Loton Park Hill Climb is a hillclimb held in part of the Loton Park deer park just outside the village of Alberbury in Shropshire, England. The track was originally constructed by the members of The Severn Valley Motor Club based in Shrewsbury, in the mid-1950s. The first ever winner was Peter Foulkes in a Cooper Climax. The track was threatened with closure in 1969 [1] and since then events have been organised by the Hagley & District Light Car Club, who obtained the lease on the land from owner Sir Michael Leighton in 1970, in which year the first National A hillclimb was staged.
| Location | Loton Park, Shropshire, England |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT |
| Major Events | British Hill Climb Championship |
| Hill Length | 1,475 yards (1,349 m) |
| Hill Record | 41.76 (Wallace Menzies, 2021, British Hill Climb Championship) |
The course is 1475 yards (1349 metres) in length, making it the third longest course used in the British Hill Climb Championship. It contains an unusual downhill section fairly early in its layout. The hill record of 41.76 seconds was set by Wallace Menzies on 26 September 2021.[2]
Loton Park Hill Climb past winners
| Year | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sept 3. | |||
| 1961 | M. Hatton | Cooper 1,100 c.c. | 35.68 sec | [3] |
| M. Hatton | Cooper | 33.95 sec R | [4] July 22. | |
| 1963 | Round 1 : Tony Marsh | Marsh-Climax 1½-litre S/C [5] | 37.03 sec | [6] April 27, lengthened 900-yard course. |
| 1964 | Round 1 : Peter Westbury | Ferguson-Climax P99 2½-litre | 35.56 sec | [7] April 25/26. |
| 1965 | Round 1 : Tony Marsh | Marsh-Special Oldsmobile | [8] | |
| 1967 | Round 1 : Bryan Eccles | Brabham BT18-Oldsmobile V8 | [9] | |
| 1968 | Sept 1. | |||
| 1969 | Round 1 : David Hepworth | Hepworth FF | [10] | |
| 1973 | Round 1 : Sir Nicholas Williamson | Marlyn 712-DFV | [11] | |
| Roy Lane | McLaren M14D | 54.72 sec R | [12] | |
| 1979 | Martyn Griffiths | Pilbeam MP40 2.2-litre | 50.81 sec R | [13] July 1. |
| 2006 | Round 1 : Scott Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 46.54 sec | [14] April 7. |
| Round 2 : Roger Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 46.34 sec | ||
| Round 13 : Scott Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 45.94 sec | [15] June 11. | |
| Round 14 : Martin Groves | Gould-NME GR55 | 45.45 sec | ||
| 2009 | Round 13 : Scott Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 44.72 sec | [16] June 13–14. |
| Round 14 : Scott Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 44.78 sec | ||
| 2010 | Round 9 : Roger Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 45.36 sec | [17] June 13. |
| Round 10 : Trevor Willis | OMS-Powertec 2.8-litre | 58.72 sec | ||
| Round 33 : Scott Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 44.62 sec FTD | [18] Sept 26. | |
| Round 34 : Martin Groves | Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre | 44.73 sec |
Key: R = Course Record; FTD = Fastest Time of the Day; S/C = Supercharged.