Collingrove Hillclimb

Collingrove Hillclimb
Location Angaston, South Australia
Time zone UTC+9.5 (UTC+10.5 DST)
Coordinates 34°33′22″S 139°6′4″E / 34.55611°S 139.10111°E / -34.55611; 139.10111Coordinates: 34°33′22″S 139°6′4″E / 34.55611°S 139.10111°E / -34.55611; 139.10111
Opened 1952[1]
Major Events Australian Hillclimb Championship
South Australian Hillclimb Championship
Hill Length 0.45 miles (790 yd)
Turns 9
Hill Record 27.25[2] (Brett Hayward[2], Hayward[2], 14 September 2014[2])

Collingrove Hillclimb is a motor sport facility located in South Australia's Barossa Valley. It is situated approximately 7 km south of Angaston, off the Angaston — Mount Pleasant Road, and is owned and operated by the Sporting Car Club of South Australia. It has been in operation since 1952.[3] Collingrove has regularly held Australian Hillclimb Championships and attracted some of Australia's well known motor sport competitors including Eldred Norman, Peter Hollinger, Stan Keen, Norm Beechey and more. The outright hill record is currently held by Brett Hayward driving a Hayward.[2] Other drivers who have previously held the track record include past Australian Hillclimb Champions Kym Rohrlach (VW special), Stan Keen (Elfin) and Peter Gumley (SCV).

The track itself is 750 m of challenging asphalt, climbing nearly 70 m from the start line to the finish. The club has recently upgraded the return road with an asphalt surface. For spectators the track offers many vantage points and picnic areas.

Each year there are Multiclub Events, the four round Wintercup series, Come & Try Days and the South Australian Hillclimb Championships. Collingrove was the venue of the 2017 Australian Hillclimb Championship.

References

  1. ↑ The First Public Meeting Retrieved on 15 October 2011
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Collingrove Hillclimb Records, Official Programme, 2017 CAMS Applewood Distillery Australian Hillclimb Championships, Collingrove Hillclimb, South Australia, 27th-29th October 2017
  3. ↑ Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 93
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