24Nov 2023 by TD Admin
Nissan vs Porsche – Triumph for Turbo Dynamics at the 277th meeting held at Gurston Down Hillclimb.

Nissan vs Porsche – Triumph for Turbo Dynamics at the 277th meeting held at Gurston Down Hillclimb.

Hill Climbing, Motorsport, News
Throwback article to 2011....... The Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 went head to head at Gurston Down Hillclimb on the May Bank Holiday in 2011, in a continuance of their long running battle for supremacy. When Nissan launched their new R35 GT-R in Europe in March 2009 it was aimed directly to rival the performance of the Porsche 911 Turbo. With a claimed lap time of 7:26:7 on the base model’s Dunlop tyres around the famous Nürburgring circuit, it did just that. Porsche had accused Nissan of falsifying those claims in September 2008 and for some years now, a rivalry has been brewing between Porsche and Nissan. Such has been the rivalry that many tests have been conducted. One such test was by Fifth Gear, named Battle of the Titans,…
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20Jul 2017 by TD Admin
Will Hall Took His First British Hillclimb Run In 2 Years

Will Hall Took His First British Hillclimb Run In 2 Years

Hill Climbing, Motorsport
Will Hall took his first British Hillclimb Championship run-off win in two years at Harewood on May 7th. Driving the Force AER WH, Will also took the fastest time of day with a 50.48s run. After the second round at Harewood, where the colder temperatures and a course marker picked up on his run meant an eight-place finish, Will finds himself third overall in the Championship. Will, son of midlands Hillclimb legend Mike Hall, started in hillclimbing with a Westfield Vauxhall in the late 1990s where he rapidly acquired the nickname ‘Will-he, won’t-he’ (make it to the top of the hill) due to his wild, sideways driving style. Hill can be seen in this video below: What Did Turbo Dynamics Rebuild? Strapped to the car is a bespoke Turbo Dynamics…
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12Jun 2017 by TD Admin
Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb: 1967-2017

Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb: 1967-2017

Hill Climbing, Motorsport, News
Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb celebrates its 50th Anniversary during the Tony Marsh Memorial Weekend on the 17th and 18th of June. The Anniversary Celebrations include some of the cars and drivers who competed at the first event or were part of Tony Marsh’s racing career. There will be a convoy run of the cars during practise and during the events both days. Tony Marsh was instrumental in the design and build of the hill as we know it today. There are over 130 cars and drivers together with more than 30 motorbikes competing on both days with a separate event on Saturday and Sunday. All will face the challenge of the legendary 12 feet wide, fast and twisty course at Wiltshire’s famous Speed Hill Climb Venue, Gurston Down. With unrivalled…
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12Jun 2017 by TD Admin
Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb Returns For 50th Anniversary!

Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb Returns For 50th Anniversary!

Hill Climbing, Motorsport, News
Gurston Down celebrates 50 years of hillclimbing success. It’s narrow. It’s twisty. It’s fast! It's where it all began in 1967, the innovation, the planning and ultimately the winning. Gurston Down celebrates 50 years of hillclimbing success. It’s narrow. It’s twisty. And it’s fast! In a nutshell, that’s the challenge of speed hillclimbing, one of motorsport’s most accessible and friendly categories. This golden jubilee year the celebrations are on at Gurston Down and Turbo Dynamics. TD's Managing Director and founder of the company Peter Marsh along with his brother Simon Marsh are restoring the award-winning vehicle that won in '67 and several other events when driven by their late father Tony Marsh. Tony Marsh was a highly coveted racing driver and was recognised by the Independent’s journalist, Phil Davidson, as being…
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20Dec 2016 by TD Admin
Watch Turbo Dynamics DJ Firehawk Pick Up Some Serious Speed

Watch Turbo Dynamics DJ Firehawk Pick Up Some Serious Speed

Hill Climbing, Motorsport
And We're Off! Round 1 kicked off last week and what a way to start! Firehawk Picks Up Some Serious Speed! If you didn't know by now racing runs in the blood of Turbo Dynamics founder Peter Marsh as his late father Tony Marsh has an unbeatable record (in the Guinness Book of Records) of 6 times British Hillclimb Champion, 2 separate hat tricks 10 years apart. The Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb last weekend had 2 separate events. First up on Saturday was Round 1 of the Hamilton Classic ACSMC Hillclimb Championship. Both Peter & Simon Marsh (Brother & co-racing driver) used this opportunity to treat it as a test event to iron out some further issues and prepare for the Sunday event. Saturday The race was on but the…
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