Wiscombe Park Hillclimb is a British

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 hillclimb

Hillclimbing

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, situated in Colyton

Colyton, Devon

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, Devon

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. The course, which is 1000 yards (914 metres) in length — the same as Shelsley Walsh

Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb

The Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Worcestershire, England, organised by the Midland Automobile Club . It is one of the oldest motorsport events in the world, and is in fact the oldest to have been staged continuously on its original course, first having been run in 1905...

 — was opened in 1958. The course was extended in 1961 when the record was held by Addicott in a Lotus at 49.3 secs. Wiscombe has been hosting rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship

British Hill Climb Championship

The British Hill Climb Championship is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history and this event has been held every year since 1947.All British Champions have been British...

 since the May meeting in 1962.

The outright hill record currently stands at 34.16s, set by Adam Fleetwood

Adam Fleetwood

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 on 24 July 2004.

Wiscombe Park Hill Climb past winners

Year	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Notes
1960	D. G. Addicott	Lotus Eleven-Climax	33.94 sec	Sept 18. 735 yard course.
1961	D. G. Addicott	Lotus	49.3 sec R	1,000 yard course.
	David Good David Good David Good is a former British Hill Climb Champion. In 1961 he won the qualifying rounds at Westbrook Hay and Wiscombe Park, driving a Cooper-JAP Mk 8, and clinched the title with a third place at Prescott in September...	Cooper-J.A.P.	46.98 sec R	Aug 13.
1962	T. Marsh Tony Marsh (racing driver) Anthony Ernest "Tony" Marsh was a British racing driver from England. His Formula One career was short and unsuccessful, but he enjoyed great success in hillclimbing, winning the British Hill Climb Championship on a record six occasions.Having begun his hillclimbing career in 1953 with a...	Marsh-B.R.M.	45.44 sec R	May 20.
	Wally Cuff	Cooper-J.A.P.	46.51 sec	Aug 12.
	Chris Summers	Cooper-Chevrolet 4,750 c.c.	44.64 sec R	Oct 14.
1963	Peter Westbury Peter Westbury Peter Westbury is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, scoring no championship points. In 1969 he raced a Formula 2 Brabham-Cosworth, driving in his first Grand Prix in the 1969 German Grand Prix. He finished ninth on the...	Felday-Daimler 2½-litre S/C	46.82 sec	April 6/7.
				Sept 1.
	Peter Westbury	Felday-Daimler 2½-litre S/C	43.54 sec R	Oct 13.
1964	Peter Westbury	Ferguson P99 4-w-d	42.53 sec R	May 17/18.
1965	Tony Marsh	Marsh-Special Oldsmobile V8		May 16.
1966				May 14/15.
1967	Bryan Eccles	Brabham BT18-Oldsmobile V8 3.5-litre	FTD	May 13/14.
1968				May 11/12.
2006	Round 23 British Hill Climb Championship The British Hill Climb Championship is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history and this event has been held every year since 1947.All British Champions have been British...  : Simon Durling	Gould Gould Racing Gould Racing is a British motorsport company, specialising in racing car manufacture and engineering. The company is run by David Gould, and is based in Newbury, Berkshire, England.... -NME GR55B 2.65-litre	35.61 sec	July 30.
	Round 24 British Hill Climb Championship The British Hill Climb Championship is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history and this event has been held every year since 1947.All British Champions have been British...  : Martin Groves	Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre	35.57 sec
2008 2008 British Hill Climb Championship season The 2008 Nicholson McLaren Engines British Hill Climb Championship season was the 62nd British Hill Climb Championship season. It was the last year in which Nicholson McLaren sponsored the championship, as MCL Motorhomes took over the championship sponsorship for 2009. The series was contested...	Round 21 British Hill Climb Championship The British Hill Climb Championship is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history and this event has been held every year since 1947.All British Champions have been British...  : Martin Groves	Gould	35.09 sec	July 27.
	Round 22 British Hill Climb Championship The British Hill Climb Championship is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history and this event has been held every year since 1947.All British Champions have been British... : Scott Moran	Gould	35.02 sec

Key: R = Course Record; S/C = Supercharged.

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