TWO north Hampshire drivers – Piers Thynne and Graham Beale – enjoyed success at the Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb season opener held at Broad Chalke near Salisbury.
Packed crowds enjoyed two days of action in Wiltshire and the best time of the day on both days was set by Ed Hollier from Honiton in his 1.6 Pilbeam MP62, just ahead of Ropley’s James Blackmore in his 1.6 OMS 25.
Thynne, from Hartley Wintney, won the roadgoing specialist production class in his turbocharged Westfield on Sunday.
The always close-fought over 2000cc marque sports car class saw Basingstoke’s Beale win in his turbocharged Ginetta G33.
In the sports libre class up to 2000cc an inspired Jonathan Gates from Brockenhurst, the Gurston championship sponsor, really got to grips with his relatively new car, the 1.6 Force LM, to set personal best times and take the class win ahead of arch rival Keith Diggle from Basingstoke in his 2.0 WEV HCS.
For more information about the Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb and future events visit the website: gurstondown.org
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