Donegal Hillclimb Video Report

[Spacekadett]

The final 2012 Report from the Connaught Competition Engines Irish Hillclimb and Sprint Championship from Donegal on the Knockalla Hillclimb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn-R_vYlux4

[davyboy]

A very good report, well done to the producers. You know it's been over 20 years since I've been at a Hillclimb in Ireland... but looking at the age of the cars out in this - even in the contemporary classes - you could easily be mistaken for looking at something from 1987 rather than 2012.

[paulwarrior]

I'd love to see a modern car try to keep up on those roads davy boy!

The older cars seem to be the only ones that can take the punishment without breaking all the time.

[FastDB2s]

Originally Posted by paulwarrior

I'd love to see a modern car try to keep up on those roads davy boy!

The older cars seem to be the only ones that can take the punishment without breaking all the time.

I liver there in 1998/ 99 and I couldn't believe how rough the roads used for the hillclimbs were, I did several in a white Mini Marcos belonging to Helen & Matt ?? in 99 & several in John O Connell's Opel Manta in 97.

[davyboy]

Originally Posted by paulwarrior

I'd love to see a modern car try to keep up on those roads davy boy!

The older cars seem to be the only ones that can take the punishment without breaking all the time.

Interesting, I would have figured that money, or rather the lack of it, was the reason for using the older kit.