Bodiam hill climb

ben240z · 6 Aug 2008, 19:53 (Ref:2264737)

Did you race there?
Have you any memories of the place?
Have you any photos from the meetings there?
Anyone remember Ken Davis in a mini?

Thundersports · 7 Aug 2008, 16:06 (Ref:2265393)

I'm not 100% about this but I think Simon Crook holds one of the records if not the outright record for this now defunct venue. I did mail him to see if he would come on here as Joe his son who is currently competing in Club F3 lurks here sometimes.

Chris Townsend · 7 Aug 2008, 16:54 (Ref:2265416)

Ben

It's Bodiam! It was one of my favourite venues; felt more like a big country garden party than a motorsport event. I think I went for the last time in 1978, but I'm not sure how much longer it went on after that.
Doc Willoughby's F2 March used to be most impressive there.

Chris

ben240z · 8 Aug 2008, 07:39 (Ref:2265739)

thanks for the replies. Thought that I had got away with my typo but hey ho. Which club ran the events?

Chris Townsend · 8 Aug 2008, 12:32 (Ref:2265861)

Ben

It was a long time ago, but Hastings 1066 MC is somewhere in the memory

Chris

Tim Barry · 9 Aug 2008, 09:49 (Ref:2266274)

I raced there once in (I think) 1979 in my FF1600 Wimhurst and won the class; Richard Thompson (?) was quickest overall, if my fading memory recalls. My brother then used the same car the following year I believe but not sure of the result, altho' I do have a picture of a very grassy moment! Must get back in the loft and dig out the results and pictures! Was a fun place and something different to do.

ben240z · 9 Aug 2008, 17:12 (Ref:2266408)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Barry

I raced there once in (I think) 1979 in my FF1600 Wimhurst and won the class; Richard Thompson (?) was quickest overall, if my fading memory recalls. My brother then used the same car the following year I believe but not sure of the result, altho' I do have a picture of a very grassy moment! Must get back in the loft and dig out the results and pictures! Was a fun place and something different to do.

pictures would be wonderful. Thanks for the reply. ben

kjw · 10 Mar 2009, 19:23 (Ref:2413166)

Bodium hill climb result 1972 with a Mr K Davis in a 1275 Mini Cooper S, Run by the Hastings 1066 East Sussex Car Club.

JasagRacer · 10 Mar 2009, 20:53 (Ref:2413224)

Yes, everyone is correct. I competed there in the very early 1980's in a Pre-74 Jomo F. Ford. Ended up having a big accident on the banks one year, but was still good fun. I remember a field that had just had the wheat harvested being used for a "paddock". Hastings and 1066 did a good job. Good atmosphere at those events.
I too have results somehwere, unless my ex-wife has destroyed them years ago when I was getting divorced.!!

ben240z · 12 Mar 2009, 12:07 (Ref:2414229)

thanks for the replies. Are there any photos out there still of the venue or meetings

kjw · 12 Mar 2009, 18:14 (Ref:2414424)

I may have some pics hidden away somewhere, and possible a programme.

ben240z · 2 Oct 2010, 13:10 (Ref:2768126)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjw

I may have some pics hidden away somewhere, and possible a programme.

have you found those pics of bodiam yet pretty please

tim dodwell · 21 Oct 2010, 22:41 (Ref:2778139)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjw

Bodium hill climb result 1972 with a Mr K Davis in a 1275 Mini Cooper S, Run by the Hastings 1066 East Sussex Car Club.

Surely that was Jack Davis - and it was a great venue (moi in class 2). They let us drive (slowly) back to the paddock on the public road.

tim dodwell · 22 Oct 2010, 11:07 (Ref:2778351)

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The paddock at Bodiam Oct 1967

Rupertlt1 · 17 Nov 2010, 23:58 (Ref:2792373)

Year Driver Vehicle Time Notes
1955 R Mackenzie-Low Elva-Ford
1956 S. Lewis-Evans Elva-Climax Oct 6.
1957 S. Lewis-Evans Elva-Climax 30.4 sec Oct 19.
1958 S. Lewis-Evans Elva Mk IV 29.6 sec Oct 11.
1959 Basil Bowman Beart-Rodger-Climax 1,098 c.c. sports 33.6 sec Oct 11; wet.
1960 J.J. Richards Lotus 33.6 sec Oct 15.
1961 H. Dibley Lola 30.0 sec Oct 12.
1962 R. Pierpoint Lotus XV 28.0 sec R Oct 13.
1963 R. Pierpoint 28.28 sec Oct 19. 2nd FTD Patsy Burt 28.42
1964 Oct 17.
1965 Oct 16.
1966
1967 J.Barnes Elva (1550) 28.33 Oct 21.
1968 D.Harris DMF (1500) 29.46 Oct 19.
1969 J.Henley Jaguar (3781) 31.97 Oct 25.
1970 P.Voight Dove 3 (1142) 26.41 Oct 24.
1971 P.Voight Dove 3 (1142) 25.02 ) Oct 23.
1972 D.Noble Hurricane(3500) 26.21 Oct 21.
1973
1978 Roger Willoughby March 712-Buick 24.03 sec R
1979 Trevor Stiles Crosslé FF 1,600 c.c. 25.1 sec Sept 1.
1980 Richard Thompson
1981 Richard Thompson Brabham BT21 24.25 sec Sept 5.
1982 Keith Norman Mallock U2 Mk.17B-Ford 24.19 sec
1983 Richard Thompson Saracen SF79-Ford BDJ 1.1-litre 25.07 sec Sept 3.
1984
1985 Richard Thompson Mallock Mk II/14 1.7-litre 23.35 sec R Sept 7.
Key: R = Course Record.

