Australian Hillclimb Championship

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The Australian Hillclimb Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor sport competition which determines Australia's annual hillclimbing champion. The championship has traditionally been awarded to the driver setting fastest time at a single meeting [1] however the 1958 title was awarded based on the combined results of two meetings [2] and a multi round pointscore series was employed from 1972 to 1975.[1]

The championship has been sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport since 1954.[3] Prior to this it was sanctioned by the Australian Automobile Association,[4] with two events having national championship status in 1949.[5]

Results

File:SCV Volkswagen of Peter Gumley.JPG
Peter Gumley has won ten Australian Hillclimb Championship titles. He is pictured in his SCV Volkswagen at Collingrove Hillclimb in 2011
Year [5] Venue [5] State [5] Date Champion [5] Car [5]
1938 Rob Roy Vic. 13 June [6] Peter Whitehead [7] ERA R10B [8]
1947 Rob Roy Vic. 2 November [6] Arthur Wylie [1] Ford A Special [1]
1948 Rob Roy Vic. 2 November [9] Frank Kleining [1] Hudson Special [1]
1949 Hawkesbury NSW 20 March [10] Frank Kleining [11] Hudson Special [12]
1949 Rob Roy Vic. 1 November [6] John Barraclough [1] MG K3 Magnette [1]
1950 Rob Roy Vic. 7 November [13] Keith Martin [1] Cooper JAP 1000 [14]
1951 Rob Roy Vic. 6 November [13] Jack Brabham [1] Twin Special Speedcar
1952 Rob Roy Vic. 4 November [15] John Crouch [1] Cooper 1100 [1]
1953 Rob Roy Vic. 2 November [16] Reg Hunt [1] Hunt Vincent 1000 Special [1]
1954 Collingrove SA 19 April [17] Bill Patterson [15] Cooper Mk. V JAP 1000 [15]
1955 Toowoomba Qld. 17 September [18] Lex Davison [1] Cooper Mk. IV [19] Vincent
1956 Bathurst NSW 21 October [20] Lex Davison [1] Cooper Mk. IV [19] Vincent
1957 Albany WA 20 April [21] Lex Davison [1] Cooper Mk. IV [19] Irving
1958 Templestowe & Rob Roy [22] Vic. 2 & 4 November [2] Bruce Walton [1] Walton Cooper
1959 Hobart Domain [2] Tas. 1 November [2] Bruce Walton [1] Walton Cooper
1960 Collingrove SA 17 October [2] Bruce Walton [1] Walton Cooper
1961 Toowoomba Qld. 24 September [23] Bruce Walton [1] Walton Cooper
1962 Silverdale NSW 22 July [24] Bruce Walton [1] Walton Cooper
1963 Silverdale NSW 21 July [2] Bruce Walton [1] Walton Cooper
1964 Silverdale NSW 19 July [2] Ivan Tighe [1] Tighe Vincent
1965 Lakeland Vic. 28 March [2] Tim Schenken [1] White 500
1966 Collingrove SA 8 October [2] Alan Hamilton [1] Porsche 904 Bergspyder [25]
1967 Bathurst NSW 26 November [2] Greg Cusack [1] Repco Brabham
1968 Templestowe Vic. 17 November [2] Dick White [1] White 1500
1969 Silverdale NSW 21 & 22 June [26] Dick White [1] White 2000 Volkswagen s/c [27]
1970 Mount Cotton Qld. 14 June [2] Paul England [1] Ausca Volkswagen [1]
1971 Collingrove SA 10 April [2] Alan Hamilton [1] Porsche 906 [1]
1972 Three round series [1] N/A N/A Murray Bingham [1] Bingham Cobra
1973 Four round series [1] N/A N/A Paul England [1] Ausca Volkswagen
1974 Four round series [1] N/A N/A Paul England [1] Ausca Volkswagen
1975 Four round series [1] N/A N/A Stan Keen [1] Elfin MR5 Ford [28]
