The famous Mount Buller Sprint is ready to run, but only if competitors are ready to support it.

The eighth annual race to the summit of the mountain in Victoria’s alpine region is scheduled for September 3 - 5th, but organisers say it will only run if the tarmac rally community comes to the party.

The Buller Sprint will again use the famous sixteen kilometre stretch of road from the foot of Mt Buller to the luxury resort centre on top of the mountain.

With more than 132 corners separated by short bursts of straight and cambered tarmac, the sprint is arguably Australia’s premier hillclimb and draws competitors from all over the country.

The 2010 event has gained valuable sponsorship from Pacific Hire and RDA Brakes and is open to both Classic cars (pre-1982) and Modern cars (1982 onwards).

An exciting prospect will be the ‘Demonstration Class’, where competitors with more heavily modified vehicles can still participate in the event, although their times won’t appear on the official time sheets and final outright results.

The teams will have a minimum of eight full runs up the hill to hone their skills and shave their times, with the worst run dropped in final results to tighten the competition even further.

There is also a thoroughbred touring category, allowing enthusiasts in cars without roll cages to sweep up the mountain under closed-road conditions.

Touring competitors will travel behind a pace car twice each day of the rally, then park at the Classic Car Show in the heart of the Mt Buller village and watch the competition cars come through the village.

Mountain Motorsport, organisers of the event have called on potential competitors to lodge an official expression of interest form, no later than Tuesday, 31st August for the event committee to ensure the event’s survival.

The forms are now available at www.mtbullersprint.com

For further enquiries from both competitors or sponsors you can contact Peter Washington 0418 337 955 or email - peter@mountainmotorsports.com.au or Tim McNeilly 0401 905 777 or email - tim@mountainmotorsports.com.au