Posts from August 2013
Event > Dual Sprints at Hampton Downs
Well, it's a busy time for club motorsport at the moment, with plenty of action happening around the Waikato and beyond. After competing in my first hillclimb last weekend, I was straight into another event a week later, with a dual sprint meeting at Hampton Downs. This event was a combined venture between Motorsport Bay of Plenty and the Hamilton Car Club, and the collaboration certainly helped to boost attendance numbers, and gave us club members a chance to meet a few new people too...
Event > Fiat Club Waikato Tarmac Series - Sainsbury Road Hillclimb
The third round of the 2013 Fiat Club Waikato Tarmac Series was held on Sunday the 12th of August, and featured a short and exciting hillclimb event on Sainsbury Road in Pirongia. Much like the motorkhana of round 1, and round 2's autocross at Hampton Downs a few weeks ago, the weather forecast predicted rain, and lots of it. This was my first ever hillclimb, and I was a bit nervous about racing on a wet and slippery road...
Event > 19th Annual Henry Ford Memorial Day Display & Swap Meet
The 19th Annual Henry Ford Memorial Day Display & Swap Meet was held at the Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton on Sunday the 28th of July, and what a massive show it turned out to be! This was the first time that I have witnessed the Henry Ford Memorial Day as it clashed with another event that I attended on the same weekend in 2012...