Willis Lifts The British Championship

OMS man lifts his second championship after battling rivals – and the conditions – at Prescott

- Eddie Walder

Trevor Willis did enough to ensure he is 2017 British Hillclimb champion for the second time at Prescott last weekend.

Weather affected qualifying for both rounds but there was a stunning outcome for Richard Spedding, who triumphed each time in his GWR-Suzuki Raptor. Even though Wallace Menzies spun out in the first encounter, Willis had to wait for the conclusion of the second run-off to be declared champion and then had to suffer the customary awards presentation soaking ring-led by Menzies.

New champion Willis was as quick to acknowledge the speed of rival Spedding than mark his own success. He said: “We don’t really consider Richard to be just a quick 1600cc runner, he’s usually there with the big cars and I am always looking over my shoulder.”