Oulton Park Gold Cup - August Bank Hol - Anyone going?
Discussion
Interesting about the entry and exit times, I hadn't noticed those. I don't recall there being any talk of them last year, I certainly came away before 6pm on the Sunday last year. It's not uncommon - CPOP want car display entries in place by 8am every day. Donington were refreshingly relaxed about it last year - come and go as you please.
This was the first Gold Cup I've been to, and was a bit surprised to be directed away to the outfield for parking, as I've always parked near Cascades previously. Nevertheless, it was a great day - very pleased that the weather was better than expected. Saw plenty of great cars and racing. Managed to take a couple of hundred photos, and thought I'd post a few.
MikeT66 said:
This was the first Gold Cup I've been to, and was a bit surprised to be directed away to the outfield for parking, as I've always parked near Cascades previously. Nevertheless, it was a great day - very pleased that the weather was better than expected. Saw plenty of great cars and racing. Managed to take a couple of hundred photos, and thought I'd post a few.
Great pictures! Looks like you were stood next to us (Chevy and Esprit)My what a big lens you have
Sideways Tim said:
Great pictures! Looks like you were stood next to us (Chevy and Esprit)
My what a big lens you have
Ah! I saw the Chevy and Lotus - two cars down from where I parked the Puma. I nearly came over for a chat - wish I had now, as both cars looked great (and MrsT66 loves big American 50's trucks... I think she secretly wants to be Daisy Duke).My what a big lens you have
It looked like you had a better place to sit than me, too - the Puma's boot is a little too high and uncomfy. I usually stand on the infield side of the track, but MrsT66 wanted to sit down, and the only place was in the car. Oh, and sadly my lens isn't really big enough for motorsports events, but MrsT66 seems happy enough with the results. Dropsnoot, judging by his photos, looks like he's certainly got a bigger lens than me....
Shame we had to get off when we did, although I did have a dragging rear brake for a few miles 
That red De Tomaso Mangusta was superb - you got a couple of good photos of it there, thepickle. Would love one of those in my garage next to a Pantera. However, I thought the Escort MKII that ran in the Touring Cars race on the Sunday was the best sounding car of the day.
Certainly seems there were a few from Pistonheads there on the day!
Certainly seems there were a few from Pistonheads there on the day!
MikeT66 said:
Oh, and sadly my lens isn't really big enough for motorsports events, but MrsT66 seems happy enough with the results. Dropsnoot, judging by his photos, looks like he's certainly got a bigger lens than me....
Most of that's cropping, though. If you zoom in too close for the shot, you run the risk of missing something that happens just off-frame. As it happens I do have quite a long zoom, but it's used more for its quality than maximum length - it hardly ever goes above half-way.Gassing Station | North West | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff