British Hillclimb Championship weekend at Wiscombe Park

But in recent weeks, the battle for supremacy in the British Hillclimb Championship has been intense, with the three front-runners - Will Hall, Matthew Ryder (reigning champion), and Wallace Menzies - all driving Gould GR59 chassis.

Locked in a fierce season-defining contest, they prepare to visit the challenging Wiscombe Park course this weekend for two rounds of the Motorsport UK British Hillclimb Championship, presented by Nova Motorsport.

The Woolbridge Motor Club organised two-day meeting promises to be a true spectacle of speed as the three protagonists fight their way through a relentless schedule of events, which started at the beginning of July at Harewood in North Yorkshire, where Hall took a win and a third-place finish while Ryder’s pair of runner-up finishes kept him level at the top of the points table.

Menzies was right in the mix with a victory of his own before an engine failure halted his charge.

Last week, the battle was reignited in Jersey at Bouley Bay, where the Scotsman – now armed with a replacement 3.3-litre Cosworth engine – stormed to two wins with Hall and Ryder trading second and third places.

The trio crossed the sea to Guernsey and the Val des Terres hill, where Menzies dominated once more, claiming two victories and two hill records to earn crucial bonus points.

His Channel Island points haul reduces the gap to the tying Hall and Ryder to just six and tightens an already gripping title fight which promises much this weekend as Ryder, the current and Menzies a previous, outright record holder at the serpentine-like 915-metre East Devon track where speeds will approach 130 mph.

As usual with speed hillclimbing, an entry of saloon and sports cars will support the purpose-built single-seaters and will be in action on both days.

Tickets and further information are available online at www.wiscombepark.co.uk.