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Committee Digest: November 2020

It’s been a tough year, but we’ve come through it just fine. This was the last committee meeting of the year and we had a few things to discuss. With our AGM taking place via email, we finalised the [click. . .]

2020 Bristol Two Litre Cup Review

This might not have been the ideal year to start a new championship, but that didn’t dampen the quality of the field for the Bristol Two Litre Cup. Seven drivers entered the opening round, which ended up being [click. . .]

New Rounds for Bristol Two Litre Cup and Vincenzo & Sons Bristol MX5 Challenge!

Good News! The Manor Farm rounds of both championships have been moved to Wiscombe Park Hillclimb for a double-header finale at the end of September. Best of all, online entries are now open for the event at [click. . .]

Throwback Thursday: 1977 Wiscombe 5 Clubs

On this day in 1977, we ran the second “5 Clubs” hillclimb at Wiscombe Park Hillclimb, an event that continues to this day. Here’s what Dick Mayo, the Clerk of the Course, wrote in our newsletter at [click. . .]

Entries Open: Vincenzo & Sons Bristol MX5 Challenge & Bristol Two Litre Cup Hillclimb

Woolbridge Motor Club are accepting entries for their hillclimb in June. It’s a round of both the Vincenzo & Sons Bristol MX5 Challenge and the Bristol Two Litre Cup. Regs and entry forms will be on their [click. . .]

2019 Bristol Speed Championship: Final Results

After 5 rounds comprising two sprints at Castle Combe, one sprint at Llandow and two hillclimbs at Wiscombe Park, Dave Greenslade has emerged the victor in the championship. His often driving partner, Simon Clemow ran [click. . .]

2019 Bristol Speed Championship: Round 3 Results

After 3 of 5 rounds, Matthew Bennett has broken the unlimited Roadgoing class record twice to take the lead in the Bristol Speed Championship and also win the King of Combe trophy. Dave Greenslade lies second in the [click. . .]

2020 Bristol Two Litre Cup

For 2020, we are announcing a new championship; the Bristol Two Litre Cup! The championship is designed to allow most normally aspirated cars of up to two litres to compete. All cars will run in a road-legal [click. . .]

2019 Bristol Speed Championship: Llandow Results

After two rounds of the Bristol Speed Championship, Dave Greenslade leads from James Hurford and Matthew Bennett. Pekka Tulokas took top honours at Llandow. All drivers who enter one of the 5 rounds under the name of [click. . .]

On This Day in 1964: Dyrham Park Hillclimb

During the 1960s, we ran hillclimbs up the drive at Dyrham Park, the National Trust venue off the A46. On 9th May 1964, we ran a closed to club event in addition to our restricted meeting in July and the British [click. . .]

On This Day in 1948: Naish Hillclimb Resurfacing

The cover of the June 1948 journal of Bristol Motor Club

Back in 1948, the war had just ended and the club was thriving. The club was looking for venues to run events and over the next few years would run speed events and circuit races on the sea front at Weston-Super-Mare, [click. . .]

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