BRITISH HILLCLIMB
British Hillclimb Championship By Ian Dowding Organiser: Midland Automobile Club When: August 10-11 Where: Shelsley Walsh Starters: 124.
Will Hall (Force WH) was the big winner at Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb in Worcester by taking both rounds of the British Hillclimb Championship.
Richard Spedding in his GWR Raptor 2 set the pace in the first run-off with a 23.33-second dash. With only three drivers left out of the top 12 to run, it was looking as the time was going to be difficult to beat.
Wallace Menzies in his Gould GR59-M was next to run after Spedding. Menzies’ time was slower at 23.39s. Penultimate to run was Will Hall who crossed the line in 23.18s, which then put him top of the timesheet. The very last runner, Sean Gould in a Gould GR59JDB4, set 23.35s which was good enough for third.
In the second run of the day, Hall once again to take victory with a time of 23.20s. Wallace Menzies was second fastest with a time of 23.33s. That was enough for him to further extend his lead in the points.
Six-time British Hillclimb champion Scott Moran in his Gould GR61X took third place overall with a time of 23.54s.
Results
Round 25: 1 Will Hall (Force WH-XTEC) 23.18s; 2 Richard Spedding (GWR Raptor) 23.33s;
3 Sean Gould (Gould GR59J DB4); 4 Wallace Menzies (Gould GR59); 5 Dave Uren (Gould GR55B); 6 Alex Summers (DJ Fire Storm); 7 Scott Moran (Gould GR61X); 8 Trevor Willis (OMS 28); 9 Robert Kenrick (Raptor 2); 10 David Warburton (Gould GR59). Round 26: 1 Hall 23.20s;
2 Menzies 23.33s; 3 Moran; 4 Uren; 5 Summers; 6 Willis; 7 Spedding; 8 Kenrick; 9 Warburton; 10 Paul Haimes (Gould GR59).
Standings (after 26/34 rounds): 1 Menzies 233; 2 Summers 188; 3 Spedding 160; 4 Uren 153; 5 Willis 134; 6 Hall 125, etc.