A HEREFORDSHIRE driver is leading the speed hill climb Midland Championship.

As the speed hill climb season approaches the midway stage, competitors in the Midland Championship once again head for Loton Park, near Shrewsbury this coming weekend.

Current championship leader Paul Howells of Coleford, Hereford will be entertaining the crowds in his Porsche 911 RSR and hot on his heels - and only two points behind - is Jon Maycock in his Mazda MX5 sports car, with Worcester driver Clive Austin making steady progress up the rankings in his futuristic Empire Wraith single-seater racing car.

Husband and wife Richard and Lindsay Summers, of Tenbury Wells, are entered in the DJ Firestorm racing car being campaigned by their son Alex who is currently leading the British Championship and who set a new outright hill record at Gurston Down Hill Climb.

The weekend will see a wide variety of cars competing in several different classes.

Tickets and further information can be found at www.hdlcc.com