Tim Barry · 24 Nov 2010, 14:05 (Ref:2795212)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Barry

I raced there once in (I think) 1979 in my FF1600 Wimhurst and won the class; Richard Thompson (?) was quickest overall, if my fading memory recalls. My brother then used the same car the following year I believe but not sure of the result, altho' I do have a picture of a very grassy moment! Must get back in the loft and dig out the results and pictures! Was a fun place and something different to do.

Finally found my 1979 season results! Have scanned the results sheets from Bodiam with my new and untried scanner so hope this works! Also, the results were printed on foolscap rather than A4 so some missing text mey be evident!

Rupertlt1 · 24 Nov 2010, 19:26 (Ref:2795341)

Tim,

Good work. The only thing I got wrong was the date. Here is what Autosport had to say - and I'm not sure now when this was published - (does anybody know? Page # etc.):

Controversy at
Bodiam

Trevor Stiles, driving his Formula Ford
1600 Crosslé, set BTD at the Bodiam
Hillclimb in Sussex on Saturday. His
time of 25.1s was 1sec outside Doc
Willoughby's record, which stands from
last year.
The meeting was the scene of con-
troversy over the eligibility of 'road going
cars' running on racing tyres, This led to
the exclusion of over 1300cc class winner
Ian Crammond (RS2000) and Deben-
hams Escort racer George Polley, who
finished fourth. Crammond, who was
protested by Graham Holmes (declared
the class winner after a stewards meet-
ing), has appealed and the matter will go
before an RAC Tribunal.
The class for road saloons up to
1300cc was won by Martin Kelly who,
despite running on slicks, was not af-
fected by the protest and retained his
class win.
Stiles beat A. Thompson's Brabham-
Holbay to BTD by a mere 0.03sec and
Barry Dutnall's 3.5-litre Brabham was
third, just 0.1 sec behind. Dave West's
Caterham 7 was easily the quickest of
the modsports car and was only 0.5sec
off BTD.

ben240z · 25 Nov 2010, 18:46 (Ref:2795738)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Barry

Finally found my 1979 season results! Have scanned the results sheets from Bodiam with my new and untried scanner so hope this works! Also, the results were printed on foolscap rather than A4 so some missing text mey be evident!

Hi Tim, if you have any pics of this era it would be great to see them. Looking through the results I may have added another piece to the jigsaw puzzle that is my car. I think it appears in the results, Datsun 240z driven by John Rich. John bought the dutch/Janspeed group 5 race car from Janspeed around this time and this is the first time I have found any reference to it being used.

Cheers Ben

Tim Barry · 3 Dec 2010, 14:19 (Ref:2799121)

Have found a couple of pics from our time at Bodiam in '79 and '80 with the Wimhurst FF1600. Car #69 is me in '79 (pics taken by T. Johnson Photographs) and #44 is my brother, Tony, in '80 (pics by Steve Jones).

Tim Barry · 3 Dec 2010, 14:22 (Ref:2799123)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Barry

Have found a couple of pics from our time at Bodiam in '79 and '80 with the Wimhurst FF1600. Car #69 is me in '79 (pics taken by T. Johnson Photographs) and #44 is my brother, Tony, in '80 (pics by Steve Jones).

Sorry! That's not right! Should have been FOUR different shots. Will try again!

Damn! There are four pics just all attached. Hope that's ok?

Chris Townsend · 22 Oct 2012, 20:31 (Ref:3156040)

Does anyone know if Richard [Doc] Thompson, who was a regular winner at Bodiam in the 80s, is still around?
If so, please can they put him in touch with me
chris[AT]oldracingcars[DOT]com

Thanks

cliov6 · 28 Oct 2012, 22:22 (Ref:3159221)

Hi All, interesting reading about Bodiam Hillclimb. My father-in-law (Nick Ramus) was a regular at Bodiam. Have just dug out some old pictures of him in his Sprite, Lotus Elan and TR7. It was Nick that got me into racing in the 90's and I'm still competing. Knowing Nick, he will still have all the programmes and result sheets somewhere. Will see what I can find...

kjw · 25 Jan 2016, 20:51 (Ref:3607945)

Bodium Motoring News report November 1972

Finbin · 28 Jan 2016, 21:07 (Ref:3608836)

Neil Duke · 29 Jan 2016, 09:08 (Ref:3608998)

I like the Gartrac G3,I wonder if it still exists?

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