Wiscombe Park Hillclimb
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Wiscombe Park Hillclimb is a British hillclimb, situated in Colyton,
Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
. The course, which is 1000 yards (914 metres) in length — the same as
Shelsley Walsh Shelsley Walsh is a small village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, on the western side of the River Teme. For administrative purposes it is presently located in the Teme Valley ward of the county’s Malvern Hills district. In the 2011 ...
— was opened in 1958. The course was extended in 1961 when the record was held by Addicott in a Lotus at 49.3 secs. Wiscombe has been hosting rounds 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 ...
since the May meeting in 1962.''Motor'', May 23, 1962, Page 643. The outright hill record currently stands at 32.94 seconds, set by Alex Summers in July 2022.


Wiscombe Park Hill Climb past winners

Key: R = Course Record; S/C = Supercharged.


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