Things are starting to get serious for the Classic Car Friday competitors with the completion of the first qualifying session. The fastest times from all three qualifying rounds will determine who makes it into the respective Class Finals and the all-or-nothing Top 10 Shootout this afternoon. Franco Scribante stamped his authority on Q1 with his […]
The Classic Car Friday action is getting hotter along with the rapidly rising temperature, which is set to reach 35 deg C today! The second practice was cancelled due to the programme running late, so it was straight into Practice 3 for the competitors. There were two hair-raising moments during the session, with Jennifer Abbot […]
Welcome to the opening day of the 2024 Simola Hillclimb – starting with the dazzling array of Classic Car Friday contenders spread across nine classes, comprising iconic road and race cars. Of the 65 entrants, the oldest car in the field is the 1926 Austin Seven driven by Lucie Runnalls – competing in the handicap […]
Simola Hillclimb kicks into gear from Thursday 2 May with scrutineering for Classic Car Friday, the race car display and the popular Knysna Parade leading up to a full day of competitive action on Friday The heavy hitters roll into town on Friday 3 May for the official build-up including a spectacular Knysna Parade, followed […]
Andre Bezuidenhout remains the man to beat in Single Seaters, Sports Cars and Sports Prototypes category with six consecutive King of the Hill wins Robert Wolk will be Bezuidenhout’s fiercest title rival once again, driving a Pillbeam MP58 powered by an Infinity V8 Indycar engine Formula Ford and VW single-seaters joined by Lotus 7-based […]
Five-time King of the Hill winner and reigning champion Franco Scribante to face intense onslaught once again from rivals, including 2023 runner-up Reghard Roets Addition of new class for street-legal tuned or modified cars further broadens the appeal and interest in this thrilling event 14th edition of the Simola Hillclimb takes place in Knysna from […]
JP van der Walt set to defend his triple King of the Hill crown in Road Car and Supercar category in Porsche 911 Turbo S Official entries from Suzuki, BMW and Mercedes-Benz feature the latest petrol, hybrid and alternative energy-powered vehicles Category covers everything from hot hatchbacks to muscle cars and high-powered supercars – from […]
Thrilling tussle expected between Andre Bezuidenhout and Franco Scribante, along with a brace of other serious challengers, for Classic Car Friday glory Exceptional line-up of cars across the nine classes, from thoroughbred single-seaters to legendary tin-tops, ranging from 1926 to 1994 14th edition of the Simola Hillclimb takes place in Knysna from 2 to 5 […]
Castrol celebrates fifth year as official lubricants partner of Simola Hillclimb Suzuki Auto South Africa enters fourth year in 2024, continues as Tier 1 sponsor Volkswagen’s second year as Tier 2 sponsor, will feature ex-WRX Polo again Other key sponsors include Hyundai, XPEL and PG Glass 14th edition of the Simola Hillclimb takes place […]