Cultra Hillclimb - (Sat) 13 Jun 15

CAPACITY CULTRA to HONOUR LATE CHAMPION

Posted: June 4, 2015 9:21 AM

For the third year in succession the Thoroughbred Sports Car Club's historic Cultra Hillclimb on Saturday 13th June has an oversubscribed entry, even though the Club were offering an additional 10 places to reflect this years' 110th Anniversary of the first running.

Event coordinator and TSCC President William Heaney commented.
'We're delighted in the response from the motorsport community to what is not a NI Championship counting competition, but just a celebration of the heritage and history of motoring in this country. With the cooperation of our event hosts and partners, the Ulster Folk and Transport Musem, we'd been able to create some extra paddock space, but never really expected to receive almost 120 applications, meaning we've had to create a Reserve List once again. Then to add icing on the cake the new Ards and North Down Borough Council have awarded the hillclimb competition an Event Grant, for a fifth year.'

The increasing popularity of what has become dubbed 'Ulster's Motoring Garden Party' has resulted in additional interest from both the GB mainland and the Republic of Ireland. With a further increase in the Display element its expected there will be around 100 vehicles of all ages, shapes and sizes parked around the Cultra Manor, for families to enjoy and the added bonus of the large video screen allowing displays participants and spectators a view of the hillclimb cars blasting off the startline.

SIMON McKINLEY TRIBUTE

The multiple Irish Hillclimb Champion was tragiclly killed in April whist competing in an Irish National Hillclimb Chamionship event in Co.Clare, in his singleseater hillclimb race car. He was not only a highly skilled driver who 'drove the doors off' his Escort that will be on display at Cultra on the day, but he was a gifted engineer who developed the car into one of the most potent Escorts to grace the roads and tracks. Simon was due to compete at Cultra 2015 in a special 'Escort ShootOut' to celebrate the 40th anniversary of launch of the iconic competition car, so now the 'ShootOut' winner will be awarded a trophy 'In Memory of Simon McKinley'.

Details / Club Website

Posted: April 29, 2015 2:34 PM

Thoroughbred Sports Car Club
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