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Title: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: chippy on June 07, 2013, 08:34:00 pm

Leongatha motorcycle club are holding the final "Knox's hill climb" on Sunday. 38th year non stop. Final because they are mining the hill. All welcome to come and have a look. 9.00 am start, great action. Nereena road Leongatha.
(http://www.woniwebpages.com/leomc/sitebuilder/images/2009_0412Hillclimb0090-577x431.jpg)
(http://www.woniwebpages.com/leomc/sitebuilder/images/2009_0412Hillclimb0036-799x604.jpg)
(http://www.woniwebpages.com/leomc/sitebuilder/images/2009_0412Hillclimb0069-800x604.jpg)
(http://www.woniwebpages.com/leomc/sitebuilder/images/2009_0412Hillclimb0091-798x1049.jpg)

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: Rookie#1 on June 07, 2013, 08:38:12 pm

See ya there Rob  ;D

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: firko on June 07, 2013, 10:37:16 pm

Jeez I'd love to ride that hill on something with some decent grunt and a bit of wheelbase. Looks like a lot of fun.

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: crash n bern on June 10, 2013, 03:29:26 pm

Nice job on that Yammie.

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: popeye on June 11, 2013, 12:03:44 pm

I've tried to get to this event for probably 20 or years, my brother lives about 5 mins away and my nephew lives even closer, you stand at his kitchen window and watch them go up the hill...

I was not happy when he told me on Friday that this is suposedly the last time there going to run the event, if he'd have given me a bit of notice I'd have made the effort to come down for it

BUGGER

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: steve7406 on June 11, 2013, 05:04:08 pm

What a sad day for Leongatha mcc and motorcycling in Victoria ive been to this event a couple of times great people who know how to run a fantasic hillclimb.

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: chippy on June 11, 2013, 06:53:31 pm

Hi all, I was the event announcer for the day, we had a record 228 entries, thats 684 times the course gets hammered. The weather was perfect, clear skies, no rain. An estimated
crowd of about 1500 people ---massive. The end of an era, 37 years straight. The king of the hill for the very last time was a young lad, Nick Bloye, he has been trying for a number of years and finaly cracked it. This event was one of only two competative hill climbs in Australia, its disappointing that it has to go. They are mining the hill so it wont be there for much longer.
                  Cheers Chippy

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: Hoony on June 11, 2013, 07:03:28 pm

G'day Chippy, do they have all winners recorded. i reckon Flea flemming was probably a multi winner

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: chippy on June 11, 2013, 07:37:10 pm

Here is a list of winners from 1977.
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 Sorry Wasp that is the only pic I have.

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: Hoony on June 11, 2013, 07:47:56 pm

Thanks Chippy. and bugger that is no longer on. i have heard about this for many years but never knew when it was on. i suppose i should have asked.

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: mposs on June 11, 2013, 07:49:29 pm

A couple I snapped at the Mirboo North VMX round ...

(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/mposs/MirbooNorth003_zps7648bcdd.jpg~original) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/mposs/media/MirbooNorth003_zps7648bcdd.jpg.html)

(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/mposs/MirbooNorth001_zps59efc196.jpg~original) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/mposs/media/MirbooNorth001_zps59efc196.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: Maicoman on June 11, 2013, 07:55:17 pm

Spewin looks like it was a great event. After watching On any Sunday a few times ;) haven't we all, I'm keen to try a hill climb. Shame it was the last.
How's that! Geoff Spurway on the old Trumphet, boy he gets around  :)

Title: Re: Knox's hill climb.
Post by: popeye on June 13, 2013, 12:57:10 pm

How good does that look Walter? Hard to imagine a 90hp 998 GRMWRXS, be pretty wild I'm thinking...