Wiscombe Park Hillclimb

Wiscombe Park

Location	Near Colyton, Devon, England
Time zone	GMT
Coordinates	50.73139°N 3.15402°W / 50.73139; -3.15402
Opened	1958
Major Events	British Hill Climb Championship
Hill Length	1,000 yards (910 m)
Hill Record	31.77 (Matthew Ryder, 2024, British Hill Climb Championship)

Wiscombe Park Hillclimb is a British hillclimb, situated in Colyton, Devon. The course, which is 1000 yards (914 metres) in length — the same as Shelsley Walsh — was opened in 1958. The course was extended in 1961 when the record was held by Addicott in a Lotus at 49.3 secs.[1] Wiscombe has been hosting rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship since the May meeting in 1962.[2]

The outright hill record currently stands at 31.77 seconds, set by Matthew Ryder in July 2024.

Wiscombe Park Hill Climb past winners

Year	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Notes
1960	D. G. Addicott	Lotus Eleven-Climax	33.94 sec	[3] 18 September; 735 yard course.
1961	D. G. Addicott	Lotus	49.3 sec R	1,000 yard course.
	David Good	Cooper-J.A.P.	46.98 sec R	[4] 13 August
1962	T. Marsh	Marsh-B.R.M.	45.44 sec R	[5] 20 May
	Wally Cuff	Cooper-J.A.P.	46.51 sec	[6] 12 August
	Chris Summers	Cooper-Chevrolet 4,750 c.c.	44.64 sec R	[7] 14 October
1963	Peter Westbury	Felday-Daimler 2½-litre S/C	46.82 sec	[8] 6–7 April
				1 September
	Peter Westbury	Felday-Daimler 2½-litre S/C	43.54 sec R	[9] 13 October
1964	Peter Westbury	Ferguson P99 4-w-d	42.53 sec R	[10] 17–18 May
1965	Tony Marsh	Marsh-Special Oldsmobile V8		[11] 16 May
1966				14–15 May
1967	Bryan Eccles	Brabham BT18-Oldsmobile V8 3.5-litre	FTD	[12] 13–14 May
1968				11–12 May
2006	Round 23 : Simon Durling	Gould-NME GR55B 2.65-litre	35.61 sec	[13] 30 July
	Round 24 : Martin Groves	Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre	35.57 sec
2008	Round 21 : Martin Groves	Gould	35.09 sec	27 July
	Round 22 : Scott Moran	Gould	35.02 sec
2012	Trevor Willis	OMS 25 Powertec	33.92 sec R	[14] 29 July

Key: R = Course Record; S/C = Supercharged.

Footnotes

1. Motor Sport, June 1961, Page 448.
2. Motor, May 23, 1962, Page 643.
3. Motor Sport, October 1960, Page 814.
4. Motor Sport, September 1961, Page 736.
5. Motor Sport, July 1962, Page 532. Ray Fielding, B.R.M., was first in the R.A.C. Championship class in 51.60 sec.
6. Motor Sport, September 1962, Page 680.
7. Motor Sport, November 1962, Page 864.
8. Motor Sport, May 1963, Page 352.
9. Motor Sport, November 1963, Page 916.
10. Autosport, May 29, 1964, Page 780; Motor Sport, June 1964, Page 420. Tony Marsh, Marsh-Climax 2-litre, was first in the R.A.C. Championship class in 43.06 sec.
11. Motor Sport, September 1965, Page 745.
12. Motor Sport, August 1967, Page 702. David Good, BRM P67 4wd 2.0-litre, was first in the R.A.C. Championship class.
13. Autosport, August 3, 2006, Page 117.
14. "Tread Magazine".

External links

• Wiscombe Park Hillclimb