Val des Terres Hill Climb explained

Val des Terres
Time:GMT
Location:St Peter Port, Guernsey
Events:British Hill Climb Championship
Length Yds:850
Record Time:26.56
Record Driver:Alex Summers
Record Year:2022
Record Class:British Hill Climb Championship

The Val des Terres Hill Climb is a hillclimbing competition held in St Peter Port, Guernsey. The course is 850 yards (777 m) in length. The track has hosted a round (latterly two rounds) of the British Hill Climb Championship.

Val des Terres Hill Climb past winners

YearDriverVehicleTimeNotes
1946G. BainbridgeE.R.A.50.6 sec[1]
1972Richard ShardlowBrabham BT21C-Vegantune twin-cam36.29 sec R[2]
1973Chris CramerMarch-BDA 2-litre 33.60 sec R[3]
1974Richard Shardlow
1975Roy Lane
1976David FranklinMarch 742-BMW 2.0-litre33.87 sec[4]
1977David FranklinMarch 742 2.0-litre33.22 sec[5]
1987Martyn GriffithsPilbeam MP53-Hart 2.8-litre30.94 sec R[6]
2008Round 19 : Martin GrovesGould28.25 sec19 July.
Round 20 : Martin GrovesGould28.68 sec
Key: R = Course Record.

References

  1. Motor Sport, September 1946, Page 197.
  2. Autosport, 3 August 1972, Page 42.
  3. Autosport, 2 August 1973, Page 41; Motor, 18 August 1973, Pages 24-25.
  4. Autosport, 29 July 1976, Page 46.
  5. Autosport, 28 July 1977, Page 49.
  6. Autosport, 6 August 1987, Page 68.

See also

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