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| Location | Doune, Stirling, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT |
| Coordinates | 56°12′31″N4°04′26″W / 56.2087°N 4.0739°W |
| Opened | April 1968 |
| Major Events | British Hill Climb Championship |
| Hill Length | 1,476 yards (1,350 m) |
| Hill Record | 34.21 (Alex Summers, 19th June 2022, British Hill Climb Championship) |
Doune Hillclimb, Carse of Cambus, near Doune in the district of Stirling, Scotland, is the home of the only round of the British Hill Climb Championship currently to be held in Scotland (Bo'ness, Fintray and the Rest And Be Thankful have featured in the past). The course has been 1476 yards (1350m) in length since 1977. However, from the first meeting in 1968 until 1973 the start line was around 33 yards (30m) further back, and from 1974 until 1976 it was located beyond what is currently the first corner.
Prior to 1968, Lothian Car Club ran rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship at the Bo'ness Hillclimb from 1948 until 1967, when a house estate was built over part of the Bo'ness track. In 1967 the hillclimb track at Doune was designed by Ray Fielding and built with the first event taking place in April 1968. [1]
The current outright record holder is Sean Gould, who set a time of 34.67 seconds on 20 June 2021. [2] Video of a 35.05 second run by Jos Goodyear in his GWR Raptor can be seen here:
For many years, Doune Hillclimb hosted rounds of the Scottish Hillclimb Championship in April, June and September each year, and rounds of the British Hillclimb Championship in June and September. No meetings were held in 2020 or in April 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The British Hillclimb Championship was scheduled to visit Doune in June 2021, but not in September of that year.
| Year | Championship Round | Driver | Vehicle | Time (s) | Date |
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| 1968 | Sir Nicholas Williamson | Brabham BT21C | 48.84 | June | |
| 1971 | Mike MacDowel | Palliser Repco V8 3-litre | 50.52 | [3] 20 June. R.A.C. Championship. | |
| Mike MacDowel | Palliser Repco | 45.36 R | [4] 19 Sept | ||
| 1986 | Chris Cramer | Gould 84/3 Hart 2.8-litre | 39.62 | [5] 22 June | |
| 2005 | Round 33 | Martin Groves | Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre | 37.20 | [6] 18 September |
| Round 34 | Martin Groves | Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre | 36.48 R | ||
| 2006 | Round 15 | Martin Groves | Gould-NME GR5 3.5-litre | 40.99 FTD | [7] 18 June |
| Round 16 | Roger Moran | Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre | 41.88 | ||
| 2007 | Round 15 | Martin Groves | Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre | 36.93 | [8] 17 June |
| Round 16 | Martin Groves | Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre | 36.00 R | ||
| 2008 | Round 13 | Martin Groves | - | 41.22 | 22 June [9] |
| Round 14 | Scott Moran | - | 41.14 FTD | ||
| - | Graeme Wight Jnr | - | 36.25 | 28 September [10] | |
| - | Martin Groves | - | 36.01 | ||
| 2009 | - | Martin Groves | Gould GR55B | 35.95 R | 21 June [11] |
| - | Scott Moran | Gould GR61X | 35.62 R | ||
| 2010 | - | Martin Groves | Gould GR55B NME | 36.55 | 20 June [12] |
| - | Martin Groves | Gould GR55B NME | 36.13 | ||
| 2011 | - | Lee Adams | - | 43.21 | 19 June [13] |
| - | Lee Adams | - | 41.27 | ||
| 2012 | Round 13 | Lee Adams | GWR Raptor | 41.90 | 17 June [14] |
| Round 14 | Lee Adams | GWR Raptor | 40.26 | ||
| 2013 | Round 13 | Trevor Willis | OMS 28 | 36.54 | 23 June [15] |
| Round 14 | Trevor Willis | OMS 28 | 36.16 | ||
| Round 31 | Alex Summers | DJ Firehawk | 40.78 | 15 September [16] | |
| Round 32 | Alex Summers | DJ Firehawk | 42.30 | ||
| 2014 | Round 13 [17] | Scott Moran | Gould GR61X | 34.99 R | 22 June |
| Round 14 [18] | Scott Moran | Gould GR61X | 34.76 R | ||
| Round 31 [19] | Scott Moran | Gould GR61X | 35.16 | 21 September | |
| Round 32 | Jos Goodyear | GWR Raptor | 35.20 | ||
| 2015 | Round 13 | Alex Summers | Gould GR61X | 37.28 | 21 June |
| Round 14 | Jos Goodyear | GWR Raptor | 35.64 | ||
| Round 31 | Alex Summers | Gould GR61X | 35.65 | 20 September | |
| Round 32 | Alex Summers | Gould GR61X | 34.82 | ||
| 2016 | Round 13 | Scott Moran | Gould GR61X | 35.51 | 19 June |
| Round 14 | Eynon Price | Gould GR59 | 43.14 | ||
| Round 31 | Trevor Willis | OMS 28 | 36.12 | 18 September | |
| Round 32 | Sean Gould | Gould GR59 | 38.07 | ||
| 2017 | Round 11 | Dave Uren | Gould GR55B | 35.67 | 18 June |
| Round 12 | Trevor Willis | OMS 28 | 35.96 | ||
| Round 31 | Wallace Menzies | Gould GR59 | 36.57 | 17 September | |
| Round 32 | Wallace Menzies | Gould GR59 | 36.05 | ||
Key: R = Course Record; FTD = Fastest Time of the Day.
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