Dear Members.
The Five Clubs Wiscombe Park Hillclimb Devon UK takes place on 5th/6th September, but behind closed doors, which is frustrating as we have the best entry since 1985. Five entries on both Saturday, and Sunday of Brian Gent (GT), Colin McLatchie (GT), Peter Swann (Genie), Keith Marchant (Invader Mk 3), and Chris Dennis (Invader Mk 1). Plus Mike Lamplough in his GT on the reserve list. There maybe be live timing on the weekend, I will let you know.
Kind regards
Chris D
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Re: Wiscombe Cup 2020
Dear Members,
Less than a week to go for our annual Gilbern outing at the Five Clubs Wiscombe Park Hillclimb weekend. Latest news is sadly, Colin McLatchie has not been able to finish fitting his engine, and gearbox in time, so has withdrawn from the weekend. Mike Lamplough had already been promoted from the reserve list, to an accepted entry for both days. So we will still have 5 Gilberns at Wiscombe. There is live timing on www.swtimekeepinglive.co.uk as the event is behind closed doors, and strictly no spectators. Stay safe.
Chris D
Less than a week to go for our annual Gilbern outing at the Five Clubs Wiscombe Park Hillclimb weekend. Latest news is sadly, Colin McLatchie has not been able to finish fitting his engine, and gearbox in time, so has withdrawn from the weekend. Mike Lamplough had already been promoted from the reserve list, to an accepted entry for both days. So we will still have 5 Gilberns at Wiscombe. There is live timing on www.swtimekeepinglive.co.uk as the event is behind closed doors, and strictly no spectators. Stay safe.
Chris D
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Re: Wiscombe Cup 2020
Chris, to be fair, I did get the drivetrain in. But ran into the problem of pieces of metal and bits of GRP being unable to occupy the same timespace coordinates.... So the damn thing has to come out again for further, tedious fettling.
But good luck to everyone. I shall be keeping an eye on the weather, and on those times.
Cheers, Colin
But good luck to everyone. I shall be keeping an eye on the weather, and on those times.
Cheers, Colin
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Re: Wiscombe Cup 2020
Dear Members,
After practice on the Saturaday at the Five Clubs Wiscombe Park hillclimb, people were wondering if any Gilberns would be running by the finish on Sunday night. First car up the hill was Mike Lamplough's beautifully restored GT1800 with 1 mile on the clock, but the engine died halfway up the hillclimb. Peter Swann, and Chris Dennis went up ok in their Genie, and Invader Mk 1 respectively, but then it was a long time before Keith Marchant appeared in his Invader Mk 3. His front right wing was a little secondhand, with cracked fibreglass, and a broken light lens. Keith had locked up approaching The Gate, and gone into the tyre barrier, reversed out, and carried on. Then Brian Gent came very swiftly up the hill in his usual ex Paul Scott GT1800.
Back in the paddock Mike found it was a blown fuse on the ignition circuit, replaced it, and the engine fired up. Five Clubs very kindly gave Mike an extra practice run, so he could do the timed runs. In the meantime Keith put a bit of tape round the wing, and straighten out his timing strut, and that was all the drama for the day. Everyone did there 3 timed runs without any problems, all 5 drivers getting quicker with each run.
Saturday results were: 1st Brian Gent 50.27, 2nd Mike Lamplough 55.88, 3rd Keith Marchant 62.39, 4th Peter Swann 62.92, and 5th Chris Dennis 64.57.
After some rain overnight it was a bright start for the Wiscombe Cup on Sunday. It was a dry track for practice, and the first timed run, but it rained on, and off in the afternoon for the last two timed runs, with everyone being slower. So the results for quickest, and most improved from practice were all based on the first timed runs.
Sunday results were below:
1st on speed Brian Gent 50.81 improved by 0.54 seconds from practice 5th in Wiscombe Cup.
2nd on speed Mike Lamplough 54.32 improved by 1.57 seconds from practice 4th in Wiscombe Cup.
