Hillclimb Anniversary 1905-2005 at Shelsley Walsh

100 yrs of hillclimbing at this classic motorsport venue in Worcs.

Fingers were crossed that the weather would hold up for the anniversary meeting over the long weekend of 19-21st August 2005.

I went down to Shelsley, my first trip to this hillclimb, on the Sunday, the main day for the older motorcars. The weather was fabulous and I bet the venue has never looked better than it did on this glorious late-summer day.

The main focus of the day was the history of the course, the cars, and the drivers that have sought success on the twisty 1000 yard climb. Competition cars from many different arenas of motorsport appeared, a few contemporary cars, but primarily cars from the course's past.

An amazing variety of familiar competition cars featured, including single seat circuit cars, rally cars, specialised hillclimb machines, and cars based on more humble roadgoing vehicles. Motorcycles also featured, as did some brave souls piloting the scary-looking sidecar combos.

Below are the photos I snapped during my day at Shelsley Walsh, most feature older cars as that is what interests me most. I don't claim to be a great photographer, as some of these photos will no doubt testify, but hopefully they go some way in capturing the atmosphere of the Centenary Meeting. More photos of older cars can be found here in the event photo section. One day I'd like to get the old Dodge transporter back down there, as it would have been a regular visitor to post-war Shelsley.
Info about this course, and the Midland Automobile Club, can be found on the Shelsley Walsh site.

Alta Single seater	Alta Single seater	Alta Single seater	Aston Martin Le Mans	Aston Martin Le Mans
Aston Martin Le Mans	Austin 7 S/S	Austin 7 S/S	Austin 7 S/S	Austin EBIV
Austin EBIV	Austin EBIV	Austin Healey 100M	Auto Union D-Type	Auto Union D-Type
Auto Union Grand Prix car	Auto Union Grand Prix car	Becke Powerplus Special	Bocar 7 litre	BRM V16
BRM V16	Bugatti T59	Bugatti T59	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Cooper V-Twin	Cooper Bristol Single seater	Cooper Bristol Sports	Emeryson Special	ERA E-Type
ERA R1A	ERA R8C	Ferguson P99	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	Frazer Nash Nurburg
GN Instone Special	GN Instone Special	GN Special	GN Special	GN Spider
GN Spider II	GN Spider II	GN Spider II	GN Spider II	GN Spider II
GN Wasp	GN Wasp	GN Wasp	Gnat Single seater	Gnat Single seater
Gnat Single seater	Gnat Single seater	Gnat Single seater	Gordini T23S	Hardy Special II Racing
Hispano Delage 500CV	Hispano Delage 500CV	Hispano Delage 500CV	HWM Chevrolet	Invicta S-Type
Invicta S-Type	Lola T70 Mk3	Lotus Elan	Maserati 26M	Maserati 26M
Maserati 26M	Maserati A6 GCM	Mclaren M1B	Mercedes 45hp	MG K3
MG K3	MG KN	Morris Transporter	Napier Bentley Single seater	Napier Bentley Single seater
Napier Bentley Single seater	Napier Bentley Single seater	Panhard Levassor GP	Panhard Levassor GP	Piccard-Pictet Single seater
Riley Special	Rover SD1	The Hornet Special	Vauxhall 30-98	Vauxhall Coupe
Vauxhall TT