Barbon Hillclimb

[cliorod]

As previously mentioned I am at the this Hillclimb ~~~ about 5/6 miles out of Kirby Lonsdale on Saturday. I am there in an official capacity :P ~ deputy clerk of course !!!.
My standard Williams will be parked on the hillside just past the flying finish,and before the car assembly area.Entries include a Lancia Stratos ~~ does not say whether or not it is real or a kitcar ,TVR , 2 x Renault 5Gt Turbos,Alpine Renault,Porsche,a 2500cc Ford Focus ~~ knowing the driver of this it will be a bit special 80 plus cars,practice starts at 09:30am,with timed runs commencing after practice.
Anyone there come have a chat.
Rod.

[wavy]

im gonna come check it out rod
have u got a post code or the name of the area/track so i can find it

[cliopete]

Hi Rod, will be over in Gisburn tomorrow, wouldn't mind a run up to Barbon Hillclimb in the afternoon. Is it easy to find......will it be signposted.......map ref?....probably see you there.

[Martin]

I'm off tommorow but watching the football is tempting...where is it?

[wavy]

flipin heck i think its just past kendal ? i need a postcode

[Martin]

Ahh not too far for me just past lancaster....

[cliorod]

Ok Folks,
Directions:~ on the A65 from SETTLE, take the first right,BEFORE ,crossing the River Lune ~~ Devils Bridge,you will the pass hundreds of Bikers ,on the left hand side ~~~ munching burgers etc,from the van (not joking) .The road is the A683 ~~ signposted SEDBERGH,carry on through CASTERTON, and look for the arrows on the right hand side.
For those with an OS.map it is sheet 97,map reference 630825,from Barbon,turn left PAST the church.If you put Barbon,Carnforth in the AA routefinder,it will give you all the details to get you into the village,look forward to seeing you all.
PS,I will be the goodlooking geriatric :P

[cliorod]

Spent the day,with "Cliopete", .Introduced him to him to a couple of my MSA scrutineer friends,and got him the know how on the sport of Hillclimbing ~~ I then sent him home,with a good bedtime read :P :P The Msa yearbook ~~ with all the rules etc etc Pictures are of a few of the cars ~~ The Noble went off,and did about £1000 worth of damage to the spoiler .The red 5 took its class,The Stratos was a 100% genuine car ~~ the guy paid £9000 for it Worth at least 5 times that.[/img]












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The Sunbeam has a 400bhp "Cossie" turbo motor with RS500 injectors etc.
The old single seater,is one of only two remaining Single seater Cooper~ Jap racings cars left ~~ Cooper were the forerunner of Brabham
Hope you enjoy
Rodders.

[cliopete]

Great pics Rod & thanks, it was a great way to spend a sunny Saturday, Hooligan & Martin you missed a real treat. Interesting cars and knowledgeable company. The 5 GT Turbo looked and sounded amazing as did the cossie engined Talbot Sunbeam, both a credit to their owners/creators.
How the guy in the single seater that spun across the finish line on a 10 ft. wide track, in front of our noses, kept it on the track I'll never know, bet his undies needed a good biowash last night.

[wavy]

:( sorry i missed it guys but it was way far er than i thought
i will be at scammenden dam tho just hope the weather is as nice that day aswell
them cars look awsome