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.
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
BAR
HAR1
GUR1
SHE1
LOT1
DOU1
HAR2
BOU
VDT
WIS
CRA
SHE2
GUR2
PRE2
LOT2
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
References
"Scott Moran gets first record of year" . Top 12 Run Off. 2008-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
"Shelsley Walsh has a new outright record" . Top 12 Run Off. 2008-06-01. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
"Scott breaks record, scores 20 points in the day" . Top 12 Run Off. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
"21 points for Moran as Groves non scores" . Top 12 Run Off. 2008-08-02. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
"New outright record for Groves" . Top 12 Run Off. 2008-08-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
"Groves takes new record" . Top 12 Run Off. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
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