Road going Hillclimb Requirements.

[Steve G.]

I've done a bit of karting in the past, mainly doing historic demos. I have always like the idea of doing Sprints and Hillclimbs as you are the only car on track. 

I understand I could enter my Westfield in the road going class but wondered what sort of cage would be required if any other than the standard Westfield roll hoop and would I need to fit 4 point harnesses rather then the 3 points it currently has. 

Although a standard road car with a roof doesn't require either I seem to remember reading something about open top kit cars but not sure where. 

Is this a thing or did I imagine it ?

 

 

 

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

4 hours ago, Steve G. said:

I've done a bit of karting in the past, mainly doing historic demos. I have always like the idea of doing Sprints and Hillclimbs as you are the only car on track. 

I understand I could enter my Westfield in the road going class but wondered what sort of cage would be required if any other than the standard Westfield roll hoop and would I need to fit 4 point harnesses rather then the 3 points it currently has. 

Although a standard road car with a roof doesn't require either I seem to remember reading something about open top kit cars but not sure where. 

Is this a thing or did I imagine it ?

 

 

 

Hi Steve,

It should be quite straightforward, you do not need a roll cage in roadgoing class, a braced Roll Hoop is required from a safety point of view. Similarly you could compete with a 3 point harness, but a 4 point is generally considered safer and also allows better control of the car as you are firmly held in your seat. 

To check the latest regulations from Motorsport UK, see here Latest NCR's  scroll to the bottom of the page and press link. All the links are being embeded to help navigation. You want Chapter 14 Sprints & Hillclimbs.