3rd on speed Keith Marchant 59.80 improved by 2.07 seconds from practice 3rd in Wiscombe Cup.
4th on speed Peter Swann 62.18 improved by 2.85 seconds from practice 2nd in Wiscombe Cup.
5th on speed Chris Dennis 62.93 improved by 2.87 seconds from practice 1st in Wiscombe Cup.
So Chris Dennis won the Wiscombe Cup by the smallest of margins 2/100ths of a second from Peter Swann. Brian Gent was fastest overall both days breaking his personal best, and fastest time by a GT at Wiscombe of 50.79, with his Saturday best time of 50.27, half a second quicker. Well done Brian, who was the winner of the Ken Young Trophy for the fastest Gilbern of the weekend.
Stay safe
Chris D
After practice on the Saturaday at the Five Clubs Wiscombe Park hillclimb, people were wondering if any Gilberns would be running by the finish on Sunday night. First car up the hill was Mike Lamplough's beautifully restored GT1800 with 1 mile on the clock, but the engine died halfway up the hillclimb. Peter Swann, and Chris Dennis went up ok in their Genie, and Invader Mk 1 respectively, but then it was a long time before Keith Marchant appeared in his Invader Mk 3. His front right wing was a little secondhand, with cracked fibreglass, and a broken light lens. Keith had locked up approaching The Gate, and gone into the tyre barrier, reversed out, and carried on. Then Brian Gent came very swiftly up the hill in his usual ex Paul Scott GT1800.
Back in the paddock Mike found it was a blown fuse on the ignition circuit, replaced it, and the engine fired up. Five Clubs very kindly gave Mike an extra practice run, so he could do the timed runs. In the meantime Keith put a bit of tape round the wing, and straighten out his timing strut, and that was all the drama for the day. Everyone did there 3 timed runs without any problems, all 5 drivers getting quicker with each run.
Saturday results were: 1st Brian Gent 50.27, 2nd Mike Lamplough 55.88, 3rd Keith Marchant 62.39, 4th Peter Swann 62.92, and 5th Chris Dennis 64.57.
After some rain overnight it was a bright start for the Wiscombe Cup on Sunday. It was a dry track for practice, and the first timed run, but it rained on, and off in the afternoon for the last two timed runs, with everyone being slower. So the results for quickest, and most improved from practice were all based on the first timed runs.
Sunday results were below:
1st on speed Brian Gent 50.81 improved by 0.54 seconds from practice 5th in Wiscombe Cup.
2nd on speed Mike Lamplough 54.32 improved by 1.57 seconds from practice 4th in Wiscombe Cup.
3rd on speed Keith Marchant 59.80 improved by 2.07 seconds from practice 3rd in Wiscombe Cup.
4th on speed Peter Swann 62.18 improved by 2.85 seconds from practice 2nd in Wiscombe Cup.
5th on speed Chris Dennis 62.93 improved by 2.87 seconds from practice 1st in Wiscombe Cup.
So Chris Dennis won the Wiscombe Cup by the smallest of margins 2/100ths of a second from Peter Swann. Brian Gent was fastest overall both days breaking his personal best, and fastest time by a GT at Wiscombe of 50.79, with his Saturday best time of 50.27, half a second quicker. Well done Brian, who was the winner of the Ken Young Trophy for the fastest Gilbern of the weekend.
Stay safe
Chris D
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Re: Wiscombe Cup 2020
Also a nice little writeup on Uphillracers, with link to associated pictures of said Gilbern in action....
http://www.uphillracers.com/showthread.php?t=18352
https://www.flickr.com/photos/riviera_g ... 1941/page3
Heroic stuff! Bummed I couldn't make it.
Cheers, Colin
http://www.uphillracers.com/showthread.php?t=18352
https://www.flickr.com/photos/riviera_g ... 1941/page3
Heroic stuff! Bummed I couldn't make it.
Cheers, Colin
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