A great number of spectators watched the Course de Côte de Turckheim – 3 Épis this weekend. A lot of them came for Sébastien Loeb but hopefully they enjoyed the regular hillclimb stars too. They at least got their money’s worth as the event ran past 20:00! Geoffrey Schatz was the undisputed winner this weekend. …
Results Course de Côte de Chanteloup 1898
The first edition of the Course de Côte de Chanteloup-les-Vignes was contested on 27 November 1898. This was just one year after the concept of hillclimbs was born with the Nice-La Turbie Hillclimb. Because the first La Turbie event was a stage in a larger ‘rally’, the Chanteloup Hillclimb is sometimes considered as the first …
Results Osogovo Hillclimb (Kjustendil) 2017
The Bulgarian Hillclimb Championship ended two weeks ago at the Osogovo Hillclimb near Kjustendil. Hristo Manolov had to win to at least have a small chance for the title. He did all he could by setting fastest times and securing victory. But because his main rival Julian Teliyski finished second, it was not enough for …
Preview and Entrylist Course de Côte de Turckheim – 3 Épis 2017
The French Hillclimb Championship visits the Alsace this weekend for the famous Course de Côte de Turckheim – 3 Épis. The almost 200 French drivers are joined by the Luxembourg Hillclimb Championship and of course plenty of other guests from Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. As if that was not enough, the spectators can also look …
Preview and Entrylist Bergrennen Gurnigel 2017
The Swiss Hillclimb Championship picks up again at the Bergrennen Gurnigel. As can be expected in Switzerland a massive entrylist of 315 drivers is announced. 230 of them drive in the national race, 40 in the regional event and another 45 in the motorcycle race. Marcel Steiner can become the new champion at his home …
Preview and Entrylist Bergrennen Unterfranken (Eichenbühl) 2017
The German Hillclimb Championship and the Berg-Cup continue next weekend with the Bergrennen Unterfranken near Eichenbühl. Almost 150 drivers have entered the speed hillclimb. Local man and winner of the past two years, Norbert Brenner, is not present this year. It is therefore almost certain that Uwe Lang will take his sixth victory at Eichenbühl.
Results Omalos Hillclimb 2017
After a two mont summer break the Greek Hillclimb Championship continued this weekend with the Omalos Hillclimb. Marios Iliopoulos was again the quickest driver in his Ford Fiesta WRC. Group A was the most competitive class in Omalos with 23 drivers. The Kyrkos Racing Team with drivers Leonidas and Panagiotis Kyrkos proved to be slightly …
Results Knockalla Hillclimb (Donegal) 2017
Ater two sprints the Irish Championship returned to the hills for the Knockalla Hillclimb in Donegal. With his victory on Saturday Joe Courtney secured the title. It was his eigth victory of the season and his third consecutive title. On day two the weather conditions were somewhat worse than before. Courtney was not competing which …
Results Subida a La Pizarra 2017
The Subida a La Pizarra was a brand-new hillclimb in Castilla y Leon. The organizers should be applauded for finding this 7,2 kilometres long road. It has all the potential for becoming one of the greatest hillclimbs in Spain. The road is fast and technical with challenging turns followed by hairpins. For specators it also …
Results Subida a Peña Cabarga 2017
In Cantabria the competitors contested the Subida a Peña Cabarga near Santander. Joseba Iraola dominated the event in his Norma M20 FC sportscar. His fastest time was more than 10 seconds quicker as everybody else. Joseba Olea in the Demon Car R34 finished second while Ruben Echevarria completed the podium.