Greenwood Cup and Mike Wilson Hillclimb

Report and images by Chris Bannister of JCB Photography

26 September 2024

Competitors of the Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship were competing at Harewood Hill for the final two rounds, of the 2024 season, over the weekend of 2^1st and 2^2nd September. 

The Greenwood Cup and Mike Wilson Hillclimb meetings were Round’s seven and eight of the Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship, organised by the BARC Yorkshire Centre on the famous Yorkshire hill.

Greenwood Cup Hillclimb

Also joining in on the action on the Saturday were a number of competitors from the Pre-War Austin Seven Club. Along with competitors from the TR Register and MG Car Club, who were on track both days.

With two practice runs and a timed run completed before the lunch break, followed by two timed runs in the afternoon and a total start entry of 150 cars.

Saturday’s weather turned out to be the better of the two days even though it was overcast. The sun did come out just after the lunch-break with a light breeze. This resulted in perfect track conditions, for a couple of competitors to set new class records:

Class 19 B for Pre-war Austin 7 Club track cars. Stuart Blackham driving the Austin 7 Pigsty Special, car #46.

Class 1A Road cars up to and including 1400cc. Adam Riley driving the VW UP, car #65.

Class 2A Road cars Specialist Production Kit cars. Henry Moorhouse driving the Honda powered Westfield, car #115

Fastest Time of the Day was set by Morgan Jenkins driving the Pilbeam MP97, car #197 with Mark Hemingway driving a Force TA car #192, taking Second and Jake Bellerby driving his OMS 2000M, car#181 setting the third fastest.

Full Results can be found here: Saturday 21 September 2024 - Greenwood Cup Hillclimb

Mike Wilson Hillclimb



On Sunday the Mike Wilson Hillclimb had a total start entry of 150 cars, although 10 drivers did not take the start.

Sunday morning was overcast with mist in the distance, looking towards the Wharfedale valley. With a cool breeze keeping the temperatures down both on and off the track.

Competition got underway with the two practice runs, followed by a timed run before the lunch break. Towards the end of the second timed run in the afternoon, it just started to rain but by the time that some competitors had started their third timed runs it was coming down enough that a number of competitors did not take their third run and some of the single seaters switching to wet tyres. Just when the organizers had the time to possibly get a forth timed run in the weather got the better of them and the season ended how it had started wet.

Only One class record was broken, Class 1 A, Road Cars Series Production up to and including 1400cc. The Class record had only stood for less than twenty four hours and was again set by Adam Riley in the VW UP, that he shares with Doug Mitchell, his father in-law. Adam managed to shave another tenth of a second off the record.

Harewood Hillclimb Championship

Adam Riley yet again retains the Harewood Hillclimb Championship crown after leading from the first event of the season and also setting several new class records for Class 1A, Road Cars series Production up to and including 1400cc in the front wheel drive VW UP car #65.

 Adam first broke the class record in only his second meeting in the new car at Harewood. This was the Jim Thomson Hillclimb, in June. He then broke his own record in the Rescheduled Spring Championship event in August and on both meetings this weekend.

Adam is now a quadruple Harewood Champion, having won the Championship in 2023 driving Karl Jackson’s rear wheel drive Honda S2000 and in 2022 and 2021 driving his own Honda S2000. Simon Green driving his Westfield Duratec, car #165 finished in second place and Henry Moorhouse driving the Honda powered Westfield, car #115 in third place.

Henry Moorhouse and Simon Green have both been pushing Adam since the first meeting of the season back in May and have set their own Class records throughout the season.

Henry at the Yorkshire Speed, at the beginning of August and Rescheduled Spring Championship event at the end of August and during the Greenwood Cup. At all the other Harewood events Henry has won the class. Henry driving his Honda powered Westfield in Class 2A

Simon Green was second in Class 3G in the Harewood Open Hillclimb in May but at the Jim Thompson Hillclimb he won the Class, at the Yorkshire Speed Hillclimb event he set a new Class record. Then again at the Rescheduled Spring Championship and the following day at the Summer Championship meeting. He won the class during the Greenwood Cup and Mike Wilson.

Fast Time of the Day Award Series (FTD Award Series)

David Tatham has led the series since the Yorkshire Speed Hillclimb meeting at the beginning of August. He had been driving his DJ Firehawk but due to engine issues he has had to swap to the McLaren M12C. He won the Montague Burton Hillclimb but since the Rescheduled Spring Championship meeting he has been driving the McLaren.

However, after dropped points are taken into account, Jake Bellerby wins the Harewood FTD Award Series driving his OMS 2000M, car #181 from Simon Green driving his Westfield Duratec, car #165 in second place and David Tatham driving the McLaren M12C, car #183 falls down to third place.

Fastest Time of the Day was set by Mark Hemingway driving a Force TA car #192

Full Results from the Mike Wilson Hillclimb can be found here: Sunday 22 September 2024 — Mike Wilson Hillclimb

Final Harewood Championship Standings 2024 Results: Harewood Championship

Final Harewood FTD Award Series 2024 Results: BARC Harewood FTD Award Series

Many thanks to BARC Yorkshire centre for the opportunity to be track side in 2024. Also, not forgetting all the Marshals, Medical and the Extractor Rescue team, along with all the back office staff without which the events at Harewood Hill could not take place.

The 2025 season will kick off with Practice Day in March TBA.

Harewood Hillclimb events 2025

Key dates in bold are Non Harewood Championship events.

13^th April. Spring Championship

10^th May. Harewood Open

11^th May. May British Hillclimb Championship

7^th June. Classic & Vintage

8^th June. Jim Thomson

5th-6th July. July British Hillclimb Championship

2^nd August. Yorkshire speed

3^rd August. Montague Burton

24^th August. Summer Championship

20^th September. Greenwood Cup

21^st September. Mike Wilson