Martin Groves

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Martin Groves is a British hillclimb driver, who won the British Hill Climb Championship in 2005 and 2006. With an older car he had won only one round of the BHCC in 2004 (at Bouley Bay), but in 2005 he was exceptionally quick in his new Gould GR55, clinching the championship at Craigantlet in early August having finished first or second in every one of the 28 BHCC rounds up to that point. He retained the title in 2006, after fending off a strong challenge from Scott Moran.

Groves is the current outright hill record holder at Shelsley Walsh, recording a time of 23.75 seconds on 20 August 2006. He also holds the record at Harewood, and Gurston Down.

Multiple British Hill Climb Championship winners
Six titles: Tony Marsh  Five titles: David Grace - Martyn Griffiths  Four titles: Roy Lane - Ken Wharton  Three titles: Martin Bolsover - David Boshier-Jones  Two titles: Chris Cramer - Adam Fleetwood - Martin Groves - David Hepworth - Mike MacDowel - Raymond Mays - Peter Westbury - Graeme Wight Jr - Nicholas Williamson