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GOLD PLATO'D VICTORY HELPS EASE THE PRESSURE IN CHESHIRE...
Posted on: 08/06/2010
* Jason Plato takes second victory for Silverline Chevrolet Racing
* High drama at action-packed Oulton Park circuit
* Plato second in Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
A stunning victory in the second of the day's three races saw Silverline Chevrolet driver Jason Plato continue his strong bid for the title in the 201... Read More >>
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WINS FOR ONSLOW-COLE, PLATO & NEAL AT OULTON PARK
Posted on: 08/06/2010
Tom Onslow-Cole, Jason Plato and Matt Neal shared the wins in today’s three action-packed Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship races at the picturesque Oulton Park circuit in Cheshire. Neal’s win in race three means he leaves with a slender championship lead as the BTCC title race now heads to the daunting Croft circuit in North Yorkshire on ... Read More >>
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FIFTH WIN OF SEASON GIVES BREEZE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
Posted on: 06/06/2010
Round 11 of the Michelin Ginetta G50 Cup saw the title pendulum swing in favour of Carl Breeze at Oulton Park in Cheshire today, Sunday, 6th June, thanks to another impressive race victory for the Total Control Racing-run driver.
Taking his fifth win of the year, ahead of chief title rival Frank Wrathall, Breeze opened up a slender thr... Read More >>
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HILL WINS ROUND EIGHT AS INGRAM HOLDS ON TO SERIES LEAD
Posted on: 06/06/2010
Less than a second covered the top three finishers during a typically action-packed eighth round of the Ginetta Junior Championship season at Oulton Park today, Sunday, 6th June – Tollbar’s Jake Hill putting together a strong performance to claim his fourth victory of 2010.
The result, ahead of TJ Motorsport pairing Jody Fannin ... Read More >>
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FANNIN HEADS HOME TJ MOTORSPORT PODIUM LOCK-OUT
Posted on: 05/06/2010
Ginetta Junior Championship rookie Jody Fannin took a dominant win during the seventh round of the season at Oulton Park Island Circuit this afternoon, Saturday, 5th June, to head home a fantastic one-two-three finish for the TJ Motorsport team.
Marking the youngster’s second victory of 2010 – his first coming at Brands Hatch Grand Prix... Read More >>
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PERFECT OULTON PARK RETURN FOR VICTORIOUS BREEZE
Posted on: 05/06/2010
Carl Breeze made an exceptional return to Oulton Park – the scene of a huge accident for the Kings Lynn racer in 2009 – during the 10th round of the Michelin Ginetta G50 Cup today, Saturday, 5th June, with pole position, race victory and fastest lap.
Serving up a dominant display at the Cheshire venue, the Total Control Racing d... Read More >>
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Caterham R300 Championship - Rounds 3 & 4
Posted on: 18/05/2010
Out of the chaos, Roadsport-B champion Trevor Fowell emerges championship leader at Oulton Park.
A single blistering lap by current title holder Jon Walker put him on pole half a second ahead of his rivals early on Saturday morning, but he was just one of eighteen drivers that qualified under the old lap record, suggesting the pace was going... Read More >>
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BTCC CHANGES RESTRICTOR SIZE FOR LPG-ENGINED CARS
Posted on: 17/05/2010
Any car using LPG fuel in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will have to run with a smaller 37mm turbo inlet restrictor on its engine from the series’ next round at Oulton Park (6 June) onwards.
BTCC organiser TOCA has taken the decision to reduce the restrictor size after carefully monitoring – with the use of excl... Read More >>
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Classic cars from the last century rev up for the Vintage Sports Car Festival
Posted on: 13/05/2010
Oulton Park takes a trip back in time to the 1920s
Historic vehicles dating as far back is the 1920s will be going head-to-head at Oulton Park on Saturday 22 May, as the Tarporley circuit hosts its annual Vintage Sports Car Festival.
The event, which is run by the Vintage Sports-Car Club, showcases unique machinery from the pre and ... Read More >>
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PETE ON THE PODIUM AS 2010 EUROPEAN DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDERWAY
Posted on: 07/05/2010
Round One of the season and demon drifter Pete Barber made a solid start with a third place finish at Oulton Park.
