The Nuggets descended on Bryant Park for Round 2 on an unusually nice Winter day in Melbourne.
It’s our second time running an event at this Hill Climb also known as “Haunted Hills” and it’s always an exciting event with very little margin for error.
This year we decided to change the format up and opted for the longest configuration of the track with a double loop at the bottom of the hill.
1st Place: 87.38
Driver: Mitch Gilmour
Nugget: 2003 Mitsubishi Mirage
As predicted in our last post, we knew Mitch would be one to watch this season. Mitch posted a stellar time and only just snatched first place off…
2nd Place: 87.39
Driver: Iain “Never Lift” McCowan
Nugget: 1990 Honda Civic
Iain only just missed out on first place by .01!
An amusing compilation of how tricky this track can be can be found on Iain’s youtube channel.
3rd Place: 88.22
Driver: Zac Edwards
Nugget: 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage
Fresh from Rally X @ Winton, Zac still had his eye and in managed to take 3rd place. Will this be year of the Mirage?
4th Place: 88.90
Driver: Liam Murphy
Nugget:2001 Mitsubishi Mirage
Half a second behind Zac was Liam in the co-driver Techsport Mirage.
5th Place: 90.57
Driver: Christian Willer
Nugget: 1995 Nissan Micra
Having a kid hasn’t slowed Willer down.
Typical Skyline driver behavior. 😛
6th Place: 91.47
Driver: Simon Landrigan
Nugget: 2006 Suzuki Swift
Due to a gearbox failure, Simon was an early exit out of Round 1, but with repairs completed managed to post a great time at Haunted Hills.
7th Place: 91.56
Driver: Josh Gellatly
Nugget: 2003 Mitsubishi Mirage
8th Place: 92.76
Driver: Matthew Doyle
Nugget: 1995 Mazda 121
9th Place: 93.69
Driver: Shannon Swiderski
Nugget: 1996 Hyundai Excel
A new year and a new Excel for Shanon.
10th Place: 94.44
Driver: Mark Van Der Veen
Nugget: 1995 Nissan Micra
11th Place: 95.62
Driver: Trevor Pooley
Nugget: 1997 Nissan Micra
Another Silver Micra and new entry to the series. Welcome Trevor!
12th Place: 95.93
Driver: Michael Stanbrough
Nugget: 2004 Holden Barina
Michael heard about our series and promptly purchased a $300 Barina to compete. It’s been a while since we’ve had a Barina in the series. Welcome Michael!
13th Place: 98.28
Driver: Matthew James
Nugget: 1991 Toyota Paseo
14th Place: 98.58
Driver: Kyle Wathen
Nugget: 2003 Toyota Echo Sportivo
Kyle entered Round 1 in a 1.3 litre base model Toyota Echo but soon realised that the 1.5 litre big block was Sportivo was the car of choice and promptly purchased one.
This is possibly the only car to ever look good on tri spoke wheels. 😉
15h Place: 98.65
Driver: Stuart Chambers
Nugget: 2004 Mazda 2
Unfortunately a very enthusiastic burn out meant that Stuart had to retire early from the day. A big shout out to Ash and Ruan for helping Stuart get his Nugget back to Melbourne!
16th Place: 99.91
Driver: Darren Case
Nugget: 2003 Honda Jazz
17th Place: 100.45
Driver: Jaron Farquhar
Nugget: 2003 Honda Jazz
The most commitment award goes to the Sky Blue Jazz!
Full Results:
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