hillcliming/sprinting

[skylinecrazy]

anyone here do it?? looking to start it when i turn 17 later this year... any information on clubs,cars etc would be appreciated, cheers Dan

[anonymous-user]

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i presume you will be competing in a fairly standard car given your age thus all you need is a timing strut which you can make from some steel sheeting and some black tape, a set of fireproof overals (proban are cheapest) and a helmet (£100+) together with an MSA non race license and the membership to a motor club. all in, probably less than £300. entry fees are around £80 and then there are the consumables like tyres, fuel etc etc.

paddocks are usually friendly and the events enjoyable, no other cars to hit, set your own pace, remember you might have to drive the car home, enjoy it, Ron Dennis isnt going to be there looking for the next Lewis Hamilton, enjoy it, offer to marshal when you can not compete and accept that a man with more money will beat you, oh and enjoy it....

hillclimbs are scary, narrow courses and trees to hit, sprints are usualyl held on airfields or circuits thus you are not punished for making mistakes and will just spin and hit a few cones....

[onomatopoeia]

pablo said:

sprints are usualyl held on airfields or circuits thus you are not punished for making mistakes and will just spin and hit a few cones....

Or a bush that turns out to be slightly more tree than bush

[steve-V8s]

Find your local Hillclibmb or sprint venue, go along have a wander round the paddock and chat with the drivers. As said it is generally a fairly friendly environment and most will be pleased to advise. Some Hills run school days where you can learn the lines and what is involved in a standard road car. This would be a good starting point before buying all the gear.

[jimbobs]

I see from your profile that you're in Staffordshire, so Curborough should be pretty close (http://www.curborough.co.uk/ ) - it might be worth popping along to watch an event.

Curborough is great for beginners as you'll have to do a bloody good job to hit anything hard!

You'll need to join a motor club to participate. The Nottingham Sports Car Club (http://www.gosprinting.co.uk/ ) might be a good place to start as they organise events across the Midlands. They also have a good beginner's guide on their website.

I'm just starting my second season of sprinting & can recommend it as bloody good fun. I have avoided hillclimbs so far because of the aforementioned trees, fences, grass banks etc!

[CNHSS1]

local-ish hills at Shelsley Walsh (kidderminster/worcester-ish) and Loton Park (nr Shrewsbury). i do sprints and hills, both good fun, although differing disciplines. trees/ditches/banks on the hillclimbs just focus the mind

[mmm-five]

http://www.hdlcc.com/ at Loton Park, has a couple of 'members days' on Easter Satuday/Sunday, so you could pop over and have a look.

Very friendly paddock and a bit easier to see the track early season as the trees haven't got their full growth on.

[skylinecrazy]

thanks for the comments guys

[andyps]

The best source for all hillclimbing and sprinting information is this book

[anonymous-user]

onomatopoeia said:

pablo said:

sprints are usualyl held on airfields or circuits thus you are not punished for making mistakes and will just spin and hit a few cones....

Or a bush that turns out to be slightly more tree than bush

i didnt say anything about solos!! that was a really unfortunate incident, it was a shame as the hard part was not visable from the runway. i hope its ok.