Jul 9, 2017
Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb hosts more fast and furious motorsport at our July meeting. There are over 130 cars and drivers facing the challenge of the legendary 12 feet wide, fast and twisty course at Wiltshire’s famous Speed Hill Climb Venue, Gurston Down.
The meeting on 22nd and 23rd July has a number of championships visiting as well as round four of the Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Championship and the Cavendish Ships Store Top Ten Challenge.
Saturday 22nd is practice day and Sunday 23rd is competition day.
The visiting championships are the highly competitive BMTR Midland Hill Climb Championship and the Dews Motor Club Championship.
The Formula Ford Festival has twenty four drivers entered. Paul O’Neill, ITV’s BTCC pundit, ex-touring car and British GT Championship driver is returning for his second hill climb event at Gurston Down. He will be sharing Mark Alley’s 1991 Swift.
With unrivalled access to the hill, paddock, cars, drivers and facilities available to our spectators, the weekend promises to be a veritable sceptical of sound and speed. We have excellent catering and refreshments on site too!
The weekend’s event gets underway with Saturday’s three practice runs and one practice and two timed runs on Sunday.
The BMTR Midland Hill Climb Championship has a different class structure to Gurston’s championship. The class a competitor runs in is dependant on the type of licence the driver has as well as the type of car. There are two main categories of licence, B and A. As a consequence, some of the usual class are separated into two.
Here’s the full class preview.
The Record-Designs Road Going Series Production Cars up to 2000cc classes runs first.
The B Licence drivers will go first. This class is a difficult class to predict. Gurston regulars, Russell and Christopher Davies are likely front runners, in the Honda Civic Type R they share but the Renault Clio 172 of Rob Brodie could be in with a shout.
The A Licence class has some very experienced drivers, in some very quick cars. With Gurston regulars, Tim Forster (Lotus Elan), Dean Cubitt (Mazda MX5) and Miles Horne (Peugeot 306) having a few have visitors, Nick and David West (Peugeot 106) and Richard Brant (Renault Clio Sport) looking for championship points and a class win.
The Turbo Dynamics Over 2000cc Road Going Series Production Cars Classes are next to come to the line.
Sarah Fudge has the B Licence class to her self. She’s been going quicker and quicker all season. There’s a great video of Sarah’s personal best on our Facebook page!
The A Licence class has been dominated in the recent past by the class record holder and 2016 Gurston Down Champion, Stephen Moore and his Mitsubishi Evo. Everyone in this class has Gurston experience so it will be as competitive as ever!
Up next is the Fieldfare Trailer Centre Road Going Specialist Production Car Classes.
The B Licence class will probably go to Clive Skipper and his Caterham 7 HPC. His Gurston experience could be the deciding factor in this class. There will be a great video of Clive in action at our June meeting on our Facebook soon.
The A Licence class runs next. Gurston regular, Adrian Lewis and his Westfield Superbusa, will have his work cut out in this class, this weekend. David and Allan Warburton and their Caterham 7 and Raymond Lohr’s Caterham Supersport join Adrian.
August 2016
The up to 1400cc Modified Series Production Cars Class has a good entry. The current class record holder, Neil Turner, won’t just have the Mini’s of Derek Mullis, David Bean and Julian Harber as competition. Andrew Russell and the lovely Imp engined Ginetta G15 is not going to make it easy. Neil is in a strong position in the Meadens Skoda Championship, so a good result is important.
Next to go will be the Tipadel 1401cc to 2000cc Modified Series Production Cars Classes.
The B Licence class has just two entrants, Scott Hanham and his Ford Fiesta and Laurence Colvin in his MG TF. These two will have a good battle for the class win.
The A Licence class has three entrants. On previous form Ralph Pinder (Peugeot 205) and Martyn Pike (Ford Escort) are likely to be the top two.
The Meadens Skoda Over 2000cc Modified Series Production Car Classes are next.
The B Licence class has two extremes of cars in the line up. The rear wheel drive BMW 325i of Steve Elliott and Jeremy Bloor and the front wheel drive, supercharged VW Polo of Giorgio Demetriou are an interesting match.
