Craigantlet

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Craigantlet Hillclimb – List of Winners

Date	Winner		Car	Time	Final
03/08/2013	Wallace Menzies		DJ Firestorm	0:39,69	Results
03/08/2013	Scott Moran		Gould GR61X	0:39,41	Results
02/08/2014	Trevor Willis		OMS 28	0:44,31	Results
02/08/2014	Trevor Willis		OMS 28	0:42,40	Results
02/05/2015	Will Hall		Force WH	0:45,54	Results
02/05/2015	Trevor Willis		OMS 28	0:46,40	Results
30/04/2016	Scott Moran		Gould GR61X	0:39,40	Results
30/04/2016	Scott Moran		Gould GR61X	0:39,12	Results
29/04/2017	Trevor Willis		OMS 28	0:40,37	Results
29/04/2017	Trevor Willis		OMS 28	0:40,38	Results
05/05/2018	Dave Uren		Gould GR55B	0:40,17	Results
05/05/2018	Trevor Willis		OMS 28	0:39,36	Results
04/05/2019	Dave Uren		Gould GR55B	0:39,43	Results
04/05/2019	Wallace Menzies		Gould GR59	0:39,19	Results

Craigantlet Hillclimb lies on the outskirts of the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. The capital of Northern Ireland lies at the end of a bay that becomes the Irish Sea. The mouth of the bay is also the end of the River Lagan. The city is built on the flood plains of the river. Belfast is surrounded by hills, those in the west are rather sharp and have peaks of upto 400m. Craigantlet Hillclimb is however located on the east where the hills are lower and more gradual.
The area around Belfast has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Evidence of these prehistoric civilizations can be still be discovered, like at the Giant’s Ring henge. However, it was not until the 17th century that Belfast started to develop. At that time Protestant English started to settle in Ireland, laying the foundations for the religious violence centuries later. In the 19th and early 20th century Belfast became an economic center. Industries as diverse as linen, tobacco, rope making and heavy engineering fueled the growth of the city. But most important was the shipbuilding industry. The most famous ship built in Belfast was without a doubt the Titanic. The history of the ill-fated ship and other oceanliners is traced in a brandnew museum (opened 2012) called Titanic Belfast located on the waterfront.
The importance of the shipyards and the industry made Belfast a prime target for the German Airforce. The city was heavily bombed by airraids in 1941. In the later half of the 20th century the city suffered in the Troubles the sectarian conflict between the ‘republicans’ and ‘loyalists’. Since the 21st century the violence is all but disappeared and Belfast is now one of the premier tourist destinations of the United Kingdom. The city does not have many monuments from before the 19th century but makes up for it with festivals, events and other activities.