KINGTON farmer John Jones took his supercharged Pilbeam to best time of day on both days of the Midland Automobile Club's opening weekend at the world-famous 102 year old Shelsley Walsh speed hill climb.
Although Saturdays weather was changeable, one minute dry and sunny, next minute a downpour, Sundays meeting suffered from steady solid rain that showed no signs of letting up from mid morning onwards.
On Saturday, Earls Common Worcestershire, resident and Eurosport Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) commentator Toby Moody took a rewarding class win in the Marengo single-seater racing car he dual drove alongside current owner Jonathan Toulmin of Snitterfield, Warwickshire.
Not such a good result for the owner however, as in the damp conditions his bid to match Toby's time failed as he spun under braking just before Bottom Ess, putting the nose into the right hand bank.
MAC Secretary Roger Thomas said: "Despite the wet weather, our competitors had a great weekend and the newly resurfaced track handled the conditions well with the startline very grippy even in the wet. We will be back in action on the weekend of June 2 and 3 for a British Hill Climb Championship event."
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