Craigantlet Hillclimb, a speed event organised by the
Ulster Automobile Club, was first held in 1913. It is the only such venue in
Northern Ireland
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to host a round (latterly two rounds) of the
British Hill Climb Championship
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, which started in 1947.
The current course is 1,460 yards (1335 metres) in length, and unlike hillclimbs in the rest of the UK is laid out on closed public roads. Sections of the course are named for past winners, in order of ascent:
Howe, Hall, Hadley,
Mays Cross,
Allard,
Wharton Straight, Pringle.
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Tragedy struck at Craigantlet in 1995 when Mark Colton was killed in practice for the event. The meeting was abandoned.
The hill record currently stands at 39.63 seconds, set by Scott Moran
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on 2 August 2008, driving a Gould
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GR61.[ ]
Craigantlet Hillclimb past winners
Key: R = Course Record; FTD = Fastest Time of the Day.
References
External links
Ulster Automobile Club
* Top 12 Run Of
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Motorsport venues in Northern Ireland
Sports venues in County Down