Eaglehawk Neck, Sat Aug 19: Lufra to Lookout Motor HillClimb

New Show with third run at Lookout …

Given that this is the third annual running of the Lufra to Lookout Motor HillClimb, being staged at Eaglehawk Neck on Saturday the 19th August, organisers are over the moon at the interest and entries already registered.

“The field of competitors is like no other”, says Club Motori Italia organiser David Button.

“Competitors already registered in the event range from a 1928 supercharged Alvis 1500 to an amazing Morris Minor rotary, Lotus eleven, through to Australian classics and muscle cars,” says David. “The mix of treasured vintage, classic, modern motor vehicles and some fun race vehicles contests to the appeal of this very different motor enthusiast event, where the earliest and most modern vehicles can compete with each other on a level, albeit steep and turning race course.

“That is the essence of this event, being a regularity competition where drivers nominate their times over the demanding course, using their skills to match their predicted times over the 3 to 4 attempts to consistently and speedily negotiate the iconic Pirates Bay Drive”.

This year also brings in the inclusion of the Lufra – Rotary Club of Tasman Car Show which has already brought in a stable of Jaguars, a 1924 Minerva, 1930 Desoto, 1982 Roll Royce, 1949 Bristol 400, 1925 Morris Recovery vehicle, 1955 Porsche Spyder, Mk1 Cortina, Sports Mazda, 1924 Chev, 2000 Mercedes through to current road cars.

The two events (HillClimb and Car Show), same day, same location on and at Lufra Hotel and Pirates Bay Drive are the product of an enthusiastic network of volunteers and motoring enthusiast as well as the locals who accommodate some interruption to their day as that well know roadway Pirates Bay Drive becomes a controlled motor way.

The official program begins at 10am, official awards and announcements at the Hotel from 4pm accompanied by some light ‘motor blues’ entertainment, and continues into the evening with the official after party dinner and dance in the Pavement Restaurant at the Lufra.
Peter Derkley, General Manager, Lufra Hotel and Apartments, w. lufrahotel.com