Aston Hill Climb 100: 17th May 2025

There were eight Vauxhalls entered for the event. Here's a selection of the cars leaving the assembly area to tackle the hill (which is a public road through Wendover Woods). Volume up!
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Barber-Lomax - 20hp Prince Henry
​Vauxhall (and the 30-98 in particular) was by far the most successful marque to compete at Aston Hill. Here's a list of the 10 Vauxhalls that achieved outright wins:
•     1909, Jul 24 (HCAAC open) A.J.Hancock, Vauxhall 20hp
•     1909, Sep 25 (HCAAC members) A.J.Hancock, Vauxhall 20hp
•     1912, Mar 16 (Essex MC open) G.D.Pearce-Jones, Prince Henry Vauxhall 20hp
•     1913, May 24 (HCAAC open) A.J.Hancock, Vauxhall 30-98
•     1921, Jul 16 (HCAAC members) Ernie Swain, GP Vauxhall 4.5L (Percy Kidner entrant)
•     1921, Oct 1 (Oxford MC members) Humphrey Cook, Vauxhall 30-98
•     1922, Sep 16 (HCAAC open) Matthew Park, TT Vauxhall 3.0L
•     1923, Mar 3 (Inter-varsity) R.F.Summers, Vauxhall 30-98
•     1923, May 12 (HCAAC open) Humphrey Cook, TT Vauxhall 30-98 Rouge et Noir
•     1925, Feb 28 (Inter-varsity) G.B.Legge, Vauxhall 30-98
​More information here: astonhill100.com 
​With thanks to the organisers & Mike Stark
DK May '25
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