BARC Yorkshire Summer Championship 

Harewood Hillclimb

Report and Images by Chris Bannister

29^th August

The BARC Yorkshire centre organized the Summer Championship Hillclimb meeting on Sunday 29^th August 2021 at Harewood Hill, this meeting would form part of the Harewood Championships.

The spectators would not only be cheering the drivers of four wheeled cars up the Yorkshire hill but it was the annual visit of the two and three wheeled, Motorbikes and Sidecar outfits.

Though these spectators would be limited in numbers and it was by advance ticket sales only, purchased online.

You can purchase your tickets for the last two events of the 2021 season (Greenwood Cup on 18^th September and Mike Wilson Hillclimb on 19^th September) from here; BARC (YORKSHIRE)

All competitors are continuing to complete and return all required documentation electronically days before the event and with just limited access to the paddock office on the day of the event.

Scrutineers would check ALL Competitors safety equipment (helmets, overalls, seat belts, Hans devices etc.) prior to the events staring at 9:00 in the drivers paddock bay and would also make checks on a small number of competition cars, during the day.

Also joining the competitors from the Harewood Championship regulars would be a hand full of competitors from the TVR Car Club and a dozen or so from the Classic Marques Speed Challenge along with the Motorbike and sidecar riders, mainly from the National Hill Climb Association Club.

The sky was full of grey clouds for the whole day but thankfully we had no rain, which was a very nice change to all the rain we have had during the 2021 season.

The competitors had two practice runs and a timed run before the lunch break, though the marshals had to deal with a couple of off's in the first and second timed runs, which also involved the Extractor Rescue Team and Ambulance.

Thankfully the drivers were given the all clear. Despite this most competitors got four timed runs.

The motorbikes and sidecar outfits would compete for a chance to be involved in a top ten run off after their timed run.

Top three result for the run off:

1^st Bike #14. KTM ridden by Paul Jeffery

2^nd Bike #3. KTM ridden by Glyn Poole

3^rd Bike #5. KTM ridden by Guy Ursell

Full Results for this run off can be found here: Motorbike Top 10 Run-off

The fastest sidecar outfit was the Honda F2 # 969 ridden by Simon and Jayne Foster.

Full Timings and results for the Summer Championship Hillclimb can be found here: Sunday 29 August 2021 - Event Results

Adam Riley in his Honda S2000 car #55 set a new 1B Class record in his third times run and further extends his lead in the Harewood Championship.

•       Chris Berrisford driving his Subaru Impreza car #71 won the Class 1D.

•       Liam Booth driving his Peugeot 205 GTi, car #53 was 5^th in the Class 1B.

•       Nick Mitchell driving a Peugeot 205 Rallye, car #35, won the Class 1A.

•       Bob Bellerby driving a Sylva Riot, car #102 which he was sharing with his son Jake Bellerby, won the Class 3F.

All the above competitors are fighting for the Harewood Championship though Adam Riley has a commanding lead going into the final two rounds.

All the above competitors are fighting for the Harewood Championship though Adam Riley has a commanding lead going into the final two rounds.

In class 6A, during the fourth timed run, Richard Derrick driving a Mini 1275GT, car #124 set the best time for the day, only for it to be broken by Thomas Robinson driving a TVR 1600M, car #128,  then only moments later, Jim Johnstone driving his Triumph TR6, car #132 to take the class win. All posting times in the 68 seconds, with only tenths in it.

Harewood Championship Results after Round eight

In the BARC Harewood Fastest Time of the Day Championship Richard Spedding still leads this championship in his GWR Raptor, car #4 after again setting fastest time of the day to win the Allan Staniforth trophy.

•       John Prickett driving his Radical PR6, car #109, won the Class 4A.

•       Bob Bellerby driving his Sylva Riot, car #102 won Class 3F.

Harewood Fastest Time of the Day Championship Results after Round eight.

The BARC Yorkshire Centre final two Hillclimb events for the 2021 season is the Greenwood Cup and Mike Wilson meetings over the weekend of 18^th and 19^th September, when both Harewood Championship and the Fastest Time of the Day Champions will be crowned.

Many thanks to BARC Yorkshire Centre at Harewood Hill and not forgetting all the Marshals, Medical, Rescue teams including Extractor Rescue without which the event could not have take part.