Barbon Hillclimb

16/06/2025

Given the dreadful weather forecast for Saturday, we were anticipating a wet and dreary day. But what a surprise! Yes, there were a few brief showers, but there were also substantial dry spells, and the sun even made an appearance from time to time to dry the track.
Deciding to have just one practice run paid off too, enabling us to offer no fewer than 5 competition runs, which we suspect was the first time at Barbon in over 60 years.
There was a great atmosphere in the paddock throughout the event, and with hardly any 'incidents' during the day, we hope everyone enjoyed their visit and will be back on the hill on 19th July.
Once again, a big thank you to our ever-patient marshals, without whom the event couldn't have taken place.
As usual, the results will appear on the LMC website shortly.
If you attended the event, please let us know what you thought of your visit. If you took photos of the event, please share them here too!
The results for this and previous events are on our website: www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/barbon-hillclimb

15/06/2025

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15/06/2025

Well, that was unexpected. Apart from a few minutes during the lunch break the rain didn't interrupt the event yesterday. Competitors had at least 3 timed runs and seemed to thoroughly enjoy the day.
We reset and go again on Saturday 19th July, why not join us entries available on www.rallies.info and spectator tickets from ticketsource.co.uk/barbon-hill-climb.

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25/05/2025

The first Barbon Hillclimb of 2025 is not far away (14th June). Have you entered yet?
Entries are a little quiet so far and we could do with more competitors for this event.
Unfortunately, the 1st June Scammonden event has been cancelled due to lack of entries, so if you are unable to take part in that event, how about entering Barbon instead?
Just go to www.barbonhillclimb.co.uk for more info about this spectacular venue and its friendly events.

The new course record of 20.08 seconds set by Jos Goodyear in July 2015 makes Barbon one of the fastest Hillclimb courses in the UK. Jos set an average speed from a standing start to the flying finish of nearly 75mph, on a track not much wider than his car! Opened in 1950, it might be one of the sho...

10/03/2025

We've opened the entry lists for this year's Barbon Hillclimbs (for cars) so go to www.barbonhillclimb.co.uk for more details and to enter.
Dates: 14th June & 19th July
We need every competitor we can find so please tell your friends, your competitors, your enemies - they're all welcome for a great day out on the hill ! :-)
See you there!
Spectators welcome too, just click the link below for more information.

The new course record of 20.08 seconds set by Jos Goodyear in July 2015 makes Barbon one of the fastest Hillclimb courses in the UK. Jos set an average speed from a standing start to the flying finish of over 75mph, on a track not much wider than his car! Opened in 1950 the spectacular venue with vi...

10/07/2024

The entry list is now closed and we have 92 entries for Saturday's Barbon Speed Hillclimb with a superb variety of cars taking part. We may lose one or two due to mechanical issues, but it will still be a great day on the hill.

Will anyone beat the hill record? That's unlikely, but many drivers will be attempting to break the record for their class.

Will you be there to see the action?

The first of two practices commence at around 09:15 and apart from a 45-minute break for lunch, the action should continue right through until 16:30 or even later.

Adult admission is just £10 at the gate (most cards accepted), or £8.50 in advance from the official Barbon ticket-line: www.ticketsource.co.uk/barbon-hill-climb
Lots more details of the event are at www.barbonhillclimb.co.uk

08/07/2024

Less than two hours to go before we close the entry books at midnight for next Saturday's Barbon Speed Hillclimb.
A fantastic variety of cars are already entered, and just 9 places left! Want to take part? Then don't delay, enter today :-)

07/07/2024

There's just one day left to enter the 13th July Barbon Speed Hillclimb.
The entry list closes at 23:59 on Monday 8th July so if you are thinking of taking part, get your skates on and go to www.barbonhillclimb.co.uk to secure your place!
Spectators: you are welcome to come along to spectacular Barbon Manor to watch this exciting event. The action starts at about 09:30 and apart from a lunch break, will continue right through the day until around 16:30. Adult admission is just £10 at the gate (most cards accepted), or £8.50 in advance at www.ticketsource.co.uk/barbon-hill-climb
See you there?

The new course record of 20.08 seconds set by Jos Goodyear in July 2015 makes Barbon one of the fastest Hillclimb courses in the UK. Jos set an average speed from a standing start to the flying finish of over 75mph, on a track not much wider than his car! Opened in 1950 the spectacular venue with vi...

02/07/2024

There are less than 2 weeks to go until the next Barbon Hillclimb on 13th July. Quite a range of cars entered already and there's plenty of space available for more.
There's loads of info about the event on our website at www.barbonhillclimb.co.uk so what are you waiting for? You simply have to be there to appreciate the fantastic atmosphere at this friendly event at the spectacular Barbon Manor near Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. See you there?

The new course record of 20.08 seconds set by Jos Goodyear in July 2015 makes Barbon one of the fastest Hillclimb courses in the UK. Jos set an average speed from a standing start to the flying finish of over 75mph, on a track not much wider than his car! Opened in 1950 the spectacular venue with vi...

16/06/2024

Well, that was an interesting day at the Barbon Hillclimb yesterday. Enormous thanks must go to our wonderful marshals who endured 'challenging' weather conditions all day.
Thanks too to our competitors who were confronted with less than perfect ground conditions in the very soggy paddock after heavy rain in the days leading up to the event.
Sadly, the excess of moisture created issues with the timekeeping system, resulting in delays that led to us declaring an end to the proceedings after just two practice and two competition runs.
We hope you are all now drying out and managing to clean the accumulated 'essence of Barbon' from your vehicles.

We'd love to welcome you all back for our 13th July event which, of course, will be on a fine, sunny, hot day! (It will, won't it?!!!)
Thank you so much for your understanding and forbearance. It was great to see so many of you back on the hill - spectators too!

14/06/2024

We're off to Barbon now to set up the venue for tomorrow's Hillclimb. So this page is unlikely to be monitored until after the event. Answers to nearly all questions can be found at www.barbonhillclimb.co.uk See you at Barbon?

The new course record of 20.08 seconds set by Jos Goodyear in July 2015 makes Barbon one of the fastest Hillclimb courses in the UK. Jos set an average speed from start to finish of 90.66mph. Opened in 1950 the spectacular venue with views over the surrounding countryside may host one of the shortes...

10/06/2024

If you heard the junction at Devils Bridge was closed, it has been repaired and is fully open so no access issues for Saturday.