“The fact that you set off with cold tyres makes it a challenging sport, although you are allowed to spin and warm your back tyre. “It’s a unique sport,” said NHCA spokesman and competitor Dave Peat. The only rules are: no tyre warmers, and no turbos. The entry fee includes a day’s membership to the ACU which brings insurance for that event’s racing.
The July 1 event is also a British Hillclimb Championship round and will see competitors perform two timed runs before the ten quickest riders move on to final shootout.īetter still, it is an open event meaning you can sign up online and compete on what you ride on the day if you enter one of the classes.
The course has been in use since 1905, making it older than the likes of Le Mans and Monza, and comprises a 1000-yard, narrow road with a 1:6.24 rise at its steepest point with racers reaching speeds of up to around 140mph. The world’s oldest motorsport venue to still run events on its original course, Shelsley Walsh in Worcestershire, will host the NHCA’s (National Hillclimb Association) first-ever all-bike hillclimb on July 1, 2023.
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