It’s an event which pits you and your car against a challenging uphill course.

It’s the art of driving a car on cold tyres as quickly and neatly as possible around the corners and up the hill, up a bitumen road sometimes no wider than a garden path.

Each run up the hill provides its own challenge to improve on your past times and beat the other cars in your class, or to aim for the fastest time of the day.

The event comprises practice and competition timed runs, allowing drivers to try their hardest to improve their times during the event.

The winners are the ones with the fastest times for the event in each class, and the overall winner is the one with the fastest time on the day.

One of the most social motorsports, hillclimbing at all levels provides a friendly atmosphere for you to gather with co-competitors and spectators, to watch and assist each other while providing an exciting competition.

Where are hillclimbs run?

FNQ Motorsports currently isn't running any Hillclimbs, but many club members head down to Townsville for Twin Cities hillclimbs at the Mt. Stuart Hillclimb Course – a public road closed for specific events on weekends.

What can I drive?

Hillclimbers run virtually anything from their everyday road car through to purpose built 500 horsepower open wheeler ‘specials’.

Your chose of vehicle will determine the class in which you compete.

Competitors often change their cars and classes as they become more involved and more competitive in hillclimbing.

What do I need?

If your starting out, your road car is fine, as long as you meet CAMS basic safety requirements, including a seat belt, a fire extinguisher and an AS 1698 helmet.

You will also need flame resistant clothing (not necessarily a race suit) that protects you from your neck to your ankles and wrists. And you’ll need a CAMS Level 2 licence, which you can obtain when you join our club.