New Zealand motor racing calendar. Race to the Sky was based near Queenstown. Held every Easter from 1998 until 2007, it starts from the floor of the Cardrona Valley and runs uphill for through 137 corners to the top, climbing from to averaging a 1:11 gradient. The driver with the greatest number of "Race to the Sky" outright wins (8) is Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima, driving his custom built Suzuki Escudo hillclimb special vehicle. Africa South Africa The best-known hillclimb event in South Africa is held annually in early May during the Knysna Speed Festival, currently known as The Simola Hillclimb and founded in 2009. It is a three-day event, with Classic Car Friday reserved for cars built prior to 1990 and restricted to 65 entries. The King of the Hill Challenge (limited to 84 entries), for standard production and unrestricted cars in various classes, takes place over the weekend. The Saturday is for practice and pre-qualifying, while Sunday features final qualifying, the class finals and then the category shoot outs. The course length is up Simola Hill. It is very fast with the 2018 winning average speed being . There was no event in 2013 and 2020. 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19. The eleventh running of the event was held on 3-5 September 2021. Kenya The Kiamburing TT is an annual hillclimb event in Kenya. It is the first of its kind in East Africa and inspired by other international hillclimb events. It is a time attack event run on a closed course. The event held in Kiambu County in October 20, 2013 brought together over 15 high performance cars to compete in a timed race on the Kiambu-Ndumberi road. Some of the drivers who have competed in the Kiamburing TT include Amir Mohammed (winner 2013 Kiamburing TT Endurance event) and Kay Wachira (winner 2014 Kiamburing TT Slalom Challenge). See also Touge References External links Australia's oldest purpose-built Hillclimb track Hillclimb and Sprint Association. (Britain) TIME: Vroom at the Top (Friday, August 06, 1965) Photos and news from Italian hillclimbs (Italy) Photos of hill climbing in Malta. Ollon Villars revival. (Switzerland) "Fearless Riders Turn Motor Bikes Into Goats" Popular Science, August 1932, early motorcycle hillclimbing Auto racing by type Motorcycle racing by type Sports originating in France