| Venue Name |
Oulton Park |
| Most Exciting Corner |
Lodge corner. Very fast, with lots of camber and gradient changes. |
| Noise Limits |
105dB static |
| Address |
Oulton Park Circuit
Little Budworth, Tarporley
CW6 9BW |
| City |
Chester |
| Country |
UK |
| Phone |
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| Website URL |
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| Directions |
From the North: Approaching using the M6 southbound and come off at junction19. Take the A556 towards Chester and follow for approx. 10 miles. Turn left on to the A49 and follow singage to the circuit.
Oulton Park Circuit
Little Budworth, Tarporley,
Cheshire, CW6 9BW. |
| Facilities |
Pit garages, on site catering, etc. |
| Accomodation |
Quality Hotel
London Road
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 5HD
Tel: 0870 240 7060
The Foresters Arms
92 High Street
Tarporley
Cheshire
CW6 0AX
Tel: 01829 733151
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| Circuit Description |
This superb park was once the grounds of Oulton Hall, which burned down in 1926.The land was used throughout the war years as an army staging camp - General Patton was based here in the run-up to the Normandy landings, and his PT instructor, the reigning Heavyweight Champion of the World, Joe Louis, gave exhibition bouts in the valley at Deer Leap.
The Mid-Cheshire Car Club developed the track, building it into the natural contours of the picturesque land and, when a crowd of 40,000 attended a meeting there in 1953, its future as a race circuit was assured.
International racing followed and a tradition was started with the Gold Cup event, which in its heyday regularly attracted F1 teams and drivers. The Gold Cup quickly became known as a real test of man and machine. Stirling Moss won the Cup five times, the first in a Maserati 250F delivered that morning from the factory in '54, the last in '61 in the four-wheel drive Ferguson. It was the car's only victory.
When F1 cars were banned from racing outside Grand Prix in the '70s, the Gold Cup was awarded to the winner of the race deemed Oulton's highlight of the weekend. The proper event has now been reinstated by the HSCC, and has immediately become a high point of the historic racing season. Many past masters are regular visitors to the event, and the enormous variety of historic racing cars on show is unparalleled.
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| Events Listing |
Events in August 2010 Oulton Park
Wed 18 August
open pit lane
£229.00 |    |
Events in September 2010 Oulton Park
Tue 14 September
open pit lane
£209.00 | |
Events in October 2010 Oulton Park
Sat 30 October
open pit lane
£199.00 | |
Events in November 2010 Oulton Park
Wed 17 November
open pit lane
£149.00 | |
Events in December 2010 Oulton Park
Fri 17 December
open pit lane
£139.00 | |
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