The A Licence class has some great sounding cars! The Aston Martin Vantage of Tim Painter and Andrew Fraser, the Porsche Caymans of Mark Walker and Duncan Andrews and the very quick Vauxhall VX220 of Mike Turpin. The winner? It will be the best car and driver combination on the day.
The Gates of Brokenhurst Over 2000cc Modified Specialist Production Cars Classes have good entries and run next.
The B Licence class sees a field of Westfields. With three roughly equal cars and three great drivers, this class will be close. On previous form, Ritchie Gatt and Martin Watson are the fastest two.
The A Licence class sees four Midland Championship contenders up against two Gurston regulars. Mike Rudge and Anthony Orchard usually fight each other for the class win so it will be interesting to see how our visitors add to the mix.
The beautifully presented cars of the Kelvin Jouhar Historically Interesting Cars class take to the hill next. There are two gorgeous cars entered, the Lotus 22 of Geoff Hunt and the Chevron B19 of Richard and Amanda George. Geoff and his black and white Lotus 22 will probably take the class win.
There is a good entry in the Lewis Property Services Sports Libre Cars up to 2000cc Class. The Force LM shared by Jonathan Gates and championship sponsor Peter Sexton will be back after the car’s oil leak has been sorted. Everyone will be looking for Top Ten Challenge points as well as championship points.
Next up will be the Berazzi Wheels Sports Libre over 2000cc Class. Geoff Twemlow brings the lovely Saker GT back to Gurston Down. The Force SR8 should be back after it being an SR7 in June. The value has been fixed so Chris Cannell and Sue Hayes will be a tough team to beat!
The Drynham Project Management Limited 601cc to 1100cc Racing Car Classes run next
The B Licence class has just one entry, William Adams and his OMS 2000M.
The A Licence class, on the other hand, has thirteen entries. James Moore and his Empire Evo 2 has been on sparkling form this year. With a class full of fast cars and really experienced drivers, it will be close. This class is often settled by hundredths of seconds!
As part of the Gurston Down Formula Ford Festival, we have a huge class of cars entered. This class seems to grow at almost every meeting and the class record is coming down too! Simon McBeath, the current class record holder has stiff competition. Not only from ex-BTCC driver Paul O’Neill but from every other driver and car in the class. This class will be won or lost on the day and by just a few hundredths of a second!
The SM AeRoTechniques with Brian and Adrian Moody 1101cc to 1600cc Racing Car Class has a good entry. On present form, Ed Hollier and his Empire Evo will probably take the win. It’s fair to say that the real battle here is probably for second. But Tina Hawks’ recent form has been great. She and her Force PC will be tough to beat.
The 1601cc to 2000cc Racing Car – Normally Aspirated Class has a great entry. There are so many drivers that could win this class. The top five are likely to be: Terry Davis (OMS CF09); Tim Elmer (Dallara F399); Johnathen Varley (March 772P); Roger Cook (Pilbeam MP58) and Tim Davis (Pilbeam MP88).
The 1601cc to 2000cc Racing Car – Forced Induction Class has a small but very fast entry list. If the Gould GR59 of Paul Haimes can behave itself then the class will surely be his. Andrew McBeath and his OMS25 and Kelvin Broad and his Pilbeam MP101 are the other two entrants and should not be discounted.
Then come the main contenders for Fastest Time of the Day, the over 2000cc Racing Car Class. Jason Mourant and his 4.0 litre Judd powered, Gould GR55 and the similarly powered Pilbeam MP97-03 of Sandra and Oliver Tomlin should all be in with a chance of the class win too!
There are two small classes of Sports Racing and Racing Cars up to 1971 and 1985.
The up to 1971 class has just one entry, the Brabham BT29X of Richard Jones. It’s a beautiful car!
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The up to 1985 class has three entries. The Pilbeam MP53-4 of Rodney Eyles will start favourite in this class.
The DoctorMX5 Gurston Down Mazda MX5 Class runs next. The current Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Championship leader, class record holder and the winner of the 2016 and 2017 Tony Marsh Memorial Trophy, Mark Crookall is favourite in this class. But Mark is sharing his car with John Davey, the MD of our Top Ten Challenge sponsor, Cavendish Ships Stores. His usual MG Midget dropped a valve whilst competing in France last month. With John, the regular competitors and some new faces too, Mark will be trying hard to score good championship points. He has a good lead in the championship at the moment, can he maintain that lead in a class that is getting more and more competitive as the weeks go by?
