MOTORING NEWS - Simola Hillclimb added another repeat Classic Car Friday winner to its history books today when Charles Arton claimed his second Classic Conqueror title - a full decade after his previous win in 2015.
Having secured third place in 2023 and second last year, Arton stepped onto the top step of the podium at this year’s landmark 15th edition of the Simola Hillclimb, which is renowned as South Africa’s premier motoring and motorsport lifestyle event, and the world’s fastest hillclimb.
Driving his 1979 March 79a Formula Atlantic single-seater, Arton conquered extremely difficult and unpredictable conditions characterised by very low temperatures and intermittent rain throughout the day to set the fastest time of 44.436 seconds in the all-or-nothing Top 10 Shootout.
With this spirited drive he edged out 2023 winner Andre Bezuidenhout in the 1976 Lola T460 by 0.598 seconds.
It was an extremely close battle between the pair, as Bezuidenhout gained the upper hand in the Class Finals in wet conditions with a time of 47.051 seconds - a mere 0.065 seconds ahead of his class H9 rival.
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