Holme Moss Hill Climb 100

From October 29th 1958's Edition of The Motor. Showing how important Holme Moss was to the British Motoring Press and Industry of the time.

Well done everyone and thank you. When we started we wanted to give £500 a year to the Air Ambulance. We have exceeded the 5 year total already! So 2024 will allow us to really push hard for a big figure. We can't do it without you all, so very many thanks again. News of planning as we progress as ever.

Thank you all so very much for a fabulous day on Saturday. The feedback has been amazing and today I paid £1045 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance who send their thanks as well. Our 5th and final Centenary Celebration event will be on Saturday 10th August 2024. Keep the day free, this one will make sure we go out with a bang!!

Raffle winners - Steve Shaw, Ian Parkin and Chris Tolson. We will be in touch! Thanks to everyone we will be giving £1045 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance on Monday!

Fabulous turnout this year! The Aston Centenary clearly resonated, half a dozen Aston made it and one kind owner brought this amazingly historic medal to share with us. Northern Group of Motoring Writers

Today is the day!! Our 4th Centenary Celebration of speed hill climbing on Holme Moss. In 1923 the Huddersfield and Bradford Clubs knew they were on a sure fire winner, if only the weather would play ball....! See you in Holme at The Fleece from 10am!

Hello all. From 10 am tomorrow the 4th Holme Moss Centenary Celebration Event will be on. Come to The Fleece and drive up the side road. The route will be marked. Park in the paddock and then come to sign in. It's £5 for a programme, £5 for an event sticker and another £10 for a copy of an Aston Martin DB4 GT book with dvd (rrp £30). You can ascend the hill at will and the. Have your programme signed at the top of the hill. Get a coffee or a pint at The Fleece during the day. All Road Traffic Act compliant and non competitive, we mark the Centenary this year of Aston Martin's first International Competition success at Holme Moss with Lionel Martin in 1923. This is our penultimate Centenary celebration. The period events ran 1920 - 1924. We are holding a raffle with three prizes : a signed copy of "All Arms and Elbows" by Innes Ireland, thanks to his daughter Christianne: a family of four ticket to P&P's amazing Polar Express at Wensleydale Railway in December and a box set anniversary edition of The Wall signed by Nick Mason for the event.

Team site visit to ensure all is in order for tomorrow - and it IS! (especially the ale!) see you all at 10am!!

Only 48 hours to go until we gather to celebrate the centenary once again. This year we are humbled to have three amazing raffle items: A family ticket for 4 people to PnP's Polar Express at Wensleydale Railway. A signed Pink Floyd item from Nick Mason and a personalised, and dedicated copy of her late father Innes Ireland's book "All Arms and Elbows" from VIP Guest of Honour Christianne Ireland. Tickets will be on sale from sign in through the day, with the draw happening once we finish, just after 2pm.

At The Fleece from 10am until 2pm. Celebrate the centenary of Aston Martin's first international competition success.

Nothing says 4th July as well as a classic Corvette. Only just over a month until this year's Centenary Gathering - see you all on 12th August we hope!

Great to see previous Climbers out and about!

On the 9th June 1923 the forth Holme Moss Hill Climb was staged. This year it had become an international afair with "foreign" entrants and cars. Local man Eddie Hall entered his Talbot, Aston Martin and Bugatti, for example.

The "Open" (international) Class II for 'Cars of 1101cc up to 1550cc' featured ten entries. Perhaps most notable amongst these was Lional Martin, driving AM270, an Aston Martin. He was the winner of the class, on Formula (how they did things then) and so this can lay claim to being one of , if not the , earliest International Wins by Aston Martin.

When we gather on Saturday 12th August from 10am at The Fleece, we shall be particularly celebrating this milestone, especially appropriate remembering that the firm was owned for many years by Huddersfield native (Sir) David Brown. All Astons especially welcome!

The Format will be the same as the last three years, with the paddock we had in 2022 being kindly made available once again, and food and drink at The Fleece running all day from breakfast for the early arrivals through to afternoon and evening meals for those who like to linger.