The 24-year-old drives a modified Mazda RX-7 and is sponsored by performance, modified and imported car insurance broker Swinton Specialist.
Pete’s performance at the Cheshire circuit was all the more impres... Read More >>
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MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship ROUND 3 – MONDAY 3 MAY
Posted on: 04/05/2010
STUART EASTON AND MICHAEL LAVERTY TAKE THE VICTORIES
Stuart Easton took his first victory of the season in the opening race of the third round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park where Michael Laverty enjoyed his maiden success in the series next time out.
Tommy Hill, finishing in sec... Read More >>
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BSB Rivals Ready for Bank Holiday Battle at Oulton Park
Posted on: 23/04/2010
Hill leads title charge as Superbikes get set for Cheshire clash
This May Bank Holiday weekend (1/2/3 May) the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship storms into Oulton Park as the battle to become the 2010 champion continues in Cheshire.
The Tarporley circuit is renowned for producing some of the closest fi... Read More >>
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Saltney Speed Demon Marks Her 100th Birthday At 100mph!
Posted on: 20/04/2010
Elizabeth Williams enjoys passenger ride at Oulton Park
100-year-old Elizabeth Williams from Saltney in Flintshire celebrated her milestone birthday in an unconventional fashion last Sunday (18th April), when she notched up more than 100mph on a speedy passenger lap around Oulton Park circuit!
Speed demon Williams was given the unu... Read More >>
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Oulton Park BSB Hospitality Packages - 1st-3rd May
Posted on: 20/04/2010
This May Bank Holiday weekend (1/2/3 May), fans can experience the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in style with a luxury Oulton Park hospitality package.
The VIP experience begins with privileged parking located just a short walk from the Fogarty Moss Centre, which offers sensational views of the most dramatic parts of the circ... Read More >>
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Ginetta Victorious in British GT Championship Opener
Posted on: 09/04/2010
The Speedworks Motorsport Ginetta G50 was victorious at Oulton Park yesterday, Easter Monday, in the opening round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
Driven by team owner Christian Dick and Jamie Stanley the Northwich-based car led the opening race of the season with Stanley behind the wheel chased by the KTM X Bow of Ben Harvey/Rory Butcher. The li... Read More >>
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TWO OUT OF TWO FOR MTECH & FERRARI
Posted on: 06/04/2010
It was a superb start to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship season today at Oulton Park for the MTECH Racing team, whose drivers Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin guided their Ferrari 430 Scuderia to a brace of impressive - if rather fortunate - victories over the Rosso Verde Ferrari of Allan Simonsen and Hector Lester.
And in the two action-fill... Read More >>
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VERGNE & SVENDSEN-COOK COMPLETE CARLIN'S F3 HAT-TRICK
Posted on: 06/04/2010
Following his Saturday first-round victory in the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series, Carlin's French ace Jean-Eric Vergne gave due notice of his championship title intentions at Oulton Park on Easter Monday with another win in round three. To make Carlin's weekend complete, one of the team's rookie racers, Rupert Svendsen-Cook, won round two in super... Read More >>
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The MotorSportCircuitGuide to Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire
Posted on: 06/04/2010
After attending the British F3 and GT media day at Silverstone last week, I was invited to the opening races of the F3 and GT seasons at Oulton Park over the Easter Weekend by Paul Sutcliffe, North Region media officer for the British Motorsport Marshals Club.
Paul kindly took me on a walk around the circuit, explaining how some of the corners cam... Read More >>
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Josh Hill takes 6th in Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship
Posted on: 06/04/2010
1996 F1 World Champion and BRDC President Damon Hill was at Oulton Park to see his son Josh take 6th place in the first race of the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford championship this weekend.
Damon joined two other British ex F1 drivers at the Cheshire circuit, as Martin Brundle was there to support son Alex in the British F3 championsh... Read More >>
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Oulton Park - From the Course Car!
Posted on: 06/04/2010
I never thought I would consider myself fortunate to be given a ride in a BMW X6, but at Oulton Park this weekend I most certainly was!
This particular example of the most pointless car ever made was being used as the Course Car, and immediately following the Formula 3 race, I was given a ride around the circuit to see and feel the track for myself... Read More >>
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Uunited Autosports Audi R8 LMS to debut in British GT on Bank Holiday Monday
Posted on: 04/04/2010
United Autosports Attracts High Profile West London Audi Relationship For Maiden European Motorsport Campaign
• Penske Automotive Group’s “flagship” Audi Centre supports new “customer” Audi team
• World’s biggest Audi Centre puts US owned, UK operated te... Read More >>
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British GT & F3 Championships Kick Off at Oulton Park
Posted on: 25/03/2010
Supercars and rising stars headline Easter event
Oulton Park’s major event season gets underway this Easter weekend (3/5 April) when the Tarporley circuit hosts the opening round of the 2010 British F3 and GT Championships.
The Cooper Tires British F3 International Series is a premier training ground for future F1 stars, with ... Read More >>
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Nathan Freke and Century join British GT grid
Posted on: 15/03/2010
Midlands-based Ginetta G50 champion team Century Motorsport is the latest squad to commit to the G4 class of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, with team principal and reigning G50 Champion Nathan Freke pairing with Danish lady racer Vibe Smed to contest the series.
Century will be fielding its Ginetta G50 in all of the rou... Read More >>
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Frenchman Tops British F3 Test As Local Star Shines At Home Circuit
Posted on: 11/03/2010
Cheshire’s Oli Webb finishes fifth in testing for Easter season opener
With just weeks remaining until the start of the 2010 Cooper Tires British F3 Series at Oulton Park over Easter weekend (3/5 April), Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne set the pace in an official pre-season test at the Cheshire circuit today (Wednesday 10 March) as local st... Read More >>
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Speedworks and ABG Join Burgeoning British GT4 class
Posted on: 11/03/2010
Cheshire-based teams Speedworks Motorsport and ABG Motorsport are the latest squads to confirm plans for the Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Speedworks is to field a Ginetta and ABG a KTM X-Bow in the new-for-2010 'G4' category, the class within the British GT championship that brings together homologated GT4 cars and Supersports machinery.
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Oulton Park Helps Local School Raise £800 for Cardiac Charity
Posted on: 27/02/2010
‘Marathon man’ Headteacher leads Eaton Primary School fundraiser
Oulton Park circuit swapped the sound of engines for bicycle bells and relay races today (Thursday 25 February), as more than 100 pupils from Eaton Primary School took to the track for a charity fundraising event.
Children aged between 4 and 11-years-... Read More >>
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RACE AND QUALIFYING FORMAT CHANGE ADDS SPICE TO F3
Posted on: 12/02/2010
The Cooper Tires British F3 International Series is to feature an exciting new race and qualifying format for 2010, as well as a revised points system, to accommodate the expansion from 20 to 30 races.
Draft sporting regulations, just published and yet to be rubber-stamped by the FIA, propose differing lengths for the three races to be held... Read More >>
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ALEX BRUNDLE TO CONTEST BRITISH F3 WITH T-SPORT
Posted on: 08/02/2010
Alex Brundle, son of former Grand Prix star and BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle, is to step up to the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series this season. The 19-year-old will race a Volkswagen-powered Dallara prepared by the race-winning T-Sport team.
Alex says he has taken the decision to race in Formula 3 as it is one of the best s... Read More >>
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NATIONAL CHAMP READY FOR INTERNATIONAL F3 BATTLE
Posted on: 05/02/2010
Reigning National class Formula 3 Champion Daniel McKenzie is to return for a full tilt at the Cooper Tires British F3 International title, it is announced today.
The 21-year-old from Poole, Dorset, will race a Mercedes-powered Fortec Motorsport Dallara and says he's confident that he and the team can enjoy a fantastic season.
McKenzie has spent th... Read More >>
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Oulton Park Enhances Spectator Experience For 2010
Posted on: 04/02/2010
Strong race calendar supported by new viewing area and catering facilities
MotorSport Vision has improved spectator facilities at Oulton Park in preparation for its 2010 motorsport season, which will feature headline events from the British Touring Car Championship and a double dose of British Superbikes.
One of the maj... Read More >>
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IDAFAR SIGNS FOR T-SPORT IN NATIONAL F3 TITLE BID
Posted on: 31/01/2010
Eighteen-year-old Menasheh Idafar is to graduate to the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series for the coming season, it is announced today. He will race a T-Sport prepared Dallara-Mugen Honda in the championship's National Class.
London-based Idafar placed third overall in the 2009 Formula Renault UK Winter Championship with the Manor... Read More >>
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AUDI R8 RACE AND ROAD CARS PREPARE TO TAKE THE HEAT
Posted on: 22/01/2010
Two spectacular LMS-spec Audi V10 supercars prepare for Oulton Park as soft-top R8 Spyder heads for UK roads
- R8 Spyder road car on course for spring debut on UK roads, priced at £111,955 OTR for the manual version and £117,155 OTR for the R tronic
- Leeds-based United Autosports bids for FIA GT3 European T... Read More >>
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NEW YORKSHIRE-BASED “CUSTOMER” AUDI TEAM BIDS FOR EURO TITLE
Posted on: 22/01/2010
- United Autosports becomes first British team to run spectacular Audi R8 LMS sportscar
- Richard Dean managed Leeds-based outfit enters a brace of R8 LMS sportscars in European-based FIA GT3 Championship
A newly-formed motor racing team based in Yorkshire will race a pair of Audi R8 sportscars aiming to successfully defend the ... Read More >>
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TEAM WEST-TEC GET MOTUL BACKING FOR F3 NATIONAL CLASS BID
Posted on: 22/01/2010
Team West-Tec's plans to field a two-car squad in the National Class of the Cooper Tires British F3 Series have received a boost with the announcement of an extended relationship with lubricants manufacturer Motul.
The striking Motul livery introduced to British F3 by West-Tec last season will be a feature of both cars and the deal will, sa... Read More >>
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30-RACE BRITISH F3 CALENDAR IS REVEALED
Posted on: 08/01/2010
Twin visits to the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit and races at the European Grand Prix tracks of Magny-Cours, Hockenheim and Spa-Francorchamps, as well as a return to Britain's fastest track, Thruxton, are among the highlights of the provisional calendar for the 2010 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series.
The sched... Read More >>
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CHAMBERLAIN MASTERMINDS NEW ASTON MARTIN BRITISH GT CAMPAIGN
Posted on: 08/01/2010
A new team with some experienced and successful old hands is joining forces to put the Aston Martin name on the grid for the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Vantage Racing - whose chief advisor is sports car legend Hugh Chamberlain - will shortly be taking delivery of a factory-fresh DBRS9.
The Aston will be driven by t... Read More >>
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Viper Bites Back in 2010 British GT with Wilkins and Scott
Posted on: 06/01/2010
Avon Tyres British GT Championship racewinners Craig Wilkins and Aaron Scott are set to return to the series in 2010 with their mighty GT3 Viper - rebuilt from the ground up by a new team of technicians - and they have outright championship success as their target.
Wilkins and Scott were title contenders last season right down t... Read More >>
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Camier ends title winning campaign with double; Plater wins Supersport Championship
Posted on: 12/10/2009
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli - Final Round – 10/11 October – Oulton Park
Leon Camier enjoyed the victories in the final two races of his MCE Insurance British Superbike championship in association with Pirelli winning campaign at Oulton Park. That stretched to 19 the record number... Read More >>
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BSB Practice - Harris fastest as Camier crashes - Race 10th / 11th October
Posted on: 09/10/2009
Final Round – 9/10/11 October – Oulton Park - Karl Harris topped the free practice leaderboard ahead of the weekend’s triple race finale to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli at Oulton Park.
Riding the Sorrymate.com SMT Honda the Yorkshireman was the dominant force, run... Read More >>
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British Superbikes - Final Round – 9/10/11 October – Oulton Park
Posted on: 05/10/2009
Ellison and Easton in duel to be second to Camier in title stakes
Leon Camier goes into the final round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli at Oulton Park this weekend already assured of the country’s premier crown but the Airwaves Yamaha rider is eager to stretch his record racing winn... Read More >>
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OULTON PARK SET FOR CELEBRATIONS AT BRITISH SUPERBIKE SEASON FINALE
Posted on: 04/10/2009
Oulton Park will host the triple-header season finale to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship next weekend (9/10/11 October) and the rivalry will intensify as every rider wants to end the season in a blaze of glory.
The circuit holds the final round for the first time and Airwaves Yamaha's Leon Camier will be eager to take his race winning toll... Read More >>
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Wedding bells ring out at Oulton Park as Crewe couple are first to wed at Cheshire circuit!
Posted on: 10/09/2009
Motorsport fanatics David and Amanda French had their wedding dreams fulfilled last Saturday (5 September), when they became the first couple ever to tie the know at Oulton Park circuit.
Already well-established as a reception venue, Oulton Park recently extended its matrimonial services to include ceremonies after being granted a civil wedding li... Read More >>
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Britain’s oldest racing driver revs up for the Oulton Park Gold Cup - 31st August
Posted on: 24/08/2009
88-year-old Tommy Entwistle to race 1960s TVR this weekend!
One of Britain’s oldest racing drivers will take to the track at the Oulton Park Gold Cup this Bank Holiday Monday (31 August).
88-year-old Tommy Entwistle, who served as a pilot in the RAF during World War Two, is the oldest person to currently hold an MSA International Race ... Read More >>
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Classic F1 vehicles reunited at the Oulton Park Gold Cup 29-31Aug
Posted on: 19/08/2009
Ex-Clark, Hill and Fangio Grand Prix cars confirmed for Bank Holiday festival
Classic F1 cars raced by motor racing legends including Graham Hill and Juan Manuel Fangio will be among over 400 historic vehicles competing at the Oulton Park Gold Cup this Bank Holiday weekend (29/30/31 August). Highlights of this year’s Gold Cup include two race... Read More >>
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Triple anniversary celebrations for Oulton Park Gold Cup
Posted on: 13/08/2009
Historic racing event marks milestones for Mini, F5000 and The Italian Job
The Oulton Park Gold Cup will take place over August Bank Holiday weekend (29/30/31 August) and this year’s event will celebrate three significant motoring milestones.
2009 is the 40th anniversary of the first ever Formula 5000 race in the UK, which took place a... Read More >>
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MSVR Sports Car Race @ Oulton 8th August - entry deadline 6th August
Posted on: 30/07/2009
Race your sports car for less than the price of a track day!
The next round of the MSVR Sports Car Series will be taking place at Oulton Park International circuit on 8 August 2009. If you would like to enter Entry Forms need to be received by Thursday 6th August.
Cars eligible to compete are Sports Racing Cars (Radicals, Junos etc) and Sports ... Read More >>
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Entries Open for MSVR Sports/Sports Racing @ Oulton Park 8Aug09
Posted on: 10/07/2009
Entries for the next rounds of the exciting 2009 MSVR Sports/Sports Racing series are now open!
The next round of what must be one of the fastest and most open racing series in Britain will be taking place at Oulton Park International circuit on 8 August 2009.
Cars eligible to compete are Sports Racing Cars (Radicals, Junos etc) and Sports Cars (Cat... Read More >>
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BRSCC Racing at Oulton Saturday 11th July
Posted on: 06/07/2009
Sports 2000, Formula Jedi, Pre-90 Formula Ford, BRS Recovery XR Challenge and Competition Car Insurance Fiesta Championships provide the action. Admission Prices Online Raceday Ticket £1... Read More >>
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Oulton Park raises funds for local community projects
Posted on: 25/06/2009
‘Villages Day’ generates £1,000 for Little Budworth and Rushton councils
Oulton Park raised over £1,000 for local community projects at its annual ‘Villages Day’ celebrations last Sunday (21 June).
Over 300 people attended the event, which was open to residents living within one mile ... Read More >>
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Neal in driving seat as BTCC heads to Oulton Park
Posted on: 20/05/2009
Cheshire circuit gears up for biggest car event of 2009
VX Racing’s Matt Neal leads the title chase as the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship heads to Oulton Park next weekend (30/31 May).
The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) is the biggest car event on Oulton Park’s calendar, ... Read More >>
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Vintage va-va-voom at Oulton Park
Posted on: 11/05/2009
VSCC celebrates 75th anniversary next Saturday
Oulton Park will take a journey back in time to celebrate the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s 75th anniversary next Saturday (16 May).
The Vintage Sports-Car Club (VSCC) showcases racing from some of the UK’s finest historic vehicles, including... Read More >>
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