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About the Tri-Series

The Tri-Series is an opportunity for you to represent your Club in a friendly competition with other local hillclimb clubs.  The event is open to members of the following clubs:

  • Cooma Car Club
  • Southern District Motorsports Association
  • Wollongong Sporting Car Club

There will be one event per club circuit - competitors who register for the tri-series are strongly encouraged to commit to all three events.

Join your club mates for three great days of hillclimb and camaraderie.

Event Dates & Locations

Cooma: Event Entry Open Date: 31st January 2026

  • Saturday the 21st of March 2026 – Come Try / Practice
  • Sunday the 22nd of March 2026 - Competition

SDMA: Event Entry Open Date: 1st of August 2026

  • Saturday the 29th August 2026 - Practice
  • Sunday the 30th August 2026 - Competition

WSCC: Event Entry Open Date: 3rd October 2026

  • Saturday the 7th of November 2026 - Practice
  • Sunday the 8th November 2026 - Competition

How do I participate?

Registration for the Tri-Series will use the SDMA website (this site).  Registration links for each club are on the Events page of this website.

Registration opens 8pm Thursday 22 January

Registration closes 8pm Thursday 29 January

We anticipate interest to be high, so encourage you to register at opening time to maximise the chances you can join the tri-series.

Tri-series registration will be $20 for adults and juniors, with entry fees going to trophies and other prizes.  

Normal event entry fees will apply per event.

Payment will be on registration, by Credit Card

Vehicles may be double entered, but only between separately registered tri-series competitors.

Numbers and Reserves

The tri-series will comprise 40 entry slots with the following breakdown per club.  

Cooma: 13 entries and 7 reserves

SDMA: 13 entries and 7 reserves

WSCC: 13 entries and 7 reserves

The hosting club receives the advantage of competing with 14 registered competitors.  This will work as follows:

The hosting Club will nominate one additional member to compete on their behalf.  This additional member does not need to pre-register for the Tri-Series in January. How this slot is filled is at the discretion of the hosting Club.

Reserves

Should a registered competitor become unable to attend and compete at any round of the tri-series championship, the club to which that competitor is a member of will co-ordinate and provide a replacement competitor. The replacement competitor will not be charged a tri-series championship registration fee but will need to register on the SDMA Member Jungle portal.

Championship competitors that cannot compete will provide two weeks notice (emergencies excepted) so subs can be selected and can prepare themselves for the event.

Additional cars running on the day

The Tri-Series represents a full field at the Cooma event.  No additional competitors will attend.

An additional 20 non-tri-series competitors are permitted to compete at the SDMA event. Additional non-tri-series competitors will form a 5th class that will be excluded from the results recorded by championship registered competitors.

An additional 15 non-tri-series competitors are permitted to compete at the WSCC event. Additional non-tri-series competitors will form a 5th class that will be excluded from the results recorded by championship registered competitors.

Vehicle Classes

There will be four vehicle classes, each with an equivalent slick tyre class.  Classes are based on engine capacity, not vehicle modification.

  • 2WD - Under 2500cc
  • 2WD - Over 2500cc
  • 4WD - Under 2500cc
  • 4WD - Over 2500cc

Vehicles running slick tyres (2WD or 4WD) will compete in the 4WD class of the appropriate capacity.

Points Structure

  • 1st in Class = 10 points
  • 2nd in Class = 9 points
  • 3rd in Class = 8 points
  • 4th in Class = 7 points
  • 5th in Class = 6 points
  • 6th in Class = 5 points
  • 7th in Class = 4 points
  • 8th in Class = 3 points
  • 9th in Class = 2 points
  • 10th in Class = 1 point

Points Structure - Classes with less than 10 vehicles

Point allocations will start with 10 points for first place and continue through to the 10th competitor in all classes regardless of the number of competitors in any one class.

For example, a class of 7 competitors will receive 10 points allocated to first place through to 4 points allocated for 7th place.

Vehicle restrictions

  • Open wheel type vehicles permitted to compete at SDMA & WSCC (Huntley) only.
  • Open wheel vehicles must be fitted with wheel guards at Cooma.
  • Open top vehicles must be fitted with roll-over bar(s).
  • Vehicles with a rim diameter smaller than 10 inches are not permitted to compete at WSCC (Huntley)
  • Tyre warming on track at Cooma is PROHIBITED.

Noise restrictions

  • Cooma – Unrestricted
  • SDMA – 95db
  • WSCC – Unrestricted

How is the winning club awarded?

  • The Club with the highest number of accumulated points following the conclusion of the final round will be awarded with the inaugural trophy that will be held for 12 months.
  • Tri-Series registration fees to be divided up evenly and distributed to each club.

Other Information

Event Entry Method

Details about event entry will be sent out prior to registration opening times.

  • Cooma – Club Website
  • SDMA – Member Jungle Portal
  • Wollongong – MotorSport Australia Website

Vehicle scrutineering

  • Cooma – Scrutineering completed to all vehicles on the day
  • SDMA – Scrutineering completed to all vehicles on the day
  • Wollongong – Scrutineering completed to all vehicles on the day

Event Entry Fee

  • Cooma - $65 / $40 Jr (Come Try / Practice) / $95 / $40 Jr (Competition)
  • SDMA – $40 (Practice) / $115 / $55 Jr (Competition)
  • Wollongong - $40 (Practice) / $100 / $60 Jr (Competition)

Event Awards

  • Best presented car award
  • Punching above its weight award
  • Most memorable run of the day award
  • Most improved award
  • Team spirit award – 1 voucher per team – Judged and awarded by club captain.
  • Unsung hero