Chateau Impney Hill Climb Podcasts 2019: Recent Episodes
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On Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July 2019 the Chateau Impney Hill Climb sees motorsport return for its third year. Over 200 competitors strive to write their names in a new chapter of the Chateau's motorsport history by challenging one of the UK's most unique hill climb courses.
A second Guinness world record for stunt driver, Alastair Moffatt at Chateau Impney, this time for the drift parallel park.
Tim Boles with his Chevrolet Camaro, 'Butch', the car used for it's engine note in the new Mad Max film and video game.
Stephanie Hill, daughter of commentator and motoracing journalist Derek Hill, enjoying the cars and chatting about her new book, Come Sleep With Me, 'an adventure in bed and breakfast land'.
Harry Painter, third generation of the Painter, from Shrewsbury, family to pilot this 1935 MG and his first visit to Chateau Impney Hillclimb.
David Odgen drives the 1964 Mini Cooper S built by Bill Solis and Nick Swift exclusively to compete at the 2019 Chateau Impney Hillclimb.
BTCC driver Dan Rowbottom brings his Mercesdes race car to the hIllclimb and also reflects on the first half of the 2019 BTCC season.
Rob Smith in an Opalescent Bronze Jaguar XK120, once driven by Yasmin Le Bon in the Mille Miglia.
Malcolm Thorne returns to Chateau Impney to defend his title wining 38.86 seconds time.
Former Chateau Impney Hillclimb record holder, Jack Woodhouse retrns to try and claim another King Of The Hill title.
Steve Wright, from Sussex returns with the 1958 Volkswagen Porche (Pkrasa) Special that had only 47 miles on the clock when he ran it for the first time last year at Chateau Impney.
Gerry Hulford prepares for hia first run up the Hillclimb in his bright yellow 1966 1293cc Unipower GT
Chris Batty returns to Chateau Impney for the third time in his 1929 Fraser NAsh Bugatti.
Malcolm Thorne, from Worcestershire, sets a new record time (38.86secs) in a Lotus 35 F2 at the Chateau Impney Hillclimb, taking the title king of the hill for 2018.
A delighted David Wright, from Lancaster, takes the Ralli Class win against stiff competition in his ex-Carlos Sainz driven Ford Focus.
Tom Hardman, a regular at Chateau Impney, talks about his three drives this year and, particularly, about opting to put four wheels on the back axle of an MG Bellevue.
Eighteen-year-old local boy Tom Delaney, from Droitwich, sets the early session one pace to lead the Rally care stage at Chateau Impney in his Mitsubishi EVO 6.
Paul Bullett, from Studley, with his Fraser Nash Super Sports, hoping for a PB over two runs at the Chateau Impney Hillclimb.
june Matty, from Bromsgrove, enjoying the hillclimb despite a disappointing first run in her Lotus 20/22.
Ian Balmforth, from Huddersfield, takes only his forth outing in a rare Hudson Super Six Racer at Chateau Impney.
Aston Martin owner Hugh Beckwith, from Walsal, brings his DB 2/4 to the Concours D'elegance.
David Cavanagh, from Perth, Australia, brings 'the mostrallied Porsche in the world' to Chateau Impney as he installs an engine specifically for his attempt at the Paris-Dakar Rally.
Caroline Burrell, from Essex, gets behind the wheel of an impressive Bentley 4.25ltr at Chateau Impney.
Alistair Moffat, from Gloucestershire, claims a new Guinness world record for completing figured of eight in car
Bethan Topliss, from Oxford, enjoying taking a loaned 1936 Riley Sprite up the Chateau Impney Hillclimb.
Dave Parr, from Wolverhampton, brings 'Angela the Anglia' back to Chateau Impney, with a new engine and on-going modifications hoping for a personal best in 2018
Caroline Burrell, from Essex, gets behind the wheel of an impressive Bentley 4.25ltr at Chateau Impney.
Chris Williams, from south Staffs, brings his huge Napier Bentley to the Hillclimb and muses over the lasting legacy of and continued interest in vintage sports cars.
David Hayward, from Kent, makes running repairs to his historic and rare 1922 Leyland Thomas No 1 at the Chateau Impney Hillclimb.
Tracey Morgan, from the Isle of Man, looking for a personal best time under 50secs in a three-wheeled MorganSuper Aero.
