2008 British Hill Climb Championship season
# 2008 British Hill Climb Championship season

The 2008 Nicholson McLaren Engines British Hill Climb Championship season was the 62nd British Hill Climb Championship (BHCC) season. It was the last year in which Nicholson McLaren sponsored the championship, as MCL Motorhomes took over the championship sponsorship for 2009. The series was contested over 34 rounds, with the drivers' 28 best results counting for the championship. Scott Moran ended Martin Groves' dominance of the championship, by claiming the championship during round 27 at Gurston Down.

## Calendar

* The 2008 season consisted of seventeen meetings with two rounds at each. Times with a light blue background are hill records.

| Round | Hill | Date | Winning Driver | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Prescott | 27 April | Scott Moran | 37.35 |
| 2 | Prescott | 27 April | Scott Moran | 37.69 |
| 3 | Barbon | 10 May | Martin Groves | 20.71 |
| 4 | Barbon | 10 May | Scott Moran | 20.50 |
| 5 | Harewood | 11 May | Scott Moran | 49.38 |
| 6 | Harewood | 11 May | Scott Moran | 49.76 |
| 7 | Gurston Down | 25 May | Trevor Willis | 31.05 |
| 8 | Gurston Down | 25 May | Martin Groves | 26.50 |
| 9 | Shelsley Walsh | 1 June | Martin Groves | 22.71 |
| 10 | Shelsley Walsh | 1 June | Martin Groves | 22.90 |
| 11 | Loton Park | 8 June | Scott Moran | 44.56 |
| 12 | Loton Park | 8 June | Martin Groves | 45.05 |
| 13 | Doune | 22 June | Martin Groves | 41.22 |
| 14 | Doune | 22 June | Scott Moran | 41.14 |
| 15 | Harewood | 6 July | Martin Groves | 1:01.52 |
| 16 | Harewood | 6 July | Scott Moran | 49.77 |
| 17 | Bouley Bay | 17 July | Scott Moran | 38.82 |
| 18 | Bouley Bay | 17 July | Scott Moran | 38.77 |
| 19 | Val des Terres | 19 July | Martin Groves | 28.25 |
| 20 | Val des Terres | 19 July | Martin Groves | 28.68 |
| 21 | Wiscombe Park | 27 July | Martin Groves | 35.09 |
| 22 | Wiscombe Park | 27 July | Scott Moran | 35.02 |
| 23 | Craigantlet | 2 August | Scott Moran | 40.57 |
| 24 | Craigantlet | 2 August | Scott Moran | 39.63 |
| 25 | Shelsley Walsh | 17 August | Martin Groves | 22.58 |
| 26 | Shelsley Walsh | 17 August | Scott Moran | 23.55 |
| 27 | Gurston Down | 24 August | Martin Groves | 27.41 |
| 28 | Gurston Down | 24 August | Jos Goodyear | 26.47 |
| 29 | Prescott | 7 September | Martin Groves | 43.92 |
| 30 | Prescott | 7 September | Trevor Willis | 39.65 |
| 31 | Loton Park | 14 September | Martin Groves | 44.74 |
| 32 | Loton Park | 14 September | Martin Groves | 44.53 |
| 33 | Doune | 28 September | Graeme Wight, Jr. | 36.25 |
| 34 | Doune | 28 September | Martin Groves | 36.01 |

## Championship standings

* Best 28 scores count towards the championship. Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | H.R. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | PRE1 | PRE1 | BAR | BAR | HAR1 | HAR1 | GUR1 | GUR1 | SHE1 | SHE1 | LOT1 | LOT1 | DOU1 | DOU1 | HAR2 | HAR2 | BOU | BOU | VDT | VDT | WIS | WIS | CRA | CRA | SHE2 | SHE2 | GUR2 | GUR2 | PRE2 | PRE2 | LOT2 | LOT2 | DOU2 | DOU2 | T. Pts | Drop | Pts |
| 1 | Scott Moran | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 271 | 6 | 265 |
| 2 | Martin Groves | 7 | DNS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | 8 | 1 | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 247 | | 247 |
| 3 | Trevor Willis | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Spin | 3 | 3 | 223 | 14 | 209 |
| 4 | Roger Moran | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | 181 | 3 | 178 |
| 5 | Chris Merrick | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 170 | | 170 |
| 6 | Jos Goodyear | | | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | 3 | | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | 6 | 7 | Fail | 1 | | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | 133 | | 133 |
| 7 | Paul Ranson | | | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | DNS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | 6 | 8 | 11 | | | 3 | 2 | Fail | Fail | | | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 123 | | 123 |
| 8 | Basil Pitt | 5 | | | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | | | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | 7 | 4 | | | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | 96 | | 96 |
| 9 | Deryk Young | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Fail | 12 | 4 | DNS | 6 | 7 | | | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | 11 | 7 | 5 | | | 76 | | 76 |
| 10 | Paul Haimes | | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | 11 | Spin | 7 | 8 | | 7 | | | | 12 | Fail | 9 | 8 | | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 63 | | 63 |
| 11 | Graeme Wight, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 62 | | 62 |
| 12 | Tom New | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | | | | 11 | | 10 | | | 8 | 7 | | | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Fail | DNS | 12 | | 8 | | | | 10 | 8 | | | 34 | | 34 |
| 13 | Tim Wilson | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | | | | | 7 | 10 | | | 9 | | 29 | | 29 |
| 14 | Rob Turnbull | 9 | 3 | | | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | 12 | 5 | 9 | | | 10 | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | 23 |
| 15 | Mark Coley | 10 | 7 | | 9 | | | | | 10 | | 11 | 12 | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | 18 | | 18 |
| 16 | Jonathan Rarity | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 8 | 16 | | 16 |
| 17 | Will Hall | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | | | | | 3 | | 11 | | | 11 | 14 | | 14 |
| 18 | Stewart Robb, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 14 | | 14 |
| 19 | Andrew Platt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 14 | | 14 |
| 20 | Robert Kenrick | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | 9 | | | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 12 | | 12 |
| 21 | William Loughridge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 9 |
| 22 | Alistair Crawford | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | | | | | 12 | Fail | 6 | | 6 |
| 23 | Stewart Robb | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | | 5 |
| 24 | Pat Roche | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 9 | 5 | | 5 |
| 25 | Eynon Price | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | 12 | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | 10 | 12 | | | | | 5 | | 5 |
| 26 | John Chalmers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | 11 | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | 5 | | 5 |
| 27 | Wallace Menzies | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | | | 10 | | 10 | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 5 |
| 28 | Mike Fitzsimmons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| 29 | Oliver Tomlin | 12 | 9 | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| 30 | Andy Coley | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 31 | Nick Saunders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Fail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 32 | James Blackmore | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 33 | James Brims | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 34 | Steve Owen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 12 | | 11 | | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | Paul Buckingham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 |
| 36 | Neville Rollason | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | John Bradburn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 |
