Barbon Hillclimb is a hillclimb held near

Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in the 2001 ...

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, north-west

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. The event is held on the

Barbon Barbon is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 263, reducing to 236 at the 2011 Census. The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The village is abou ...

Manor estate with the course ordinarily being used as a driveway. The course is 890 yards (814 metres) in length, making it the shortest of the

British Hill Climb Championship The British Hill Climb Championship (BHCC) is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history, for example, the hillclimb held at Shelsley Walsh, in Worcestershire, England is th ...

tracks outside the

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. From 2013, the car events are being promoted b
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in addition to their popular Sprints at Aintree. Motorcycle events were run at Barbon by the Westmorland Motor Club until 2011, and resumed in 2019.

History

From 1950 to 2012, Westmorland Motor Club ran three events per year at the venue: two for cars and one for motorcycles, though the motorcycle events took a break but ran in 2019. Since 2013 the car events have been run by Barbon Hillclimb Ltd, a joint venture between Kirkby Londsale Motor Club and Liverpool Motor Club, the latter being the official promoter of the events. The target for 1963 competitors was the existing record by Jack Cordingley's

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-Maserati in a time of 30.46 secs. A new record was set by Jos Goodyear on 4 July 2015 of 20.08, beating the previous record held by

Scott Moran Scott Moran (born 1976 ) is a British hillclimb driver, based in Ludlow, Shropshire. Scott Moran has won the British Hill Climb Championship six times (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016) driving the Gould GR61X he shares with his father, ...

in 2008. The British Hillclimb Championship events run in July each year, and the popular Regional Championship events run in mid-June. The 2010 British Hillclimb Championship round had to be abandoned due to a problem with the track surface.''Autosport'', 13 May 2010, Page 104. The 2011 and 2012 British Hillclimb Championship rounds ran successfully at Barbon after resurfacing of sections of the track had brought the surface back up to standard. Substantial re-surfacing too place in 2015 and the British Hillclimb Championship event moved from May to July to further improve the events for competitors and spectators alike. The National B (regional championship) events held each June have continued to run successfully, attracting a loyal following of competitors and spectators.

Barbon Hillclimb car event past winners

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Footnotes

External links

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