Hillclimb Championships - South West

[nobodyknows]

I started hillclimbing last season but never entered any championships. Having my 1st season under my belt I' like to enter at least one championship this season but not sure which one!

Wiscombe is my closest venue but I'm also hoping to visit Mamhead, Charmouth & maybe Werrington & Gurston as well as some of the Cornish events.

I've had a quick hunt on the 'net but don't seem to be able to find a conclusive answer. I'm running in Class A3 (Clio 172) if that matters.

[andy short]

try the aswmc its the local championship and visits most of the venues you are looking for (and a few more ).

[nobodyknows]

Thanks Andy, how many events would you need to enter to make it worthwhile would you say?

[andy short]

for the price of joining you get all the regs sent to you so its worth the joining fee just for that alone,
saves all the phoning around to get regs sent to you for the events you want to do ,which clubs have you joined ?

[nobodyknows]

Joined Woolbridge last year, think its automatically renewed but I need to check as I haven't had the newsletter this month I don't think.

[andy short]

woolbridge mc is automatic renewal ,should get a mag soon i guess ,running in class a3 eh ! i used to run in that class many years ago ,held the record for many years 44.69 wiscombe

Edited by andy short on Friday 18th February 23:03

[Cyder]

Mamhead is closed to spectators I think.

[nobodyknows]

Cyder said:

Mamhead is closed to spectators I think.

You are correct

[nobodyknows]

andy short said:

woolbridge mc is automatic renewal ,should get a mag soon i guess ,running in class a3 eh ! i used to run in that class many years ago ,held the record for many years 44.69 wiscombe

Edited by andy short on Friday 18th February 23:03

44.69 in A3 - what the heck were you driving?

[Dan Friel]

Unfortunately for you and the Clio, class 3 of the ASWMC is run for 1800-2600cc. The Clio won't be competitive. If you're serious about running in a series, I'd look for a championship with a 1400-2000cc class. ACSMC and HSA both have a significant number of SW events. ACSMC may be short of runners, and HSA has a more limited number of SW events (although plenty of good venues though).

[Dan Friel]

Also, important to note that some series (like the HSA i think) allow Elises into the standard production classes. I know that they are excluded in the ACSMC series. If you're running a standard saloon car then the ACSMC may be perfect (there's a class for 1A tyres also). The number of competitors would be my only concern.

[andy short]

nobodyknows said:

44.69 in A3 - what the heck were you driving?

that was in an escort with a pinto fitted ,i held records at alot of the southwest venues ,but im sure they have all been wiped now !the best one was getting ftd at porlock hillclimb back in the early ninties !
sold up in 2002 after winning my class in the british sprintleaders championship still with an escort.
last year bought a oms sports racer on ebay so will be out this season with that getting used to it .
as dan pionted out the hsa championship also visits alot of southwest venues ,but doesnt venture into cornwall i think. castle,st eval,portreath,tregrehan,
any questions dont hesitate to ask ok .
cheers
andy

[nobodyknows]

andy short said:

that was in an escort with a pinto fitted ,i held records at alot of the southwest venues ,but im sure they have all been wiped now !the best one was getting ftd at porlock hillclimb back in the early ninties !
sold up in 2002 after winning my class in the british sprintleaders championship still with an escort.
last year bought a oms sports racer on ebay so will be out this season with that getting used to it .
as dan pionted out the hsa championship also visits alot of southwest venues ,but doesnt venture into cornwall i think. castle,st eval,portreath,tregrehan,
any questions dont hesitate to ask ok .
cheers
andy

Cheers guys, I managed a 50.35 at Wiscombe last year, that was on 1A tyres & with a fluffed gearchange out of sawbench so I'm confident I could do sub 50. I have just acquired a set of R888s which I'm told will make a noticeable improvement so the Clio could yet be competitive (just!). I have also replaced a worn out exhaust & will be sorting a mis-fire issue before I compete again so fingers crossed.

[Porlock]

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that was in an escort with a pinto fitted ,i held records at alot of the southwest venues ,but im sure they have all been wiped now !the best one was getting ftd at porlock hillclimb back in the early ninties !
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Ah Porlock!! Do you realise I put that together in 1991 (20 years ago)!! Doesnt seem that long ago does it. I still has a desire to rekindle something there, it was a magic event wasnt it.

