New South Wales Hillclimb Championship
The CAMS NSW Hillclimb Championship is a "Speed Hillclimb" Championship run in the state of New South Wales (NSW) Australia & boasts a diverse array of Racecars & Drivers..
The Championship consists of a number of Hillclimb rounds held by CAMS affiliated "Host Clubs". Outright & Class Champions are named at the end of each Season & are presented with trophies. The current Championship holder is Tim Edmondson driving a Force PC
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Championship history
The Championship in its current form has been running since 1959. From 1949-1958 the Championship was run as a single event much the same way the current Australian Hillclimb Championship is run.
Notable competitors include Ron Tauranac (1954 Champion), Lex Davison (1957 Champion), Colin Bond (1965-67 Champion), Peter Gumley (12 Time Champion), Peter Finlay (3 Time Champion), Allan Grice & Malcolm Oastler.
The NSW Hillclimb Advisory Panel
The Championship is run & organised by The "NSW Hillclimb Advisory Panel" (HCAP)which is separate to the Championship . The “Panel” is a Racing Organisation board which reports to CAMS NSW and CAMS nationally. Its function includes:
- To co-ordinate and oversee the running of the NSW Hillclimb Championship
- Keep the Championship pointscore and arrange an end-of-year function.
- Attend to directions emanating from the CAMS NSW Council or State Executive.
- Advise the CAMS NSW Council, NSW Executive & CAMS nationally on Hillclimb matters
- Provide advice and assistance to clubs and individuals on the conduct of hillclimbs.
- Inform competitors and organizing clubs of Championship rule changes as they occur.
Past champions
Please Note 1949-1958 the Championship was run as a single event
- 1949, 50 - Frank Kleinig - Kleinig Hudson
- 1951 - John Crouch - Cooper Vincent
- 1952 - Dick Cobden - Cooper JAP 500
- 1953 - ??
- 1954 - Ron Tauranac - Ralt 500
- 1955 - Bill Ford - Hudson Special
- 1956 - Bruce Walton - Walton JAP
- 1957 - Lex Davison - Cooper Irving
- 1958 - John Marston - Cooper Irving
- 1959, 60 - Jack Myers - WM Cooper
- 1961 - John Marston - Lynx
- 1962 - Barrie Garner - Nota BMC
- 1963, 64 - Ralph Sach - Nota Din
- 1965, 66, 67 - Colin Bond - Lynx Peugeot S/C
- 1968, 69, 70 - Errol Richardson - Rennmax Ford
- 1971, 72 & 73 - Murray Bingham - Bingham Cobra & Chev (1973)
- 1973 - Errol Richardson - SCV (Joint Winner with Murray Bingham)
- 1974, 75 & 76 - Barrie Garner - Bowin Holden
- 1977 - Garry Cossor - Wortmeyer SCV
- 1978 - Barrie Garner - Bowin Hay
- 1979 - Ron Woodbridge - Sceptre V8
- 1980 - Paul Hamilton - Elfin 600
- 1981 - Gary Cossor - Bowin
- 1982 - Paul Hamilton - March 77B
- 1983, 84, Warren Brown - Sceptre V8
- 1985, 86 - Robert Rumble - Cheetah Renault
- 1987 - Ivan Tighe - Chevron F5000
- 1988, 89, 90, 91 - Garry McFayden - Holden Torana LJ & Bowin Hay
- 1992 - Ivan Tighe - Kaditcha
- 1993, 94,95 - Peter Finlay - Mawer Ford S/C & Mawer Toyota S/C
- 1996, 97 & 98 - Peter Gumley - SCV
- 1999 - Eric Barnes - Farrell F2 Toyota
- 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 & 07 - Peter Gumley SCV
- 2008, 09 - Tim Edmondson - Force PC
- 2010 - Peter Gumley SCV
- 2011 – Tim Edmondson – Gould GR55B
- 2012 – Doug Barry – Lola