Steve Butts, a former Gurston Down Champion, and his Lotus Elise has the Modified Limited Production Marque Sports Cars up to 2000cc Class to himself.
The Over 2000cc Modified Limited Production Marque Sports Car Class has another good entry. Steve Holley and his TVRGriffith, Paul Slade and the Jaguar E Type as well as Graham Beale and his Ginetta. But former Gurston Down Champions, Simon Purcell bring his Lotus Elise which probably means it will be a race for second for the rest of the class!
Last of the classes to run will be the Dews Motor Club Championship. This class is likely to be dominated by the gorgeous Maguire Mini of Derek Kessell. It’s a class of eclectic cars so very difficult to predict. Robert Hiscock as his Caterham and Steve Harris with his Corsa could also be in with a chance.
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Then we will have the BMTR Midland Championship Run-Offs. The fastest ten cars registered in the champion, will go head to head from championship points. Fastest Time of the Day could also be had here.
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Key info
Location: 1 mile west of Broad Chalke, 9 miles SW of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Turn off the A354 at Coombe Bissett on the unclassified road to Broad Chalke, follow AA signs.
Dates: Saturday July 22nd – PRACTICE – 09:00 until 15:00 and Sunday July 23rd – COMPETITION – 09:00 to 17:00.
Admission: Saturday £6 and Sunday £10 for adults, accompanied under 14s free, free paddock entry, free parking.
Anthony Record – Press Officer – BARC SW, Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb
Jul 7, 2017
Please read the supplementary regulations for the July, August and September meetings when they come on-line.
Trailers:
Trailers must not be parked in the Camping Area. Flat ground in the camping area is at a premium. A map has been attached for your information.
Camper and Tents:
After the rather chaotic camping area at the May meeting we have reviewed camping area Fire Safety. When you park your camper or set-up your tent, please make sure there is enough access for the Fire Service to get around our site. This is for your own safety!
Camping Fees are required to be paid at Sign-On. We donate all of the camping fees to the local village of Broad Chalke!
Dogs (and other animals):
As you probably know, Gurston Down has one of the best shoots in the country. During the later part of the year, birds are let out into the area around the hill. As a consequence we have been required to make the following restrictions:
Dogs: July Event: Dogs are permitted in the camping area ONLY, they must be kept on the lead at all times.
August and September Events dogs are NOT Permitted.
During last season our Landlord asked a dog owner to keep their dog under control in an open area near some of the areas where the birds are and was greeted with a less than polite response. A total ban was almost imposed but we managed to negotitate these arrangements!
Jun 24, 2017
Rounds two and three of the Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship ran at the 50th Anniversary Meetings on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th June.
Round two and three produced some interesting results. Only the top three in each class are included in the results tables below. The full results can be found on our website.
Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship – Class Results
The Mazda MX5 Class, supported by DoctorMX5
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
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| Mark Crookall |
67.50
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| Lucy Cuff |
42.41
|
| Mark Jones |
40.00
|
Road Going Series Production Class up to 2000cc, supported by Record-Designs
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Tim Forster |
61.43
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| Paul Dickinson |
58.27
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| Dean Cubitt |
57.39
|
Over 2000cc Road Going Series Production Class, supported by Turbo Dynamics
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Stephen Moore |
64.50
|
| Jon Maycock |
60.00
|
| Shaun Fudge |
59.31
|
Road Going Specialist Production Class, supported by Fieldfare Trailer Centre
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Adrian Lewis |
60.24
|
| Clive Skipper |
58.66
|
| Richard Yeomans |
43.47
|
The Modified Limited Production Marque Sports Cars up to 2000cc Class
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Steve Butts |
62.50
|
|
|
Over 2000cc Modified Limited Production Marque Sports Car Class
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Simon Purcell |
64.23
|
| Steve Holley |
60.00
|
| Paul Slade |
35.08
|
Up to 1400cc Modified Series Production Class
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Neil Turner |
64.50
|
| Derek Mullis |
58.91
|
| David Bean |