Stephen Laing, Curator of the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, with two very rare works Austin racers, each of only three ever built in 1935-36
Roger Deans, from Herts, competing for he first time at Chateau Impney in a V8 5-litre Lola T142, well known for having been Grand Prix-raced in the 1960s and 1970s
Matthew Parkin, from Oxfordshire, about to take to the track in his 1924 Vauxhall 30-98 - once referred to as 'the greediest motor of the touring type ever driven'.
John Wiseman, from Somerset, takes to the hill in a 1925 GNAT, a very basic looking race car built using components from a GN Vitessse.
John Harrison, from Dorset, competing for the first time at Chateau Impney in a 1958 Dodge Coronet, recognised as being 'totally unsuitable for the task of hillclimbing'!
Chateau Impney Hillclimb regular, Ivan Dutton, from Oxfordshire, returns with his 10,000cc 1914 Peugeot Indianapolis.
Chateau Impney Hillclimb course record holder, Jack Woodhouse, returns to defend his king of the hill title in a 1963 Brabham BT6.
Ian Baxter, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, makes running repairs to his 1937 Alta 61 IS at CIHC18
Dougal Cawley, from Doncaster, brings a sense of humour and his 1921/29 Fraser Nash car, known as 'Piglet' to the CIHC18.
Steve Wright, from East Sussex, tells the fascinating story of the Okrasa Special, built in 1958 but with only 46 miles on the clock...until today.
Simon Dedman, a fire-fighter from Essex by day, and a newbie to competitive motor racing, brings his Waye JAp F3 500 to CIHC 18
John 'Woody' Wood talks about the incredible Bloodhound Project to beat create a new land speed record of 1,000mph.
Jo Blakeney-Edwards, from Somerset, racing a recectly restored 1929 Fraser Nash Supersports that is raced and used for family holidays!
Greg Dixon-Smith, from the Morgan Motor Company in Ledbury, Glos, with the Morgan Aero 8, one of the last Aero 8s to be made.
Sue Darbyshire from Warwickshire - from side cars to three-wheeled race cars - looking forward to the Hillclimb in her 1929 Morgan Super Aero.
Sarah Thorne from Worcs, looking to beat her husbands previous class winning time up the hill in a Lotus 15 Buick.
Jack Woodhouse, from Bromsgrove, regains the title of fastest driver at Chateau Impney Hillclimb with a blistering 39.33sec in his Lotus 20/22
David Gidden, from Northants, is delighted to end the weekend with a class win in the CIHC in his Lotus 23.
Event Director, Rod Spollon, caps a fabulous Chateau Impney Hillclimb with a Class win.
Ben Fidler, from London is delighted at a double win in the CIHC taking home a class win and the win within the ERA category
Owner Richard Falconer, from Painswick, Glos, and driver Ian Wright, from Kent talk through the building and driving of the Chaparral. It all started when Richard bought a gear box from a dealer in St Louis, USA.
Nick Rossi, from Northumberland, enjoys taking his Alfa Romeo up the hill at Chateau Impney
CIHC first timer Michael O'Shea, frm Henley-on-Thames, has a run out for his Cooper Monaco after a 15-month engine re-build
Until this weekend, Martin Jones, from Gloucestershire, was the CIHC course record holder, a title he took in 2016. However recovery from an injury might be the reason he is just off top slot in 2017 and his record is under threat.
Kevin Kivlochan, from Milton Keynes, enjoys his CIHC experience, bringing the AC Bristol back to Chateau Impney after 50 years.
Wrestling the Jim Robbins Special up the hill, James Parker, from Bidford-on-Avon, explains why the built-for-oval racer is not easy to drive up the Chateau Impney Hill
Looking to regain the CIHC course record, Jack Woodhouse, from Bromsgrove, sets a first session fastest time of 39.87sec on race day at Chateau Impney.
Jack Taylor, from Toddington, Bedfordshire another CIHC first timer, brings a rare and unique Lotus Mk 6 to this years event.
Chris Williams, from Wolverhampton, causes a stir in the paddock with his 42ltr V12 Packard engined, flame spitting beast, 'Mavis'.
Chris Ball, from Cheltenham, getting to know his relatively newly acquired Jaguar D-Type up the hillclimb at Chateau Impney
Tom Hardman rues two technical issues that prevented him from posting quick times in both the Maserati 6CM and MG Bellevue during practice day, but looks forward to better runs on race day.
Rachael Williams, from Shropshire, parks up in the paddock after a good first race-day run in her Hardy Special Mk III at CIHC 17.
Hugh Mackintosh, from Lincolnshire, brings his 100-years-old Hudson Super Six, imported from America, to CIHC.
Ben Elder looks back on a successful and busy day one at CIHC and prepares for an exciting and packed Sunday race day.
