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The opening phase of the 2026 British Hillclimb Championship, presented by Nova, has delivered exactly what fans hoped for – a three-way fight between defending champion Matthew Ryder, Will Hall and Wallace Menzies, with barely a tenth of a second separating the leading contenders at many of the season's run-offs. Now, nearly halfway through the season and five venues into the campaign, the title battle remains wide open, with momentum swinging from event to event. Here's you

Will Hall has always been a constant threat over the past few seasons, but 2026 feels a little different. The momentum is building for a genuine title challenge this year. The Englishman has finished third in each of the past two seasons and would dearly love a lower number – especially the #1 adorning his Avon-shod Gould GR59 in 2027. The Vanity Hall driver got his 2026 campaign off to a flyer with the fastest time of the day at Prescott and the second run-off victory. The t

Will Hall stunned the hillclimbing world by setting a new outright hill record at Shelsley Walsh on the first of Sunday's two run-offs with a time of 22.33s, the fastest climb ever recorded at the Worcestershire venue. Later in the day, as ambient temperatures dropped, Hall did it again to complete a perfect weekend. Although the afternoon times were a little slower, his climb of 22.72s was still enough to give him a second run-off victory. These were two incredibly popular v

There was no stopping Matt Ryder at Gurston Down last weekend. The Gould GR59 driver coped with the searing heat better than anyone on Saturday and Sunday to claim both run-off wins in Wiltshire to move closer to the summit of the table. Ryder relished the challenge at one of the fastest hills in the country, and a 25.49-second run on the opening run-off saw the Englishman set the benchmark on the opening day. His 2026 sparring partner, Will Hall, was his closest challenger w

The British Hillclimb Championship presented by Nova Motorsport delivered one of the most talked-about contests in hillclimbing history at Craigantlet earlier this month, and the drama continued back across the water at Harewood Hill in Yorkshire last weekend (10th May). After lowering the Craigantlet record in Northern Ireland, Matt Ryder headed to Harewood with a spring in his step as the championship leader looked to continue that form at the longest hill on the British ca

The British Hillclimb Championship presented by Nova Motorsport delivered one of the most intense contests in hillclimbing history at Craigantlet on 3 May, where three drivers dipped under the hill record — with a new benchmark laid down on the Northern Irish course. Matthew Ryder and Will Hall went toe-to-toe during the opening weekend at Prescott just six days earlier, and that rivalry continued across the Irish Sea for Rounds Three and Four on the daunting closed-road hill

Photo kindly provided by Tom Gay Photography The 2026 British Hillclimb Championship, presented by Nova Motorsport, burst into life last weekend (26/27 April) at Prescott Hillclimb for the opening two rounds of the series. Glorious sunshine bathed the Gloucestershire venue, with quick times there for the taking right from the off. After a day of practice on Saturday, allowing competitors two runs to dial themselves into the new season, Sunday was where it all counted — with

The 2026 British Hillclimb Championship, presented by Nova Motorsport, roars into life this weekend at Prescott, where the traditional curtain-raiser once again sets the tone for a fiercely competitive season. With 26 rounds across 10 venues, and points awarded through the high-stakes Top Twelve run offs, every fraction of a second counts from the very first climb this weekend. Prescott’s narrow, technical course is a unique early test—rewarding commitment, rhythm, and braver