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Wiscombe Park meetings in 2013

DATE	EVENT	PROMOTER

April 27/28	Two days of championship hillclimbing featuring drivers from the central southern and south-west areas contesting numerous championships including the venue's domestic series the Bridge Tyres championship. The season is now well established so the drivers and cars should be well ready to do battle. Saloons through sports to single-seater racers feature in this two day meeting.
May 11	Racing cars, motorcycles and sidecars. the 500 Owners Assocciation host a meeting packed with motorcycle powered machinery. Ancient and modern. Cars and motorcycles. They will be joined by a selection of the vintage cars from the following days meeting. The best of motor racing nostalgia and competition with the relaxed spirit of sportsmanship.
May 12	The scenic beauty of Wiscombe Park provides a superb backdrop for the most emotive meeting of the season. The sight, sound and smell of vintage racing cars gracing the south Devon parkland takes one to a past era but that does not mean the compatition is any less relaxed. in fact this is usually one of the most popular meetings of the season with spectators. Enjoy the unique and unrivalled event.
May 18	Having promoted meetings at Finlake (near Exeter), Oddicombe and Mamhead, the Torbay Motor Club now focus their hill climb activities on Wiscombe Park and the new Manor Farm venue at Charmouth. The class structure of this meeting encompasses all the usual car divisions, from road-going to racers as well as a comprehensive range of motorcyles including solos and sidecars etc.
May 19	Renowned for their events, both hill climb and rally, at Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Autosport (Burnham-on-Sea Motor Club and Taunton Motoring Club) have now established this meeting as a firm favourite in the Wiscombe calendar. The event offers a wide range of championships for contemporary hill climb machinery and also includes motorcycles.
July 27/28	See the country's fastest car and driver combinations battling for all important national championship points. Saturday is devoted to practice with the all important qualifying runs commencing on Sunday morning where the elite drivers will be looking to qualify for the exciting and dramatic 'Top 12 Shootouts' of which there will be two during the course of the day. Racing cars with in excess of 600 b.h.p. being skillfully driven on this technically challenging course provide a great spectacle which makes this a 'must do' meeting.
September 7/8	Traditionally the last major championship meeting of the season the Five Clubs event caters for a wide selection of sporting machinery and championships. As in recent years the action revolves around the regional championships and with the season coming to a conclusion there is important work to be done by those at the 'sharp end' of the various points tables. Two days of frenetic track action are in prospect.
September 14	Always an enjoyable event with a wide selection of interesting and historic M.G.s with a number of similar marques in support. Add in an array of modern classics and kitcars and you have the recipe for a tantalising day of hillclimbing which usually features a few single-seater racing cars in addition to the roadgoing and modifed classes featuring saloons and sports cars. A superb day of motorsport.
September 15	The final meeting of the season and the motorcycles are back. Not just two wheeled (solo) motorbikes but the stunning sidecars and combinations as well. Always spectacular and fun to watch you can see the commitment of these daring riders as they race through the testing 'Esses' section of the course and pull 'wheelies' over 'Bunny's Leap'. Always on the edge, always entertaining.