Omblos hill climb
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The Omplos hill climb was an automobile uphill
racing competition that was held from 1999 until 2006 on mount Omplos
, 8 km southeast of downtown Patras
. It was organized by the Patras Automobilist Club (AOP) and the youth and sport organization of the Municipality of Messatida
, Achaea
. With 3.2 km total length it was the fifth round of the Greek Hill Climb Championship. The event replaced Pititsa hill climb
due to problems on its roads; the problems were solved and the hill climb returned at Pititsa.
Hillclimbing
Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course....
racing competition that was held from 1999 until 2006 on mount Omplos
Omplos
Omplos is a mountain in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. It rises 720 m above sea level. The mountain is shaped like a sugar-loaf, with a 65° slope. The mountain can be reached by three unused roads, one that leads almost to the top of the mountain, one linking to Ovrya in the West, and...
, 8 km southeast of downtown Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. It was organized by the Patras Automobilist Club (AOP) and the youth and sport organization of the Municipality of Messatida
Messatida
Messatida is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Ovrya. It includes the communities of Kríni, southern Demenika, Saravali, and parts...
, Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
. With 3.2 km total length it was the fifth round of the Greek Hill Climb Championship. The event replaced Pititsa hill climb
Pititsa hill climb
The Pititsa hill climb is a hillclimbing competition which occurs in the village of Pititsa, about 15 km northeast of Patras in Achaia prefecture, Greece....
due to problems on its roads; the problems were solved and the hill climb returned at Pititsa.
Category N winners
| Year | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Evangelos Arvanitakis | Ford Escort Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Kostas Patsoureas | Mitsubishi Evo VI |
| 2005 | Lambros Kyrkos | Mitsubishi Evo VIII |
| 2006 | Lambros Kyrkos | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
Category A winners
| Year | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Leonidas Kyrkos | |
| 2000 | Leonidas Kyrkos | Ford Escort WRC |
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Lambros Kyrkos | Ford Escort WRC |
| 2005 | Kostas Patsoureas | Mitsubishi Evo, Tommi Makinen edition |
| 2006 | Iliadis | Mitsubishi EVO 9 |
Category E winners
| Year | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Michalis Efthyniou | BMW M3 BMW M3 The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles... |
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Michalis Efthymiou | BMW M3 |
| 2005 | Leonidas Kyrkos | Ford Escort WRC |
| 2006 | Leonidas Kyrkos | Fort Escort WRC |
Yaris Cup winners
| Έτος | Οδηγός |
|---|---|
| 1999 | |
| 2000 | Nikolaos Gkigas |
- The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Ανάβαση Ομπλού of the Greek Wikipedia published under GFDL.