The Gippsland Car Club will host the country’s best hill climb competitors in October for the 2024 Motorsport Australia Hill Climb Championship.
 
Colloquially known as the Haunted Hills, competitors will test themselves on the famous Bryant Park hill climb over the last weekend of October.
 
The event forms part of the 2024 Motorsport Australia Speed and Auto Test Champions, with four events showcasing their respective disciplines and serving as the pinnacle of grassroots motorsport.
 
Kicking off the four championships, the hill climb will see competitors return to the fan-favourite Gippsland track for the first time since 2018.
 
Entries for the 2024 Championship are currently open, with entries closing on 27 September 2024.
 
Gippsland Car Club representative Rhys Yeomans was pleased to see the entries flowing in, the field taking shape for what’s set to be a competitive championship.
 
“We’ve had great response from hill climb competitors, with 70 entries received so far, 25 of these being from interstate.” Yeomans said.
 
“The entrants include multiple past Australian hill climb champions including Dean Tighe, Dean Amos, Greg Ackland and Brett Hayward, along with State champions like Mike Barker and David Mahon.”
 
Entries are open via Motorsport Australia Event Entry.

 
The event will run over four days, with Thursday and Friday dedicated to practice and the timed competition scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
 
Competitors will be eager to maximise practice time to come to grips with the course layout, altered this year to challenge the 2024 entrants.
 
“We will use the figure eight layout at Bryant Park for this event, which has not been used for an Australian hill climb event previously,” he added.
 
“We do have a lead up multi-club hill climb on 1 September, where we expect many competitors to attend to get in early practice for the main event.
 
“For spectators, there are many vantage points for viewing the action around Bryant Park, along with access to the pits to get up and close with the vehicles and drivers.”
 
The 2024 Motorsport Australia Hill Climb Championship will be held in Gippsland from 24-27 October.