Author: Paul Robinson
Publisher: Robinson Books
Craigantlet Hill Climb 1925 to 1947 by Paul Robinson is the history of the first part of this, the most consistently used hill in Northern Ireland's motorsport.
In its inaugural year of 1925, Craigantlet Hill Climb was a club event organised by the Ulster Automobile Sports Club. The event reached a higher level in 1929 when it was organised on the Saturday before the RAC Tourist Trophy races at Ards. This attracted many of the TT competitors to make the most of their time in Ulster and compete in both events. When the TT races ended in 1936, it reduced the number and quality of entrants to former levels.
In 1946, the Craigantlet Hill Cimb was one of the first events to resume after the Second World War and in 1947 it cemented the place in the motorsport calendar it retains to the current day by its inclusion as a round in the inaugural RAC British Hill Climb Championship. This has restored and maintained the quality of the entry with all serious contenders for the championship making the trip across the Irish Sea.
A glance at the record holders throughout the period emphasises the quality of competitors with names such as Earl Howe, Eddie Hall in his MGs, Bert Hadley in the supercharged Austin 7 and Sydney Allard in the car of his own design.
This publication has hardback covers and the landscape format enables the photographs to be reproduced at full page size for maximum impact and interest. It is available from Robinson Books at https://robinsonbooks.co.uk at £45
Published 2025
Price: £45.00
ISBN: #978-1-7393118-5-8
