Motor Sport Circuit Guide

Prescott Speed Hillclimb

Bugatti Owners' Club,
Prescott Hill,
Gotherington,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire
GL52 9RD

Prescott Hill Climb is located near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and is home to the Bugatti Owners Club, who have owned the land since 1937 and ran the first hill climb event here in April 1938. Set in 60 acres of glorious Cotswold countryside, the estate provides a beautiful setting for a range of classic car and bike weekends, and also hosts rounds of the National hill climb championships.
The 1127 yard course rises over 200 feet with short straights, fast and slow corners and a hairpin.
The action can be viewed from strategic points along the course as well as from the restaurant terrace. Visitors and competitors alike can enjoy an exhilarating days racing plus vintage cavalcades up the Hill. The Bugatti Owners Club also runs a drivers school when the hill isn't being used for racing.

Images Copyright Alistair Watson, www.exposurecompensation.co.uk

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Time Zone : (GMT) Western Europe Time, London, Lisbon, Casablanca

Major Events : British Hillclimb Championship, VSCC

Circuit Length : Long Course: 1127 yards
Short Course: 880 yards
200+ feet elevation change

Lap Record : 36.35s - Scott Moran Gould GR61X/NME - 2007

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