MEDIA
RELEASE
SOUTHERN TWIN PEAKS
CHALLENGE
The Southern Twin Peaks Challenge, contested at the two
major southern hillclimbs at Kaitangata and Bluff each year, will
feature plenty of extra excitement in 2010.
The challenge was instigated in the 2007/2008 motorsport
season when the historic hillclimb at Kaitangata was revived. The
Kaitangata event joined forces with another hillclimb, the Bluff
Hillclimb which had been developed in 2006 - the two events
combining to find an overall champion - the Southern Twin Peaks Champion.
The champion is the competitor who records the fastest total elapsed
times in their fastest run at each event.
The two previous titles have seen the two events run
several months apart but in 2010 the two hillclimbs will be held on
subsequent weekends adding plenty of excitement and anticipation to the
battle for the title.
This year the Kaitangata Promotions/Bob Scott Memorial
Hillclimb will take place on Saturday 30 January while the Bluff
Promotions Bay View Hotel/Pub Charity Bluff "where the journey begins" Sealed
Hillclimb is scheduled for Saturday 6 February.
To date only one person, Duncan McCrostie of
Kaitangata, has been crowned the Twin Peaks champ. McCrostie is always to the
fore in his ex Emma Gilmour Mitsubishi EVO. In the inaugural series he
finished second to Andrew Graves of Gore in his
home event at Kaitangata before winning at Bluff to take the title. Last year
McCrostie won both events to retain his title.
While McCrostie has taken the title both times the
series has been hard fought with both events that constitute the series
featuring close and exciting battles. Many topline drivers have been lured
south to contest the hillclimbs and with both now only seven days apart the
series may appeal to even more drivers.
The Kaitangata Promotions Bob Scott Memorial Hillclimb is a
joint promotion between the Kaitangata Promotions Group
and the Eastern Southland Car Club. The hillclimb uses a gravel
road while the Bluff event utilises the sealed road to the summit of
Bluff Hill (Motu Pohue). The road climbs to a height of 264 metres
above sea level. Recent tree felling in
the area has opened up plenty of great viewing
opportunities. The event
is a joint project between Bluff Promotions assisted by the Eastern
Southland Car Club and the Southland Sports Car Club.
Media Liaison Southern Twin Peaks Challenge
021 351 499
OVERALL CHAMPIONS
SOUTHERN TWIN PEAKS
CHALLENGE
2007/2008 - Duncan McCrostie
2008/2009 - Duncan McCrostie
KAITANGATA
2007 - Andrew Graves
2008 - Duncan McCrostie
BAY VIEW HOTEL / PUB CHARITY BLUFF "where
the journey begins" SEALED HILLCLIMB
1.6km course
2006 - Ross MacKay (Ashburton) Mitsubishi EVO - 1 minute
03.403 seconds
2007 - Glen Frew (Outram) Mitsubishi EVO - 59.895
seconds
2008 - Duncan McCrostie (Kaitangata) Mitsubishi EVO -
59.188 seconds
1.8km course
2009 - Duncan McCrostie (Kaitangata) Mitsubishi EVO - 1
minute .00.733 seconds
For further information:
Roger Laird - Eastern
Southland Car Club - 03 208 5247/ 0274 368 876
Jean Proctor - Kaitangata & Districts Promotions 03
413 9769 / 027 413 9349