Australian Hillclimb Championship Explained

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.

In 2022, history was made when Dean Tighe won the championship, 58 years after his father Ivan, making them the first father and son duo to both win the championship.

Results

Year[5] VenueStateDateChampionCar
1938Rob RoyVic.13 June[6] Peter Whitehead[7] ERA R10B[8]
1947Rob RoyVic.2 NovemberArthur WylieFord A Special
1948Rob RoyVic.2 November[9] Frank KleinigHudson Special
1949HawkesburyNSW20 March[10] Frank Kleinig[11] Hudson Special[12]
1949Rob RoyVic.1 NovemberJohn BarracloughMG K3 Magnette
1950Rob RoyVic.7 November[13] Keith MartinCooper JAP 1000[14]
1951Rob RoyVic.6 NovemberJack BrabhamTwin Special Speedcar
1952Rob RoyVic.4 November[15] John CrouchCooper 1100
1953Rob RoyVic.2 November[16] Reg HuntHunt Vincent 1000 Special
1954CollingroveSA19 April[17] Bill PattersonCooper Mk. V JAP 1000
1955ToowoombaQld.17 September[18] Lex DavisonCooper Mk. IV[19] Vincent
1956BathurstNSW21 October[20] Lex DavisonCooper Mk. IV Vincent
1957AlbanyWA20 April[21] Lex DavisonCooper Mk. IV Irving
1958Templestowe &
Rob Roy [22] 		2 November &
4 November 		Bruce WaltonWalton Cooper
1959Queens Domain, Hobart[23] Tas.14 November[24] Bruce Walton Walton Cooper
1960CollingroveSA17 October Bruce WaltonWalton Cooper
1961ToowoombaQld.24 September[25] Bruce WaltonWalton Cooper
1962SilverdaleNSW22 July[26] Bruce WaltonWalton Cooper
1963SilverdaleNSW21 July Bruce WaltonWalton Cooper
1964SilverdaleNSW19 JulyIvan TigheTighe Vincent
1965LakelandVic.28 MarchTim SchenkenWhite 500
1966CollingroveSA8 OctoberAlan HamiltonPorsche 904 Bergspyder[27]
1967BathurstNSW26 NovemberGreg CusackRepco Brabham BT23A[28]
1968TemplestoweVic.17 NovemberDick WhiteWhite 1500
1969SilverdaleNSW21 & 22 June[29] Dick WhiteWhite 2000 Volkswagen s/c[30]
1970Mount CottonQld.14 JunePaul EnglandAusca Volkswagen
1971CollingroveSA10 AprilAlan HamiltonPorsche 906
1972Three round seriesN/AN/AMurray BinghamBingham Cobra
1973Four round seriesN/AN/APaul EnglandAusca Volkswagen
1974Four round seriesN/AN/APaul EnglandAusca Volkswagen
1975Four round seriesN/AN/AStan KeenElfin MR5 Ford[31]
1976BathurstNSW7 NovemberPeter HollingerHolinger Repco[32]
1977MorwellVic.27 NovemberIan JuddCheetah Oldsmobile
1978CollingroveSA8 OctoberPeter HolingerHolinger Repco[33]
1979Mount CottonQld.10 JunePeter HolingerHolinger Repco[34]
1980SilverdaleNSW8–9 November[35] Kym RohrlachVolkswagen Special
1981AraratVic.15 November[36] Alan HamiltonPorsche Special
1982CollingroveSA9–10 October[37] Kym RohrlachVolkswagen Special
1983Mount CottonQld.5 June[38] Roger HarrisonElfin 600C Repco Brabham[39]
1984Huntley Hill, Dapto NSW28 October[40] Warren BrownSceptre V8
1985Mount LeuraVic.20 October[41] Ivan Tighe[42] Chevron B37 Chevrolet[43]
1986CollingroveSA12 October[44] Kym Rohrlach[45] Volkswagen Special
1987Mount CottonQld.31 May[46] Kym Rohrlach Volkswagen Special
1988Fairbairn ParkACT8 May[47] Peter Holinger[48] Holinger Repco
1989Gippsland ParkVic.15 October[49] Alan HamiltonLola T8750 Buick
1990CollingroveSA16 September[50] Garry McFadyenBowin
1991Mount CottonQld.2 JuneIvan TigheKaditcha
1992Mountain View, Grafton[51] NSW13 September[52] John DaviesDBF Suzuki
1993One Tree Hill, Ararat[53] Vic.19–21 NovemberStan Keen[54] Shrike
1994CollingroveSA15 & 16 October[55] Roger Harrison[56] Tiga FA83 Repco Brabham
1995Mount CottonQld.3–4 June[57] John Davies[58] DBF Suzuki
1996BathurstNSW4–7 April[59] Peter Gumley[60] SCV
1997Mount Leura, Camperdown[61] Vic.16–19 OctoberRoger Harrison[62] Tiga FA83 Repco Brabham
1998CollingroveSA20 September[63] Peter GumleySCV
1999Gippsland Park, Morwell[64] Vic.29–31 OctoberPeter GumleySCV
2000Mount Panorama, Bathurst[65] NSW29 September – 1 OctoberPeter GumleySCV
2001Mount Cotton[66] Qld.28–30 SeptemberPeter GumleySCV
2002GraftonNSW14–15 September[67] Peter GumleySCV
2003CollingroveSA18,19&21 AprilPeter GumleySCV
2004Gippsland Park, Morwell,[68] Vic.29–31 OctoberGary WestLola F3000
2005CollingroveSA2 OctoberPeter GumleySCV Volkswagen
2006BathurstNSW3–5 November[69] Gary West[70] Lola F3000
2007Mount Cotton[71] Qld.3–4 November[72] Peter GumleyWortmeyer SCV
2008Mount Panorama, Bathurst[73] NSW7–9 OctoberGary West[74] [75] Lola T8750
2009Bryant Park Vic.29 October – 1 November[76] Brett HaywardHayward 09[77]
2010CollingroveSA15–17 October[78] Peter Gumley[79] Wortmeyer SCV Volkswagen[80]
2011Bryant Park, Yallourn[81] Vic.30 October[82] Brett HaywardHayward 09
2012Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst[83] NSW3 & 4 NovemberTim EdmondsonGould GR55B Nicholson McLaren
2013Mount Cotton[84] Qld1–3 NovemberGreg AcklandAckland GA8[85]
2014Ringwood Park Motorsport Complex[86] NSW1–2 NovemberMalcolm OastlerOMS 28
2015Jacks Hill[87] WA6–8 NovemberMalcolm Oastler[88] OMS 28[89]
2016Bryant Park, Yallourn[90] Vic.27–30 OctoberMalcolm Oastler[91] OMS 28
2017Collingrove[92] SA28–29 OctoberBrett HaywardHayward
2018Bryant Park, Yallourn[93] Vic.26–28 OctoberMalcolm Oastler[94] OMS 28
2019Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst[95] NSW1–3 NovemberMalcolm Oastler[96] OMS 28
2020Mount Cotton[97] Qld.5–8 NovemberCancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions[98]
2021Mount CottonQld.25–28 NovemberCancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions
2022Mount Cotton[99] Qld.22–23 October Dean TigheEmpire Wraith
2023Ringwood Park Motorsport Complex [100] NSW27-29 October Dean Amos [101] Gould GR55B Nicholson McLaren V8

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