{"id":219737,"date":"2019-10-03T14:40:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/car\/entries-open-2020-simola-hillclimb\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:56:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T12:56:06","slug":"entries-open-2020-simola-hillclimb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/motoring\/2019\/10\/03\/entries-open-2020-simola-hillclimb\/","title":{"rendered":"Entries open for 2020 Simola Hillclimb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual event attracts a variety of different and iconic cars as well as drivers from all disciplines and eras.<\/p>\n<p>From 1 October 2019 until 31 January 2020, the event has opened its \u2018Request for Invitation\u2019 process for teams and drivers that would like to take on the 1.9 km Simola Hill course. In 2019 the event introduced changes for categories and classes and because of the success will be keeping the amendments in place for the 2020 event while classes C1 and C5, previously reserved for forced induction engines only, has opened its entry requirements to allow for unlimited modifications.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Those that wish to take part can register online and request an invitation to compete; the requests will be evaluated by the organisers. \u201cRequest for invitations is not accepted on a first come first serve basis, but purely according to organisers\u2019 criteria. Each year we have the very difficult task of selecting the final entries for the event and there is always disappointment among those that don&#8217;t cut it,&#8221; Geoff Goddard, sporting director.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-214550\" src=\"https:\/\/kemptonexpress.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/10\/Garth-de-Villiers-2002-Formula-VW-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The event is significantly over-subscribed each year, and while we understand prospective participants&#8217; desire to participate, and their frustration if they don&#8217;t make the final selection, our single most important consideration is what is best for the event as a whole. It&#8217;s by following this principle over the years that we have been able to create the high-level experience for competitors and spectators alike that have made this event such a success,&#8221; Goddard explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the 2020 Simola Hillclimb there is great potential to grow the class that caters for Sports Prototype vehicles, and the changes to the regulations are designed to facilitate this. We look forward to receiving the applications in preparation for another exceptional event next year,\u201d Goddard concluded.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the event visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simolahillclimb.com\/\">www.simolahillclimb.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='07f44a67824ea992658a033f178665f2'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Simola Hillclimb motoring lifestyle event has gained a lot of popularity locally and abroad over the decades, the 2020 event will be taking place from 7 to 10 May and entries are open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8257,"featured_media":219738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Autodealer","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Motoring","SubCategory":"Bikes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}