Wiscombe Park Hillclimb

Wiscombe Park
Location Near Colyton, Devon, England
Time zone GMT
Coordinates Coordinates: 50°43′53″N 3°09′14″W / 50.73139°N 3.15402°W
Major Events British Hill Climb Championship
Hill Length 0.568 miles (1,000 yd)
Hill Record 33.92 (Trevor Willis, 2012, British Hill Climb Championship)

Wiscombe Park Hillclimb is a British hillclimb, situated in Colyton, Devon. The course, which is 1000 yards (914 metres) in length — the same as Shelsley Walsh — was opened in 1958. The course was extended in 1961 when the record was held by Addicott in a Lotus at 49.3 secs.[1] Wiscombe has been hosting rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship since the May meeting in 1962.[2]

The outright hill record currently stands at 33.92 seconds, set by Trevor Willis on 29 July 2012.

Wiscombe Park Hill Climb past winners

Year Driver Vehicle Time Notes
1960 D. G. Addicott Lotus Eleven-Climax 33.94 sec [3] Sept 18. 735 yard course.
1961 D. G. Addicott Lotus 49.3 sec R 1,000 yard course.
David Good Cooper-J.A.P. 46.98 sec R [4] Aug 13.
1962 T. Marsh Marsh-B.R.M. 45.44 sec R [5] May 20.
Wally Cuff Cooper-J.A.P. 46.51 sec [6] Aug 12.
Chris Summers Cooper-Chevrolet 4,750 c.c. 44.64 sec R [7] Oct 14.
1963 Peter Westbury Felday-Daimler 2½-litre S/C 46.82 sec [8] April 6/7.
Sept 1.
Peter Westbury Felday-Daimler 2½-litre S/C 43.54 sec R [9] Oct 13.
1964 Peter Westbury Ferguson P99 4-w-d 42.53 sec R [10] May 17/18.
1965 Tony Marsh Marsh-Special Oldsmobile V8 [11] May 16.
1966 May 14/15.
1967 Bryan Eccles Brabham BT18-Oldsmobile V8 3.5-litre FTD [12] May 13/14.
1968 May 11/12.
2006 Round 23 : Simon Durling Gould-NME GR55B 2.65-litre 35.61 sec [13] July 30.
Round 24 : Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre 35.57 sec
2008 Round 21 : Martin Groves Gould 35.09 sec July 27.
Round 22 : Scott Moran Gould 35.02 sec
2012 Trevor Willis OMS 25 Powertec 33.92 sec R [14] July 29

Key: R = Course Record; S/C = Supercharged.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Motor Sport, June 1961, Page 448.
  2. ↑ Motor, May 23, 1962, Page 643.
  3. ↑ Motor Sport, October 1960, Page 814.
  4. ↑ Motor Sport, September 1961, Page 736.
  5. ↑ Motor Sport, July 1962, Page 532. Ray Fielding, B.R.M., was first in the R.A.C. Championship class in 51.60 sec.
  6. ↑ Motor Sport, September 1962, Page 680.
  7. ↑ Motor Sport, November 1962, Page 864.
  8. ↑ Motor Sport, May 1963, Page 352.
  9. ↑ Motor Sport, November 1963, Page 916.
  10. ↑ Autosport, May 29, 1964, Page 780; Motor Sport, June 1964, Page 420. Tony Marsh, Marsh-Climax 2-litre, was first in the R.A.C. Championship class in 43.06 sec.
  11. ↑ Motor Sport, September 1965, Page 745.
  12. ↑ Motor Sport, August 1967, Page 702. David Good, BRM P67 4wd 2.0-litre, was first in the R.A.C. Championship class.
  13. ↑ Autosport, August 3, 2006, Page 117.
  14. ↑ http://treadmagazine.co.uk/news/willis-conquers-wiscombe/

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