The event boasted a lineup of 68 for the second edition of the Mtahleb Hill Climb hosted by the Rabat local council, spearheaded by Mayor Sandro Craus.

The fifth championship race organised by The Island Car Club proved again that the ICC is in the forefront of Motor Sport organisation.

After the first timed run Hubert Camilleri dominated the scene with the best time of 53.961 seconds. He was followed by Alan Curmi and Zach Zammit clocking times of 54.549 and 54.650 seconds respectively.

Nicolai De Giorgio in his raging Lancia was the first of the saloon cars with an impressive 57.440 seconds closely followed by Joseph Cutajar in an Escort MK2 Cosworth and the flying Doctor Bernard driving his Mitsubishi Evo.

John Zammit’s Lotus and Teddy Aquilina’s Escort finished the first run in the top ten in just over a minute, which provided a great spectacle for the crowd and serious competition for the drivers.

The second timed run saw improvements from all the drivers as the day became warmed up providing the track with more grip and boosting drivers confidence in their cars.

The final run had the spectators on edge with Hubert Camilleri’s Chevron “Got to be Glued”, achieving a new Mtahleb record time of 53.268 seconds. Followed by Curmi in his J & J single seater and Zammit in his Jagger Ralt Honda.

Notable times were also clocked by Mark Micallef in his yellow Alfa Sud, Etienne Grech in his Citroen Saxo and Jason Muscat in his Clubsport Radical.

At the end of the event, the top 10 ranking was: H. Camilleri, C. Curmi, Z. Zammit, J. Muscat, N. De Giorgio, J. Cutajar, A. Bernard, E. Calleja, G. Farrugia and M. Micallef .