British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) Yorkshire Centre organised another weekend of action for the BARC Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship and BARC Harewood Speed Hillclimb Fastest Time of the Day Award Series (FTD) over the weekend of 6th and 7th June.
Joining the Harewood Championship regulars were competitors from the following car clubs and Championships Austin Healey Club, Aston Martin Owners Club and the Classic Marques Speed Challenge, making a full entry list of 150 competitors.
Only two Practice runs were completed before a late lunch break due to several competitors needing to be recovered and a couple of timing issues. With rain on and off throughout the day, making it difficult for the competitors to find the right balance between staying on the track or having a moment, though the track did finally dry out.
Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) went to John Prickett driving his Radical PR6.
Full Results for Summer Championship Hillclimb Timed Runs:
Summer Championship Event results
Results for FTD and Top four in Class:
Results for FTD & Top 4 in Class
Sunday. Jim Thomson Hillclimb.
The Morgan Sports Car Club Competitors joined the Classic Marques Speed Challenge and Austin Healey Club competitors. With another full entry list of 150 competitors, taking to the track with much better conditions than Saturday.
Again only the two Practice runs were completed before the lunch break in much better conditions than yesterday, though we had a brief shower mid afternoon and the organisers managed to get a third time run.
Mark Teale driving his Modified Suzuki Swift GTi, still leads the Harewood Championship with Gordon Riley now in second place driving his Suzuki Swift and James Hudson in his Subaru Impreza in third place.
It was Glyn Maignard driving his OMS 2000M, who set the FTD. This was quiet an achievement as it was Glyn’s first time at Harewood Hill. Robin Wood driving his Force PT took second and John Prickett driving his Radical PR6 was third.
Full Results for the Jim Thomson Hillclimb Timed Runs:
Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship standings after Jim Thomson Hillclimb:
Harewood Championship Standings
Harewood Fastest Time of the Day Awards Series after Jim Thomson Hillclimb:
Many thanks to BARC Yorkshire centre for the opportunity to be track side again in 2026. 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.
The British Hillclimb Championship returns for it’s second visit to Harewood Hill on 4th and 5th July, while the next Championship event for the Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship takes place over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd August.