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Programme 1970 19Th April Spring National •V OFFICIAL PRPGßAMME 10n.p.(2^-) SPRING NATIONAL MEETING 19 APRIL 1970 Castrai BARC Hill-climb championsliip Stop watching your oil CrL-it pcrtbrmancc isguaranTi.-cd wiih GTX. TTigh protcotinr..'' lowconsiimpiion. GTX.'J'hc engine pnnocior" Fora freeUibriciif ion ch.tri . inforrruii. n shcot on yourcar, writt: lo : Dopt. M C M , Cjsiroll.iniitcd. Hik'Iii Road.. Cowley.Nr. UxbridgejMiddlesex. _ , THE YORKSHIRE CENTRE OF The British Automobile Racing €lnb Ltd. WELCOME YOU TO THE Spring National Hill Climb INCORPORATING THE SECOND ROUND OF THE CASTROL/B.A.R.C. HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP R.A.C. National British Permit No. RS/6064 SUNDAY 19th APRIL 1970 COMMENCE 12-30 P.M. HELD AT STOCKTON FARM, HAREWOOD, LEEDS by kind permission of Arnold Burton, Esq. WARNING TO THE PUBLIC Motor racing is dangerous and persons attending this meeting do so entirely at their own risk. ------------- It is a condition of admission that all persons, having any connection with the promotion and/or organisation and/or conduct of the meeting, including the owners 6f the land and the drivers and owners of the vehicles, are absolved from all liability arising oM of accidents, howsover caused, resulting in damage and/or personal injury. DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE HILL CUMB. IS YOUR MOTOR OUT OF SORTS ? Most cars suffer from maladjustment to a greater, or lesser degree, and It’s quite amazing how much difference a careful tune can make to a bog-standard bolide, never mind a modified monstrosity. W E TUNE ’EM O N THE VERY LATEST . SU N ELECTRONIC ANALYSER W H IC H SAMPLES YOUR EXHAUST GAS A N D SHOWS PRETTY PICTURES OF W H A T IS GOING ON IN YOUR ELECTRICS. WE’LL DO IT FOR YOU . YOU DO IT WITH US WATCHING . (or if you are really good, we may let you DO IT YOURSELF) WHY NOT RING BATLEY 4 5 2 3 AND HAVE A CHAT WITH . JOHN HEPPENSTALL LTD. TKIXITY GARAGE, RIRSTAIX Nr. LEEDS A N D BEFORE YOU ASK “ WHERE THE HELL IS BIRSTALL” PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR CAR CAN BE COLLECTED AND DELIVERED BY ARRANGEMENT THE FOR B.M.C. SERVICE TO SUIT THE ENTHUSIAST RALLY & Contact . SPEED Swires of Otley Ltd. Automobile Engineers SHOP Sales and Service ARBATH EXHAUSTS - CORBEAU & RESTALL SEATS Cross Green - OTLE\ WIDE RIM WHEELS - G.T.X. & DUCKHAMS OILS Telephones : OTLEY 3387 & 3388 COMP AIR FILTERS - DRIVING GLOVES - RACING After Hours Enquiries : OTLEY 3604 MIRRORS - FIAMM AIR HORNS - ASTRALI AND Directors : Chippy Stross, Richard Stress LES LESTON STEERING WHEELS - CIBIE LAMPS General Manager: Johnny Waterhouse. OIL COOLERS - RACING PLUGS RALLY JACKETS - HEADRESTS NEW AUSTIN and MORRIS CARS and OPEN 9—7 ALL WEEK 10—1 SUNDAY COMMERCIALS 194 HARROGATE ROAD USEDS 7 A Large Selection of Good Quality USED CARS Telephone 6 8 4 0 2 0 Howard White alv/ays available RAM BLIN GS Today sees the opening of a new season, the ninth, here at Harewood. Things have come a long way since that first tentative meeting when fastest tim e was set up by Tony Lanfranchi in a 1220 c.c. Climax engined Elva sports/racing car w ith a tim e of 51,16 seconds. Today even the slowest class record is more than one second quicker than that first f.t.d. whilst the hill record, which will very probably be beaten this after­ noon. is a good ten seconds less. Not only in times have things changed, then Hare­ wood was an unknown hill, the competitors were all local and the total entry of 89 included only eight racing cars of which the most potent was Derek Scott’s 1100 c.c. Cooper J.A.P. Now Harewood is without doubt Farthest travelled competitor here today is Peter one of the C ountry’s leading hill climb venues and this Meldrum, all the way jrom Jersey'. afternoon’s over subscribed entry includes the very cream of hill climb cars and drivers. certain that you are going to see this year’s Even further, from those early days when local Champion in action. On top of this, the “Spring drivers rarely ventured out of their home district, the National” at Harewood has come to be regarded as last two British H ill Clim b Champions have been a dress rehearsal for the “Shell/R.A.C. British Hill Harewood regulars — Peter Lawson and David Climb Championship” and it is equally true to say that Hepworth — whilst the Castrol/B.A.R.C. Hill Climb you w ill also see this year's top man in th a t series Champion for both the years in which this new Com­ here today. It would be a very brave man at this stage petition has been run has been another driver who who attempted to forecast the names o f these tw o count’s Harewood as his home course — Jeff Goodliff. new Champions as both titles are wide open but what is certain is that both of these events are going to be Still on the nostalgia kick however, it is very very keenly contested and things are more open than interesting to run down the people who took part fo r many years past. in that first ever meeting here and see how many of them are here again today, some as officials but others Certainly, study of the programme pages will show still flogging away up the hill. that the field this afternoon is studded with the top stars of the Hill Climb w orld in all classes, indeed the Racing Cars 1601 c.c. and over is the largest individual Competitors who were there at the start and are class with some mouth watering machinery to gloat entered today include Bob Prest, Howard Wilkinson, over in the paddock. Jim Johnstone, Reg. Phillips, Chippy Stross, Jim Thompson and John C roft. Among today’s officials John Last year things were a little disastrous at Harewood, Holroyd, the Deputy Clerk of the Course was in a the opening meeting was snowed off, the “ Spring SAAB 96, Bruce Moss Deputy Chief Marshal was National” was cold and cheerless w hilst the “ Montague driving a Riley l.S, Ted Booth our P.A. “ voice” con­ Burton Trophy, normally our high summer meeting ducted a ginormous Zephyr. Club Steward Derek Clark was just about waterlogged out of being. This year we are was in a Sunbeam Alpine and Brian Holroyd, Tommy opening the season on our “ Spring National” so as to Wood and John Busfleld also competed. Allan run no risk of loosing a meeting to snow. We have a Staniforth is another who would certainly have been top class entry, A good crowd of skilled officials now in today’s entry but he is away in South America all we need is good weather and we can promise you preparing to report on the World Cup Rally for the a really memorable afternoon of sport. “ Daily Mirror”. Finally, we have to extend our sincere thanks to the So much fo r the past, now what of today ? W ell, various commercial organisations who give support to this afternoon sees the second round of the “ Castrol/ our meetings by the provision of services or advertising B.A.R.C. Hill Climb Championship” (reported in full and particualrly to Castrol Ltd. sponsors of the B.A.R.C. on pages 21, 22 & 23) and there is nothing more Hill Climb Championship. m g w a y s 'fODWdls are our business ® ' ' V A ’ s r s ^ á s s t i ' cwssíssíííñwí^ •••^•^ * W ¥ i(»««•** » V ____ * ««iis ii ' • * Tisijrtl RINGWAYS GARAGES (LEEDS) LTD. W H ITEH A LL ROAD ; LEEDS 12 • TELEPHONE • 6 3 9 1 74 CHARLES SOWDEN UISELEY GA R A G E S I r i . & SONS LTD. for EARLY DELIVERY of your NEW TRIUMPH and FORD Contact MORRIS WHALEY MANUFACTURERS SOME IMEW FORDS STILL AT OLD PRICES. OF SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION OF WORSTED SUITINGS. GABERDINES, GOOn VSEO CARS PANAMAS. TERYLENE/WORSTEDS. INCLUDING ; 1968 Cortina G.T. 4-door, W h ite — £695 ETC. 1967 Zodiac, power steering, radio, immaculate — £675 1967 Corsair 2000E; one owner — £625 1965 M.G. B „ Red, w ire wheels — £560 1964 Trium ph 2000, W h ite — £480 1968 M ini Mk. II, Beige, Red Trim — £475 Springfield Self Drive Hire Cars and DORMOBILE MOTOR CARAVANS Sandy Lane, Allerton. OTLEY ROAD, GUISELEY. Telephone 2244 B R A D F O R n. OFF! MEETING STEWARDS Robinson. C. Speight, B. Haley, M. J. Peyton, A. J. Sandford, D. B. Marsden. Appointed by the R.A.C................................... Ed. Harris Paddock Marshals : Appointed by the B.A.R.C...... E. D. Clark, R. L. Haley, Miss J. S. Lee, Miss S. G riffin, R. J. Beck, C. J. G riffin, H. C. Mason C. Hobson, F. B. King, B. N. Marsden, B. Spencer. Paddock Entrance Gate : T. A. Smith, R. F. Chesterman. OFFICIALS Admission & Car Parks ; B. Goddard & Party, G. Duxbury and Harewood Clerk of the Course ..................................... M. S. W ilson Estate Party, G. D. Dickson. Deputy Clerk of the Course ................ J. M. Holroyd Programme Sales : Chief Marshal ................................................. J. M. English Mrs. M. Chesterman, B. Murphy and Scouts from Deputy Chief Marshal ..................................... B. W . Moss the Bramham Troop. Chief Observer ............................................................. A. J. Hodgetts Results Party .... Miss M. E. V. Thomas, Miss P. J. Steele Deputy Chief Observer . ....................... J. R. Hardcastle Paddock Scoreboard ... Mrs. M. Varley, Miss C. Varley Chief Medical Officer Dr. P. M. Smith Moorhouse The Organisers would like to express their thanks Deputy Chief M.O...........................................
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