Some of the action from the 2018 Mount Alma Mile Hillclimb (Sunday), the 10th running of this event. Entrants are divided into 3 ‘packets’ of cars with the more powerful and rollcaged cars in the last packet. Entrants generally have 2 practice runs on the Saturday, and then up to 4 timed runs on the Sunday to determine the Top 12 cars in 2WD and top 12 cars in 4WD categories. These 24 cars run again in the Shootout series at the end of Sunday. The top 12 is whittled down to the Top 6 in each category and then the Top 3 in each. One little mistake such as hitting a cone can bring your whole weekend undone as it incurs a 5 second penalty. Missed gear changes are also another curse.
With the Lamborghini Gallardo of Kevin Weeks out after 2 cylinders went kaput (he still had more cylinders than most competitors!) and there were no spare Lambos in the car park for parts the overall honours fight would undoubtedly be between perennial winner Kevin Mackrell (Datsun 260Z hybrid), Keir Wilson (Nissan R35 GTR) and Nick Streckeisen (Nissan R35 GTR) and perhaps a fast Mitsubishi EVO Lancer or even some of the 2WD specialist cars, eg Daniel Prior. Keir Wilson had been producing astonishing times for the first 200m in excess of 200kph….consistently. The other drivers at the pointy end could only muster 180-200kph times for this distance. However Wilson would somehow lose time up the mountain somewhere on every run. As a result of this, this let the consistent Mark Rundle in his Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 8 into the final 3 competition.
In the 2WD Shootout category the final 3 came down to Andrew Campbell in a Nissan Silvia S14, Glenn Latter in a Mazda RX7 Series 6 and Daniel Prior in a Nissan Silvia S13. Making the top12 had also been Daniel Crisa in Nissan Skyline R32 GTST, Ryan Probert in a Nissan 200SX S14, Cark Ward in a Datsun Sunny (not of the tame variety), Jason Jordan in a Holden Torana, Mick Argoon in VK Commodore, Matt Frith in a Nissan Skyline and Anthony Norris in a Nissan 200SX. Both Limberts, Scott and Greg sharing their Mitsubishi Mirage hybrid. In the end it was Daniel Prior adding another biggest Mount Alma Mile trophy to his cabinet. Ltter would be nd and Campbell 3rd.
In the 4WD Shootout category scraping into the top 12 were Mark Williams in his GT4 Toyota Celica although the bonnet wasn’t the standard article due a embarrassing error prior to the event, Garry Dodd in a Subaru WRX, Phillip ‘Bobo’ Bunker in a Subaru WRX hatch and the Beasley family of father and son, John and Henry in their Mitsubishi Lancer EVOs and both Limberts, Scott and Greg sharing their Mitsubishi Mirage 4WD hybrid. Kevin Mackrell’s Datsun 260Z started producing some minor smoke out of the Dry Sump Breather (vent pipe located behind the door) and this increased on each Shootout run indicating something wasn’t quite right with the car However Kevin Mackrell mustered all his skill he could to keep the Nissan R35 GTR of Streckeisen and the Mitsi of Rundle at bay to claim the 10th anniversary of Mount Alma Mile crown. When questioned about the breather smoke he would say the car’s oil temp had been running extremely hot on the last two runs and it was a real mystery to him. He even said he thought the engine was going to let go on the last run somewhere in the middle sector. Kevin also said it was the hardest of his Mount Alma Mile wins against the new emerging talent.
1st Run
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_035 06 Tollenaar
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_094 17 Newton
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_102 21 McGaffin
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_197 42 Miller
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_275 56 Hobbs
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_318 66 Lukasz
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_336 69 Probert
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_341 69 Probert
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_381 79 Langcake
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_398 0A Heywood
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_433 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_465 89 Prior
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_490 94 Ward
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_547 101 Newcomb
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_596 104 Grbic
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_724 115 Rundle
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_744 118 Streckeisen
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 1st run_756 120 Mackrell
2nd Run
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0022 02 Bolton
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0453 57 Rohrlach
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0549 69 Probert
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0680 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0724 89 Prior
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0769 94 Ward
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0807 96 Jordan
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0846 101 Newcomb
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_0910 107 Bunker
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_1008 115 Rundle
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 2nd run_1047 120 Mackrell
3rd Run
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_068 16 Day
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_198 42 Miller
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_220 45 Murray
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_310 57 Rohrlach
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_377 68 Wegener
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_384 69 Probert
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_480 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_532 89 Prior
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_571 94 Ward
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_595 95 Moore
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_645 101 Newcomb
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_721 107 Bunker
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_742 109 Davies
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_811 115 Rundle
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_828 117 Wilson
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_835 118 Streckeisen
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 3rd run_863 120 Mackrell
4th Run
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_015 54 Crabb
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_026 57 Rohrlach
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_049 65 Lacey
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_052 66 Lucasz
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_057 68 Wegener
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_064 68 Wegener
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_069 69 Probert
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_077 76 Norris
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_091 79 Langcake
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_102 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_106 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_109 87 Burns
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_117 89 Prior
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_124 91 Schumacher
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_137 93 Wescombe
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_151 95 Moore
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_172 101 Newcomb
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_177 101 Newomb
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_195 102 Hirst
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_254 115 Rundle
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_261 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile 4th run_270 120 Mackrell
Shootouts – Top 12 > Top 6 > Top 3 (2WD and 4WD in each)
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_039 86 Latter
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_046 89 Prior
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_073 111 Dodd
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_090 117 Wilson
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_096 113 John Beasley
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_111 118 Streckeisen
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_125 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_134 17 Newton
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_189 Henry Beasley
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_208 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_212 86 Latter
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_232 118 Streckeisen
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_244 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile shoot_255 120 Mackrell
Trophy Presentations – 2WD and 4WD
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web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_011 86 Latter 89 Prior 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_015 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_019 86 Latter
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_024 89 Prior
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_038 86 Latter 89 Prior 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_047 86 Latter 89 Prior 85 Campbell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_055 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_059 115 Rundle 118 Streckeisen 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_078 115 Rundle 118 Streckeisen
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_079 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_081 115 Rundle
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_082 120 Mackrell
web 2018_04_22 Mt Alma Mile trophy_094 115 Rundle 118 Streckeisen 120 Mackrell
