The 1.4km track that snakes up a hill on Ngawini Road, 12kms inland from Hāwera, is to be smoothed and realigned by contractors for the South Taranaki District Council after the race on February 20. “We are disappointed. It will be great for residents up there, they’ll love it, but it will be no good as a race track,” he said.
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The Ngawini Hill Climb is run jointly by the Egmont Classic Car Register and the South Taranaki Car Club. “The council have been very good, they have held the contractors back from starting until after the event.”
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