Warwick Hutchinson returned to the Hill this winter in his own construction, the open wheeler RPV03 is powered by a rotary engine and Warwick took out outright champion in a time of 55.11 seconds. Warwick was a previous record holder of the Hill and was keen to get back to the Hill after a brief absence.
With almost 100 cars entered the range of cars this year was amazing illustrated by the outright placings. Second was Cees Valstar in a Radical SR3 and third was Blaise Paris in a GT3 Porsche.
Noosa certainly turned on the weather with chilly starts (8C) and a top of 22C under perfectly clear blue skies. With four practice runs on Friday followed by six runs both Saturday and again Sunday the big crowd saw non-stop action, the drivers behaved themselves too with no crashes and only a couple of breakdowns and enjoyed the record 16 runs for the event. The track was in excellent condition and several drivers remarked that they had run a personal best time this year. The top 13 cars all ran under a minute, very fast in anyone’s language. The Hill isn’t just about the fastest time, seeing the smile on the faces of some of the older drivers in the older cars makes it all worthwhile.
Presentation saw trophies awarded in 25 categories with first place getting a unique hand made trophy sponsored by Toucan Removals. The next event is the Summer Hill 14-16 Novenber.
