Ahhh, Bank holidays; 3 days away from the 9-to-5 grind and what better way to relax that to watch an epic battle between internal combustion and gravity! That’s right, RSM has been Hill climbing!  No less spectacular than the racing was the venue; Shelsley Walsh, deep in the gorgeous Worcester countryside provided the back drop for the third round of the Midland Hill Climb Championship as well as a rounds of the Richard Egger Insurance H.S.A Speed Championship and Paul Matty Lotus Championship.

With three championships to take in the diversity of cars was huge; everything from near standard road cars to full on racers, tuned to the brink and with every last gram shaved off them. 

In true British Bank Holiday style the 1000 yards of pristine tarmac was thoroughly lubricated throughout the day, which certainly kept the drivers on their toes and some of them in the hedges!

The rain didn’t stop local Simon Durling bringing out his amazing Brabham BT18. With 3.5 Litres of V8 loveliness it made braving the inclement conditions worthwhile on its own!

Phillip Marshall was out in his D-Type Replica making the most of the damp conditions. This car is fully road legal and has been driven all round Europe and even made it as far as the Nurburgring!  Special mention has to go to Phill and his Son/ Pit Crew David who hooked me up with some free tickets! Thanks guys.

Few cars look as good standing still as a step front Alfa Giulia Coupe, but the sight of one blasting through the countryside is sure to stir your soul! 

Twin SU’s give the suck to match the blow on this Smith F2.

It might be the 80’s rally-hero-wannabe in me or just the sound of 5 cylinders boosted and banging that made me fall in love with this pair of short wheel base Audi Quattro’s.

Head over to our Flickr stream for the rest of the pics and check out the Shelsley Walsh site for updates and dates of future events. The results for the weekends racing can be found HERE.