52.33
|
Over 2000cc Modified Series Production Class, supported by Meadens Skoda
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Tim Painter |
60.54
|
| Mike Butler |
57.67
|
| Mark Walker |
36.89
|
Over 2000cc Modified Specialist Production Class, supported Gates of Brockenhurst
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Mike Rudge |
60.97
|
| Martin Watson |
59.35
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| Antony Orchard |
58.82
|
Historically Interesting Class, supported by Kelvin Jouhar
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Mike Broome |
60.99
|
| Fyrth Crosse |
60.35
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| Geoff Hunt |
20.00
|
Sports Libre up to 2000cc, supported by Class Lewis Property Services
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Keith Diggle |
42.02
|
| Tim Pitfield |
38.20
|
| Jonathan Gates |
20.29
|
Sports Libre over 2000cc Class, supported by Berazzi Wheels
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Chris Cannell |
64.50
|
| Sue Hayes |
60.00
|
601cc to 1100cc Racing Car Class, supported by Drynham Project Management Limited
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| James Moore |
64.20
|
| Calum Kemp |
59.81
|
| Murray Wakeham |
59.57
|
1101cc to 1600cc Racing Car Class, supported by SM AeRoTechniques with Brian and Adrian Moody
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Ian Tucker |
35.66
|
| Peter D Smith |
20.47
|
| Richard Gaylard |
20.00
|
Formula Ford Class
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Mark Alley |
59.94
|
| Russell Haynes |
59.13
|
| Paul Marcom |
53.85
|
1601cc to 2000cc Racing Car – Normally Aspirated Class
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Dave Lord |
42
|
1601cc to 2000cc Racing Car – Forced Induction Class
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
|
| Andy McBeath |
40.00
|
We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their support in our 50th Anniversary year!
Anthony Record – Press Officer – BARC SW, Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb
Jun 24, 2017
At our Tony Marsh Memorial Weekend, held every year at our double headed June meeting. Gurston Down awards the Tony Marsh Memorial Trophy.
The Trophy is awarded to any driver, registered for the Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship, who makes the best improvement in a class record. If no class records are improved, the driver who comes closest to the existing class record as it stands before the weekend will win the Trophy.
The 2017 Tony Marsh Memorial Trophy was won, for the second year in success, by Mark Crookall. Mark improved the MX5 Class record on both days. In April he set the class record at 40.98s, on Saturday it was reduced to 40.75s and on Sunday to 40.55s.
Mark is currently the leader in the Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb Championship.
Anthony Record – Press Officer – BARC SW, Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb
Jun 24, 2017
Championship and Top Ten Challenge Standings after Round Two and Three
Rounds two and three of the Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship and The Cavendish Ships Stores Top Ten Challenge ran at the 50th Anniversary Meetings on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th June.
Round two and three produced some interesting results.
The Cavendish Ships Stores Top Ten Challenge
The Cavendish Ships Stores Top Ten Challenge saw a change in fortunes for many of the cars and drivers in the challenge.
The mechanical issues the Jonathan Gates / Peter Sexton Force LM had at the May meeting couldn’t be fixed in time for round two and three. The SR8 of Chris Cannell and Sue Hayes was running on seven cylinders in June. Peter D Smith and the Empire he shares with Richard Gaylard suffered too.
Chris Cannell now leads on 23 points with James Moore second. Andy McBeath jumps into third. Mike Rudge and Martin Watson are fourth and fifth, respectively.
These issues have changed the complexion of the challenge standings. With two more rounds to go and drop scores to take into account, these seasons challenge looks the most open for a while.
The full table reads:
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
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| Chris Cannell |
23
|
| James Moore |
21
|
| Andy McBeath |
20
|
| Mike Rudge |
19
|
| Martin Watson |
13
|
| Anthony Orchard |
12
|
| Jonathan Gates |
10
|
| Keith Diggle |
10
|
| Peter D Smith |
9
|
| Peter Sexton |
8
|
| Richard Gaylard |
7
|
| Calum Kemp |
3
|
| Murry Wakeham |
3
|
| Ian Tucker |
3
|
| Sue Hayes |
2
|
| Ritchie Gatt |
2
|
Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship
The Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship is still lead by Mark Crookall from the Gurston Down Mazda MX5 class. He broke his existing class record on Saturday and Sunday at the June meetings! He is now has 67.50 points.
