Doune Hillclimb

Doune

Location	Doune, Stirling, Scotland
Time zone	GMT
Coordinates	56°12′31″N 4°04′26″W / 56.2087°N 4.0739°W / 56.2087; -4.0739Coordinates: 56°12′31″N 4°04′26″W / 56.2087°N 4.0739°W / 56.2087; -4.0739
Major Events	British Hill Climb Championship
Hill Length	0.839 miles (1,477 yd)
Hill Record	35.62 (Scott Moran, 2009, British Hill Climb Championship)

Doune Hillclimb, Carse of Cambus, near Doune in the district of Stirling, Scotland, is the home of the only round of the British Hill Climb Championship to be held in Scotland, (other venues have featured in the past). The course is 1,476 yards (1,350 m) in length (although when it was first constructed in 1968 it was around 33yd / 30 m longer) and meetings are staged by the Lothian Car Club.

The current outright record holder is Scott Moran, who set a time of 35.62 seconds on 21 June 2009.

Doune Hillclimb past winners

Year	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Notes
1970				Sept 19/20.
1971	Mike MacDowel	Palliser Repco V8 3-litre	50.52 sec	[1] June 20. R.A.C. Championship.
	Mike MacDowel	Palliser Repco	45.36 sec R	[2] Sept 19.
1986	Chris Cramer	Gould 84/3 Hart 2.8-litre	39.62 sec	[3] June 22.
2005	Round 33 : Martin Groves	Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre	37.20 sec	[4] Sept 18.
	Round 34 : Martin Groves	Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre	36.48 sec R
2006	Round 15 : Martin Groves	Gould-NME GR5 3.5-litre	40.99 sec FTD	[5] June 18.
	Round 16 : Roger Moran	Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre	41.88 sec
2007	Round 15 : Martin Groves	Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre	36.93 sec	[6] June 17.
	Round 16 : Martin Groves	Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre	36.00 sec R

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

Footnotes

1. ^ Motor, July 17, 1971, Page 46.
2. ^ Autocar, Sep 23, 1971, Page 28; Motor, September 26, 1971, Page 52.
3. ^ Speedscene, August 1986, No. 29, Page 13.
4. ^ Autosport, September 22, 2005, Page 117.
5. ^ Autosport, June 22, 2006, Page 139.
6. ^ Autosport, June 21, 2007, Page 109.

See also

• Bo'ness Hill Climb
• Fintray Hillclimb
• Forrestburn Hillclimb
• Rest and Be Thankful Speed Hill Climb.

External links

• Lothian Car Club
• Motor Racing Programme Covers

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