Bouley Bay Hill Climb

Bouley Bay
LocationTrinity, Jersey
Time zoneGMT
Opened1921
Major EventsBritish Hill Climb Championship
Hill Length1,011 yards (924 m)
Hill Record37.60 (Wallace Menzies, 2013, British Hill Climb Championship)

Bouley Bay Hill Climb is a hillclimbing event held in Trinity, Jersey, and organised by The Jersey Motor Cycle and Light Car Club.[1] The course on Les Charrières du Boulay was "first used for competition in 1921"[2] and since 1947 has hosted a round (latterly two rounds) of the British Hill Climb Championship. Bouley Bay and Val des Terres hill climb in Guernsey are normally held in July and provide a two-stop tour for UK drivers contesting the series.

Of the 1947 event Raymond Mays said: "My E.R.A.'s time counted as a record because, although it was slower than the figure set the previous year by Bainbridge's 1½-litre E.R.A., the 1947 climb was run for the first time from a standing start."[3]

The 2008 meeting included rounds 17 and 18 of the British Hill Climb Championship, both being won by Scott Moran.[4]

Bouley Bay Hill Climb past winners

Year Driver Vehicle Time Notes
1946 G. Bainbridge E.R.A. 55.9 sec [5]
1947 Raymond Mays E.R.A. 59.8 sec R [6] 24 July.
1948 Joe Fry Freikaiserwagen 59.2 sec [7] 15 July, joint fastest.
Dennis Poore Alfa Romeo
1949 Sydney Allard Steyr-Allard 55.6 sec [8] 21 July. Course reduced 50 yards.
1950 Ken Wharton Cooper 998 c.c. 55.4 sec [9]
1951 Ken Wharton Cooper 998 c.c. s/c 54.2 sec R [10] 26 July.
1952 Ken Wharton Cooper 998 c.c. s/c 55.4 sec [11]
1953 Ken Wharton Cooper-J.A.P. 52.8 sec R [12] 23 July.
1954 Ken Wharton Cooper 996 s/c 53.6 sec [13] Thurs 22 July.
1955 Ken Wharton Cooper 996 s/c 53.0 sec [14] 21 July; 1,011 yards.
1956 Ken Wharton Cooper 1,100 c.c. 52.6 sec R [15]
1957 Tony Marsh Cooper-J.A.P. 1,098 c.c. 53.3 sec [16]
1958 David Boshier-Jones Cooper-J.A.P. 53.82 sec [17]
1959 David Boshier-Jones Cooper-J.A.P. 51.00 sec [18]
1960 David Boshier-Jones Cooper 1,098 c.c. 50.84 sec R [19] Rain led to abandonment.
1961 Mac Daghorn Cooper-J.A.P. 51.75 sec [20] Oil on course led to abandonment.
1962 Tico Martini Martini-Special 650 c.c. 50.63 sec R [21] 26 July.
1963 25 July.
1964 23 July.
1965 Tony Marsh Marsh-Special R [22] 22 July.
1966 Tony Marsh Marsh-GM 50.21 sec [23]
1967 Round 7 :Tony Marsh Marsh Special 45.26 sec [24]
1968
1969 Mike MacDowel Brabham BT30X-Climax V8 45.61 sec [25]
1970 David Hepworth Hepworth FF FTD [26] Oct. Postponed due to dock strike.
1971
1972 Sir N. Williamson March 712S-Hart 2.0-litre 43.15 sec R [27]
1973 Mike MacDowel Brabham BT36X-Repco 5-litre 43.09 sec R [28]
1974 Chris Cramer
1975 Roy Lane
1976 Sir Nicholas Williamson March 741 DFV 3.0-litre 42.12 sec R [29]
1977 Alister Douglas-Osborn Pilbeam R22 3.0-litre 42.48 sec [30]
1987 Round 9 : Martyn Griffiths Pilbeam MP53-Hart 2.8-litre 40.30 sec [31] 23 July.
1995 Round 10 : Andy Priaulx Pilbeam MP58/03-Ford DFL 4-litre 38.65 sec R
1996 Round 10 : Roger Moran Pilbeam MP72/3-Judd EV 3.5-litre 39.64 sec 18 July.
2008 Round 17 : Scott Moran Gould-GR61 38.82 sec 17 July.
Round 18 : Scott Moran Gould-GR61 38.77 sec
2009 Round 19 : Roger Moran Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre 38.37 sec [32] 16 July.
Round 20 : Scott Moran Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre 39.44 sec

Key: R = Course Record; FTD = Fastest Time of the Day.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Motor Year Book 1957, Temple Press, Page 202.
  2. ^ The Autocar, 29 July 1955, Page 171.
  3. ^ Split Seconds: My Racing Years by Raymond Mays "ghosted" by Dennis May, G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd. 1952, Page 284.
  4. ^ Jersey Evening Post, 19 July 2008.
  5. ^ Motor Sport, December 1946, Page 284.
  6. ^ Motor Sport, September 1947, Page 263.
  7. ^ Motor Sport, August 1948, Page 259.
  8. ^ Motor Sport, August 1949, Page 333; The Manchester Guardian, 12 September 1949, Page 7.
  9. ^ Motor Sport, September 1950, Page 428.
  10. ^ Motor Sport, September 1951, Page 432; The Motor Year Book 1952, Temple Press, Page 192.
  11. ^ Motor Sport, September 1952, Page 396.
  12. ^ Motor, 1 July 1953, Page 755; C. A. N. May, Speed Hill-Climb, G.T. Foulis & Co LTD, 1962, Page 46.
  13. ^ The Autocar, 30 July 1954, Page 168.
  14. ^ Motor, 27 July 1955, Page 989; The Autocar, 29 July 1955, Page 171;
  15. ^ Motor Sport, January 1957, Page 15; The Motor Year Book 1957, Temple Press, Page 202.
  16. ^ Motor, 24 July 1957, Page 868; Motor Sport, January 1958, Page 22.
  17. ^ Motor Sport, January 1959, Page 31.
  18. ^ Motor Sport, January 1960, Page 20.
  19. ^ The Autocar, 29 July 1960, Page 172; Motor Racing, September 1960, Page 313.
  20. ^ The Autocar, 4 August 1961, Page 177; Motor Sport, September 1961, Page 736.
  21. ^ Autosport, 3 August 1962, Page 171; Motor Sport, September 1962, Page 680.
  22. ^ Motor Sport, September 1965, Page 745.
  23. ^ The Autocar, 5 August 1966, Page 331; Motor, 6 August 1966, Page 51.
  24. ^ Motor, 5 August 1967, Page 48; Autosport, 20 April 2006, Page 92.
  25. ^ Motoring News, 31 July 1969, Page 24.
  26. ^ Autocar, 29 October 1970, Page 27. Sir Nicholas Williamson won the R.A.C. Championship class.
  27. ^ Autosport, 3 August 1972, Page 39.
  28. ^ Autosport, 2 August 1973, Page 40.
  29. ^ Autosport, 29 July 1976, Page 45.
  30. ^ Autosport, 28 July 1977, Pages 48–49.
  31. ^ Autosport, 6 August 1987, Pages 67–68.
  32. ^ Autosport.com, 23 July 2009.

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