The next three have 64.50 points, Stephen Moore, the 2015 and 2016 champion, Neil Turner and Chris Cannell. The next two are Simon Purcell, the 2014 champion on 64.23 points and James Moore on 64.20 points.
| After Round Three |
Points
|
|
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| Mark Crookall |
67.50
|
| Stephen Moore |
64.50
|
| Neil Turner |
64.50
|
| Chris Cannell |
64.50
|
| Simon Purcell |
64.23
|
| James Moore |
64.20
|
With the scores like they are the July meeting may well be the decider.
Mark is in a very secure position at the moment. But there are two more rounds to go. And with the quality of the competition and taking drop scores into account, only time will tell.
Perhaps the July meeting will be the decider?
The championship class report and tables will be available online shortly.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their support in our 50th Anniversary year!
Anthony Record – Press Officer – BARC SW, Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb
Jun 23, 2017
Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb celebrated it’s 50th Anniversary on the 17th and 18th June with two meetings over the Tony Marsh Memorial Weekend.
The Anniversary Celebrations included a number of cars, motorbikes, drivers and riders who were part of the Gurston family over the years. We will publish a separate report of the celebrations later.
Sunday brought an array of around 130 different cars and 30 motorbikes on the hill. Conditions were similar to Saturday.
The Sunday’s event was the third round of the Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship and the Cavendish Ship Stores BARC SW Top Ten Challenge. There will be more news of that later.
Sunday’s meeting also decided the who will be awarded the Tony Marsh Memorial Trophy.
Full Event Results:
Invited Classes:
The Volvo Owners Club Class went first. There were two lovely cars. It wasn’t much of a surprise to see the current class record holder, Richard Conway in the PV544 take the class win from Kevin Diamond in an Amazon. Not quite his record breaking form he had at the April meeting but it was close. His time was 43.54s.
The Morgan Cars Class came next. There were some really love;y cars running the hill. The Morgan Plus 8’s were dominant. Both drivers, Robert Toon and Alan Foster were close. Robert’s first timed run came in at 39.22s ahead of Alan. But Alan had a great second timed run but it wasn’t quite enough. He ended on 39.39s.
The Bugatti Owners Club Championship went next. Richard Jones in the Brabham BT29X was quickest with a 31.67s first timed run. The battle was now for second. Mike Broome in the Alexis Mk17 F3, switched classes from the Historically Interesting Class and took second from Nick Stephens in the Lotus 51b. Second, third and forth were all within one second of each other and the result would have been very different after the first timed runs.
Dave Reed and Ian Perry went next in the Service Hydraulics Speed Championship. Unfortunately, Ian had a serious mechanical failure at the start of the first timed run and just about made it to Hollow before pulling off the track. Dave Reed’s time 39.80s was quicker than Saturday’s time too!
The Gurston Down Regular Classes:
The Mazda MX5 Class, supported by DoctorMX5 went next. Mark Crookall was favorite after Saturday’s performance and Sunday’s performance was no expect. Not only did he win the class, broke his existing class record again. It now stands at 40.55s. As a consequence he has maintained his lead in the Meaden’s Skoda Gurston Down Championship. He also retained the Tony Marsh Memorial Trophy!
The Road Going Series Production Class up to 2000cc, supported by Record-Designs was next up. Tim Forster and his Lotus Elan lead from the first timed run and went even faster on the second, his time 37.76s just 0.50s short of the current class record. Dean Cubbit (Mazda MX5) and Paul Dickinson (Honda S2000) had a great battle for second and third ater the first timed run. But Paul had a fantastic second timed run finishing on 38.19s with Dean on 39.02s.
Stephen Moore, the former double Gurston Down Champion and class record holder had a good day in the over 2000cc Road Going Series Production Class supported by Turbo Dynamics. He wasn’t as fast as the previous day and finished on 34.40s. The next three were Jon Maycock and his MX5, Simon Marsh in the Golf R and Shaun Fudge and his Subaru Impreza.
