MY MOTORSPORT MOMENT
Joy Joy Batchelor
Matt Ryder, the recently crowned 2025 British Hill Climb Champion, began his motorsport journey as soon as he was born. His grandfather, Ken Ayers, won the 1982 British Sprint Championship, and his mother and father met while hill climbing, so it was inevitable that Ryder would grow up in the paddock and, eventually, make his own way into the cockpit. He started karting at around the age of 10, winning several championships before moving up to race cars in Formula Jedi. He eventually found his way back to the hill climb paddock, taking his first run up a hill at the age of 19.
Event: Harewood Hill Climb Date: July, 2022 Car: Gould GR59J
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Revolution- December 2025