McConville to give Elfin competitive debut.

The V8 Supercar season may not start until early March, but Garry Rogers Motorsport driver Cameron McConville will have an early season work-out at next weekend's Mount Buller Sprint hillclimb in Victoria.

The 30-year old will drive the new Elfin MS8 Clubman in the second running of the event, in a field that includes exotic and historic cars from all makes. The meeting will provide the world competition debut of the 5.7-litre Gen III V8-powered pocket rocket, and McConville is already looking forward to contesting Mt Buller with the machine.

"I've already had a chance to have a drive of the Elfin and it's an impressive piece of equipment," he said, "John Stevenson from Holden asked me if I'd like to do the duties, and I had no hesitation in putting my hand up. I've got no real idea where it will be placed in the overall order, but it will be a real head-turner and, without much weight to carry, the V8 will be in its element climbing the hill."

The Mount Buller event takes place between 21-23 January, running over 16km of closed roads. Drivers will rise over 1000m in altitude along the Mt Buller Tourist Road running to the Alpine Village at the top of Mount Buller itself. Competitors will have eight timed runs on the special stage, where McConville and navigator Gerry Bashford will be up against fellow high-profile drivers Jim Richards and reigning champion Alex Davison, who won last year's inaugural event in a Porsche.