British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) Yorkshire Centre organised its second event for the BARC Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship and BARC Harewood Speed Hillclimb Fastest Time of the Day Award Series (FTD) on Saturday 9th May. Sunday’s meeting was part of the British Hillclimb Championship, though a number of competitors from that Championship also joined the Harewood regulars along with a number of competitors from the Ferrari Owners Club, who were competing for the Superformance Ferrari Hillclimb Championship and at Harewood Hill for both days.
Wallace Menzies having taken the Fastest Time of the Day Award, also now leads the Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship driving his Gould GR59. Wallace along with a number of his fellow competitors were taking part on the Saturday to get some extra practice before the full British championship meeting on the Sunday.
Richard Andrews driving a Porsche GT4 RS is now in second place with another Porsche, this time a Porsche 718 Cayman GTS with David Taylor at the wheel who is in third place.
Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) went to Wallace Menzies driving his Gould GR59. In fact it was three drivers from the British Hillclimb Championship who set the FTD’s top three times, Will Hall driving Judd engined Gould GR59, with Alex Coles driving a Force TA who took third place.
Both Will Hall and Matt Ryder qualified with a 47.61 seconds but Matt had issues with the car again and finished in twelve place and no championship points. Harewood regular Dave Tatham driving his DJ Firehawk managed to take a point in Run-off 1 and then scored two points in Run-off 2, with fellow Harewood regular Stephen Owen driving the works OMS 28 RPE, also claiming a BHC point.
Leaving Harewood Hill, Will Hall now takes a six point Championship lead over Matt Ryder and Wallace Menzies who are in joint second place.
The BHC return to the Yorkshire hill over the weekend of 4th and 5th July, when competitors taking part in the BHC Tin Top Challenge also visit Harewood Hill.
The next meeting for the Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship is over the weekend of 6th & 7th June for the Summer Championship and Jim Thomson Hillclimb.
Many thanks to BARC Yorkshire centre for the opportunity to be track side again. Also not forgetting all the volunteer Marshals, Medical and the Darlington & District Rescue Team, along with all the back office staff without which, the events at Harewood Hill could not take place.