Yorkshire Motorsport Festival June 2020
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There has been quite a lot of discussion in various places about the Hillclimbs in and around Holmfirth this summer - so I thought, for the sake of clarity it was worth posting the official statement from the organisers - which is current as of today, Sunday 15th March.
“There seems to be some degree of confusion among enthusiasts, locals and competitors alike, about the Wolfstones Hillclimb, which we would like to clarify, we hope once and for all,” explains Yorkshire Motorsport Festival joint MD, Michael McErlain. “Our event, the inaugural Wolfstones Speed Hillclimb, which was announced in January, has never been in doubt and will take place, as planned – all other things being equal – from Friday June 26th to Sunday June 28th on a section of closed roads just outside of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.
“There was another closed-road hillclimb planned at Holme Moss in August - the Holme Moss 100 - which was to have celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first Holme Moss hillclimb (a few miles away from our venue). This has had to be cancelled because of problems with the course.
“The two events are not related and ours, the Wolfstones Speed Hillclimb, I would add, is getting ever closer to having a full entry list, something that we are very excited about. It is very unfortunate that the Holme Moss 100 event has not been able to go-ahead, but we are happy to be able to give people who want to compete in this area the opportunity of still doing so.
“In addition, we are fully committed to marking the Centenary of Hillclimbing in this area at the Festival itself, in June. It is a significant anniversary for both local motorsport and Yorkshire as a whole, which is why “Hillclimb 100,” as we are calling our tribute, is a key theme of the Festival."
For people who weren't certain what is happening, I hope this helps straighten things out.
If anyone wants to find the latest updates, and info about what's going on, they will be posted on the Yorkshire Motorsport Festival website (www.yorkshiremotorsportfestival.co.uk) So probably best to refer to that in first instance.
“There seems to be some degree of confusion among enthusiasts, locals and competitors alike, about the Wolfstones Hillclimb, which we would like to clarify, we hope once and for all,” explains Yorkshire Motorsport Festival joint MD, Michael McErlain. “Our event, the inaugural Wolfstones Speed Hillclimb, which was announced in January, has never been in doubt and will take place, as planned – all other things being equal – from Friday June 26th to Sunday June 28th on a section of closed roads just outside of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.
“There was another closed-road hillclimb planned at Holme Moss in August - the Holme Moss 100 - which was to have celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first Holme Moss hillclimb (a few miles away from our venue). This has had to be cancelled because of problems with the course.
“The two events are not related and ours, the Wolfstones Speed Hillclimb, I would add, is getting ever closer to having a full entry list, something that we are very excited about. It is very unfortunate that the Holme Moss 100 event has not been able to go-ahead, but we are happy to be able to give people who want to compete in this area the opportunity of still doing so.
“In addition, we are fully committed to marking the Centenary of Hillclimbing in this area at the Festival itself, in June. It is a significant anniversary for both local motorsport and Yorkshire as a whole, which is why “Hillclimb 100,” as we are calling our tribute, is a key theme of the Festival."
For people who weren't certain what is happening, I hope this helps straighten things out.
If anyone wants to find the latest updates, and info about what's going on, they will be posted on the Yorkshire Motorsport Festival website (www.yorkshiremotorsportfestival.co.uk) So probably best to refer to that in first instance.
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