1976 Bathurst NSW 7 November [2] Peter Hollinger [1] Holinger Repco [29]
1977 Morwell Vic. 27 November [2] Ian Judd [1] Cheetah Oldsmobile
1978 Collingrove SA 8 October [2] Peter Holinger [1] Holinger Repco [30]
1979 Mount Cotton Qld. 10 June [2] Peter Holinger [1] Holinger Repco [31]
1980 Silverdale NSW 8–9 November [32] Kym Rohrlach [1] Volkswagen Special
1981 Ararat Vic. 15 November [33] Alan Hamilton [1] Porsche Special
1982 Collingrove SA 9-10 October [34] Kym Rohrlach [1] Volkswagen Special
1983 Mount Cotton Qld. 5 June [35] Roger Harrison [1] Elfin 600C Repco Brabham [36]
1984 Huntley Hill, Dapto NSW 28 October [37] Warren Brown [1] Sceptre V8
1985 Mount Leura Vic. 20 October [38] Ivan Tighe [39] Chevron B37 Chevrolet [40]
1986 Collingrove SA 12 October [41] Kym Rohrlach [42] Volkswagen Special [42]
1987 Mount Cotton Qld. 31 May [43] Kym Rohrlach [42] Volkswagen Special
1988 Fairbairn Park ACT 8 May [44] Peter Holinger [45] Holinger Repco
1989 Gippsland Park Vic. 15 October [46] Alan Hamilton [46] Lola T8750 Buick [46]
1990 Collingrove SA 16 September [47] Garry McFadyen [47] Bowin
1991 Mount Cotton Qld. 2 June [39] Ivan Tighe [39] Kaditcha
1992 Mountain View, Grafton [48] NSW 13 September [49] John Davies [48] DBF Suzuki [48]
1993 One Tree Hill, Ararat [50] Vic. 19-21 November [50] Stan Keen [51] Shrike
1994 Collingrove SA 15 & 16 October [52] Roger Harrison [53] Tiga FA83 Repco Brabham [36]
1995 Mount Cotton Qld. 3–4 June [54] John Davies [55] DBF Suzuki [55]
1996 Bathurst NSW 4–7 April [56] Peter Gumley [57] SCV
1997 Mount Leura, Camperdown [58] Vic. 16–19 October [58] Roger Harrison [59] Tiga FA83 Repco Brabham
1998 Collingrove SA 20 September [60] Peter Gumley [57] SCV
1999 Gippsland Park, Morwell [61] Vic. 29-31 October [61] Peter Gumley [61] SCV [61]
2000 Mount Panorama, Bathurst [62] NSW 29 September – 1 October [62] Peter Gumley [62] SCV [62]
2001 Mount Cotton [63] NSW 28-30 September [63] Peter Gumley [63] SCV [63]
2002 Grafton NSW 14-15 September [64] Peter Gumley [57] SCV
2003 Collingrove SA 18,19&21 April [17] Peter Gumley [57] SCV
2004 Gippsland Park, Morwell,[65] Vic. 29–31 October [65] Gary West [65] Lola F3000 [65]
2005 Collingrove SA 2 October [57] Peter Gumley [57] SCV Volkswagen [57]
2006 Bathurst NSW 3–5 November [66] Gary West [67] Lola F3000
2007 Mount Cotton [68] Qld. 3-4 November [69] Peter Gumley [68] Wortmeyer SCV [69]
2008 Mount Panorama, Bathurst [70] NSW 7–9 October [70] Gary West [71][72] Lola T8750 [71]
2009 Bryant Park Vic. 29 October – 1 November [73] Brett Hayward [71] Hayward 09 [74]
2010 Collingrove SA 15–17 October [75] Peter Gumley [76] Wortmeyer SCV Volkswagen [77]
2011 Bryant Park [78] Vic. 30 October [78] Brett Hayward [78] Hayward 09 [78]
2012 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst [79] NSW 3 & 4 November [79] Tim Edmondson [79] Gould GR55B Nicholson McLaren [79]
2013 Mount Cotton [80] Qld 1-3 November [80] Greg Ackland [80] Ackland GA8 [81]
2014 Ringwood Park Motorsport Complex [82] NSW 1-2 November [82] Malcolm Oastler [82] OMS 28 [82]
2015 Jacks Hill [83] WA 6-8 November [83] Malcolm Oastler [84] OMS 28 [85]

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