Out and about, on foot, today spreading the Hill Climb word.

Hello all. Does anyone know the gentleman with the blue side valve Ford van who came this year? Or does anyone know of a couple of 1940s small commercial vehicles, vans, and big lorries of the same era for a film shoot next month? Let me know if you do.

Fabulous few hours at The Richard Roberts Archive yesterday. Found some previously undiscovered gems from their archive concerning our event in period. We will be posting them up soon.

Congratulations to our very own Ian Balmforth for coming second in Class 13 at The Brighton Speed Trials - an even older event than Holme Moss!!

Head on over to YouTube by following this link and see what out chums at Motorhaus thought of their time with us at this year's . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pdi8qyDM6sM&feature=youtu.be

World's Oldest Road Race? - Holme Moss Hillclimb Is the Holme Moss Hillclimb the World's Oldest road race? We checked out the motorsport right on our doorstep as a century of motorsport was celebrated in th...

Is the owner of the gorgeous Fordson van a member of the group? Could someone point me in his direction, please?

How nice to be reviewed so positively!
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On the morning after such a fabulous day before, I reflect over a cup of tea on how wonderfully the day went together. Great folk, amazing weather and the most funds we have raised to date! Thank you so much to attendees, sponsors, spectators and everyone who helps. Stuart Holland and I only ever hoped we could make an event like this one. BUT we only have 2 more years of Centenary events to do! 1924 was the last Holme Moss Hill Climb. This means next year we need to raise our game before the final Centenary event in 2024. Spoke with great people about the aims yesterday. I think 2023 will be a little more special with a specific marque to celebrate. Thanks to everyone, the planning and prep start here! Keep watching and do, please, if you had fun - tell your friends!

Thank you so much to all who came along today

Today is the day! Looking forward to seeing all of you at The Fleece. Remember it is £5 for your commemorative programme or £10 for that and a rally style decal. All profits to Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Thanks to all sponsors and supporters - hope all have a great day. See you from 10am.

Hello everyone. So, here we go again. Please do not try to get in before 10am tomorrow, but when you do arrive, drive carefully up the lane into the Fleece car park. Follow the lane ahead slowly and carefully, this route will be marked with red and white tape. After a short distance you turn right and the go left, again with care, going up a ramp into the Paddock, which is a genuine Paddock! Then walk down to the reception desk outside the pub to do your paperwork etc. When you want to go up the Moss, drive carefully out of the paddock, go straight on, then left - more tape - following round to the left and the right onto the road, it is laid with sets (cobbled in common parlance) then turn right, go along the road passing the Fleece in your right. Climb the hill and get your souvenir programme signed at the top. When you come back, turn left after the pub, again, retracing your arrival steps and park up in the Paddock and grab a coffee, bacon sarnie, pint or lunch! It WILL be hot so remember to use sun cream, wear a hat and keep hydrated. A diagram will be posted soon.

Hello everyone. More details about how the day will run will go up tomorrow BUT - we will have a very special Guest of Honour with us tomorrow. This image is a strong clue, any guesses?

It is looking like the weather will be scorching so please, anyone who attends, make sure you have a hat and sun screen! Then keep hydrated. Please don't try to arrive before 10am as we will not be ready for you until then. Nice, calm and relaxed day, will need to be in the heat (!) and programme, event decal etc all available if you want them. Let's mark the third event's centenary in a fun way. Entry to the paddock is via The Fleece car park and will be a one way, clockwise system. We will post a simple diagram later today.

Site meeting at The Fleece tonight. Please note the paddock will be open from 10am on Saturday. The forecast is looking good, so tell your car mad friends to come and join us for the Centenary of 1922's event.

Hello all. We collected this year's programmes today and in a new departure the cover is that of the original 1922 event's. This year you can have that and a small windscreen sticker for your £5 OR for £10 you can have both of these plus a limited edition event "rally plaque" decal as well for £10. All funds after nominal costs go to Yorkshire Air Ambulance as before remember. We will tell you about another 2022 innovation tomorrow. Keep checking in!