Event on September 14th

Steve Butts left himself with a bit to do on run two after this brush with the greenery on run one... ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

...but it came good second time up as he took his third Gurston Championship ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Gardner set a personal best on his last run of the year to take his second BTD and win the Top Ten Challenge ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

Event on August 24th

Roger Banks set a new over 2000cc modprod saloon class record in his mighty 4.2t Audi S4 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Jos Goodyear slid into the Ashes recticel in the first run off... ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...but bounced back (not literally) after much paddock grafting to win the second run off in the potent 4.0 Pilbeam MP97 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Scott Moran's second place in the second run off secured the 2008 British Hillclimb Championship ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event on July 20th

Jules Freeman took his Scooby to a new road production class record ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Simon Marsh showed well in father Tony's 2.5 Gould GR55 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nic Mann was a very popular BTD winner in the 1.7t Mannic Beattie ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Glyn Poole reset the outright bike hill record! ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Events on June 21st & 22nd

Steve Holley smokes a tyre into Karousel on his way to a roadgoing production class record in the 5.0 TVR Griffith ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Rod Thorne came back from a first run spin to win the big sports libre class in his 5.0 Pilbeam MP43 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Gardner took BTD on the Saturday in John Forsyth's 3.5 Pilbeam MP58 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Former double Gurston champ Steve Butts set a blistering new class record in his 1.9 Lotus Elise on the Sunday ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Forsyth got his revenge on the Sunday with BTD! ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Jim White took half a second off the up to 1400cc modprod saloon class record in his 1400 BMW-headed Austin Mini and went into the Gurston Championship lead ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Hillclimb Championship Event on May 24th & 25th

Trevor Willis, seen here in wet practice, won the (damp) first of the two Championship Run Offs in his 2.8 OMS CF06 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Gurston hill record holder Martin Groves made a remarkable comeback from a first class run crash to win the second Run Off ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roger Banks's potent 4.2t Audi S4 was quick in the wet, and only eight tenths away from the class record on his dryish second run ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Glyn Poole reset the outright bike hill record and the up to 500cc class record on his 491cc Honda CR in the bike Top 10 Run Off ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Events on April 19th & 20th 2008

Ian Chard set a brave 36.61 secs BTD time in horrible conditions on the Saturday in his 1.1 supercharged Jedi ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Chardy celebrates BTD with a Magnum ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

Adrian Flagg went well in conditions that may have suited the Scooby ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

Meanwhile BARC (SW) committee member Paul Webster wasn't so keen in his 2.0 Dallara F301 ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sunday was much better and 2007 Gurston Champ Mike Rudge started out where he left off - in front ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

But Jim White's 1.4 Mini was only one hundredth behind Mike in the championship after round 1 ! ©Copyright Simon McBeath / maximage.co.uk 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test Day April 6th 2008