ROSSLYN, South Africa – Nissan will again be the marque to beat at this year's 10th official Jaguar Simola Hill Climb in Knysna, South Africa. Fourteen Nissan vehicles will be racing around the 1.9-kilometer track led by last year's reigning champions, Wilhelm Baard and Reghard Roets.
Baard claimed his third Simola championship and his fourth South African hill climb title in 2018, when he piloted Armageddon, the 1,300+ horsepower R35 GT-R prepared by BB Motorsport, to the top in a record time of 39.463 seconds.
"We are so much better prepared for this year's race," said Baard. "At our last track tests in Gauteng, we simply tweaked the throttle settings and power delivery. All the other work, such as chassis development and engine upgrades, has already been perfected."
Baard and BB Motorsport partnered with NISMO, Nissan's global motorsport division, to prepare Baard's GT-R for race day.
In the production saloon and supercar category, two-time champion Reghard Roets will be racing his stock Melrose Nissan GT-R backed by Nissan SA.
Eleven GT-Rs will race in the modified saloon and supercar categories, including a specially developed new Hillclimb GT-R from regular competitor, Franco Scribante. This GT-R features an outlandish double front wing developed by an international World Time Attack specialist and is rumored to deliver over 1,600 horsepower.
Franco Scribante’s specially developed new Hillclimb GT-R features an outlandish double front wing developed by an international World Time Attack specialist and is rumored to deliver over 1,600 horsepower.
Additionally, Terence Marsh of Red-Lined Motoring Adventures will be racing in the B9 class for unlimited pickups and SUVs in a custom-built, FIA-spec T1 V8 Nissan Navara. Red-Lined builds custom off-road race cars and trucks that are marketed and sold around the world.
The 2019 Jaguar Simola Hill Climb will be held from May 2 to 5 in Knysna, South Africa.
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Terance Marsh of Red-Lined Motoring Adventures will compete in the 10th Jaguar Simola Hill Climb with a custom built FIA-spec T1 V8 Nissan Navara.
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