Single Seaters and Sports Prototypes: Practice 2 has been completed, and the times are already tumbling – fast! Andre Bezuidenhout slashed 1.3 seconds from his P1 run on 35.942 seconds, with Robert Wolk emulating his rival’s gains, posting a time of 37.904 seconds. Andrew Rackstraw went third fastest (41.833 sec), going just over a second […]
It may have been the opening run for King of the Hill at the 2023 Simola Hillclimb, but the action is already sizzling hot. Fresh from his win yesterday at Classic Car Friday, reigning King of the Hill champion Andre Bezuidenhout posted the fastest time in Practice 1 (37.250 sec) in his 2007 Gould GR55, […]
KNYSNA, South Africa, 5 May 2023 – The Simola Hillclimb crowned Andre Bezuidenhout as its 2023 Classic Conqueror today following an intense battle for the title – making it three different winners from the past three events. As the outright Simola Hillclimb record holder and five-time King of the Hill winner, Bezuidenhout mounted his most […]
The podium results across the nine Classic Car Friday class finals have been decided, and H9 continued with a shake-up. With Franco Scribante out of action due to a blown engine, Andre Bezuidenhout was in serious contention for the class title. However he had a poor start with the car bogging down off the line, […]
The third and final qualifying session for Classic Car Friday saw drama unfold as Franco Scribante’s challenge for a seventh Classic Conqueror title came to an abrupt end with a seized engine. “I’m very disappointed, as it was all set to go down to the wire with the top three extremely close. What makes it […]
The fight is on! Andre Bezuidenhout hits back with the fastest time of Qualifying 2 on 42.152 seconds in his 1976 Lola T460, with Franco Scribante going 0.3 sec slower (42.363 sec) than his previous run. Ian Schofield slashed 0.3 sec off his time to slot into third place (42.596 sec), ahead of Charles Arton […]
The all-important qualifying runs for Classic Car Friday have commenced, and the top contenders remain largely unchanged with Franco Scribante topping the timesheets on 42.017 seconds, and Ian Schofield 0.8 sec adrift on 42.842 seconds – half a second off his winning time from last year. The issue with Andre Bezuidenhout’s car was resolved he […]
Franco Scribante is the first Classic Car Friday competitor to dip below the 43-second mark on 42.995 sec, with Ian Schofield hot on his heels on 43.166 sec. Andre Bezuidenhout aborted his run for the third practice session on the startline, with Rui Campos slotting into third ahead of Clive Corder (1969 Lola Mk 3B) […]
Second time out for the Classic Car Friday contenders and the top three remain unchanged, although as expected the times are already tumbling. Franco Scribante went more than a second quicker in his Chevron B19, posting a time of 43.091 seconds. Last year’s Classic Conqueror, Ian Schofield, was the next quickest, slashing more than 3 […]