Peter Michael Hillaby
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:36 pm
Sadly Peter died this morning after suffering a long illness.After forming The Auto 66 Club fifty five years ago,Peter went on to become the best motorcycle race promoter in this country. He was a firm but always fair person to deal with and he overcame many obstacles to put on some of the best race meetings in the North. He was more than generous to many young riders, paying expenses and often very generous start money. His clubman events were the starting place for many riders to go on to achieve major success at national and international level he always encouraged young talented riders. The top level meetings that he promoted attracted some of the worlds best competitors-not only road racing but also grass and long track events . Peter alone was responsible for the conception of the Formula 2 sidecar class, he brought this about initialy to secure the future of sidecar racing at Olivers Mount Scarborough.He will be remembered by many for providing lots of very good affordable racing and some of the best end of season social events-the after dinner entertainment was fantastic. R I P Peter.