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As soon as a "competitive" element is brought into club speed/sprint/hillclimbing, it'll be finished.

Of course, if you're at the HSA-e.g. Peter Groves, etc.-top end, that's different... but at our run-wot-you-brung end, it's just for laughs and to see if you (in your Mini) can beat your mate in his DB9. Well it is for me, anyway.

You just have to attend a hillclimb or a historic sporting trials meeting to observe the totally different ambiance and distinct lack of riff-raff that you usually get at race meetings (even the club events), where some people just have to win.
Why do you think Stirling Moss (and the like) can just "appear" at some of these events and be confident that they'll be totally unmolested or hassled?

It's the best kept secret in motorsport but I fear not for long....I recently acquired a 1962 Cannon trials car (cost £2k) and turned up to a few events and loved it. Unfortunately, as we all know, historics is now big news and everyone wants a piece of the action. Especially when they find out that a recent outright Le Mans winner competed at a trial. At my last event in March, one of the more unsavoury members of the racing establishment (who has recently burst onto the historic scene) turned up with his full team of (how can I put this?) dodgy helpers, lots of haircuts and bright coloured racing team jackets.

And prices of historic trials cars have gone through the roof...which is a bad thing

Yes, I suppose I am a cultural snob...but hopefully of the nicer kind

I think for next year it'd just be a case of us putting up a list of events we think are good to enter, as relaxed and simple as that and then whoever turns up turns up. From my perspective having looked at it I suspect I just won't be able to commit to running any sort points based 'challenge' or 'series' due to my personal circumstances. However I'd be up for any events that I'm actually able to do next year, once I've sorted my leaky engine out!!

Pete, That sort of event is all you need really. I could only do the northern area hills but if other people are interested in an informal hill climb meeting that's all you need.
It took me 8 hours to Harewood get through the bank holiday for the last one, and 6 hours back.

I noticed this on the Bo'ness web page.

BO’NESS HILL CLIMB REVIVAL
ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAR
Y REGULATIONS 2017

*2
The or
ganisers are willing to create
dedicated Single Mar
que Sub Classes once more than 5
cars are submitted
of the same manufacture. Drivers will be informed of this change, the class created, and moved accordingly.

At one of the first bo'ness revivals Robbs boss who owns the wedding fleet was an event sponsor (not that dear to do , certainly at that stage) and they created a class for the staff and pals. It was a proper rag bag assortment of saabs, minis, lotus and others. It was great. Not sure they'do it now or not.

Al

By the way, there are still entries available for the Aintree sprint on September 3rd. It's a nice fast event.

http://www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/aintree-sprints/