Apr 13, 2024
TEST DAY 2024 – The start of the 2024 season.
After the awful weather of the previous few months, we managed to get almost a whole day of half decent weather to start our season. Other hills had cancelled their test days and first meetings we managed to run the event. The event ran with many changes and restrictions. We appreciate the co-operation of all those parties who allowed us to run the day. Hopefully, we won’t have to run the end of April events with any restrictions.
There were many members of the team who made the event run so well. An incident in the middle of the day caused a minor delay but most had six runs.
There were a number of new cars and drivers and those reminding themselves of the lay-out of the hill.
We have posted some images on Facebook.
We would like to thank all the marshals for their help parking in the top paddock and their work with the incident. We would like thank everyone else who helped set-up the day and ran the event.
Apr 8, 2024
The 2024 Annual General Meeting of BARC South West Centre will be held on the 4th June 2024. This is a BARC South West members meeting.
The meeting will take place at Gurston Down in the restaurant. Time and Agenda to be confirmed later.
Notice of the meeting is deemed to have been given.
Apr 4, 2024
Final Instructions, SRs and number allocations can be found on the entry page for Test Day.
You will need to login to the Alpha system and check the event dashboard. Here’s a link:
https://gurstondown.alphatiming.co.uk/noticeboard/9737
Apr 3, 2024
Due to the continuing inclement weather, you will be unable to spectate at our Test Day this weekend. The car park field is out of action meaning we will NOT be able to accommodate any spectators, sorry.
Test Day is a closed event to spectators.
Apr 3, 2024
Due to the continuing inclement weather, you will be unable to Camp or Park your Tow Car and Trailer in the normally designated Field, as it is out of action.
Therefore upon entry to the Farm Yard, please wait to be directed to a suitable hard standing.
We aim to get as many competitors and trailers in the main paddock as we can so we ask you to park with consideration, thereby not blocking routes needed for the event.
You may well have to unhitch Tow cars and Trailers to ensure good usage of available space.
Breakfast will be available in the Restaurant from 0800 hours on Sunday and a lunch time service only.
Feb 25, 2024
We are excited to announce that Turbo Dynamics have renewed their sponsorship of Gurston Down’s Championship. The championship will be known as the Turbo Dynamics Gurston Down Championship and runs alongside the Online Cleaning Technologies BARC SW Top Ten Challenge.
Turbo Dynamics has a long association with Gurston Down. Peter Marsh, Turbo Dynamics MD, is the son of Tony Marsh who was instrumental is the design and creation of Gurston Down in 1967.
Feb 24, 2024
We are very pleased to announce that Online Cleaning Technologies have renewed their sponsorship of Gurston Down’s Top Ten Challenge. The challenge will be known as the Online Cleaning Technologies BARC SW Top Ten Challenge and will run alongside the Turbo Dynamics Championship.
Steve Holland, Online Cleaning Technologies MD, said that “We are very proud to associate ourselves with Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb and very happy to renew our Top Ten Challenge sponsorship.”
Those of you who were following us here at Gurston Down in 2023 will know that Steve won the Top Ten Challenge on the very last run of event. We are sure that Steve will be looking to retain his title.
Feb 13, 2024
Our 2024 Annual Set-Up Day is 17th March 2024.
We need to prepare the hill for the 2024 season. There are many jobs, large and small, that need to be completed before our annual Test Day in April.
If you are attending, please let Pete Hammock know by emailing him at facilities@gurstondown.co.uk particularly if you have some special skills, fencer, electrician, plumber etc.
There will be tea and coffee available but the Restaurant will NOT be open.
Feb 12, 2024
Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb are welcoming The National Historic Speed Club Championship to our hill in 2024. Here’s the NHSC’s press release introducing their championship.
“A newly formed MSUK recognised club, the National Historic Speed Club (“NHSC”), has announced a speed championship for historic cars, sports cars and race cars built between 1st January 1947 and 31st December 1976.
Sponsored by Hagerty UK, thenew speed championship will be contested over twelve rounds at classic venues such as, Goodwood, Aintree, Shelsley Walsh, Prescott, Loton Park and Harewood.
NHSC is also honoured and delighted to announce that John Fitzpatrick has agreed to be President of the new club. John is of course famous for his winning exploits in Minis, Anglias and Escorts during the 1960s. Subsequently winning the European GT Championship in 1974 and going on to run his own WEC team. NHSC chairman, Steve Akers, said “This exciting new championship is intended to fill a big gap in the hillclimb and sprint calendar. Owners of historic cars will now have the chance to compete against each other on a much fairer basis, rather than having to take on more modern machinery. The popularity of this era of motorsport has increased massively in recent years and we aim to bring fans the spectacle of these cars in action on a more regular basis around the country.”
The overall champion will be awarded the Innes Ireland Trophy, a trophy kindly donated by Christianne Ireland, his daughter. It is expected that Christianne will be competing in the championship, no doubt with the intention of winning it back!
Entries for the new championship open on Saturday 13th January via the club’s website, www.nationalhistoricspeed.co.uk.”
Jan 12, 2024
Our entry system (Alpha) is open. You can enter any or all of our events by using the link below:
The Championship and Challenge Entry is now open – You’ll find the entry on the 8th May in the Alpha system
