Vintage Sports Car Club of  Victoria Rob Roy Hillclimb August 21, 2011 Being a competitor at a motor racing event takes much time and effort.  Apart from having to meet all the requirements for entry, your first bigtask is getting the car to  the circuit. That means an early start to the day putting the car on its trailer, driving to the circuit - which may be a long distance away, parking and getting the car back back off the trailer again, waiting to sign in, getting through scrutineering and driver briefing, waiting on to the starting line, and then pouring what is left of your energy and skill into doing the event itself.It is much easier being a photographer at these meetings, but it still involves expense, time, skill, and patience.  You have to find the bestpositions, get the light right, set the camera/s up, and make sure of getting good shots.  Then when the event is over there is the business of selecting the photographs for an article, and editing wherever necessary.Writing an account of the meeting takes time and patience.  You need to have kept good records - talked to people to ensure that you're getting your details right, and decided what sort of information your readers will be interested in.  You have to do this on the run, as there is no desk to lean on, and your papers tend to fly away in the breeze. And it is not the sort of thing you would do if you were wearing, say, a driver's helmet and gloves.Martin Stubbs (driver of the Austin 7- Car N0 82 in the photo above) did all of this single-handedly at the Vintage Sports Car Club of Victoria Rob Roy Hillclimb on Sunday, August 21, 2011.  

Above: Daniel Morling - 1950/60Austin 7 'Tyrrell'.	Above: Michael Hipkins, 1926 Vauxhall 30/98 with Peter Holbeach 1925 Vauxhall behind.	Above: John Pickford - 1929LanciaLambda Special.	Above: Bill Morling - 1930 Austin 7Ulster Sports Replica.

60 cars competed, including 12 Austin Sevens, 7 MGs, 7 cars from group K. Racing (with old favourites Jim Russell, Ray Sprague, Lyndon Davey-Milne). John Nash competed in this group, driving a spectacular 1948 Indy USA Ford),  5 Vauxhall 30/98, 4 Bugatti, and the one air cooled driven by John Coffin.With such illustrious company, the VSCC noted that the Rob Roy Hillclimb evolved from Clinton's Pleasure Grounds and avoided putting too serious a tone to the day by conducting a Billy Cart race, and by making provision for drivers to take passengers for a timed run up the hill.   They also paid compliment to the master chefs who provided gourmet sausages, roast beef, and brewed coffee.  Hurrah.It was a long day and everybody seemed to have enjoyed it thoroughly.

Above: Allan Tyrrell, Austin 7 Sports, supercharged.	Above: Neil Murdoch, MG TB Special.	Above: Andrew Cannon - 1928 Bugatti.	Above: Lucas Morling, 1950/60Austin 7 'Tyrrell'.
Above: Michael Farrell, 1926Vauxhall 14/40.	Above: Robert Sales - 1933 Fiat 508.	Above: Unknown owner/driverFiat Ballila display car.	Above: Ian Barber, 1932 AlvisSilver Eagle.

Above: Graeme Lowe, 1936 AltaSports.	Above: Phillip Hallo - 1930 Austin 7Ace Special.	Above: John Noble - 1946 MG TC.	Above: John Nash - 1948 IndyUSA Ford.
Above: George Hetrel - Bugatti Type 35 - Display car.	Above: Trevor Cole & Bob Booth discuss water pump drive problemon the 1936 Austin 7 Special, S/c.	Above: Andrew Cannon: 1928 Bugatti	Above: Mark Burns - 1924 Alvis 12/50; Michael Farrell - 1926 Vauxhal 14/40; Andrew Green1924 Alvis 12/50
Above: Unknown driver - MG J2	Above: John Balthazar, 1934 Wolseley Hornet supercharged	Above: Neil Murdoch - MG TB Special	Above: Grant Cowie - 1934 Frazer Nash Shelsley.

Vintage Collingrove - 2011 Hillclimb Angaston, Barossa Valley Vintage Collingrove Speed HillclimbWeekend is on again this coming spring. Located in superb scenic countryside with majestic red gums and rolling hills just a 90 minute drive from Adelaide and 7 km south of Angaston at the top of the Barossa Valley. Collingrove is most often considered Australia’s premier hillclimb track. Vintage Collingrove is run by the Sporting Car Club of South Australia specifically for vintage style machinery as well as CAMS Group J & K pre-WWII cars. There are classes for racing, sports and touring cars. Certain early post war cars may be accepted on an invitation basis providing they are of ‘vintage’ style and character. If you have been to the famous Vintage Sports Car Club event at Prescott in England, then chances are you will feel at home at Vintage Collingrove, and if you haven’t, well this is probably the next best thing in Australia.   For entrants and friends there is a full weekend of activities. This includes a run on public roads in which unregistered cars provided with permits can participate. There’s also the fun Saturday night ‘Climb Dinner’, the Sunday ‘Partners’ Program’ and in the evening the Roaring Forties café farewell gettogether meal.   Come-and-Run permits are available for entrants who do not have a CAMS competition licence, so this is a very economical way to enjoy your favourite pre-war sporting or touring car.   As they say, “just feel the atmosphere.” The competitive hillclimb is held on Sunday and while the ‘paddock’ obviously has a vintage feel, there is also the spectator car park for ‘collector’ style vehicles. Clubs are welcome to arrange their own display.   So, if you like the idea of vintage Amilcars, Austin 7s, Bentleys, Bugattis, Buicks, Chryslers, Essex, Fords, Rileys and MGs competing in superb countryside, then Vintage Collingrove is a must for you and your family. Spectators are most welcome on the Sunday from 9.00 am for a most reasonable charge. Friday 30th September Meet entrants and others at the ‘Vine Inn Hotel - Welcome Dinner’ Nuriootpa, Barossa Valley. Saturday 1st October Vintage Road & Race Car Tour from Tanunda to the ‘Gungellan Hotel’ Freeling for morning tea, then via Kapunda to the ‘Greenock Aviation Museum’ catered lunch provided for participants, partners and others.The tour returns to Tanunda. Vintage Dinner at Peter Lehmann Winery, Tanunda. Sunday 2nd October Hillclimb at the historic SCCSA Collingrove track. Historic Racing Classes and Come & Run touring entries welcome. Join the Partners’ Programme visiting places of interest. Farewell Dinner at the Roaring Forties Cafe, Angaston. Entries Entry Forms available from the SCCSA Office or at www.sportingcarclubsa.org.au Event Office Contact 08 82715689 (fax 08 8272 5396) Event Committee Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Sporting Car Club of South Australia Inc.