Shelsley Walsh Centenary Celebrations

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Authorised press release from the Midland Automobile Club follows:

The first entries for the Centenary Celebrations of Shelsley Walsh have already arrived.

August 19, 20, 21 will be the focus of attention of the 100th year of Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb in Worcestershire. It is now the oldest unchanged motorsport venue in the world, continuing to draw spectacular cars, drivers and crowds as the historic hill enters into its next century.

The three day meeting will encompass practice on the Friday with a round of the British Hill Climb Championship on the Saturday before the invitational event on the Sunday.

With Big Screen TV Coverage in the paddock, the range of cars already confirmed, the number of former Hill Climb Champions and the cream of the quickest Hill Climb cars of the 21st Century, the event is already attracting pre-ticket sales from enthusiasts. The Midland Automobile Club is also in deep discussions with some celebrity drivers too.

The event is going to be the biggest Shelsley Walsh meeting ever.

[Woolley]

We were all waiting on the rumours of the confirmed entries at the week-end, and would anyone let anything slip? Not a word. Keep checking the website too.

Still, if it's only as good as the club centenary it will be awesome, and I imagine it will be even better. For many of us, this will be the meeting of the year and I for one can't wait.

[blackx]

Originally Posted by Woolley

We were all waiting on the rumours of the confirmed entries at the week-end, and would anyone let anything slip? Not a word. Keep checking the website too.

Still, if it's only as good as the club centenary it will be awesome, and I imagine it will be even better. For many of us, this will be the meeting of the year and I for one can't wait.

Make 2 of us old chap...

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Ahem!

ENTRIES FOR AUGUST 21st SHELSLEY WALSH (AS OF APRIL 25th)

Class 1 – Early Days 1905 - 1915
Roland Duce – Vauxhall Prince Henry
David Baker – Pickard 1919
Nick Hillyard – Schneider Aero 1917

Class 2 – Roaring Twenties 1920 - 1929
Johnty Williamson – Delage V12 1923
Mark Joseland – Frazer Nash Terror 3 1928
Trevor John – Cognac Special 1925
Robin Baker – Hispano Delage 1927
Chris Williams – Napier Bentley 1929
Lord Raglan – Bugatti Type 51

Class 3 – Furious Thirties 1930 - 1939
Peter Fenichel – MG K Type
James Baxter – Frazer Nash (ex-Guy Smith Car)
Nick Upton – MG K 3 (Sammy Davis car)
Julian Ghosh – Vauxhall Villiers and Vauxhall TT
Paul Jay – Alta Single seater
Mike Sythes – BMW 328 Aero

Class 4 – Shelsley Specials (Pure one-off Hill Climb Cars)
David Leigh – Spider 1
Martin Spencer – Spider 2
James Parker – BHD GN Special
Winston Teague – GN Wasp
Robin Harcourt-Smith – Hornet
Tim Whellock – Hardy Special 3
Alex Brown – Fairley Mercury
Ken Emmett – Felday Daimler
James Jones – Farley Mk 2
Karl Schollar – Spectre Mk 7
Phil Nuthall – Crumpet Special
Ian Cheyne – Lightweight Special
Tony Pashley - Marengo 3
Mike Gibbs – Becke Powerplus
Nic Mann – Mannic 4WD
David Gould – Gould 84G (1985 Championship winning car)

Class 5 – ERA Cars
Keith Knight – ERA Riley
Martin Walford – ERA R1A
Mac Hulbert – ERA R4D (Current Pre-war record holding car)
Bruce Spollon – ERA R8C
TBA - ERA R10B
David Morris – ERA R11B
Donald Day – ERA R14B

Class 6 – Post-War 1945 - 1959
Julian Bronson – Lister Chevrolet
Terry Wright – Cooper Mk 10 V-Twin S
Martin Grant-Peterkin – Alta
Michael Steele – HWM Jaguar
Kerry Horan – Steyr Allard
Simon Taylor – HWM Chevrolet
Roger Willoughby – Cooper V-Twin S
Mike Lawrence - Cooper 500
Steve Lawrence – Cooper 500
Graham Galliers – Alta Sports Racer

Class 7 – Changing Times 1960 - 1975
George Tatham – McLaren
Roger Deans – McLaren M10b
Paul Matty – Lotus 35
James Denty – Lotus 70
Keith Harris – Chevron B25
Martin Cowell - McLaren F5000
Jim Robinson – Brabham BT31 Repco V8

Class 9 – Former Hill Climb Champions and Shelsley Record Holders
David Good (1961)
Tony Marsh (1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Bryan Eccles (Record holder 1968 30.87)
Martyn Griffiths (1979, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991)
Martin Bolsover (1982, 1983, 1984)
Ray Rowan (1989)
Charles Wardle (1988)
Graeme Wight Jnr (2001 2002)
Richard Brown (Rec holder 1992 – 1990)
Adam Fleetwood (2003 2004 Champion. Current Record holder with 23.87 secs)

Class 11 – Ladies
Sue Young – Gould GR51 (Ladies Record Holder)
Sandra Tomlin – Pilbeam MP72
Joy Rainey — Pilbeam MP53
Gillian Goldsmith – Lotus 23B

