Woolbridge Spring 2025

Nigel Cole
Dec 2, 2025
2 min read

Updated: 1 day ago

Ed Hollier was in blistering form all weekend

The Wiscombe Park season traditionally starts with the two day Woolbridge Motor Club Spring event. It is a great way for everyone to blow away the cobwebs of winter!

The drivers were faced with difficult conditions during the Saturday morning practice sessions. The hill had not been used for competition since last September – and with early morning rain, the slippery surface even caught out the current Wiscombe Champion, Ian Ingleheart. Fortunately, he suffered no damage to himself or his car.

By the afternoon, and the two, timed event runs, the hill had dried sufficiently for drivers to dispense with wet and intermediate tyres and push the limits - the times tumbled. The event included the opening two rounds of the Wiscombe Tillicoultry Quarries Championship and the Fusion Fostering ASWMC Hillclimb Championship. For the championship contenders, a good showing at Wiscombe was very important to underline their title challenge at an early stage in the season.

The Fastest Time of the Day – 37.30s - was claimed by the current ASWMC Hillclimb Champion, Ed Hollier.

On Sunday the sun shone producing the perfect conditions for setting top times. The crowds of spectators lining the wooded slopes and meadow of our spectacular venue were treated to a great display of speed and skill. Hillclimbing attracts a wide range of cars - there is a class for everything from standard road going cars up to very rapid single seater racing cars. It was good to see 1978 British Hillclimb and British Sprint Champion, David Franklin, competing in a stunning Gulf liveried Porsche 911RS - sharing the car with owner Chris Stone.

One marque that has a long association with Wiscombe Park is Gilbern. The first car from this Welsh manufacturer competed at Wiscombe in 1962 and the Gilbern Owners Club fielded a strong entry for the Woolbridge event. It was Brian Gent who ultimately won the Class with a time of 50.99s in his Gilbern 1800GT - the same car that first achieved a Class win at Wiscombe in 1972.

And the man with the biggest smile in the paddock during Sunday afternoon’s prize giving was Ottery St Mary racer Ed Hollier. He had again set the Fastest Time of the Day – 35.16s - a new Class E1 Record! This beat the existing record that he set at last year's MG Car Club event - 35.29s.

This result put Ed into the lead of the Wiscombe Championship. The current 2024 Champion, Ian Ingleheart in second place followed closely by James Hudson, Matt Vann, Paul Reynolds and Julian Rinaldi.

Results - Saturday Results - Sunday