Isle of Man Hill Climb 2009 CANCELLED

[Lloydie38]

04.02.09 - This Event Has been CANCELLED - See END POST By Me----------------------------------------------------------------

Hi all,

UPDATED 24.01.09 By Me with the dates for theis great event

Edited 1st Dec 2007 - NEW DATES FOR THE 2008 EVENT 17th, 18th and 19th April
Just completed my first 3 day hill climb here on the Isle of Man and it was fantastic!
3 hills to climb with all sorts of cars, 80 in total, V8 American monsters, Audi RS4 pushing 55BHP, Scooby 500+ BHP, Caterham R500, 7.5 Ltr Jag, Ferrari, Porsche ....and a E30 325i

And I won a trophy - Best in class on day 3

Next year you guys must enter - it was 3 days of sunshne, Petrol and car talk - Heaven

The Line Up
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My Car
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The Slock hill descent
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Using the whole road
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Smokin those rear tyres
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Scooby
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RS4 Audi - examine lower bumper area carefully
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Mikes Supra - this was 1/10th of a second quicker than my 325i
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More to be posted and some in car footage once I get my act together..

[maxfield]

[johnk2977]

Lloydie you missed the other BMW off the 530, great event, next year i will try to make it all 3 class wins, next year I mite take my E30 325 sport out, Had I had my Ex Works Tr7 V8 out it would have been closed between us but well done and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Hopefully a few more E30 Zoners mite come over and have a go next year.

[noney82]

is it a race?

[ric325i]

great pics and looks like so much fun!

and the 325i looks fantastic (nice 318is front spoiler) really clean car!

but the "Audi RS4 pushing 55BHP"
could do with pushing out a bit more than 55bhp would be bloody slow!


sorry couldnt resist.

would be there if i could but im a bit far

[johnk2977]

No Its a hill climb 3 hill over 3 days, you only need a basic MSA licence, Race suite, helmet 2kg hand held fire ext and a timing strut for there timing gear which is only a piece of alloy 254 long 54 wide and mounted between 180 to 200mm above the road. Good cheap motorsport. Here is the events web site http://www.manxmotorracing.com.
As for the Audi RS4 V8 it had 550bhp, twin turbos and boy dit it go Ian and I were in the same running group as the 3 fastest cars, the Audi, Impreza with 425BHP and a Caterham RS500 liteweight with 250ish but only weighing 480Kgs as for Me I had loaned a standard 220bhp Carlton 24VGSi 3000cc which was 600Kgs heavier than Ian E30.
as for the experance my 17 year old son did his first hill climb in a 106 XSi 1400 realy enjoyed it and learned a lot about lines and smooth driving.

[Lloydie38]

Cheers John - yep I loved it, Can't wait till next year and it would be really great to see some UK E30's - even get our own class

On Day two my Pal crashed in his f000king quick Nissan 200 with 350 bhp, you can see the in car video here - The car's totaled but he walked away totally fine, well no scraches on him anyway..

Courtesy of Matt
and pre crash up to the point of no return

[mattjbatch]

Looks like a fun event. How much are entry fees?

That video is painful to watch. Made me feel a bit sick.

[Lloydie38]

£250 for three days - and it was FANTASTIC, my first time in a timed event and I loved it, better than a track day in some ways.

Who would be up for it next year from the Zone?

[oldroydsr4]

Me, im in the process of building a stripped turbo touring (should be done by then )+ my dads just bought a nes Civic type r, hes up for it to,

What are the dates?

sounds like a holiday

[Lloydie38]

Video of me in the E30 325 giving it some at the 'Goose Neck' just outside Ramsey in the North of the Island - it's on the TT course..love that note

See me here:

[ric325i]

good work but that video of the e30 looked speeded up

and the nissan........................................

[northloop]

Did I make that sin visor for you

Great result

[Lloydie38]

good work but that video of the e30 looked speeded up

and the nissan........................................

Speeded up !??!?! That's true speed fella taken from the camera by the bread knife.... I was only 300th of a second behind a 911

[ric325i]

good work but that video of the e30 looked speeded up

and the nissan........................................

Speeded up !??!?! That's true speed fella taken from the camera by the bread knife.... I was only 300th of a second behind a 911

nice!

[Lloydie38]

Ok Boys The dates are out for the 2008 Manx Classic Hill Climb

17th April 08 Bray Hill (usually 30 mph zone, residential, through a set of traffic lights at about 90 - top speed of 115 which is fooking quick in a residential area ..oh the roads are closed!
18th April 08 The Sloc, in the south of the island, twisties and fast straight..ish
19th April 08 Lhergy Frissell - North of the Island, Ramsey to be exact, loads of twisties - just the best

I'll post more once I have info but this is a great event, worth a trip over for sure

PM me if your interested..

Johnk2977 - are you in teh E30 this time??

[johnk2977]

Ian

I am locking myself in the garage over Xmas to seam weld my new Tr7 shell should have 260bhp and weights just 900kg with 280lbs foot/torque so if thats finished I will be using the hill climb to set it up for the National Rally

Just in case i have a few problems ( hard to find Works spec stuff) i have just bought a Porsche 924S for the pre 83 class. If the Tr7 sorted i will hire out the Porsche. Richards keen to try Teh E30 power next year. I could give the Autocross car a coat of paint and that could be used as well.

John

[Lloydie38]

Hey John - Sounds like you have a plan or 2...or three with the E36 325

Love to see the TR7 and listen to it too!! Should be fantastic

I wonder if we'll get any other E30's up...Hope so... Perhaps someone reading this from the Uk might hop on a ferry and join us.>???!

[Theo]

Wow, that really must be so much fun!!

I'm very tempted, but the dates are so close to my final year exams that i'm not sure if it would be possible... That said, what are the entrance requirements and costs?

I like that photo of mine on the IOM BMW clubs site btw...

[johnk2977]

Check out there web site for
Package Deals - The Manx Classic 2008

All packages are for the 17th - 19st April 2008.
To book call : 08457 58 58 33 (local call rate)

[johnk2977]

So much for the best placed plans of Men and Mice I spent the whole of Christmas period in bed ill with the flu and then a secondard chest infection so I am 4 weeks behind any one got a good M42 engine cheap we put a rod through the block in an autocross.

John

[Lloydie38]

What a nightmare John

I think my diff has gone but I need Dave Parry to have a real look at it to be sure...Before we know it, the day will be upon us and we'll be flying up a usually 30MPH residential area , through the trafic lights past the school...at 100+ MPH

[johnk2977]

The Manx Classic 2008
Entries closes on Saturday, 22nd March 2008.

The Entry Fees are:

Bray Hill £100
The Sloc £100
Lhergy Frissell £100
All 3 events £260


Check out the web site http://www.manxmotorracing.com.

[johnk2977]

Lloydie

Car all ready yet did you get your diff sorted, just putting the finishing bits and bobs to the porsche 924 that I will be running this year, I haven't ruled out taking the Tr7 up the slock, Richards not doing the hill climb this year repair bill for the 106 after Easter forest rally to high needs new shell. Hoping to get my 325 sport sorted for a few track days later in the year and the 318is rally car out in the forest rallies in Sept & Oct it will be good to see you out for a play on the roads and tracks.

John

[Lloydie38]

The 325 will be ready, have some decals to put on it for DGP Station Rd Garage Port Erin and away I go

Looking forward to it again, hope the sun shines for us and the visitors... Different groups this year so should be interesting ...

I´m also doing my BARS test on the 13th April so reading the blue book - god the print is small!!! So all going well I can start to do some rallying and get more use from the e30 325.

[Lloydie38]

2009 Hill Climb dates

16th April - Grandstand Sprint
Google earth ref: 54°10'5.08"N 4°28'38.46"W

17th April - The Slock hill Climb Start
Google Earth ref: 54° 7'27.29"N 4°43'45.16"W

18th The Llhergy Frissle hill - at 2.2kms long it's the longest hill climb in the uk
Google Earth ref: 54°18'36.29"N 4°23'4.42"W

£260.00 for the three days

www.manxmotorracing.com - it's out of date but you get the idea it's a great event and I've done the past two and will be doing the last day of this one as I've got to be in Manchester for as exam on the first two days of the event

Email from the organiser Hilary:

Hi All

Sorry for the long delay due to negotiations with the local authorities.

You will receive in the next 10 days the Supplementary Regulations for the 2009 event.

Thursday: Governor's Sprint
Friday: The Sloc
Saturday: Lhergy Frissell

For information Governors Sprint will start in the pit lane at the TT Grandstand and hairpin right to follow the road up to Governors Bridge then left into the bridge which is a right handed bend and tight left hand out and up the old Mountain Road for a short stretch. It is called a sprint as it is mostly flat with a rise toward the end. The only other people who use Governors Bridge are the TT and MGP motorcycles going the oposite way. I think you will find this very exciting and challenging.

Just getting the regs printed so should be with you all very shortly.

See you there

Hilary
Membership Secretary
Email: hilarymoore@manx.net

[Lloydie38]

Sorry everyone - it's been cancelled...See Below
Hi All

It is with regret that I advise you all that the directors have taken the decision to cancel this years event

This is due to extra requirements from the authorities to obtain a road closing order for the Governors Sprint involving consultation with residents. Given the time frame available we are not able to conplete this process for this year and the decision of cancel has therefore been taken.

We are now commencing arrangements to the same event to take place in 2010 and will be in touch with you all again later this year with full details.
If you have already made your entry then any monies paid will be refunded shortly.

We would thank you all for your support over the last 3 years and hope that we can welcome you again in 2010.

Regards
Hilary Moore
Membership Secretary
MMRC