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Wiscombe Park Hillclimb

Wiscombe Park Hillclimb is a British hillclimb, situated in Colyton, Devon. The course, which is 1000 yards (914 metres) in length — the same as Shelsley Walsh — was opened in 1958. The course was extended in 1961 when the record was held by Addicott in a Lotus at 49.3 secs.[1] Wiscombe has been hosting rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship since the May meeting in 1962.[2]

The outright hill record currently stands at 31.77 seconds, set by Matthew Ryder in July 2024.

Wiscombe Park Hill Climb Outright Hill Records

Year Driver Vehicle Time Notes
1960 D. G. Addicott Lotus Eleven-Climax 33.94 sec [3] 18 September; 735 yard course.
1961 D. G. Addicott Lotus 49.3 sec R 1,000 yard course.
David Good Cooper-J.A.P. 46.98 sec R [4] 13 August
1962 T. Marsh Marsh-B.R.M. 45.44 sec R [5] 20 May
Chris Summers Cooper-Chevrolet 4,750 c.c. 44.64 sec R [6] 14 October
1963 Peter Westbury Felday-Daimler 2½-litre S/C 43.54 sec R [7] 13 October
1964 Peter Westbury Ferguson P99 4-w-d 42.53 sec R [8] 17–18 May
1967 Bryan Eccles Brabham BT18-Oldsmobile V8 3.5-litre FTD [9] 13–14 May
2006 Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre 35.57 sec [10] 30 July
2008 Scott Moran Gould GR61X 35.02 sec 27 July
2012 Trevor Willis OMS 25 Powertec 33.92 sec R [11] 29 July
2023 Wallace Menzies Gould GR59-M 32.93 sec R 30 July
2024 Matthew Ryder Gould GR59-J 31.77 sec R 28 July

Key: R = Course Record; S/C = Supercharged.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Motor Sport, June 1961, Page 448.
  2. ^ Motor, May 23, 1962, Page 643.
  3. ^ Motor Sport, October 1960, Page 814.
  4. ^ Motor Sport, September 1961, Page 736.
  5. ^ Motor Sport, July 1962, Page 532. Ray Fielding, B.R.M., was first in the R.A.C. Championship class in 51.60 sec.
  6. ^ Motor Sport, November 1962, Page 864.
  7. ^ Motor Sport, November 1963, Page 916.
  8. ^ Autosport, May 29, 1964, Page 780; Motor Sport, June 1964, Page 420. Tony Marsh, Marsh-Climax 2-litre, was first in the R.A.C. Championship class in 43.06 sec.
  9. ^ Motor Sport, August 1967, Page 702. David Good, BRM P67 4wd 2.0-litre, was first in the R.A.C. Championship class.
  10. ^ Autosport, August 3, 2006, Page 117.
  11. ^ "Tread Magazine".