Graham Thompson kept his cool on Larne Motor Club’s Cairncastle Hillclimb, despite the melting road surface during the recent heatwave, to conquer one of the countries best stretches of road, and remain ‘King of the Hill’ for the second year running.
Despite the previous day’s heavy rain, the fourth round of the S.W. Adair Northern Ireland Sprint Championship took place at Nutts Corner on Saturday 2 June in weather which was on a par with that which was being enjoyed by those doing Rally Barbados!
Last Thursday may have been the official launch of the hillclimb season but Saturday (14 April) was the day that the full entry list of eighty competitors had been eagerly waiting for – round one of the 2018 ANICC Miller Oils Northern Ireland Hillclimb Championship.