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Oliver's Mount is an area of high ground overlooking
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, England. It offers views over the town, a tribute monument to the war dead, camping and caravanning at selected times of the year, 10 football pitches, 1 rugby league pitch, in the past a small school, and a cafe, but may be primarily known for its motorcycle races. Oliver's Mount first held a motorcycle race in 1946, and continues to hold motorcycle circuit racing today, and also holds car rally and car hill-climb events. Cars have raced here twice, in 1955 and 1956. In 2016 Oliver's Mount was the summit for the final classified climb on the third stage of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race. The site also houses the broadcasting transmitter which provides TV and radio services to Scarborough and the surrounding areas. Oliver's Mount is named after
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, as it was thought that he had sited guns there, although there is no evidence that Cromwell visited Scarborough during the
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. This name was in use by 1804; previously the hill was known as Weaponness, which now refers to the area of the town around Oliver's Mount and Filey Road, and one of the wards of the
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Races

The Oliver's Mount track is a
street circuit A street circuit is a motorsport race track, racing circuit composed of temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor racing, motor races. Airport Runway, runways and Taxiway, taxiways are also sometimes part of ...
composed of twisty public roads and has played host to domestic motorcycling and rallying events for many years. Spectators for race events are known to have reached 58,000. Oliver's Mount racing circuit is the only
street circuit A street circuit is a motorsport race track, racing circuit composed of temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor racing, motor races. Airport Runway, runways and Taxiway, taxiways are also sometimes part of ...
in England. Throughout the year it hosts four weekends of motorcycle road racing and numerous hill climb and GB SuperMoto events. With the Bob Smith Spring Road Races, Barry Sheene Classic Road Races, Cock o' the North Road Races and The Gold Cup drawing riders and spectators from all over the British Isles. The races are organised by the 243 Road Racing Association which attracts big name riders from the road racing scene. The circuit itself is in length around Oliver's Mount. It is known as a technical and twisty track that requires a great deal of skill and bravery to tackle, with speeds of upto 170mph. Oliver's Mount continues to hold motorcycle, British SuperMoto and Hill Clim
events
Two Formula III events were held in 1955 and 1956. In 2018, Oliver's Mount racing was cancelled due to safety concerns. As a result no racing took place. Following this, the ownership of the event changed from the Auto 66 Club and the council granted a lease to a group led by former racers and businessmen Mick Grant & Eddie Roberts, under the name GrantRoberts Ltd. In April 2019 GrantRoberts Ltd was renamed Oliver’s Mount Racing Ltd. With support from Scarborough Borough Council, the venue hosted two events in 2019. These were the Barry Sheene Classic on 27 and 28 July and the Gold Cup from 27 to 29 September.Nowadays its run by Husband and wife team Andy Hayes and Wendy Hayes along with a group of experienced officials and is now going from strength to strength now its back upto a full calendar of events.


British Formula III


British Superbike Championship


Transmitting station

Oliver's Mount broadcasts television and radio services to
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and
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with signals that can be received as far as Malton.


Analogue radio


Digital radio


Digital television


Before switchover


Analogue television

Analogue television ceased from Oliver's Mount during August 2011. BBC Two was closed on 3 August and BBC One was temporarily moved into its frequency at the time to allow BBC A to launch in BBC One's old frequency. The remaining analogue services ceased on 17 August 2011.


References


Bibliography

* Peter Swinger (2001). ''Motor Racing Circuits In England Then And Now''. .


External links


Two Four Three Road Racing Association
* unofficial site, with history and pictures
Photo galleries of Oliver's Mount mast from the mb21 website
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