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MOTOR SPORT CALENDAR
MOTOR SPORT CALENDAR SEPT. Grossglockner, AUGUST 6th 7th AUGUST 26th Race, SEPT. 10th 14th-I5th 17th 23rd 24th 24th 30th 2nd 3rd 4th 9th 9th 10th Hill Climb, Germany G.P. du…
Naish hillclimb
Sir,
I was interested to see in the article “Motoring with Bill Little” a photograph of an event at the Naish hillclimb, near Bristol.
Meetings regularly took place at Naish hill until the early 1970s, when the M5 motorway was constructed through the hillclimb. The uphill section of the motorway south of junction 19 is known locally as “Naish hill” and is notorious for traffic congestion on the southbound carriageway during busy weekends. Few drivers caught in the uphill crawl will realise that they are passing through a hillclimb where speed was once the order of the day! The old hillclimb passed from right to left, crossing the M5 at a point near the top of the incline, beyond the bridge. The upper portion of the hillclimb, including the part depicted in the abovementioned article, still survives. ALAN M BRITTON Portishead, Bristol