The 2007 Season
SEPTEMBER 8th & 9th IS NEXT UP IN 2007 SHELSLEY SEASON
September 8th and 9th is the next meeting at Shelsley Walsh as it hosts the Midland Hill Climb Championship with another bumper sized entry of cars.
Work proceeds apace to repair the recent storm damage to the World Famous
Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb in rural Worcestershire. The Midland Automobile
Club’s (MAC) carefully chosen local contractor is on schedule for the
work to be completed in time for the early September meet. The weekend is
a round of the Midland Hill Climb Championship and features a host of top
line speed event cars driven by experienced hill climb campaigners.
In addition to modern hill climb cars there is a mouth watering array of classic
racing and sports cars entered for the event. The immortal Spider II and the
historic GN ‘Martyr’ racing cars that are indelibly associated
with Shelsley Walsh will be driven by their respective regular pilots, Martin
Spencer and Nev Churcher.
Also there is the events furthest travelled competitor, Scotty Taylor from Tasmania who is entered in his 1958 Cooper racing car that was first driven by the legendary Jim Russell in the 1950’s. Russell invented and pioneered the original concept of the racing driver school now in use throughout the world.
Also present in the classic racing car division will be Fyrth Crosse in his
classic 1970’s Ensign created by Midlands racing notable Mo Nunn as
will be Ledbury’s Barrie Lines in the rumbling grumbling Rover V8 powered
Argo JM8 that he acquired last winter.
Vying for Best Time of the Day will be large capacity modern racing cars driven
by the likes of Simon Durling, who lives at Shelsley, Deryk Young from Yarkhill,
Chris Merrick from Stroud and 30 year veteran Rob Turnbull from Sutton Coldfield.
These all drive various models of Gould racing car which have dominated the
top end of the sport since the late 1990’s.
However Trevor Willis of Aylesbury in his new V8 OMS has already won a round
of the British Championship in 2007 – his debut victory – and
will have a great deal to say about things at the top of the timing sheets.
Likewise, Jos Goodyear from rural Warwickshire in his brand new Pilbeam will
be looking to beat the Gould domination...
Fireworks can also be expected from smaller capacity racing cars driven by
young chargers Robert Kenrick of Llangollen in his Force and Chris Pickering
of Warwickshire in his Vision. Both these cars are powered by screaming Suzuki
motorcycle engines and battle out the 1600cc class around the British Hill
Climb scene with other 1600 drivers also entered such as former rally star
Eynon Price of Llandeilo and Steve Owen of York who constructs the race proven
OMS cars that they both drive.
Regular spectators, enthusiasts and new visitors alike should make sure they
do not miss this event.
Shelsley Walsh is AA signposted approximately 10 miles North West of Worcester. Practice is on Saturday and the event starts at 10:00 on Sunday.
Admission is £8 on Saturday and £12 on Sunday while accompanied children under 16 get in free. This includes parking, transfer to the paddock, and seated trackside enclosures. Excellent catering and light refreshment facilites are available as are a range of souvenirs and regalia.