*_The Midland Automobile Club (MAC) announces its programme of competition dates for the world famous Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb in 2008._**_ _*
*4th/5th MAY*The season opens with a round of the Midland Hill Climb Championship that is once again being sponsored by UK Changes. Aldon/H.S.A. and Porsche championships will support the event. *Important Note: Practice will be on Sunday and the event on Bank Holiday Monday.*
*31 st May/1st June*The first visit of the British Hill Climb Championship and the Hill Climb Leaders Championship in 2008. The event will also include rounds of the Midland, Paul Matty Lotus and Ferrari Championships, plus a special invitation class of Shelsley Specials that will include a demonstration of John Bolster's newly rebuilt special 'Bloody Mary'. Practice will be on Saturday and the event on Sunday.
*July 5th*This event will run rounds of the Lotus 7 Championship, the Midland Speed Championship, and the Ginetta Championship plus a class of 25 motorcycles.*July 6th*
The MAC Vintage meeting in association with the Vintage Sports Car Club(VSCC) - a full field of interesting cars is expected, plus the usual array of fabulous cars in the Car Park.
*July 19th*
This event is the members' meeting with an invitation class for competitors in the MG Luffie]d Championship. This is the third year that this event has been run; we do need more support from our competing members to ensure that this event remains part of our annual calendar.
*July 20th - The Classic Meeting*
Invitations have been sent to many Classic groups to take part in this meeting and the Class structure has been retained from last year to avoid handicap classes at this event.
*August 16th/17th*This is the second British and Leaders Championship meeting of the year and the final Shelsley round of the Midland Championship. Supporting championship is the Paul Matty Lotus Championship. This meeting will include themed demonstrations and competitive classes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of local driver Peter Collins who was tragically killed at the Nurburgring in 1958. Practice will be on Saturday and the event on Sunday.
*September 20th*This event will centre on the Mid]and Speed Championship plus invitation classes for Ginetta, Triumph and Westfield cars and other special invited groups.*September 21st*The last Shelsley event of 2008 will centre on the Aldon/HSA Championship with MAC members and other invited groups to make up the field.
*Calendar note:*This calendar slightly extends the Shelsley season in 2008 by starting one week earlier and finishing 2 weeks later than the norm. This is to avoid bunching between events and to even out the Midland Championship dates through the season.
*__**In addition the MAC organises the following events:** *
Clee Hills Classic Trial 20th JanuarySporting Trial 9th March (Venue TBC)Curborough Sprint 20th AprilM.I.R.A. Sprint 24th May (not open to spectators) M.I.R.A. Sprint 14th June (not open to spectators) Curborough Sprint 5th October
