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The '''Gurston Down Motorsport Hillclimb''' is a [[hillclimb]] in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], organised by the South Western Centre of the [[British Automobile Racing Club]]; the BARC have been staging climbs at Gurston since 1967. The track hosts two rounds a year of the [[British Hill Climb Championship]].
The '''Gurston Down Motorsport Hillclimb''' is a [[hillclimb]] in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], organised by the South Western Centre of the [[British Automobile Racing Club]]; the BARC have been staging climbs at Gurston since 1967. The track hosts two rounds a year of the [[British Hill Climb Championship]]. The farmland the course traverses is also used for pheasant shoots and the course itself has found a dual use as a gravity racing venue.


The course measures 1057 yards (967 metres), and rises a total of 140 feet (43 metres), although the first section of the track is ''downhill'', a feature unique in British hillclimbing. The outright hill record is held by [[Adam Fleetwood]], who set a time of 26.57 seconds on [[29th August]] [[2004]], equating to an average speed of 81.37 mph (130.95 km/h).
The course measures 1057 yards (967 metres), and rises a total of 140 feet (43 metres), although the first section of the track is ''downhill'', a feature unique in British hillclimbing. The course was designed in 1965 by Tony Marsh, who was still competing the course in the premier over 2000cc racing car class in 2005.

The outright hill record is held by Martin Groves, who completed the course in 25.85 seconds on the 28th August 2005.


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Revision as of 22:22, 13 December 2005

The Gurston Down Motorsport Hillclimb is a hillclimb in Wiltshire, England, organised by the South Western Centre of the British Automobile Racing Club; the BARC have been staging climbs at Gurston since 1967. The track hosts two rounds a year of the British Hill Climb Championship. The farmland the course traverses is also used for pheasant shoots and the course itself has found a dual use as a gravity racing venue.

The course measures 1057 yards (967 metres), and rises a total of 140 feet (43 metres), although the first section of the track is downhill, a feature unique in British hillclimbing. The course was designed in 1965 by Tony Marsh, who was still competing the course in the premier over 2000cc racing car class in 2005.

The outright hill record is held by Martin Groves, who completed the course in 25.85 seconds on the 28th August 2005.