STATEMENT FROM BARC SW and Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb

BARC SW and Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb are in the process of looking at our event calendar and making contingency plans, where appropriate, around the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

At present we have no plans to make changes. Additional information will be made available when any changes take place – Please look out for these.

Any further statements, should these be required will be available here on our website, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram.

For those who have missed Motorsport UK’s statement issued today here is the link.

https://www.motorsportuk.org/coronavirus-and-motorsport-i…/…

Help Required – Saturday 7th March – Set-up Day

Saturday 7th March 2020 is Gurston Down’s Set-up Day – we get going at 08:30 (usually finished by lunch)

We make the hill ready for the season this Saturday, so if you have a couple of hours spare to lend us a hand and help set-up the hill, we would be grateful.

There are lots a jobs, you don’t need a particular skill, just a willingness to help.

See you Satuday!

 

COMPETITOR INFORMATION – 2020 REGULATIONS ETC

We have today published the following on in the Competitor Information pages: Competitor Information

The Turbo Dynamics Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship Regulations

The Cavendish Ships Stores Top Ten Challenge Regulations

Target Times for the 2020 Season

Paper Entry Forms for all Events – These are included in the Event Regulations, SRs for 2020 And Entry Forms

Online Entries will go live on the 21st February so there is no need to use the paper entry system. These paper entries are available for those who have difficultly accessing the Online Entry System or wish to pay by cheque.

A&OE

Test Day 2020 – Sunday 29 March 2019 ENTRIES OPEN

Applications for Test Day entries will open on 1st January 2019 and will close on February 28th.

Applications by e-mail only. Please e-mail Nick Revels at gurstonhillclimb@gmail.com to be added to the list. Indicate if there is a double driver please.

The number of drivers will be limited to 60. Cars will run in three batches of 20, in rotation. Double drivers will run in different batches. We expect more runs will be possible.

The price will be held at £105. Cars driven by two drivers will pay £165.

If we receive more than 60 driver applications, a ballot will be held. Nick will inform you in the first week of March if you have been successful, and will send out entry forms and regulations.

EMAIL APPLICATIONS ONLY

HAPPY NEW YEAR – The 2020 Season isn’t far away!

We would like to thank all our competitors, marshalls, volunteers,committee and everyone else who makes our event possible a Happy New Year.

That should really be a HAPPY NEW SEASON….

Applications for our first event, the 2020 Test Day on 29th March will be open later today. Contact Nick Revels, directly by email for details.

As all our competitors should know by now, we aren’t changing our Event Entry Fees, including Test Day, for the entire 2020 season. As soon as the Event Entries are open we will let you know here, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook..

Drivers School applications are already open and more than 50% of the places have already been sold. There are just three avaialble dates for the 2020 school. Check the link above for more details.

Anthony Record – Press Officer Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb

GREAT NEWS – Entry Fees Held at Gurston Down for 2020

As you are no doubt aware Motorsports UK have significantly increased the cost of your MSUK Licence. MSUK have additionally increased Event Licence costs.

Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb are pleased to announce that our entry fees for the 2020 season will not be increasing. We will be absorbing the Event Licence increases rather than passing them on to our drivers.