Uphill Racers: The History of British Speed Hill Climbing

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The car was converted from Zytek to DTA ignition and a new intercooler was fitted to to be on the safe side (original pipework with car to revert to original if required). It comes with all FIA kit in place and in date, ROPS certificate, and MSA Passport with no endorsements, a large file of bills, set-up guide and ready to race.

With over 1,000 bhp per tonne the Vision has achieved numerous FTDs and class wins in its current form or alternatively the very rare EXF engine (one of five) could be sold to an MG enthusiast and the car reverted to circuit specification for the MSV Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship. Complete with HTP papers (expired), the car is fully FIA compliant, registered with the French racing federation and has a French logbook. supercharged hybrid Hayabusa engine with K8 bottom end, K6 head and Rotrex supercharger, producing 347 BHP. Currently fitted with a 12 litre custom made fuel tank but with the standard race tank also included, together with a fuel churn for refuelling.These short courses are more akin to uphill sprints – and almost always take under one minute for the fastest drivers to complete.

It is a well-known car that I have owned for the last 3 years and was originally built for Tim Wilson in 2001 and more recently run very successfully by Keith and Chris Green.With impressive power and torque the car is highly entertaining to drive and still represents a competitive proposition for classic hillclimbs. Complete with spare ra The Swift SC92 comes with a l ow mileage engine, an LD200 Gearbox, in date belts and fire extinguisher. Accelerate your car and collect coins to utilize boosters to improve the stability of your car at high speeds and over bumps!

Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. According to its first US owner the car looked as if it was used for competition, having virtually no trim, no ignition key (just a master switch) and various other competition features that were available in period from the factory, including a lightweight body, plexiglass rear screen, fibreglass bumpers (replaced with steel at some time), front mounted radiator, high ratio steering rack, close ratio 5 speed gear box (still 5 speed but no longer close ratio), removable rear cross member to aid rapid engine removal and substantial chassis reinforcing. The package comes ready to race, a comprehensive set of spares and wheels/tyres are available at extra cost, if required. The course at Rob Roy hosts race meets regularly, including rounds of the Victorian Hillclimb Championships. Freshly painted in its original livery this stunning example has a low miles TT Motors engine, new clutch, bag tank, nose cone and wings.Pilbeam MP58-05 is one of the most successful hillclimb cars of all time, having won the British Championship in 1990 and 1991 (Martyn Griffiths), and in 1993 and 1994 (David Grace). Jedi Mk6 fitted with a 599cc Honda F3 engine,built May 2021 from an earlier Mk 4 Chassis by Jedi and was going to be the factory car but they were too busy with there race series.

Lyndon then purchased the car and converted it to a Gp5 car with a 1300 Cosworth FVA engine and raced in the 1972/3 Motoring News/Esso Championship winning the 1300 class and 2 nd overall both years.Complete with a large history file and a significant spares package including a new custom supercharger kit which has never been fitted. It was first owned for Lewis Tracey who was very active in club motorsport in the early post war years.