Update
KNYSNA NEWS – With the Knysna Motor Show having come and gone, focus for local car enthusiasts and petrolheads now turns to this weekend's Simola Hillclimb which will be the first Hillclimb since 2019 that will permit spectators, with a maximum capacity of 2 000 at any given time.
The weekend's runnings are all set to begin on Thursday, with the scrutineering and displaying of the Classic Car Friday vehicles in Hedge Street until 14:30.
Thereafter the Classic Car parade starts and with it the weekend is up and running too.
The remainder of the schedule will be as follows:
Classic Car Friday - 6 May
- Practice 1 - 8:00
- Practice 2 - 8:55
- Practice 3 - 9:50
- Qualifying round 1 - 10:45
- Qualifying round 2 - 11:40
- Qualifying round 3 - 12:35
- Class Final -14:05
- Classic Conqueror - 14:55
King of the Hill Shootout - Friday 6 May
- Car Display, Hedge Street - 08:00 to 17:00
- Car Parade, Hedge Street/Waterfront Drive - 17:00
King of the Hill Shootout - Saturday 7 May
- Practice 1 - 09:00
- Practice 2 - 10:00
- Practice 3 - 11:00
- Practice 4 - 12:00
- Qualifying round 1 - 14:00
- Qualifying round 2 - 15:00
- Qualifying round 3 - 16:00
King of the Hill Shootout - Sunday 8 May
- Morning warm-up - 09:00
- Qualifying round 4 - 10:00
- Qualifying round 5 - 11:00
- Qualifying round 6 - 12:00
- Class Final - 14:05
- Road & Supercar Shootout - 14:55
- Modified Saloon Car Shootout - 15:10
- Single Seater & Sports Car Shootout - 15:25
Previous articles:
- Knysna Motor show is back on track
- More big-hitting modified saloon cars at Hillclimb
- Hillclimb: Limited tickets sales open
Byron Mitchell in his 2002 Formula VW. Photos: Rob Till
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