Loton Park Hill Climb is a
hillclimb held in part of the
Loton Park
Loton Park is a country house near Alberbury, Shrewsbury in Shropshire, on the upper reaches of the River Severn. It is a Grade II* listed building. It has been the seat of the Leighton family since 1391.
It stands in of parkland which incl ...
deer park just outside the village of
Alberbury
Alberbury is a village in Shropshire, England, west of Shrewsbury on the B4393 road which travels from Ford to Lake Vyrnwy. It is on to the England-Wales border, marked by Prince's Oak.
The River Severn runs just north of the village, and mos ...
in
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
,
England. The track was originally constructed by the members of The Severn Valley Motor Club based in Shrewsbury, in the mid-1950s. The first ever winner was Peter Foulkes in a
Cooper
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. The track was threatened with closure in 1969 and since then events have been organised by the
Hagley & District Light Car Club, who obtained the lease on the land from owner Sir Michael Leighton in 1970, in which year the first National A hillclimb was staged.
The course is 1475 yards (1349 metres) in length, making it the third longest course used in 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 t ...
. It contains an unusual ''downhill'' section fairly early in its layout. The hill record of 41.76 seconds was set by Wallace Menzies on 26 September 2021.
2021 British Hillclimb Championship Round 27 results
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Loton Park Hill Climb past winners
Key: R = Course Record; FTD = Fastest Time of the Day; S/C = Supercharged.
References
External links
Loton Park Speed Hillclimb at Hagley & District Light Car Club website
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Hillclimbs
Motorsport venues in England
Sports venues in Shropshire