Val des Terres Hill Climb - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Val des Terres Hill Climb is a hillclimbing

Hillclimbing

Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course....

competition held in St Peter Port

St Peter Port

Saint Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2001 was 16,488. In Guernésiais and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port. The "port" distinguishes this parish from...

, Guernsey

Guernsey

Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...

. The course is 850 yards (777 m) in length. The track has hosted a round (latterly two 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...

Val des Terres Hill Climb past winners

Year	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Notes
1946	G. Bainbridge	E.R.A.	50.6 sec
1972	Richard Shardlow	Brabham BT21C-Vegantune twin-cam	36.29 sec R
1973	Chris Cramer	March-BDA 2-litre	33.60 sec R
1974	Richard Shardlow
1975	Roy Lane
1976	David Franklin	March 742-BMW 2.0-litre	33.87 sec
1977	David Franklin	March 742 2.0-litre	33.22 sec
1987	Martyn Griffiths	Pilbeam MP53-Hart 2.8-litre	30.94 sec R
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 19 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 Martin Groves Martin Groves is a British hillclimb driver, who won the British Hill Climb Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010. With older cars he had won five rounds of the BHCC between 2001 and 2004 , but in 2005 he was exceptionally quick in his new Gould GR55, clinching the championship at Craigantlet...	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....	28.25 sec	July 19.
	Round 20 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 Martin Groves Martin Groves is a British hillclimb driver, who won the British Hill Climb Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010. With older cars he had won five rounds of the BHCC between 2001 and 2004 , but in 2005 he was exceptionally quick in his new Gould GR55, clinching the championship at Craigantlet...	Gould	28.68 sec	July 19.

Key: R = Course Record.

Val des Terres Hill Climb past winners

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