Uphill Racers: The History of British Speed Hill Climbing

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Chris Jones’ familiar and rapid blue 1.6 Westfield SE Vauxhall with many class championships and records to its name. Following successful outings in 2013/14 the car was taken to Group C specialists Xtec, who carried out a full chassis up rebuild of the car, complete gearbox rebuild and a full top end rebuild on the Judd. Only used on one occasion since, the car has been carefully stored and regularly run up since and is ready for the forthcoming season. Complet Hillclimbs in continental Europe are usually held on courses which are several kilometres long, taking advantage of the available hills and mountains including the Alps. The most prestigious competition is the FIA European Hill Climb Championship.

There are several traditional hillclimbing race events in Portugal, and its national championship growing in popularity since 2010. Falperra International Hill Climb is the most popular and famous hillclimb, being held since 1927, most of the editions as part of the European Championship. [4] Slovakia [ edit ] The car had a period in storage and by the 1970s it had fallen into a rather tired state, but fortunately it came into the hands of Peter Seabrook-Harris who over time restored it to its current lovely condition. The Dellow starts on the button and on the road it is very lively and handles well. It is very sound with a sweet engine, an easy to use Ford three-speed gearbox, taut suspension, good steering and strong brakes. It is great fun to drive and ready for classic trials. This particular 1966, red, Johnny Walker JW4 has quite a comprehensive history of past owners and competition over the last 50 years and has probably one of the most complete histories of all the surviving JW4's of which more detail can be provided on request.RPE Suzuki Hayabusa engine with MBE dry sump system. MBE 9A4 ECU controlling engine and XoomBox ECU to control air paddle flatshift, traction control, launch control and data logging. One of the very few cars in the British Sprint Championship to complete all the rounds in 2017 as it did in 2016. It has regularly made the BSC Top 12 Run Off, finishing 12th overall in 2016 and 11th in 2017. Apply for your Motorsport UK RS Inter Club Competition Licence, available to anyone aged 14 or above The RF82 was the most successful Formula Ford 2000 of its era, famously winning the 1982 British and European Championships in the hands of Ayrton Senna. It is currently the most popular chassis in the HSCC/URS Classic FF2000 championship which offers a great programme of historic motorsport at relatively low cost, and is also eligible for some great events in Europe.

Chassis number MP53 -04 was a double Hillclimb Championship winner with many FTD’s in the hands of Martyn Griffiths and Max Harvey. The Hart engine was subsequently developed and turbocharged in line with current F1 practice. The car continued to compete successfully in the hands of Martyn Griffiths, and in turbo form finished second overall in 1988 British Hillclimb Championship, narrowly missing out on an overall win. Tim Thompson then ran the car in 1989, finishing third overall in British Championship and winning the Harewood Championship.

Jedi Mk6 fitted with a 599cc Honda F3 engine,built May 2021 from an earlier Mk 4 Chassis by Jedi and was going to be the factory car but they were too busy with there race series. The course at Templestowe still exists today in the Domain Wetlands. The course was never trafficable due to the massive incline known as "the wall", with an incline ratio of 1:2.5 is thought to be the steepest bitumen surface in Australia, [11] and so was only used during race events.

Built to highest standard by Tony Pashley in 1997 and as shown in his book on how to build motorcycle-engined single seaters (copy included!). Body designed by Williams GP Engineering. Carbon wings and body top. In excellent condition. Inspection essential! It is a “Shelsley Special”. Easy to drive but also successful. One of the most well known Slovak drivers competing in local and international hillclimb events is Jozef Béreš. Béreš is also very popular on social media networks thanks to the videos of him driving his legendary Audi Quattro S1 racecar. [8] Switzerland [ edit ] The MG Car Club of Queensland Inc. (est. 1954) built the Mount Cotton Hillclimb circuit and continues with its current management and operation. The first event held at this facility was on Sunday 18 February 1968. The dedicated 946 metres of tarmac circuit hosts the annual Queensland Hillclimb Championships, the Club's annual six round Hillclimb series and inter-club competitions. The Australian Hillclimb Championships have been held there on at least 9 occasions. New while in UK: Plugs, Weber air filters, rear brake shoes, clutch slave, rear hub seals, Aeroquip front and rear brake lines.speed Ford type 9 straight cut race ratio gearbox with QUAIFE internals. Gearbox serviced in March 2021 With over 1,000 bhp per tonne the Vision has achieved numerous FTDs and class wins in its current form or alternatively the very rare EXF engine (one of five) could be sold to an MG enthusiast and the car reverted to circuit specification for the MSV Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship. It also comes with a Race-Technology DL1 data logger, full UK (the BSC calendar, England, Wales, NI and even Scotland) logged circuit and running data supplied with car (especially great to have if you’re a newbie). There are a few smaller circuits in there as well. Monocoque Chassis with side pods that take bag tanks but has a small alloy tank inserted at the moment for the hills. Fibreglass body (original moulds included).

The course at Rob Roy hosts race meets regularly, including rounds of the Victorian Hillclimb Championships. It is located just off Clintons Road, Christmas Hills in an area of Smiths Gully known as Rob Roy. On September 30, 2017, Pedro Vargas organized the first ever hill climb on tarmac in the Mexican state of Baja California. supercharged hybrid Hayabusa engine with K8 bottom end, K6 head and Rotrex supercharger, producing 347 BHP. Built, set up, mapped and maintained by RLM Rover K series 1.4 Turbo which is unraced since a complete engine and turbo rebuild, coupled with a new Emerald ECU with switchable maps, boost control and launch control This stunning Caterham was factory built and supplied new to its only owner in 2015. It has a very comprehensive specification, including:

In keeping with the original specifications the car is VW based. 1700cc ‘W’ designated casings 4cyl. Air cooled engine. Close ratio VW gearbox. Rose jointed 5/8 inch front anti roll bar - adjustable front lever arm dampers just fitted - lowered from springs - negative camber trunnion joints - Peter May Engineering extra arm front damper kit - 8 leaves removed as was done in period from the rear quarter elliptic springs to dampen suspension - rose jointed rear traction rods - converted to use AVO adjustable rear vertical telescopic dampers - panhard rod - car corner weighted by previous and set up by previous owner - handles really well. Balanced prop shaft with recent new universal joints.