Wild cars and superstars set for Modified Saloon Car King of the Hill challenge at 15th Simola Hillclimb


Volkswagen Motorsport is upping the ante once again by bringing seven-time World Rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson to compete at 15th Simola Hillclimb in 2023 title-winning all-electric WRX Polo RX1e Five-time Modified Saloon Car winner and current record-holder Franco Scribante will resume ongoing battle of the Nissan R35 GT-Rs with Reghard Roets Formidable line-up of other […]


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2024 Simola Hillclimb – Sunday Qualifying 5


The temperature is rising, as is the intensity of the King of the Hill qualifying sessions – but it’s leading to technical problems for several of the top competitors, with three major dramas playing out so far. Franco Scribante’s Nissan R35 GT-R had a gearbox problem in Q5 after the team dialled up the engine […]


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2024 Simola Hillclimb – Sunday Qualifying 4


After some light overnight rain, the King of the Hill competitors are back in action this morning in clear and warm conditions for the 2024 Simola Hillclimb. The opening warm-up session started with a bit of drama as Wade van Zummeren got out of shape in the final two corners in his specially built rear-wheel […]


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Thrilling opening day of King of the Hill at 2024 Simola Hillclimb


Robert Wolk topped the timesheets in Single Seater and Sports Prototypes category with Infinity Indycar V8-powered 1989 Pillbeam MP58. Exceptionally close battle between the Modified Saloon Car contenders, with Dawie Joubert holding the overnight advantage in Ferrari-powered Lotus Exige. Three-time Road Car and Supercar champion JP van der Walt once again set the benchmark in […]


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2024 Simola Hillclimb – Saturday Qualifying 1


It’s qualifying time for King of the Hill at the 2024 Simola Hillclimb – with the first of six runs split between this afternoon and Sunday morning. With the ambient and track temperatures dropping markedly after the lunchtime break, Reghard Roets posted the fastest opening qualifying run of 38.303 seconds, but his time was deleted […]


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2024 Simola Hillclimb – Saturday Practice 4


The final practice session allowed the competitors to tweak their car set-ups for the afternoon’s upcoming three qualifying runs. Robert Wolk set the fastest overall time in P4, going half a second quicker in the 1989 Pillbeam (38.509 sec) while Rui Campos lost half a second from P3 (42.536 sec) but remained second in class […]


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