Scottish Hill Climb Championship round
Doune, 26 Apr 1970
| Results | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted J. Clark | (FF) 1.6-litre Lotus 51 - Ford #2 |
54.26s | 1st in Class 1 (1300cc and FF racing cars) | ||
| 2 | Brian Harrison | (1300cc racing car) 1-litre Vixen VB5 - Imp |
55.28s | 2nd in Class 1 (1300cc and FF racing cars) | ||
| 3 | Gray Mickel | 2-litre Brabham BT23B [1] - Climax FPF 4 #19 (see note 1) |
55.55s | 1st in Class 2 (over 1300cc racing cars) | ||
| 4 | Iain McLaren | (Special Saloon) 1.2-litre Singer Chamois (see note 2) |
56.59s | 1st in Class | ||
| 5 | Malcolm McQueen | (Special Saloon) 1.3-litre Mini Cooper S - BMC #36 |
56.72s | 1st in Class | ||
| 6 | Ernie Blackadder | (sports racing) 1-litre Nathan GT - Imp #6 |
57.53s | 1st in Class 3 (1600cc Sports Racing/GT) | ||
| 7 | Bernard Hunter | (FF) 1.6-litre Merlyn Mk 11 - Ford Kent |
57.85s | 3rd in Class 1 (1300cc and FF racing cars) | ||
| 8 | Agnes Mickel | 2-litre Brabham BT23B [1] - Climax FPF 4 #124 (see note 3) |
57.95s | 2nd in Class 2 (over 1300cc racing cars) | ||
| 9 | J A Murray McGrath | (1300cc racing car) 1-litre Ecosse Imp - Imp |
58.92s | 4th in Class 1 (1300cc and FF racing cars) | ||
| 10 | Kenny Allen | (1.0 Spec Saloon) 1-litre Mini Cooper S - BMC #46 |
59.12s | Class 8 (1000cc Special Saloons) | ||
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying information not available |
Notes on the cars:
- Brabham BT23B [1] (Gray Mickel): Sold to Mike Hawley (Solihull) and used in British hillclimbs with a 2-litre Climax engine. Won the RAC championship round at Great Auclum in August. Retained early 1968 but rarely seen and sold mid-season to Curborough sprint specialist Bob Rose (Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire). Sold again to Scottish hillclimbers Gray and Agnes Mickel for 1969 and used in the national championship, guest driven by Mike MacDowel on one occasion. Retained for 1970 but advertised in October that year and sold to Bernard Worth (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, later Navenby, Lincolnshire) for £1600. Bernard and Sue Worth ran the car at Prescott, Croft, Silverstone and Curborough during the early 1970s, and it was also raced by John Walmsley at Curborough and Prescott. It was sold in 1976/77 to Richard Thwaites (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) who wanted the engine for his Brabham BT8. Then unknown until acquired some time around 1990 by Joe Applegarth (Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham). Still in his ownership in 2010.
- Singer Chamois (Iain McLaren): Iain McLaren raced a Singer Chamois in Scottish hillclimbs in 1970. The Chamois was effectively just a re-badged Hillman Imp, and this example had previously been used by Gerry Birrell in Scottish saloon car racing in 1968, when it had a 998cc engine. The engine was increased to 1220cc by Hugh Shannon for McLaren in 1970.
- Brabham BT23B [1] (Agnes Mickel): Sold to Mike Hawley (Solihull) and used in British hillclimbs with a 2-litre Climax engine. Won the RAC championship round at Great Auclum in August. Retained early 1968 but rarely seen and sold mid-season to Curborough sprint specialist Bob Rose (Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire). Sold again to Scottish hillclimbers Gray and Agnes Mickel for 1969 and used in the national championship, guest driven by Mike MacDowel on one occasion. Retained for 1970 but advertised in October that year and sold to Bernard Worth (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, later Navenby, Lincolnshire) for £1600. Bernard and Sue Worth ran the car at Prescott, Croft, Silverstone and Curborough during the early 1970s, and it was also raced by John Walmsley at Curborough and Prescott. It was sold in 1976/77 to Richard Thwaites (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) who wanted the engine for his Brabham BT8. Then unknown until acquired some time around 1990 by Joe Applegarth (Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham). Still in his ownership in 2010.
Sources
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