Tony Worswick, from Blackburn, brings a Ferrari 308 GTB(s) Group B rally car to CIHC and talk about the realiabilty of Ferrari as a rally car.
For a time he topped the timing on practice day at CIHC, Mark Woodhouse, from Bromsgrove, is pleased with his runs up the hill. All he had to do was wait for his son Jack who was looking to regain the course record.
Guy Spollon, owner of Chateau Impney, enjoying the third modern hillclimb event and talking about how the new, longer course was designed.
Guy Broad, from Coventry, brings his Fraser Nash Le Mans replica back to Chateau Impney hoping to better his 2016 time of 52.21sec.
Terry Brewster, from Worcestershire, with a remarkable 1937 Lagonda he has owned for 30 years after seeing it in a London showroom window.
Steve 'Wobbly' Smith, from Oxford, brings his 22feet long 1930 Hotchkiss AM80 Brooklands to the hillclimb for a second time having put in an impressive 53.33sec time last year.
Rebecca Gunn, from Tewkesbury, grew up with the MG Q REP being built and watching her father race...as well as it being used for the school run.
Enjoying the day, John Dennis, from Guildford, brings his 1907 Berlet Curtis, which took three years to build, to the hillclimb.
One of the voices of CIHC, commentator Chris Drewett, reviews what's been shooting past him in thr start line commentary box.
Ben Elder, general manager of Chateau Impney, talks about the huge planning and build-up operation for the Hillclimb event and some of the amazing cars racing up the hill...and the planning for next year.
Just about to take off up the hillclimb, Tony Bianchi briefly explains the American/British coming together that produced the Farrallac in 1958.
Former BARC Hillclimb champion (1994), Mark Groves, from Goodwood, returns for the third time to CIHC with his Austin Ulster that has been competitvely raced for over 80 years.
Brothers Mark and Andy Cross, from Hampshire, discovered their now cherished Mirrors Minor in a sorry state in a lock-up some 30 years ago. Lovingly restored, 'Bluebell' won two classic touring car championships in 1991 and 1993.
Group B Raly cars feature this year at CIHC and among th greats on display is a Ford RS200, previously driven by the Stig Blomqvist. Current owner and driver James Avis, from Sussex, a CIHC newbie, tells us more...
The iconic creation of Alex Issigonis never fails to attract attention and Graham Hill's 1963 Mini Cooper is no exception. Hoping for a competitive time htis year, Graham, from Warwickshire will be giving it his all up the hill.
Probably the youngest driver taking to the hill at this weekend, Tom Waterfield, from Somerset, talks lovingly about the 1922 GN Dragonfly (AKA Big Yellow).
Tim Boles, from the Isle of Man, brings his well travelled Chevrolet Camaro, nicknamed 'Butch' to the Chateau Impney Hillclimb
Racing a car built by his grandfather back in 1956, Oliver Tomlin, from Coventry, talked proudly about the family history of the 4.7ltr Chapman Mercury III
Despite being only 500c and single cylinder, the Cooper MKII develops 50bhp and at only 200kilos the power-to-weight ratio means that driver Stuart Wright, from can make a serious attempt at the Chateau Impney Hillclimb
First time in the car and driver Eddie Williams comtemplates how he will handle the Maserati 250F up the hill and Dave Parker talks about the reason it was such a popular car for many drivers.
Having driven the Chateau Impney Hillclimb back in 1666 and 67, Dave Parr, from Wolverhampton, returns with a newly acquired, fully restored 1964 Ford Anglia to take up the challenge once more.
Rod Spollon, CIHC Event Director looks forward to a fabulous weekend of motorsport as the finishing touches are put on to the famous hillclimb course.
Nick Tpoliss, from Oxfordshire, puts the finishing touches to two historic 1930s ERA cars in preparation for the CIHC weekend. Nivk also takes time to give a drivers perspective, corner-by-corner of the famous hillclimb.
Graham Barron, from Southport, makes his Chateau Impney Hillclimb debut bringing back a Gemini MkII Formula Junior that was last raced here in 1967.
Andrew Tart, from Kidderminster, talks lovingly about his Bond Formula Junior, a rare front-wheeled drive single seater. This 1960 racer was first driven at Goodwood by Jon Goddard-Watts, founder of Screwfix, who conceived the Bond Formula Junior with Lawrie bond.
Ian Cook, from Coventry, brings his Morgan Three-wheeler to CIHC17, with a spectacular paint job created by remote controlled cars.