC Round 3* 04 May, 2008 East Fortune Lothian C.C.
SHC Round 4* 10 May, 2008 Fintray Grampian A.C.
SHC Round 5 11 May, 2008 Fintray Grampian A.C.
SSC Round 4* 24 May, 2008 Kames East Ayrshire C.C.
SSC Round 5 25 May, 2008 Kames Machars C.C.
SSC Round 6* 7 June, 2008 Golspie Littleferry Caithness C.C.
SSC Round 7 8 June, 2008 Golspie Kylestrome Caithness C.C.
SHC Round 6 21/22 June, 2008 Doune Lothian C.C.
SHC Round 7 28 June, 2008 Forrestburn Monklands Sporting C.C.
SHC Round 8* 29 June, 2008 Forrestburn Monklands Sporting C.C.
SSC Round 8* 5 July, 2008 Boyndie Circuit 1 Aberdeen & District M.C.
SSC Round 9 6 July, 2008 Boyndie Circuit 2 Aberdeen & District M.C.
SSC Round 10* 19/20 July, 2008 Alford Grampian A.C.
SSC Round 11 2 August, 2008 Kames East Ayrshire C.C.
SSC Round 12 3 August, 2008 Kames East Ayrshire C.C.
SHC Round 9 9 August, 2008 Fintray Grampian A.C.
SHC Round 10* 10 August, 2008 Fintray Grampian A.C.
SHC Round 11* 24 August, 2008 Forrestburn Monklands Sporting C.C.
SSC Round 13 13 September, 2008 Golspie Littleferry Caithness C.C.
SSC Round 14* 14 September, 2008 Golspie Kylestrome Caithness C.C.
SSC Round 15 20 September, 2008 Alford Aberdeen & District M.C.

Should be at many of them one way or the other this year . . . depends on getting entries tho . . .

I'd only say one other thing . . . don't look at tracks on the basis of there being less to hit . . . it actually tends to work the other way . . . while there were some accidents at the likes of Doune last year . . . there were more at Kames and Forrestburn . . . I think because people 'think' there is less to hit . . . of course . . . that's just not the case . . .

It's also worth getting somebody who knows the track to walk you round . . . some little pitfalls are not always obvious . . .

Fd

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:26 am

Yes, I will be doing a variety of hills and sprints in the saxo.

Should be doing Doune, Forestburn, Fintray, Alford, Golspie and maybe a trip to Kames. Lossie is a maybe.