Hillclimb goes virtual

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KNYSNA NEWS - Motorheads who are simply unable to wait until September for the physical Simola Hillclimb, will find massive joy in the news that the virtual Simola Hillclimb is set to be held in May.

Knysna Speed Festival, organiser of the Hillclimb, has partnered with leading e-sports eventing company Monarch to launch the 2021 Virtual Simola Hillclimb.

Starting with a series of four qualifiers, it will culminate in final virtual shoot-outs on 8 and 9 May. These are the originally scheduled dates of the physical 2021 Simola Hillclimb, which was postponed till September.

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The Virtual Simola Hillclimb starts with the opening round on Monday 22 March and runs till Saturday 27 March.

Round two is from 29 March to 3 April, round three from 5 to 10 April, and round four, the final qualifying round, from 12 to 17 April.

The scores from all four rounds will produce the top ten competitors qualifying for the finals on 8 and 9 May and the winner after those two days of competition will be crowned the Virtual King of the Hill that Sunday evening.