Class 12 – Modern Influences 1976 - 1990
Dave Whitehead – Pilbeam MP 50
Russ Ward – Chevron

Class 13 – Sports Racing Cars + Group B Rally Cars
Ian Fidoe – Pilbeam MP 43
Ken Sims – Metro 6R4
Matthew Harrison – SPA Judd
Mike Sidgwick – Pilbeam MP93 (Latest Pilbeam)
Barry Lines – Pilbeam MP 43

Class 14 – 2005 Class leaders
Robert Kenrick – Caterham
Roy Standley – Mitsubishi Evo V
Simon Moyse – Mallock
Mark Budgett – Force
Tony Hunt – Force PC
Phil Cooke – Force PC
Tim Mason – Reynard
Trevor Willis – OMS CF04
Tom New - Pilbeam MP88
Paul Haimes – Dallara V6
Chris Merrick – Pilbeam MP72
Deryk Young – Gould GR51
Simon Durling – Gould GR55
Rob Turnbull – Gould GR55
Mike Dean – Gould GR55
Paul Ranson – Gould GR55
Martin Groves – Gould GR55
Willem Toet – Pilbeam MP88

[Andrew Gunnell]

For a start that's looking like a good weekend of racing and with the number of top cars and drivers could we see the hill record being broken?

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by Andrew Gunnell

For a start that's looking like a good weekend of racing and with the number of top cars and drivers could we see the hill record being broken?

Andrew, don't forget the above entry is just for SUNDAY! On Friday & Saturday we will have a 'normal' British Hillclimb Round!

Can hardly wait!

[Woolley]

Ooh, Eddie, thanks. A real mouthwatering list. Class 9 will be my favourite, I think. I only just caught Bolsover before he went to circuits, and Charles Wardle was one of my favourites - that fabulous Pilbeam-Repco. Please tell me it still exists. Will also be interesting to see the competiveness of Rowan, Brown and Griffiths. I can't imagine they'll be slow.

Other particularly pleasing sights will be Joy Rainey, Phil's Crumpett Special and my favourite BMW 328 Aero.

That looks to be still short of a full entry, so can I assume there's even more still to come?

[b1ackcr0w]

Is it just me or does Class 9 cry out for the names Lane, Moran, Priaulx and Grace?

[Paul Ranson]

I think that list is 'accepted invitations' in pretty much the first wave. So you can assume there will be more...

If there are going to be fireworks in the moderns I expect them to be on Saturday, Sunday there will be more oil on the track from the vintage chaps and little motivation to run good tyres...

Paul

[blackx]

Class 5 is going to be the one I most want to see...
After seeing the ERA race at Donny last year boy what a sight...
It beggars belief sometimes just how quick those old cars (and drivers) can really go...

I tend to agree with Paul about Sunday.....Think it will be less frantic and more demo due to the nature of the event..

[Woolley]

They're amazing aren't they? Mac's record climb left everyone open mouthed, sheer commitment all the way. From what I remember of the club's centenary, 'demo' meant about ½ a second slower than normal. It may not be quite balls out, but Shelsley isn't a place that many people want to just pootle up. You need to be pressing on just to make it up the incline.

[rescue dude]

Thought you,d like the ERA,s mate.
As for it being less frantic i can say it got pretty frantic on the rescue unit quite early at the last celebration event.
Let,s try to avoid the fence,s this year please guy,s.

[icklimp]

With that line up I may even grace you with my presence again this year - but only if I can have a kip in the rescue when it all gets too much for me!

[rescue dude]

Kip in the rescue unit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the ever alert crew chief may have something to say about that. Or you could just buy me an ice cream and fluff up my pillow.

[icklimp]

I'm really not the kind of girl that fluff's pillows! Any more of that talk and I'll set my grandmother on you

[rescue dude]

Ok I,ll settle for the ice cream.

[blackx]

Originally Posted by icklimp

I'm really not the kind of girl that fluff's pillows! Any more of that talk and I'll set my grandmother on you

Your gran wouldnt hurt us........She likes us.......

[rescue dude]

Ask her to make that lovely pineapple cake again. was scrummy!!!!!!!!!!

[icklimp]

I shall put in a special request for pineapple cake

[F1n]

Originally Posted by b1ackcr0w

Is it just me or does Class 9 cry out for the names Lane, Moran, Priaulx and Grace?

Im really not sure if this is the case or not, but are these names not in the class becasue they have never held the Shelsley record????

[icklimp]

But they are 'Former Hill Climb Champions' and i think the class title means one can be exclusive of the other

[rescue dude]

David Grace held the class record a while back.

[Paul Ranson]

It would be good to see Andy Priaulx in something faster than a Williams, maybe discussions are ongoing?

Paul

[rescue dude]

Faster than a Williams? you gonna loan him the flying lemon paul? That damn quick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul Ranson]

'Flying Lemon'? Is that preferable to 'Custard Cream'? Debateable. Anyway the faster it goes the better it looks...

Paul