Organisers are anticipating a total of around 30 entries, and entries are open to 5pm Thursday, March 21. All entrants can expect a minimum of 4 x 1 km runs.

A new and interesting entry is a MG TC Milano entered by Ralph Pauperis from Anglers Reach.

The MG T series were a range of open two-seater sports cars, manufactured by MG from 1936 to 1955.

The Milano body was a Ferrari Monza styled open top constructed by JWF Glass-Fibre Industries (Australia), and Milano MGs were raced in competition during the early 1960s.

Ralph's Milano has an interesting history. The car was originally a square rigger TC, raced extensively in northern NSW using methanol and a supercharger.

Unfortunately, it was involved in a racing accident and was then acquired by Owen Maguire of Alstonville who fitted the Milano body and raced in the early 1960's as a naturally aspirated 1500cc.

The car was log booked by CAMS in 1984 as a category 5 historic Australian special LB Sports Racing car and has raced at many historic race meetings around Australia.

The car holds the under 1500cc LB Sports Racing track record for the Oran Park Short Circuit.

Ralph's son Daniel is driving Ralph's other car, a Porsche 924 Turbo in the hill climb.

The most closely contested class looks like being the Type 3 over 3000cc Class with 4 entries already, including Daniel Pauperis in the Porsche 924 Turbo, a Volvo 242 GT that is being shared by Matt Rowlinson and Tony Brown, and Sean Martin in a Mazda MX5.

Entries are open until 5pm, Thursday March 21. Entry forms and further details are available at www.coomacarclub.com.au/hillclimb/

Online entries can be made at http://mtgladstonehillclimb.com.au/entry

Mount Gladstone Road track, about 4 km west of Cooma off the Snowy Mountains Highway, with the hill climb running from from 9.30am to around 4pm.

Spectators and family can arrive at any time as a courtesy shuttle bus will run all day taking spectators from the bottom to the top and back again after each run. There is no charge for spectators.