It was all change in the Fieldfare Trailer Centre supported Road Going Specialist Production Class. Alan Mugglestone in his Raw Falcrum finished on 33.23s, ahead of Adrian Lewis (Westfield Superbusa) and Nicholas Mugglestone (Raw Falcrum). Nicholas beat Clive Skipper by just 0.01s! The first four being separated by just 1 second!
The Modified Limited Production Marque Sports Cars up to 2000cc Class was a repeat of Saturday’s event. Steve Butts, a former Gurston Down Champion, and his Lotus Elise take the win with an improved time of 34.99s.
Simon Purcell and the Lotus Elise won the over 2000cc Modified Limited Production Marque Sports Car Class. He was a little quicker than Saturday on the first timed, his time 33.83s. However, things didn’t quite go to plan on the section, Simon has a little bit or work to do after a little off on the second timed run.
There was a surprise in the all Mini line-up in the up to 1400cc Modified Series Production Class. Neil Turner produced an identical time of 35.26s to take the win!
Richard Wood Yamaha Mini had a better day. He end a little ahead of Saturday’s best with a 38.14s in the Modified Series Mini Class.
The 1401cc to 2000cc Modified Series Production Class, supported by Tipadel saw Tom Reeves and his Peugoet 106 win again. This time he was managed a 38.63, almost a second faster than Saturday. A great performance!
Jason Tunnicliffe and his 205 repeated Saturday’s win in the over 2000cc Modified Series Production Class, supported by Meadens Skoda. He also improved on his time and finished on 33.99s. Roy Baker in the Mitsubishi Evo saw a welcome return. He finished third behind Tim Painter’s Aston Martin Vantage GT4.
Victory in the Gates of Brokenhurst supported Over 2000cc Modified Specialist Production Class went to Mike Rudge. He beat his Saturday best time and finished on 31.51s. Anthony Orchard and Martin Watson switched places with Martin grabbing second after a super second timed run.
Fyrth Crosse and his Ensign F3 also repeated his Saturday victory in the Historically Interesting Class, supported by Kelvin Jouhar. He improved his time too, 33.52s was almost six seconds ahead of the second place man, James Dean.
Derek Harris improved his time in his Mallock17b in the Hill Climb Super Sports Class. Derek improved time was 34.41s.
It was another good day for Keith Diggle and his WEV HCS. His 31.99s first timed run in the Lewis Property Services supported Sports Libre up to 2000cc Class. Tim Pitfield and the DJ Firecat was second. It’s good to see the car both cars and drivers back.
The Sports Libre over 2000cc Class, supported by Berazzi Wheels gave Chris Cannell and the Force SR8 he shares with Sue Hayes the class win. His time means he is currently second in the Cavendish Ship Stores Top Ten Challenge.
The 601cc to 1100cc Racing Car Class, supported by Drynham Project Management Limited was a repeat of Saturday’s results. James Moore and his Empire Evo 2 lead from the start. He improved his Saturday time by a small margin, his time of 31.26s.
The 1101cc to 1600cc Racing Car Class, supported by SM AeRoTechniques with Brian and Adrian Moody was interesting on Sunday. Neal Coles did another sub 30 second run, finishing a on 29.89s, just a shade quicker than Saturday.
The first five cars in the Formula Ford class were separated by less than one second. The class record holder Simon McBeath was pushed hard by Peter Hannam, Mark Alley and Russell and George Haynes. Sam took the win, 36.43s, Peter, 36.60s and Mark 36.73s.
Dave Lord and his Quest SF86 won the 1601cc to 2000cc Racing Car – Normally Aspirated Class. He couldn’t quite match his Saturday time but he was well clear of Roger Cook. His time was 34.01s.
The 1601cc to 2000cc Racing Car – Forced Induction Class saw Andrew McBeath and his OMS manage a 30.31s first timed run.
Sandra Tomlin could match the pace of her son Oliver in the Over 2000cc Racing Car Class. Oliver also secured Fastest Time of the Day in the Pilbeam MP97-03. His finishing time was 27.92s
We would like to thank everyone who made the day possible, the office staff, the marshals, timekeepers, scrutineers and officials without whom we couldn’t run the meeting. Thanks to Ashley Wood Recovery, TSL Timing, Insight Medical Services, Insight Security and Peter Crutcher from Ringwood PA.
Anthony Record – Press Officer – BARC SW, Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb
