It’s been a long winter and a winter of uncertainty, “ Price continued. “So to have that stability of a championship coming back in again just provides hope for this year going back to normal really.”Ī post shared by Prescott Speed Hill Climb the uncertainty about how and what events could go ahead at Prescott, the season opening weekend was a large success, with a fully booked competitor list, and plenty more to come throughout the season for when fans may be able to return.

“So this weekend marked the opening round of the Midland Hill Climb Championship which is one of the two national hill climbing championships in the country. “ We suffered a lot last year as a sport with national championships being cancelled, ” explained Price. Usually Prescott host two of the national championships, the Midland Hill Climb Championship and the British Hill Climb Championship, a few times across the year, but due to travel restrictions that wasn’t the case for the start of the season.

LIVE BLOG: Cheltenham Town close in on promotion, Manchester City win Carabao Cup, and reaction to Premier Leagueīut after a successful return for cars to the hill in July last year, going on to complete and finish the season in October, the winter period threw various complications to the venue.īefore the country went into a third national lockdown it was expected for fans to be back at the venue, but with the whole country under tough restrictions, general manager Gemma Price wasn’t sure of what events could be held.

Hill climb racing near cheltenham