CESSNOCK (NSW)
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1927 - MOUNT VIEW HILLCLIMB 21st August 1927The Cessnock Motorcycle Club used Mount View for hill climbs as early as 1927, the first of these is beleived to be on the 21st of August 1927.
Research has shown that further events were held during 1928 and 1929.
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1936 - MOUNT VIEW HILLCLIMB 19th April 1936In 1936 / 1937 Mount View attracted crowds of up to 6,000 to see Australia's fastest cars roar up the mount, These events were promoted by the New South Wales Light Car Club.
On the 19th of April 1936 the coarse was over 4/5ths of one mile, The fastest time was achieved by Tom Peters, a Sydney race car driver, in a time of 1min 33 3/5 seconds.
He was driving a Buggati.
The only accident that occurred was when Mr Hancock was launched by rubber band from the mountain top in his glider only to hit a stump just after take off, he was not injured but the glider was damaged.
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1937 - MOUNT VIEW HILLCLIMB 2nd May 1936
Now into 1937 and a car event held on the 2nd of May 1937, W Conoulty was fastest on handicap.
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1937 - MOUNT VIEW HILLCLIMB 23rd May 1937
The next car meeting was held in 1937, on the 23rd of May.
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1937 - FRANK KLEINIGThe fastest time on the record attempt at the 23rd of May event was Frank Kleinig driving a Hudson, He did not beat Peters record time from the 1936 event.
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1937 - JACK SAYWELL
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1937 - MOUNT VIEW HILLCLIMB 26th September 1937Another car meeting was conducted on the 26th of September 1937.
Fred James was the winner of this event in a Willy's Sports tourer.
Judging by the lack of newspaper reports on the mount it would appear that Mount View wasn't used for further hill climbs.
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