Location | Craigantlet, Northern Ireland |
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Time zone | GMT |
Major Events | British Hill Climb Championship |
Hill Length | 0.830 miles (1,461 yd) |
Hill Record | 39.63 (Scott Moran, 2008, British Hill Climb Championship) |
Craigantlet Hillclimb, a speed event organised by the Ulster Automobile Club, was first held in 1913. It is the only such venue in Northern Ireland to host a round (latterly two rounds) of the British Hill Climb Championship, which started in 1947.
The current course is 1,460 yards (1335 metres) in length, and unlike hillclimbs in Great Britain is laid out on closed public roads. Sections of the course are named for past winners, in order of ascent: Howe, Hall, Hadley, Mays Cross, Allard, Wharton Straight, Pringle.[1]
Tragedy struck at Craigantlet in 1995 when Mark Colton was killed in practice for the event. The meeting was abandoned.
The hill record currently stands at 39.63 seconds, set by Scott Moran on August 2, 2008, driving a Gould GR61. [2]
Year | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Notes |
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1913 | Harry Ferguson | Vauxhall 25 h.p. | 103 sec | [3] 1⅛ mile course. |
1930 | Earl Howe | Mercedes | 98.4 sec | [4] 1⅛ mile course. |
1931 | R.G.J. Nash | Frazer Nash 1½ litre s/c | 89.2 sec R | [5] |
1932 | W. Sullivan | Lea-Francis | 95.8 sec | [6] |
1933 | E.D. Hall | M.G. Magnette 1,086 c.c. s/c | 86.6 sec R | [7] Aug 26. |
1934 | Eddie Hall | M.G. K3 | 87.4 sec | |
1935 | Eddie Hall | M.G. Magnette | 83.2 sec | [8] Aug 31. |
1936 | H.L. Hadley | Austin 747 c.c. sidevalve | 82.2 sec | [9] |
1937 | H.L. Hadley | Austin Seven | 82.4 sec | [10] |
1938 | Bert Hadley | Austin Seven | 83.0 sec | [11] Aug 27. |
1939 | Cancelled. [12] | |||
1946 | K.W. Bear | Bugatti 3-litre | 85.6 sec | [13] Aug 31; Wet. |
1947 | Sydney Allard | Steyr-Allard | 87.0 sec | [14] Aug 30; Hot. |
1948 | Raymond Mays | E.R.A. | 75.8 sec | [15] Aug 28; Course shortened 50 yards. |
1949 | Sydney Allard | Steyr-Allard | 73.4 sec | [16] |
1950 | Sydney Allard | Steyr-Allard | 75.0 sec | [17] |
1951 | Sydney Allard | Steyr-Allard | 73.0 sec R | [18] Aug 11; 1,833 yards. |
1952 | Ken Wharton | Cooper 1,000 s/c | 80.2 sec | [19] |
1953 | Ken Wharton | Cooper s/c | 70.6 sec R | [20] Aug 8; 1,833 yards; Sunny. |
1954 | Ken Wharton | E.R.A R4D | 70.11 sec R | [21] |
1955 | Ken Wharton | E.R.A. s/c | 70.3 sec | [22] Aug 6. |
1956 | Malcolm Templeton | Lotus-Climax 1,098 c.c. | 87.13 sec | [23] Aug 18; 1,833 yards. |
1957 | Dick Henderson | Cooper-J.A.P. | 69.26 sec | [24] |
1958 | David Boshier-Jones | Cooper-J.A.P. | 69.99 sec | [25] |
1959 | David Boshier-Jones | Cooper-J.A.P. | 68.74 sec | [26] |
1960 | Arthur Owen | Cooper | 72.41 sec | [27] Aug 13. |
1961 | John Pringle | Cooper-Climax 2,495 c.c. | 67.24 sec R | [28] Aug 19, dull but dry. |
1962 | John Pringle | Cooper-Climax | 65.97 sec R | [29] Aug 18. |
1963 | Peter Westbury | Felday-Daimler s/c | [30] | |
1964 | Peter Westbury | Ferguson P99 4-W-D | 61.70 sec | [31] Aug 15. |
1965 | Peter Meldrum | Lotus 20-Allard s/c | 62.52 sec | [32] Aug 14. |
1966 | Aug 13. | |||
1967 | Bryan Eccles | Brabham-Oldsmobile | Aug 12. | |
1968 | Peter Lawson | 57.98 sec | Aug 10. | |
1969 | Martin Brain | Cooper T86B-BRM 3-litre | 60.78 sec | [33] Aug 9. |
1970 | Brian Nelson | Crosslé F2-FVA | R | [34] |
1971 | Brian Nelson | Aug 15. | ||
1972 | Brian Nelson | Crosslé 22F-Hart | 55.72 sec R | [35] |
1973 | Nelson Todd | Crosslé 22F-Hart | 57.50 sec | [36] |
1974 | Tommy Reid | Brabham BT38 | ||
1975 | Patsy McGarrity | Chevron | ||
1976 | Patsy McGarrity | Chevron B29 (Formula Atlantic) | 55.34 sec R | [37] |
1977 | Alister Douglas-Osborn | Pilbeam P2 DFV | 51.64 sec R | [38] |
1978 | Alister Douglas-Osborn | Pilbeam MP31/002 3-litre | 54.62 sec | [39] |
1979 | Aug 3/4. | |||
1980 | Round 11 : Chris Cramer | March 782 2.5-litre | 51.03 sec R | [40] Aug 2. |
1981 | Round 11 : James Thomson | Pilbeam MP40K | 50.39 sec R | [41] Aug 2. |
1986 | Round 11 : Martyn Griffiths | Pilbeam MP53/04-Hart 2.8-litre | 50.14 sec | [42] Aug 2. |
1988 | Round 13 : Martyn Griffiths | Pilbeam MP53 2.8-litre | 49.65 sec R | [43] Aug 6. |
1989 | Round 12 : Ray Rowan | Roman-Hart 2.8-litre | 50.58 sec | [44] Aug 5. |
2005 | Round 25 : Willem Toet | Pilbeam MP88 Judd 4.0-litre | 40.36 sec FTD | [45] Aug 6. |
Round 26 : Roger Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 41.14 sec | ||
2008 | Round 23 : Scott Moran | Gould GR61 | 40.57 sec | Aug 2. |
Round 24 : Scott Moran | Gould GR61 | 39.63 sec R | ||
2009 | Round 25 : Scott Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 40.95 sec | Aug 1. |
Round 26 : Trevor Willis | OMS CF06 Powertec 2.8-litre | 40.99 sec | ||
2010 | Aug 7. |
Key: R = Course Record; FTD = Fastest Time of the Day.
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