Best of British at Shelsley Walsh 1st and 2nd June Shelsley Walsh welcomes stars of international motorsport on 2nd June when World Trials Champion Dougie Lampkin MBE makes his Shelsley Walsh motorcycle debut at the ‘Best of British’ weekend while BTCC hero Anthony Reid will attack the 114 year old hill with the world beating BAC Mono single seater supercar. The 160mph British Hill Climb Championship cars will be gunning for points in their two Top 12 Run Offs on Sunday together with some breath taking blowing class run action too. Last year saw the quickest time of 2018 set at this June meeting when David Uren set 23.53 seconds during one of the most thrilling run offs seen for over a deca
Entrants at the 21st May driving school didn’t disappoint. The usual wide array of vehicles graced the sun-soaked hill for our second school of 2019 and their pilots were on the ball from the start. Commentary hut windows shook with every passing of the mighty Ballamy Ford V8 Special of Mark Brett, who did very well hustling the beast up the hill. Some of our regular attendees came back to brush up their lines ready for later this season; always a good tactic if you compete in a roadgoing car and have a Tuesday free (see website for availability). Best novice was Nick Wakefield who wowed with his bike-engined Caterham, which was surprisingly quick despite its mere 660cc capacity. Curio
The May 12th Shelsley Walsh Breakfast Club will feature all the usual eclectic cars and people coming to enjoy the sights and have a fun Sunday morning but this time we’ve got the professionals from AUTOGLYM Car Care attending who’ll pick some of the dirtiest cars and then professionally wash the bodywork, wheels, glass or leather while giving a lesson on how it’s all done with the tricks of the trade. Shiny cars on a Sunday at Shelsley Walsh! MAC Members are free otherwise it’s £4 a head that goes towards the cost of the renovation of the wooden barn in the paddock. Please register here in advance as it makes entrance quicker for everyone. https://www.shelsleywalsh.com/events-1/breakfast-cl
