Bouley Bay Hill Climb
Bouley Bay Hill Climb is a hillclimbing event held in Trinity, Jersey, and organised by The Jersey Motor Cycle and Light Car Club. The course on Les Charrières du Boulay was "first used for competition in 1921" 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."
The 2008 meeting included rounds 17 and 18 of the British Hill Climb Championship, both being won by Scott Moran.
Bouley Bay Hill Climb past winners
Year | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Notes |
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1946 | G. Bainbridge | E.R.A. | 55.9 sec | |
1947 | Raymond Mays | E.R.A. | 59.8 sec R | 24 July. |
1948 | Joe Fry | Freikaiserwagen | 59.2 sec | 15 July, joint fastest. |
Dennis Poore | Alfa Romeo | |||
1949 | Sydney Allard | Steyr-Allard | 55.6 sec | 21 July. Course reduced 50 yards. |
1950 | Ken Wharton | Cooper 998 c.c. | 55.4 sec | |
1951 | Ken Wharton | Cooper 998 c.c. s/c | 54.2 sec R | 26 July. |
1952 | Ken Wharton | Cooper 998 c.c. s/c | 55.4 sec | |
1953 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-J.A.P. | 52.8 sec R | 23 July. |
1954 | Ken Wharton | Cooper 996 s/c | 53.6 sec | Thurs 22 July. |
1955 | Ken Wharton | Cooper 996 s/c | 53.0 sec | 21 July; 1,011 yards. |
1956 | Ken Wharton | Cooper 1,100 c.c. | 52.6 sec R | |
1957 | Tony Marsh | Cooper-J.A.P. 1,098 c.c. | 53.3 sec | |
1958 | David Boshier-Jones | Cooper-J.A.P. | 53.82 sec | |
1959 | David Boshier-Jones | Cooper-J.A.P. | 51.00 sec | |
1960 | David Boshier-Jones | Cooper 1,098 c.c. | 50.84 sec R | Rain led to abandonment. |
1961 | Mac Daghorn | Cooper-J.A.P. | 51.75 sec | Oil on course led to abandonment. |
1962 | Tico Martini | Martini-Special 650 c.c. | 50.63 sec R | 26 July. |
1963 | 25 July. | |||
1964 | 23 July. | |||
1965 | Tony Marsh | Marsh-Special | R | 22 July. |
1966 | Tony Marsh | Marsh-GM | 50.21 sec | |
1967 | Round 7 :Tony Marsh | Marsh Special | 45.26 sec | |
1968 | ||||
1969 | Mike MacDowel | Brabham BT30X-Climax V8 | 45.61 sec | |
1970 | David Hepworth | Hepworth FF | FTD | Oct. Postponed due to dock strike. |
1971 | ||||
1972 | Sir N. Williamson | March 712S-Hart 2.0-litre | 43.15 sec R | |
1973 | Mike MacDowel | Brabham BT36X-Repco 5-litre | 43.09 sec R | |
1974 | Chris Cramer | |||
1975 | Roy Lane | |||
1976 | Sir Nicholas Williamson | March 741 DFV 3.0-litre | 42.12 sec R | |
1977 | Alister Douglas-Osborn | Pilbeam R22 3.0-litre | 42.48 sec | |
1987 | Round 9 : Martyn Griffiths | Pilbeam MP53-Hart 2.8-litre | 40.30 sec | 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 | 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
- ^ The Motor Year Book 1957, Temple Press, Page 202.
- ^ The Autocar, 29 July 1955, Page 171.
- ^ Split Seconds: My Racing Years by Raymond Mays "ghosted" by Dennis May, G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd. 1952, Page 284.
- ^ Jersey Evening Post, 19 July 2008.
- ^ Motor Sport, December 1946, Page 284.
- ^ Motor Sport, September 1947, Page 263.
- ^ Motor Sport, August 1948, Page 259.
- ^ Motor Sport, August 1949, Page 333; The Manchester Guardian, 12 September 1949, Page 7.
- ^ Motor Sport, September 1950, Page 428.
- ^ Motor Sport, September 1951, Page 432; The Motor Year Book 1952, Temple Press, Page 192.
- ^ Motor Sport, September 1952, Page 396.
- ^ Motor, 1 July 1953, Page 755; C. A. N. May, Speed Hill-Climb, G.T. Foulis & Co LTD, 1962, Page 46.
- ^ The Autocar, 30 July 1954, Page 168.
- ^ Motor, 27 July 1955, Page 989; The Autocar, 29 July 1955, Page 171;
- ^ Motor Sport, January 1957, Page 15; The Motor Year Book 1957, Temple Press, Page 202.
- ^ Motor, 24 July 1957, Page 868; Motor Sport, January 1958, Page 22.
- ^ Motor Sport, January 1959, Page 31.
- ^ Motor Sport, January 1960, Page 20.
- ^ The Autocar, 29 July 1960, Page 172; Motor Racing, September 1960, Page 313.
- ^ The Autocar, 4 August 1961, Page 177; Motor Sport, September 1961, Page 736.
- ^ Autosport, 3 August 1962, Page 171; Motor Sport, September 1962, Page 680.
- ^ Motor Sport, September 1965, Page 745.
- ^ The Autocar, 5 August 1966, Page 331; Motor, 6 August 1966, Page 51.
- ^ Motor, 5 August 1967, Page 48; Autosport, 20 April 2006, Page 92.
- ^ Motoring News, 31 July 1969, Page 24.
- ^ Autocar, 29 October 1970, Page 27. Sir Nicholas Williamson won the R.A.C. Championship class.
- ^ Autosport, 3 August 1972, Page 39.
- ^ Autosport, 2 August 1973, Page 40.
- ^ Autosport, 29 July 1976, Page 45.
- ^ Autosport, 28 July 1977, Pages 48–49.
- ^ Autosport, 6 August 1987, Pages 67–68.
- ^ Autosport.com, 23 July 2009.