Club Hillside Winter Cruise

This is it. The day we had been in desperate anticipation for, over the span of months. After countless hours of planning, liaising and organising, the Club Hillside Winter Cruise has been and gone. And boy, what a day it was. 

For the past year, Hillside Auto News has dedicated a seasonal weekend to hosting an exclusive and intimate gathering for a selection of our wonderful clients. While each of our three events so far had been a success, we decided we needed something more; an extra spectacle on top of the regular gathering. Hence, we initiated the idea of the Club Hillside Winter Cruise. While risky - the temperamental weather was our main concern, we dedicated countless hours and began planning. 

In conjunction with celebrating the start of winter and the potential end of the driving season, it was my 18th birthday. As I arrived to the meeting spot in Magill, I was staggered with the amount of cars that had already arrived, prior to even the scheduled meeting time. What happened next was simply unbelievable. For the following half-an-hour, cars continuously filtered into the carpark, filling up the limited spots hastily. With over 30 cars in total, this was the largest Club Hillside gathering by a long mile. In fact, this was one of the largest invite-only events in recent South Australian history. However, it wasn't just the scale of the event which was impressive. Some incredibly rare and wonderful vehicles found their way to the Club Hillside rendezvous spot, including the Lamborghini Murcielago SV - the only one in the state out of only a handful nationally. With a large amount of Porsches - everything from the all new GT4RS to a wild 356 outlaw build, numerous Audi R8s, McLarens, a retro Dodge Viper among various other notable vehicles made the winter cruise an incredible spectacle.  

The drive took us through the foothills before opening up to the winding valley of Montacute Road. A left onto Lobethal Road meant 20+ kilometres of twisting tarmac, with the sounds of supercars echoing along the way. 

We reached our destination in Lobethal, where 30 cars