British Hillclimb Championship. Best Year Ever

[Grahame West]

It was good a good weekend at Harewood last weekend.

If you want to see some good photo's of the cars and marshals in action look at the excellent wot no negatives site.

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by Grahame West

It was good a good weekend at Harewood last weekend.

If you want to see some good photo's of the cars and marshals in action look at the excellent wot no negatives site.

Get your copy of Autosport. No marshals, they didn't print the one of the three marshals at the Hairpin having ice-creams, but a cracker of Martyn Silcox even if I do say so myself!

Enjoy!

[blackx]

Marku Martin Silcox is gonna get so much stick over that....

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by blackx

Marku Martin Silcox is gonna get so much stick over that....

You do surprise me! And there was me thinking he would get tea and sympathy!

[greenbean]

i thought he was trying out for the red arrows .where the caa informed of an airdisplay by the clerk

[rescue dude]

I,ll give him a tenner for the carb,s.
No seriously though there,s a new shell for sale in motoring news. Sounds ok, cage, seam welded etc.
ok twenty, but thats my final offer.

[deadsquirrel]

Originally Posted by rescue dude

I,ll give him a tenner for the carb,s.
No seriously though there,s a new shell for sale in motoring news. Sounds ok, cage, seam welded etc.
ok twenty, but thats my final offer.

Another crew member exposes himself - the bearded one who seeks webers!!!

[Woolley]

I love the piece of string that's protecting the crowd from the oncoming wreckage. Who says motorsport's not what it once was!

Great shot of Grovesey with the sparks flying, though.

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by Woolley

I love the piece of string that's protecting the crowd from the oncoming wreckage. Who says motorsport's not what it once was!

Great shot of Grovesey with the sparks flying, though.

The piece of string is actually a ROPE! It makes a whole lot of difference! What you can't appreciate from the phot is because of the angle it was taken and because I was using a telephoto lens it forshortens the distance between the Pug and the crowd. Also it is up a very steep bank!

Glad you liked the Groovey pic! I noticed several cars sparking and took about half a dozen shots to try to get a good effect - Martin's was the best!

I was also glad I captured the Paul Haimes grass cutting shot as Alan Warburton has already ordered a montage!

Enjoy Gurston Woolley, I'll think of you all basking in the sunshine whilst I battle back home from Knockhill!

[Woolley]

Can't make Gurston this time, but I will be doing the annual marshals away week-end at August bank holiday. The GITs are very welcoming, and I'd definitely recommend it if any marshals near Salisbury way fancy something different.

[b1ackcr0w]

Originally Posted by blackx

Marku Martin Silcox is gonna get so much stick over that....

If you're going to rip into him - don't forget his Dukes of Harzard impression at Loton. I feel a pattern forming here

[ALANGRUMPY]

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Blackcr0w!
Don't worry i won't mention you getting rear ended by the car you were towing down hill. DOH!!!!
Grumpy

[b1ackcr0w]

Originally Posted by ALANGRUMPY

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Blackcr0w!
Don't worry i won't mention you getting rear ended by the car you were towing down hill. DOH!!!!
Grumpy

It is true that I may have inadvertantly precipitated some minor aerodynamic configuration changes to that Bugeyed Sprite.

In my defence though I have only been involved one serious road accident since then, the Sprite was painted a very unpleasing colour er I was young and needed the money er ... um ... thats it!

Hang on, my chances of having to drive a vehicle are slim to none in the paddock, is that why i'm down there all the time?

Its a good job you didn't remind Wolley or Jon Mould about that before last weekend Can imagine how careful I was being with that £32,000 Caddilac!

[flagwaver]

Yes Barbon does use rope to difine the public areas, but as has already been said most of the speccies are on banks looking down on the course.
I don't feel Barbon is any less or more unsafe than a lot of hillclimb courses.
Wolley if you wan't to know more about the sparks PM me.

[Woolley]

Originally Posted by b1ackcr0w

Its a good job you didn't remind Wolley or Jon Mould about that before last weekend Can imagine how careful I was being with that £32,000 Caddilac!

More careful than I was with a similarly valued Jaguar, I imagine!

[rescue dude]

Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson

The piece of string is actually a ROPE! It makes a whole lot of difference! What you can't appreciate from the phot is because of the angle it was taken and because I was using a telephoto lens it forshortens the distance between the Pug and the crowd. Also it is up a very steep bank!

Glad you liked the Groovey pic! I noticed several cars sparking and took about half a dozen shots to try to get a good effect - Martin's was the best!

I was also glad I captured the Paul Haimes grass cutting shot as Alan Warburton has already ordered a montage!

Enjoy Gurston Woolley, I'll think of you all basking in the sunshine whilst I battle back home from Knockhill!

Don,t care how thick the "rope" is, it wouldn,t stop nearly a ton of car!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hepatic]

let's be honest, it wouldn't even stop a 2CV but i guess they don't need much else as the banking is providing the "barrier" instead...