Dave

[CNHSS1]

my folks have a holiday place in Minehead and ive often driven thru and around porlock with my wife and kids thinking that some of the roads would make an awesome hillclimb! cars not rebuilt yet, but give me 6-12 months and it will be, should give you enough time to get another organised, where do i send my entry form ;-)

any pics of the event anywhere? would be good to see them and follow the roads

[andy short]

Porlock]ndy short said:

that was in an escort with a pinto fitted ,i held records at alot of the southwest venues ,but im sure they have all been wiped now !the best one was getting ftd at porlock hillclimb back in the early ninties !
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Ah Porlock!! Do you realise I put that together in 1991 (20 years ago)!! Doesnt seem that long ago does it. I still has a desire to rekindle something there, it was a magic event wasnt it.

Dave

hi dave hows things ?
those were the days eh, porlock was a fantasic hill ,blind corners with open sky ,very fast straights,two jumps! two hairpins and not forgeting threading the sliding car through the toll gate !
think i managed it in 93 seconds in the road legal escort, didnt pat doran have the outright record ? 87 seconds rings a bell ?
cheers
andy

[onomatopoeia]

nobodyknows said:

Wiscombe is my closest venue but I'm also hoping to visit Mamhead, Charmouth & maybe Werrington & Gurston as well as some of the Cornish events.

There is a specific Wiscombe championship, other than that the hills you mention form the major part of the ASWMC hillclimb championship.

The class winner in A3 at the "Five Clubs" Sunday meeting (Sunday is ASWMC day) last year was a 205 GTi, from an Audi A3. The majority of competitors in that class run cars around 2 litres, despite the capacity limit being 2600cc.

[Mark A S]

andy short said:

that was in an escort with a pinto fitted ,i held records at alot of the southwest venues ,but im sure they have all been wiped now !the best one was getting ftd at porlock hillclimb back in the early ninties !
sold up in 2002 after winning my class in the british sprintleaders championship still with an escort.
last year bought a oms sports racer on ebay so will be out this season with that getting used to it .
as dan pionted out the hsa championship also visits alot of southwest venues ,but doesnt venture into cornwall i think. castle,st eval,portreath,tregrehan,
any questions dont hesitate to ask ok .
cheers
andy

As has been said, the ASWMC run that part of the world Hillclimbing very well indeed.

Andy, what year did you do a 44.69 in your pinto escort?, that is a good time up there. I did Wiscombe in April 83 in my old Gp 4 BD Escort [ DKP 191T ] on rock hard Michelins and forest suspension, the best I could do was a high 45.
I did manage a 41.7 in 1996 in my Escort Cosworth, Roy Bray was there in his, he was non too impressed at being beaten in his neck of the woods, however, he got his own back at Longleat later that year, so it remains still, 1 all

Hillclimbing is great fun, a really good atmosphere, and IMO, Wiscombe is one of the best, love the esses!
Hopefully will be there next year, or poss this year in my “New” Mk 2.

Cheers

[Dan Friel]

onomatopoeia said:

The class winner in A3 at the "Five Clubs" Sunday meeting (Sunday is ASWMC day) last year was a 205 GTi, from an Audi A3. The majority of competitors in that class run cars around 2 litres, despite the capacity limit being 2600cc.

I think the results from that weekend show how modified the cars that run in the "production" class really are. There's a mini in the sub 1400cc class running 47sec! Also, there's no real difference between the A2 or A3 times. Lotus Elises aren't winning Class 2. Some serious bits of kit and a lot of money spent on engines..

If you're running a real road car in these events, you can't be competitve. But it would be plenty of fun.

[nobodyknows]

onomatopoeia said:

There is a specific Wiscombe championship, other than that the hills you mention form the major part of the ASWMC hillclimb championship.

The class winner in A3 at the "Five Clubs" Sunday meeting (Sunday is ASWMC day) last year was a 205 GTi, from an Audi A3. The majority of competitors in that class run cars around 2 litres, despite the capacity limit being 2600cc.

The A3 is a 1.8T though which just falls under the 2600cc limit...