Talk:Firle Hill Climb
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End of racing at Firle[edit]
This from Jim Tiller, a regular competitor at Firle: "Racing stopped at Firle when a Lotus went out of control, as you say. Some walkers/ramblers ignored the motor racing warning signs and found, what they thought was a good spot on the bank side of the road from which they could view the hill climb. There were no other people there. The Lotus lost control and mounted the left hand bank, spun and then went up the right hand bank injuring the walkers. We are not aware of any injuries to the drivers. The organisers realised that the hill was un-managable as it could not be sufficiently marshalled." The car that crashed is thought to be a Lotus Elan - can anybody say when and who? Any further details? Rupertlt (talk) 15:03, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
Sussex Express & County Herald, Friday, June 2, 1967, Page 22 photo caption: Record holder M.J. Fallek drives his 1865 c.c. Lotus Elan round the last bend in Sun- days B.A.R.C. hill climb at Firle. He was timed at 26.3 sec - just over a second outside his touring car record.
Could this be the car that crashed at Firle? Does anybody know any more?
An advertisement in Motor Sport, September 1967, Page 873 refers to "Maurice Fallek's 1895 c.c. Lotus Elan with Martin Ford Engine" Rupertlt (talk) 22:54, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
This from Autosport TNF: In the MN report of the Bentley DC meeting at Firle on 24/09/1967 it was mentioned that ... "Second (in his class) was John Malyan's Lotus Elan which might have been quicker had the driver not frightened himself by a "wall of death" act in practice." Whether this involved the injuring of spectators is not known, but it was the last meeting to be held on Bo-Peep hill. Possibly the organisers wanted to keep the incident quiet. Rupertlt (talk) 22:14, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
John Malyan is not the driver of the #90 Lotus Elan as he tells me his Elan was bright yellow. We are still looking for the driver of a dark blue Lotus Elan, #90, with gold stripe and gold steel wheels? Does anybody have the programme from the final meeting? Rupertlt (talk) 10:22, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
Film footage of Firle[edit]
There is some coverage of Firle in this film: Winning Ways (1962), BMC Competitions Dept, Commentary by MG author Wilson McComb, Duration 21 minutes 46 seconds. Rupertlt (talk) 09:56, 12 November 2010 (UTC)