Imokilly Hillclimb (The Sweep, Dungarvan) - 14 Jun 15

King Of The Hill

Posted: June 8, 2015 3:10 PM

The SWEEP Hillclimb sponsored by Pat & Jason Ryan Motors Youghal.
Organised & Promoted by Imokilly Motor Club.

With less than a week to go to the event which takes place at the famous SWEEP HILL just outside Dungarvan it looks like everything is in place for a great event.

The event sponsored by Pat & Jason Ryan Motors Youghal is creating a lot of interest and with such an exciting and challenging piece of road the event seems to be proving very popular.

Clerk of the Course for the event Emmet Cronin said it?s great to have such interest in this event a very historic and challenging hill, also all rally cars entered are in a draw for a free entry on The Great Stuff Caters Mini Stage Rally which will be based in Dungarvan just over a month after this event is a huge incentive to enter this event.

Prize Giving will be in the Seanachai Bar and Restaurant

The Hill at 2.2Km will have a practise run and 4 timed runs.

Confirmed entrys already include Greg McCarthy , John O'Toole Subaru, and a lot of Club members like Michael Murphy, Patsy Cashman, Allen Treacy and Donal McGrath in twin Cams, and Mark Dolphin Escort. Some of the Hillclimb regulars have also expressed and interest in the event including Paul O'Connell driving his Delta T79 Warrior.

All going well this event may be a full round of the Irish Hill Climb championship in 2016.

Regulations Available

Posted: June 5, 2015 8:55 AM

See Club website, link below.

The SWEEP Hillclimb sponsored by Pat & Jason Ryan Motors Youghal.

Posted: May 29, 2015 1:46 PM

Imokilly Motor Club are delighted to announce that the plans for the Hillclimb in Dungarvan at the famous SWEEP HILL are at an advanced stage. Much of the paper work and planning is already done and regs and entry forms will be available shortly.

The Sweep Hill has a long history of motorsport in the Dungarvan area and is known the length and breadth of Ireland, it has been competed on for almost 100 years. The hill with its two hair pin bends and fast sections is a great test of man and machine.

This year?s event will see Emmet Cronin take control as Clerk of the Course for the event and after running Autocross, Rally Sprints and Rally?s a Hillclimb is a new form of motorsport for the Imokilly Motor Club to run.

Emmet Cronin said we at the Imokilly Motor Club are delighted to welcome Pat & Jason Ryan Motors Youghal on board as event sponsors , sponsors are very important for the future of motorsport and it?s great to see a competitor putting something back into the sport . Emmet said it?s great to be running an event on the SWEEP a place that has such a history with motorsport

Emmet added that there will be 4 runs on the day and there will be a huge incentive for rally cars on this event , at drivers briefing on the morning of the event any driver entered in a rally car will automatically be in the draw for a prize of a free entry in the Great Stuff Caterers Mini Stage Rally also based in Dungarvan just over a month after the Hillclimb.

For further details check out the web site or follow on Facebook.

Club Website

Posted: May 29, 2015 1:45 PM

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