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With this run Peter clinched the Which brings us to our next prospect, a real Championship t i t l e in fin e s ty le and a new Harewood veteran who has been competing here era in Yorkshire speedclimbing was born. since Meeting No.1 - Peter Kaye. In earlier days Peter was known locally as "Mini" Kaye A t th a t time we stood back and looked in for his exploits in an Issigonic projectile. wonder at these great men who came down from More recently he turned to engine at the front their Olympian heiflhts once a year to give us pushing the car from the back wheels and a few a speed treat. Local competitors at that time years ago, in partnership with Robert Sunderl­ were mainly in the lesser classes, although and and la te r on h is own, began to be absolut­ an expatriate York man domiciled in London, ely unbeatable in the 1600c.c. Racing class. and later in Jersey - Peter Meldrum did earn the title "Kinq of Harewood" with a run of Last year he was able to obtain sponsorship Severn f.t.ds at our meetings, often against for an all out attack on the outright title with a DFV engined Pilbeam and starte d the all the odds. season in a way which gave notice th a t he The first truly local challenge came from intended be Yorkshire's third Champion. Alas, Peter Lawson who started with an MCA in 1965, i t was not to be and ju s t over 12 months ago graduated to a 1600c.c. Brabham in 1966/7 and a frightful accident at Barbon put an end to won the title pretty convincingly in 1968 with Peter's title chasing, and nearly everything the 4 wheel drive BRM. Spurred on by Peter's else as w e ll. efforts a bluff Brighouse man - David Hepworth who had been campaigning an old Austin Healev Peter has fought back and th is afternoon, 100S with a big Chew y engine spooned a big with the assistance of Malcolm Dungworth and Traco m ill in to an aging Brabham and took over his new sponsors, who's name is not unknown the Crown in 1969. in hillclimb circles, he makes his return to the H ills. May we wish him well, although we I t was undoubtedly the opening of Harewood ask you not to expect too much this afternoon. in 1962 which spurred local interest in H ill­ clim bing so th a t 6 and 7 years la te r we were Now to the man in the saddle. Martyn Griff­ able to claim the "Champion" as being one of ith s is now w e ll known a t Harewood conducting our own local products. a series of well prepared cars with tidy e ffic ie n c y and la s t year th is took him to the David Hepworth then turned to developing his top. He is here today as reigning Champion, own four-wheel drive device, but in 1971 he as the current leader of the 1980 series, and was back again fo r the t h ir d , and most recent in another guise, as M.D. of Severn Advertising Yorkshire title holder. David then turned who, through their Bradford office are sponsor­ away from the hills in search of more incen­ ing this afternoon's meetinn. At the start of diary pastimes and apart from another local the season, Martyn was havin„ it a ll his own lad Richard Thwaites, who set a course record way, but th is afternoon he w ill have a hard which stood lonner than any other, that was it time keeping in front of Roy Lane, Chris until just recently. Cramer and A lis t e r Douglas-Osborn, back in fdrm A few years ago Malcolm Dungworth, who had a fte r a poor s p e ll. We promise you th a t you been around the h i l l clim b scene fo r some time are in for a real treat of speedclimbing today. with a very smart T.V.R ., became player-manager We hope you enjoy the afternoon and would fo r the Waring & G illo w Racing Team based in ask you to join us in thankinn Martyn & Severn his native Sheffield. Malcolm has been in the Advertising, for their support. Without this "Top Ten" places in the series several times, kind of h elp, and the people lis te d on Page8 but we fe e l th at i f he had been going to be we could not provide this level of sport. Northern Race and Rally Rescue Marshals Cluh President JOHN FELIX Vice-Presidents Ian Ashley, James Hunt, Jackie Stewart, O.B.E. The Northern Race S Rally Rescue Marshals Club known as N.R.R.R.M.C., is a private club formed in 1969 to provide a mobile rescue unit to Free trapped and injured drivers. Our members come from all walks of life and they all give their services free of charge to this club. The club relies solely on donations from members of the public and the various clubs for its survival. The equipment for a fu lly equipped Rescue Unit costs about £.3000 minimum to buy. We carry onboard five extinguishers - dry powder and light water, air cutting equipment for cutting drivers out, hydrolic equipment for spreading cars, a wide variety of medical equipment for dealing with most emergencies on a track [and sometimes road tra ffic accidents on the way and from meetings] including oxygen, entonox and a stretcher.