22 Second Club- Rob Roy Hillclimb

Under 22 second club

Anything less than 22 seconds up Rob Roy is a seriously quick time!
This page honours the handful of drivers who have achieved this feat, along with the car they did it in, and what type of event.

The first member of this club was Leo Bates, who set a new track record of 21.91 seconds in 1995 driving his Lobito F3.
Paula Elstrek lowered this record to 21.57 seconds in 1996, driving a Pirahna open wheeler.
That record stood for eight years, until broken by Andrew Howell in 2004, in a Pilbeam MP82 at 19.06 seconds.

1995: Leo Bates - Lobito F3

1996: Paula Elstrek - Pirahna

2004: Andrew Howell - Pilbeam MP82

VHC: Victorian Hillclimb Championship
Club Challenge: MGCC Inter Club Challenge.
Historic: MGCC Classic and Historic Hillclimb

Under 18 seconds

Time	Driver	Car	Date	Event
17.30	Andrew Howell	Gould GR55B	1 Feb 2009	VHC

Under 19 seconds

Time	Driver	Car	Date	Event
18.43	Brett Hayward	Hayward 09	1 Feb 2009	VHC
18.72	Mike Barker	Hayward 06	7 Mar 2021	Club Challenge

Under 20 seconds

Time	Driver	Car	Date	Event
19.09	Rod Moody	Cheetah Mk VII	28 Feb 2010	VHC
19.30	Peter Gumley	SCV	21 Mar 2004	VHC
19.47	David Mahon	Dallara Hayabusa F394	17 Jan 2021	VHC
19.53	Greg Ackland	Ninja GA8	1 Feb 2009	VHC
19.89	Alan Foley	Talbot RF	19 Feb 2006	VHC
19.90	Garry Martin	Martin A16	22 Jan 2017	VHC

Under 21 seconds

Time	Driver	Car	Date	Event
20.08	Peter Weichard	Dallara F394	22 Jan 2017	VHC
20.30	Mirko Grbic	Mitshibishi Evo7	20 Mar 2022	Club Challenge
20.40	Kevin Mackrell	Datsun 260Z	18 Sep 2011	VHC
20.56	Scott Thompson	Pirahna	28 Feb 2010	VHC

Under 22 seconds

Time	Driver	Car	Date	Event
21.12	Keith Wilson	Ninja BH1	2 Mar 2014	VHC
21.12	Bruce Minahan	Hayward 07	5 May 2013	VHC
21.14	David Pfeiffer	Talbot 184	21 Jan 2018	VHC
21.28	Peter Minahan	Hayward 07	5 May 2013	VHC
21.32	Graham Alexander	Mitubishi Evo	19 Feb 2006	VHC
21.32	Michael Bishop	Hayward 19	20 Jan 2019	VHC
21.40	Garry Kent	GAK	19 Feb 2006	VHC
21.57	Paula Elstrek	Pirahna	25 Feb 1996	Historic
21.60	Andrew Mizzi	GAK Martin	5 May 2015	VHC
21.67	Darren Visser	Bates Cyclo	19 Nov 2023	Historic
21.70	David Bell	Subaru WRX	1 Sep 2013	Club Challenge
21.82	Stephen Riley	Suzuki	10 Feb 2002	VHC
21.85	Daniel Leitner	Subaru WRX	17 Jan 2021	VHC
21.88	Brenton Byfield	Subaru WRX Sports Wagon	17 Jan 2021	VHC
21.91	Leo Bates	Lobito F3	26 Feb 1995	Historic
21.94	Kym Holness	Subaru WRX	21 Mar 2004	VHC
21.97	Rick Simmons	Nissan GTR	25 Feb 1996	Historic

Fastest three cars ever at Rob Roy:

2009 Andrew Howell - Gould GR55B

2009 Brett Hayward - Hayward 09

2021 Mike Barker - Hayward 06

Latest updates:

30-Sep-2016 Moved Mike Barker to "Under 21 seconds"
23-Jan-2017 Replaced "Peter Wiechard 20.94 20-Feb-2007" with "Peter Wiechard 20.08 22-Jan-2017"
23-Jan-2017 Replaced "Mike Barker 20.84 24-Jan-2016" with "Mike Barker 19.96 22-Jan-2017"
23-Jan-2017 Replaced "Garry Martin 20.44 1-Mar-2015" with "Garry Martin 19.90 22-Jan-2017"
22-Jan-2018 Added "David Pfeiffer 21.14 21-Jan-2018" (typo edited on 24-Jan-2018)
15-May-2018 Corrected "first member" entry to show Leo Bates in 1995.
22-Nov-2018 Added "Darren Visser 21.84 18-Nov-2018"
24-Nov-2018 Corrected "Darren Vissar" to 21.71 19-Nov-2017
22-Jan-2019 Added "David Mahon" 20.29 20-Jan-2019
22-Jan-2019 Added "Michael Bishop" 21.32 20-Jan-2019
7-Oct-2019 Replaced "Mike Barker 19.96 22-Jan-2017" with "Mike Barker 19.44 6-Oct-2019"
19-Jan-2020 Replaced "Mike Barker 19.44 6-Oct-2019" with "Mike Barker 19.18 19-Jan-2020"
18-Jan-2021 Replaced "David Mahon 20.29 20-Jan-2019" with "David Mahon 19.47 17-Jan-2021"
18-Jan-2021 Added "Mirko Grbic 20.91 17-Jan-2021"
18-Jan-2021 Added "Daniel Leitner 21.85 17-Jan-2021"
18-Jan-2021 Added "Brenton Byfield 21.88 17-Jan-2021"
9-Mar-2021 Replaced "Mike Barker 19.18 19-Jan-2020" with "Mike Barker 18.72 7-Mar-2021"
21-Mar-2022 Replaced "Mirko Grbic 20.91 18 Jan 2021" with "Mirko Grbic 20.30 20 Mar 2022"
21-Nov-2023 Replaced "Darren Visser 21.71 19-Nov-2017" with "Darren Visser 21.67 19-Nov-2023"