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TWO DAYS OF CHAMPIONSHIP
ACTION ON THE HILL The season continues at Wiscombe Park this weekend (May 19/20) with the Torbay Motor Club (Sat) and Wildlife Autosport (Sun) providing the action. Regional championships feature on both days in addition to classes for TVR and Luffield MG, not to mention the motorcycles of the National Hill Climb Association who will be appearing at both meetings. The attention of many will be fixed on the battle for Fastest Time of the Day at each meeting with the re-match of the 500 Owners Association battle between Ed Hollier and Rod Thorne promising some great sport. |
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NEW SEASON, NEW TRACK, NEW CAR, NEW WIN. After the deluge which swamped tyhe Woolbridge meeting it was great to see that the weather Gods could be kind to Wiscombe with a bright and sunny day for the 500 Owners Association meeting. The weather allowed drivers to become more accustomed to the grip levels of the new track surface and none more so than local driver Ed Hollier who claimed his first victory with the Suzuki Hayabusa powered Pilbeam MP62. The 1600 c.c. powerplant propelled Hollier to the top in 37.36 seconds defeating the 3.5 litre V8 Pilbeam MP58 of Rod Thorne by one second to claim the Harry Foster Memorial Trophy. more ..... results ..... images ..... |
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TEAM SPIRIT IN ADVERSITY The Woolbridge meeting at the end of April was not the best of days for Patrick Squires who deposited his Triumph GT6 in amongst the greenery off of Castle Straight. In fact the car was 'so far off and uip-side-down' that it was only possible to recover the machine following the cancellation of the following day's meeting.  In absolutely foul conditions a resolute band of volunteers including the recovery crew, marshals from the Woolbridge Motor Club and personnel from Wiscombe Ltd, attacked the undergrowth with a chainsaw and then armed with  various ropes extricated the car prior to getting it back on it's wheels and and then man-handled it over a bank and onto an old logging track where it was towed out by the Land Rover.  A big thank you to all who braved the atrocious weather and to Mike Furse for the images. |
 The production crew for the Timeswitch programme from the BBC Four channel descended on Wiscombe Park on the first Saturday in April. The day long filming of six cars will be part of a programme which will be screened later this year or possibly early in 2013. more ..... |
 New look Championship The 2012 National Hill Climb Championship is under new management with Tim and Jackie Wilson at the helm on behalf of the British Automobile Racing Club. Although there will be few changes for this year the 2013 series promises changes to the format and to dates. However for this year there is a dedicated website for the Avon Tyres sponsored championship which of course visits Wiscombe Park at the end of July. championship website ..... |
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CAN'T MAKE IT WISCOMBE? GET THE LATEST ON-LINE If you can't get to Wiscombe you can now follow the action from your home computer via the South West Timekeepers live feed.  The service will not be available at all Wiscombe events but follow the link below and, subject to a useable 3G broadband signal you will be able to see the times just after they have actually been posted at Wiscombe. GET TIMES HERE |
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TEAM LUCY RETURN WITH
GREEN RACER Torbay Motor Club have again invited Newton Abbot College's 'Team Lucy' to its Wiscombe meeting on Saturday May 19th.  Last year Lucy reached a record maximum speed of 33 mph (albeit downhill) and they hope, like all good racers, to improve on that this year- the newly laid track surface may well help with this. The run will take place during the lunch break, starting from The Gate, down over Bunny's Leap and around Wis Corner and as far past the hill climb startline as the battery will take it. more ..... |
Otter behind the wheel 'The Otter' gets everywhere and this season has even got behind the wheel at Wiscombe Park, not on the course but on the banners adjacent to the track. The advertising acknowledges the local brewery's long-standing support of those who have operated the 'Paddock Bar' over the years. Here's to many warm and sunny meetings in 2012 with the oppprtunity to relax with a pint of 'Otter'. If you are a competitor that will be after the driving duties are complete of course! Otter Brewery ..... |
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'It was on a Monday morning the tarmac man came to call' Well, it was Tuesday actually!    |
