17th July 2026, I went to the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb Classic Nostalgia event for day one of the two.
Shelsley Walsh is the oldest still operating motorsport venue in the world, first used in 1905.
To find out more about the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb and their upcoming events please visit their website: https://www.shelsleywalsh.com
It is a short track of 1000 yards (914 metres), but with a significant elevation change over its length, 328 feet (100 m).
The hill record time is 22.37 seconds (Sean Gould, 2021) in a Gould GR59 4 litre Judd V8.
The track has a great paddock area and trackside spectator path to the top of the hill, with various seating areas and refreshments along the way. There is also a great cafe and plenty of toilets.
Even the car park is worth seeing with lots of modern and classic cars that people have brought along.
I started off by looking around the paddock and the amazing array of competitors cars.
There was even a Chaparral 2A, the only one in the uk!
There were lots of stalls selling motorsport merchandise, memorabilia and food.
My all-time favourite car, a Martini Racing Lancia Integrale, was about to run up the hill so I went up the trackside path to find a good spot for some photos of it.
Then came a batch of Nascars including an old-school Chevy.
There was an amazing collection of varied cars at the event, below are some of the highlights:
I walked up to the finish straight and almost got deafened by an E-type Jaguar!
I went back down to the paddock for the lunch break to get some more photos of the cars there.
As part of the nostalgia theme a World War Two Hurricane fighter plane made a few passes over the venue.
As part of the entertainment there was also a live band in the cafe area, with people dancing along.
After lunch I went to the start line to get some photos of cars launching up the hill.
I took another walk up the hill to get some more photos before leaving.
I highly recommend spending a day at the hillclimb!
To find out more about the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb and their upcoming events please visit their website: https://www.shelsleywalsh.com
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