2006 Top Ten Challenge winner Basil Pitt took double FTD in April 2007 in his 2.8 Gould GR55C ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

BARC (SW) committee stalwart Geoff Hunt finally took the Historically Interesting Cars class record in his lovely 1.6 Lotus 22 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

Robin Johnson pipped co-driver Stuart Bullas by a few hundredths to the Austin Healey Cars class record in their 1.4 Sprite ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

May 2007

 

Steve Holley was delighted to take the over 2000cc modprod sports car class at the May National event in his 5.0 TVR Griffith ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

Brodie Branch, seen here in dry practice, excelled in the wet official timed runs, setting second BTD in the 1 litre Force ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

Roger Moran set BTD in the rain-curtailed May National event in the family 3.5 Gould GR61X ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

June 2007

Gurston Hillclimb Drivers School supporter Chris Cannell debuted his ex-Matt Harrison 3.5 SPA Judd and took double class wins in June ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

Derek Mullis flew at the June meetings and was also a a double class winner in his 1.3 Mini Cooper 'S' ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony Wiltshire was another man on top form, setting double BTD in June in his 2.0 Ralt RT34 on the way to the 2007 Top Ten Challenge title ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

July 2007

Shaun Fudge collected his first Gurston trophy at the Gurston 40th Birthday event in his 1.6 Toyota MR2 Mk 1 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

Bob Mortimer used the copious traction of his 3.5 Porsche 91RS to good advantage in the wet July event to win his class ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Haimes was another blessed with excellent grip and took a very fast BTD in his 2.0 Dallara F301 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

Course co-designer and 1967 BTD man Tony Marsh won his class in his 2.5 Gould GR55, 40 years after the first event at Gurston! ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Jarrett was 750cc bike class winner despite this lurid moment into Karousel on his 550 Aprilia ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

They were there 40 years ago too! ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2007

Ed Hollier on his way to the first sub-30secs time by an up to 2000cc sports libre car in his 1.6 OMS SC1 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

Nic Mann also broke the over 2000cc sports libre class record in his extraordinary 1.7 turbocharged Mannic Beattie ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sue Young carved nearly a full second off the Ladies hill record in husband Deryk's 4.0 Gould GR51 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

BTD man Martin Groves set a new class record and a new outright hill record in his 3.5 Gould GR55B ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2007

Mike Rudge set a new class record to take the Gurston Hillclimb Championship with his penultimate run of the year in the 2.0 Westfield ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

And this was the moment Colin Smith, who had led the Gurston Championship most of the season, lost it in the 2.0t Escort Cosworth... ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 Gurston Champion and principal sponsor Jonathan Gates swooped into third position in his 2.0 Westfield with a fast final run ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

One to watch in 2008? Anthony Orchard got faster all year in his 1.4 Westfield Megabusa ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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