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Hillclimbing
Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course.

The challenge of Speed Hillclimbing is to drive the course in the shortest possible time. The faster drivers are those who can get the car off the start quickly, the first 64 feet often takes as little as two seconds, and then find the quickest and smoothest lines through each corner.

It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport.

Hillclimbing usually provides good spectator access and viewing of the action. Whilst the sport is very competitive, it is also has a friendly atmosphere and attracts men and women competitors of all ages.

Cars are grouped in to classes at each event. 

Cars are called down to the start in class order. Where a car is shared by another driver, the second driver (their numbers will start with a 7 or 9), will go down to the start in the batch before the other driver. The entries are divided into classes, so that similar cars compete against each other. Each driver not only competes in his or her own race against the clock, but also against other drivers in cars of similar performance.

Each car carries a small vertical blade at the front called a timing strut. As a car approaches the start, the marshals line the car up immediately behind the timing beam. A chock behind the rear wheel keeps the car in the right position. When the driver is given the green light, they start in their own time. As the car moves forward it breaks the light beam and starts the electronic timing equipment.

At the finish line there is another light beam that stops the digital timing equipment for that driver's run. In addition to the start and finish timing beams , there are  usually other beams that allow the driver to see their ‘split' times at given points on the course after their run. 

Cars and Motorsport forum members often attend events at Harewood Hill.

Details of other venues can be found on our Links page.

 

  Class 1 ^

 

Road Modified Saloon & Sports Cars up to1400cc excluding Kit, Replica and  Spaceframed Cars and non ferrous chassis construction cars
Class 2 ^  

Road Modified Saloon & Sports Cars over 1400cc & up to 2000cc excluding Kit, Replica and Spaceframed Cars and non ferrous chassis construction cars. 

 
  Class 3 ^

 

 Road Modified Saloon & Sports Cars over 2000cc excluding Kit, Replica and Spaceframed Cars and non ferrous chassis construction cars.
Class 4 ^
Road Modified Kit, Replica, up to 1700cc non ferrous.chassis construction cars and Space-framed Cars, excluding non car derived engines.

 
Class 5 ^

 

Road Modified Kit, Replica, over 1700cc non ferrous chassis construction cars and Space-framed Cars, excluding non car derived engines. 

Class 6 ^
Modified Production Cars up to 1400cc excluding Kit, Replica and Spaceframed Cars. 

 
Class 7 ^

 

 Modified Production Cars over 1400cc & up to 2000cc excluding Kit, Replica and Spaceframed Cars. 
Class 8 ^
Modified Production Cars over 2000cc excluding Kit, Replica and Spaceframed Cars.   
Class 9 ^

 

 Formula Ford 1600 pre 1994
Class 10 ^
Ferrari Cars 

 
Class 11 ^

 

 Ginetta Cars 
Class 12 ^
Paul Matty Lotus Class

 
  Class 12A ^

 

Road Cars
Class 12B ^  

Race Cars  

 
  Class 13 ^

 

 Morgan Cars
Class 14 ^
Porsche Cars 

 
Class 15 ^

 

M G

Class 15A ^
Group 1 Standard Cars

 
Class 15B ^

 

 Groups 2 and 3 Cars Road Going A and Road Going B
Class 15C ^
Group 4 Specials  
Class 16 ^

 

 TR Cars
Class 17 ^
Caterham Academy Cars

 
Class 18 ^

 

 Austin Healey Cars 
Class 19 ^
Austin Seven

 
  Class 19A ^

 

Road Cars
Class 19B ^  

Track Cars

 
  Class 20 ^

 

 Scimitar & Sabre Cars
Class 21 ^
Aston Martin Cars

 
Class 23 ^

 

Lotus 7 Cars 

Class 25 ^
HSA Speed Championship

 
Class 26 ^

 

 Yorkshire Centre Members 
Class 28 ^
TVRCC Championship Cars   
Class A ^

 

 Modified Production Cars up to 1400cc
Class B ^
Modified Production Cars over 1400cc & up to 2000cc 

 
Class C ^

 

 Modified Production Cars over 2000cc
Class D ^
Hillclimb Super Sports Cars

 
Class E ^

 

 Sports Libre Cars up to 1400cc
Class F ^
Sports Libre Cars over 1400cc & up to 2000cc

 
Class G ^

 

 Sports Libre Cars over 2000cc
Class H ^
Racing Cars up to 600cc

 
Class I ^

 

 Racing Cars over 600cc and up to 1100cc
Class J ^
J Racing Cars over 1100cc & up to 1600cc

 
Class K ^

 

 Racing Cars over 1600cc & up to 2000cc 
Class L ^
Racing Cars over 2000cc

 
 
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