- Collingrove Hillclimb
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Collingrove Hillclimb Location Angaston, South Australia Time zone UTC+9.5 (UTC+10.5 DST) Coordinates 34°33′22″S 139°6′4″E / 34.55611°S 139.10111°ECoordinates: 34°33′22″S 139°6′4″E / 34.55611°S 139.10111°E Owner Sporting Car Club of SA Opened 1952 [1] Major events Australian Hillclimb Championship
South Australian Hillclimb ChampionshipLength 0.75 km (0.45 mi) Turns 9 Lap record 28.95 (Peter Gumley 28.95 Peter Gumley, SCV, 2009 09/10/09, Formula Libre 3001-5000cc) Collingrove Hillclimb is a motor sport facility located in South Australia's Barossa Valley. It is situated approximately 7 km south of Angaston, off the Angaston — Mount Pleasant Road, and is owned and operated by the Sporting Car Club of South Australia. It has been in operation since 1952 [2] and has attracted some of Australia's better known hillclimb vehicles and competitors.
The track itself is 750 m of challenging asphalt, climbing nearly 70 m from the start line to the finish. The club has recently[when?] upgraded the return road with an asphalt surface. For spectators the track offers many vantage points and picnic areas.
Each year there are Multiclub Events, the three round Wintercup series, Come & Try Day's and the South Australian Hillclimb Championships. Collingrove was the venue of the 2010 Australian Hillclimb Championship.
A great information site is *Collingrove Hillclimb
References
- ^ The First Public Meeting Retrieved on 15 October 2011
- ^ Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 93
External links
Photos - 2010 Australian Hillclimb Championship - http://www.freewebs.com/philwillmedia/apps/photos/album?albumid=10208954
Categories:- Hillclimbing
- Motorsport venues in Australia
- Sport in South Australia
- Sports venues in South Australia
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