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.
The current outright record holder is Alex Summers, who set a time of 34.21 seconds on 19 June 2022. 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.
Doune Hillclimb Winners: British Hillclimb Championship YearChampionship Round Driver Vehicle Time (s) Date1968Sir Nicholas WilliamsonBrabham BT21C48.84June1971 Mike MacDowel Palliser Repco V8 3-litre 50.52 Motor, 17 July 1971, Page 46. 20 June. R.A.C. Championship. Mike MacDowel Palliser Repco 45.36 R Autocar, 23 Sep 1971, Page 28; Motor, 26 September 1971, Page 52. 19 Sept 1986 Chris Cramer Gould 84/3 Hart 2.8-litre 39.62 Speedscene, August 1986, No. 29, Page 13. 22 June2005 Round 33 Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre 37.20 Autosport, 22 September 2005, Page 117. 18 SeptemberRound 34 Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55B 3.5-litre 36.48 R2006 Round 15 Martin Groves Gould-NME GR5 3.5-litre 40.99 FTD Autosport, 22 June 2006, Page 139. 18 JuneRound 16 Roger Moran Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre 41.882007 Round 15 Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre 36.93 Autosport, 21 June 2007, Page 109. 17 JuneRound 16 Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre 36.00 R2008Round 13Martin Groves -41.2222 JuneRound 14Scott Moran -41.14 FTD -Graeme Wight Jnr -36.2528 September -Martin Groves -36.012009 -Martin Groves Gould GR55B35.95 R21 June -Scott MoranGould GR61X35.62 R2010 -Martin GrovesGould GR55B NME36.5520 June -Martin GrovesGould GR55B NME36.132011 -Lee Adams -43.2119 June -Lee Adams -41.272012Round 13Lee AdamsGWR Raptor41.9017 JuneRound 14Lee AdamsGWR Raptor40.262013Round 13Trevor WillisOMS 2836.5423 JuneRound 14Trevor WillisOMS 2836.16Round 31Alex SummersDJ Firehawk40.7815 SeptemberRound 32Alex SummersDJ Firehawk42.302014Round 13Scott MoranGould GR61X34.99 R22 JuneRound 14Scott MoranGould GR61X34.76 RRound 31Scott MoranGould GR61X35.1621 SeptemberRound 32Jos GoodyearGWR Raptor35.202015Round 13Alex SummersGould GR61X37.2821 JuneRound 14Jos GoodyearGWR Raptor35.64Round 31Alex SummersGould GR61X35.6520 SeptemberRound 32Alex SummersGould GR61X34.822016Round 13Scott MoranGould GR61X35.5119 JuneRound 14Eynon PriceGould GR5943.14Round 31Trevor WillisOMS 2836.1218 SeptemberRound 32Sean GouldGould GR5938.072017Round 11Dave UrenGould GR55B35.6718 JuneRound 12Trevor WillisOMS 2835.96Round 31Wallace MenziesGould GR5936.5717 SeptemberRound 32Wallace MenziesGould GR5936.05 Key: R = Course Record; FTD = Fastest Time of the Day.
See also Bo'ness Hill Climb Fintray Hillclimb Forrestburn Hillclimb Rest and Be Thankful Speed Hill Climb.
Footnotes
External links Lothian Car Club Motor Racing Programme Covers