Small update from me. I was at the Course de Côte de Sy in Belgium last weekend. Despite it being only a regional hillclimb quite a few 'national' drivers were there, like Yannick Bodson, Jacques Marchal and Bruno Collard.

The small town of Sy is located in the small valley of the Ourthe. The town is surrounded by high mountain ridges and is only accesible by car via one road. And that is the road the Hillclimb uses. You can park on the other side of the river and cross via the railroad bridge, or you can be dumb like me and park at the finish and walk the next 2.5km... Pretty amazingly the race starts right in the middle of the town. The spectator areas are hotels, bars, gardens and even a churchyard! There were a lot of people for Belgian standards and a special atmosphere. In my opinion it is one of the better Hillclimbs in Belgium.

Some photos can be found as expected on my website www.hillclimbportal.com