THE final competitive events of the year took place with a capacity entry list at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb in perfect conditions.

Burntwood driver Steve Barnard clinched the Midland Speed Championship title in his space-frame Audi TT for the second year running.

The popular Paul Matty Sports Cars Lotus Championship was won by Tony Shute in his Lotus 69 racing car which had been patiently rebuilt.

The Morgan Sports Car Club Techniques Speed Championship title went to Hampshire classic vehicle restorer George Proudfoot, 73, in his 1939 Series One which he has owned since the mid 1970s.

Steve Small won the Revington TR Register class in his TR7 V8 and Geraint Evans took the honours in the Porsche Club Speed Championship class in his 911 Carrera.

David Snelson topped the Pirelli Ferrari Hill Climb Championship class in his Ferrari F430 with Graham Beale and Matthew Eady respectively claiming rounds of the Classic Marques Speed Challenge.

Other class winners included Andrew Till in a MG ZR105, Dave West in a Peugeot 106, Chris Berrisford in a Subaru Impreza, John Bradshaw in a Westfield, Mike Gallery in a Mini Cooper, Paul Jones in a Lotus Exige, Duncan Andrews in a Porsche Cayman, Chris Jones in a Force TA, Russell Haynes in a Zeus ZR163, Chris Green in an OMS 28 and Fyrth Crosse in his Dempster Ensign.

The second day saw class successes for Roy Standley in a Mitsubishi Lancer, David Warburton in a Caterham 7, Tim Dennis in a Mini Cooper, Darren Balster in a Peugeot 205, Ash Mason in a Westfield, Darren Gumbley in a Force TA, Michael Tregoning in a Pilbeam MP88 and Hugh Whitcomb in a Mini Cooper.

Best time of the first day went to Green with 27.05 seconds and then Richard Hollingworth posted 27.09 in his DJ Firehawk the following day.

Mark Constanduros, commercial manager of hosts Midland Automobile Club, said: “As the season closes we look back on yet another tremendously successful year for the club with entries over-subscribed for all of our competitive events and with fantastic feedback on the highly successful Classic Nostalgia weekend.

“We obviously have a great deal to live up to next year but the MAC team of staff, members and volunteers here at Shelsley Walsh are already making further big plans for the future.”