Class 1B Champion Gary Egan.

What I love most about Hillclimbing is there a class for practically everything and everyone. Pictured above is the 2016 Irish Hillclimb & Sprint Cento challenge champion Gary Egan in his Fiat Cento or “Chinky” as they are affectionately called by their drivers.

The Fiat Cinquecento class or “Class 1B by Simon McKinley” to give it it’s proper title was the inspiration of Simon McKinley and proves its not all about having the fastest car out there, in fact one of the best and most entertaining classes of 2016 was the Italian mob;  the fiat Cinquecento’s. Now here’s a class that provided some of the most wonderful and endless entertainment all year long.

Its a class that offers a very cost effective way of entering the world of Motorsport, and it really is fun to take a small car like this by the scruff-of-the-neck and throw it around a hill or race track.

Senan O’Connor

Watch out for the fiat Cinquecento’s this year as they really are the entertainers of the championship and why not stop by the paddock and say hello to the drivers they are always delighted to offer help and advice. And there’s always the chance there might be a Chinky for sale and you too can be going up hill faster, well…as fast as a Chinky can go in 2017 and who knows perhaps the 2017 champion could be you!