Overview
Oulton Park in the late 1960s was one of the last circuits to play host to non-championship Formula 1 races. Set in beautiful Cheshire parkland, it has always been a favorite with drivers who relish its challenging curves and with spectators who could watch their heroes compete on a true road circuit. Drivers such as Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, Surtees, Rindt and Brabham came to Oulton for the Gold Cup and spectators could see and even meet them in the open paddock atmosphere of the time. Major sports & GT races such as the RAC TT were also on the Oulton Park calendar with Lola T70s, GT40s, Ferraris, Lotii and, of course, Chevrons in the hands of Hulme, Redman, Bonnier and other top drivers. Club race meetings provided variety and plenty of action with the VSCC's Seaman Trophies meeting for vintage and historic racers being the highlight of the season for many racegoers.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter McFadyen
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 19.00cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 20.50cm
Weight: 0.308kg
ISBN: 9781845840389
ISBN 10: 1845840380
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 07 September 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport.
Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport.
Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport.
Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport.
Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport. Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport. Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport. Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport. Vintage Racecar, November 2006 The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport.
Author Information
A lifelong motor racing enthusiast, Peter McFadyen was Autosport magazine s regular photographer and later reporter at Oulton Park from the late sixties through to the 1980s, also covering racing at Aintree, Donington Park and the now defunct Longridge circuit in Lancashire. Since then, he has been Competition Secretary of the Lotus Drivers Club and, for a time, edited their magazine Chicane. He is currently Press Officer of the Classic Sports Car Club and races his own Lotus Elan in the CSCC s Swinging Sixties series and other classic races. By profession he is a physical chemist and, for a day job, manages a scientific instrument supply company from his base in Worcestershire.
