The 2019 ANICC Millers Oils Northern Ireland Hillclimb Championship calendar has been released.
This year’s Championship begins on April 13 at Croft Hillclimb near Holywood organised by the Thoroughbred Sportscar Club NI (TSCCNI ).
The County Down venue hosts the first of nine rounds which will see competitors travel across Northern Ireland testing their skills and cars at some of the most scenic and challenging roads in the country.
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Speaking to a gathering of invited media, competitors and motor club officials, Alan Cassells , ANICC’s Co-Ordinator for the Championship said: “This year’s Championship features a great variety of events taking place right across Northern Ireland from Spamount in the very south west of the country to Eagles Rock on the North Coast.
"The Greater Belfast area also sees rounds taking place at Croft, near Holywood and Craigantlet looking down on the City.
"Seven different Motor Clubs with dozens of volunteer officials organise the events allowing competitors to enjoy the challenge of competing against the clock on closed public roads.
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“The Championship features no less than twenty Classes reflecting the wide variety of vehicles in which competitors choose to compete.
"Spectators can see everything from standard showroom saloons through highly modified saloon and sports cars to the specialised hillclimb single seater racing cars which usually win the events overall with their incredible performance. To see these vehicles at speed on a closed public road is quite a sight. “
2018 Hillclimb Champion Gerard O’Connell will be trying for the Championship title in his Radical but is sure to be pushed all the way by Richard McGimpsey, last year’s runner up, and Brendan Flynn 3rd, who has recently bought a new car or this year.
2019 ANICC MILLERS OILS N.I. HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP
CALENDAR
- 13 April: Croft Hillclimb Holywood, Co. Down
- 27 April: Drumhorc Hillclimb Laurencetown near Banbridge
- 04 May: Craigantlet Hillclimb Craigantlet Hills above Belfast
- 18 May: Knockagh Hillclimb Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
- 25 May: Spamount Hillclimb Castlederg , Co Tyrone
- 28 June
- + 29 June: Cairncastle Hillclimb Festival Larne, Co. Antrim
- 10 August: Garron Point Hillclimb Carnlough, Co. Antrim
- 24 August: Eagles Rock Hillclimb Magilligan, near Coleraine
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