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Firle Hill Climb is a defunct hillclimbing course near Lewes, East Sussex, England, sometimes referred to as Bo Peep Hill Climb.〔''Motor Sport'', September 1957, Page 448.〕 It is hoped, however, that the event will be revived on the 20th September 2015 by the Bo Peep Drivers Club.〔() Bo Peep Drivers Club〕
==History== The situation faced by the racing motorist in England after World War Two was bleak. Brooklands was permanently closed and Donington Park was out of action. Two other obstacles were petrol rationing, which was not abolished until 26 May 1950,〔''The Manchester Guardian'', 27 May 1950, Page 7.〕 and an acute shortage of tyres, the R.A.C. having banned retreaded or remoulded tyres from competition.〔''Autosport'', 3 October 1952, Pages 425.〕 The search was on for a place to race. The Bentley Drivers' Club found Firle. W.O. Bentley attended the race here in 1951.〔''Autosport'', 5 October 1951, Pages 436-437.〕 The BARC event held on Sunday 2 June 1957, was run in conjunction with the BARC 11th Annual Rally at Eastbourne, a 50-mile road event held the day before, starting at the Grasshopper Inn near Westerham, with intermittent driving tests, including one at Butts Hill, Willingdon, and then on to Eastbourne, via Beachy Head. A steward of the rally was Captain A. Frazer-Nash, M.I.Mech.E. 〔Joint Eastbourne Rally/Firle Hill Climb Programme, 1–2 June 1957.〕 On 14 September 1958 Tony Marsh set an unofficial record of 25.31 sec during a demonstration run: "He chose to run in the big twin Cooper rather than the Formula 2 car, the former being less of a handful on Firle's somewhat bumpy surface." 〔''Autosport'', 19 September 1958, Pages 365, 372, 384.〕 A report from 1965 states: "Once again, many of the hill records were lowered, including the absolute record for the hill, which came down from 24.45 seconds, set up by Miss Patsy Burt in 1963, to 23.87 seconds standing to Gordon Parker in a Cooper Climax. Patsy Burt did her utmost to retain her title but was unable to better 23.97." 〔BARC Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 30 November 1965.〕 On 12 September 1965, Jack Sears driving a Bentley 8-litre set fastest time of the day by a Bentley.〔''Gentleman Jack – The Official Biography of Jack Sears'', Graham Gauld, Foreword by Sir John Whitmore, Page 155, ISBN 978-1-84584-151-5〕 David Good, BRM, set the track record of 22.78 sec on 28 May 1967,〔''Autosport'', 9 June 1967, Page 940.〕 a record he holds in perpetuity, as the course closed at the end of the season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Firle Hill Climb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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