The
BARC Yorkshire Centre organised over
the weekend of 8th
and
9th
June 2024,
two
every
different days
of
action on the famous
Yorkshire hill,
located
on the edge of Yorkshire’s beautiful
Wharfedale valley.
With
cars competing
from the very start of motoring on
the Saturday and on the Sunday much more modern-day cars.
Both
days would have a full entry list, though
a handful of cars did not make the start.
Joining
the VSCC
were
a
number of competitors
from the Morgan Sports Car Club, Austin Healey Cars, Classic Marques
Speed Challenge and
a number of Harewood regulars, who’s cars fitted in any
of the
Classic classes for early 70’s Saloon, Sports and Racing cars.
With
only the two Practice runs completed before the lunch break and two-timed runs in the afternoon.
A
number of new Class Records were set including William Marsh driving
an Austin 7 Ulster, car #85 in Class V1 for Standard and Modified
Sports and Saloon Cars up to 750cc.
Nigel
Dowding driving a Riley Brooklands, car #96 set a new class record
for Class V2, Standard and Modified Sports and Saloon Cars 751 to
1100cc un-supercharged and up to 750cc supercharged.
Jonathan
Giles driving a Morgan GN ‘Salome’, car#169, set a new class
record for Class V13, Pre 1941 Racing Cars up to 1100cc.
The
fastest Vintage car up the hill was Michael James driving a Riley
12/4 Cotton Special, car #146.
The fastest
Classic car was Harewood regular David Tatham driving a McLaren M12C.
David also broke the Class Record in C21 for Classic Racing and
Sports Racing cars built up to and including 1975. The record was set
all the way back to 8th June 2008.
Full
Results from the Classic and Vintage Hillclimb can be found here:
https://www.harewoodhill.com/_files/ugd/882d72_61f943d58fc947f2ab1e710908a80b58.pdf
Fast
Time of the Day and Top 4 in Class:
https://www.harewoodhill.com/_files/ugd/882d72_0343b73d56b04ca5bb83b06c16533d7a.pdf
The
next main competitive event, for the VSCC competitors is the Seaman
Trophy Race meeting at Cadwell Park Circuit in Lincolnshire.
Jim
Thomson Hillclimb
On Sunday the Jim Thomson Hillclimb took to the hill, which is Round Two of the 2024 Harewood Championship.
Joining
the Harewood regulars where competitors from the Morgan Sports Car
Club, Austin Healey Cars, Aston Martin Owners Club Speed Series and
Classic Marques Speed Challenge.
Adam Riley
driving the VW UP, car #97 currently leads the Harewood Championship
from Henry Moorhouse driving his Honda powered Westfield, car #142
and Simon Green driving his Westfield Duratec is third place, car
#176. Adam set a new class record in only his second meeting in the
new car, during his second timed run and then lowered the record
again in his third timed run.
In the
Fastest Time of the Day Championship (FTD) only David Tatham, who
started in eighth place was at Harewood Hillclimb. All of the other
competitors in the top ten, are regular competitors from the British
Hillclimb Championship.
After the Jim
Thomson event Stephen Owen driving his OMS 28, car #191 is now joint
leader of the Harewood FTD Championship with Will Hall. Trevor Willis
is joint third with Simon Green driving his Westfield Duratec is
third place, car #176. Will and Trevor are British Hillclimb
Championship competitors.
The drivers
that posted the fastest times of the day up the hill on Sunday
Stephen Owen driving his OMS28 car#191, from Simon Green driving his
Westfield Duratec, car #176 and Anthony Middleton driving his
Westfield, car #174.
Full
Results from the Jim Thomson Hillclimb can be found here:
https://www.harewoodhill.com/_files/ugd/882d72_f03c63531135420792ae79d1ce1bc655.pdf
Harewood
Championship Standings:
https://www.harewoodhill.com/_files/ugd/882d72_7054488735ef4caeb383c7318fa6a5d6.pdf
FTD Championship
Standings:
Many thanks to BARC
Yorkshire centre for the opportunity to be track side. Also not
forgetting all the Marshals,
Medical and
the Darlington and District Rescue
team, along with all the back-office
staff without
which the events at Harewood Hill
could not take place.
Next
events at Harewood Hill will see the
second visit of the 2024 season for British
Hillclimb Championship
over the weekend of 6th
and 7th July.
The
next meeting for the Harewood Hillclimb Championship is over the
weekend of the 3rd
and 4th
August for the Yorkshire Speed and Montague Burton Hillclimb.