Oulton Park Gold Cup - Aug Bank Hol - Anyone going?

Oulton Park Gold Cup - Aug Bank Hol - Anyone going?

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fenby9

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71 posts

169 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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I am going to be making my annual trip over to Oulton Park for the Gold Cup on August bank holiday weekend. Wondering if there are any other PH'ers going along?

I will be there with a few friends for the weekend. By all means say hello, have a beer with us and a chat. We will be camping with a silver e46 325ci, white clio 197 cup and a red accord type r.

Kickstart

1,061 posts

236 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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We might be racing but it depends if it is a unlimited noise event, as the car is prepared to Euro F2 regs and I don't fancy just buying a silencer/dyno runs etc for one event. Hopefully when the good people get back from Silverstone I will find out.

Fingers crossed we can get to run.

fenby9

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71 posts

169 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Great stuff, will keep an eye out. which class are you due to be racing in? I imagine its fairly unrestricted on the noise limits as some of the older single seaters are ear shatteringly loud! but who knows, fingers crossed.

Forbes82

812 posts

178 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Kickstart said:
We might be racing but it depends if it is a unlimited noise event, as the car is prepared to Euro F2 regs and I don't fancy just buying a silencer/dyno runs etc for one event. Hopefully when the good people get back from Silverstone I will find out.

Fingers crossed we can get to run.
Usually DBT(presuming thats the race you are running in?) cars run totally unsilenced at OPGC, certainly ask hscc to make sure but i am 99% certain thats still the case this year. Silencing a f5000 or occasional DFV f1 is pretty difficult!

lazyitus

19,926 posts

265 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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I'll be there with my lad, as always. Just a great event and hopefully the weather will be cracking again.

fenby9

Original Poster:

71 posts

169 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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If the weather is like last year I will be very happy. Good atmosphere around the campsite too which is always enjoyable.

Kickstart

1,061 posts

236 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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I will be supporting the gentlemanly end of the grid in a Brabham BT38

It will my first run out in the car so I will be just concentrating on trying to enjoy myself


johnnymaestro

4,775 posts

222 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Should be there for the weekend looking after the Lancia and Crossle.

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Thursday 31st July 2014
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Went for the first time last year with the old man and we're hoping to get over this year too whilst the women head to the music festival in Liverpool.

coppice

8,562 posts

143 months

Thursday 31st July 2014
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Unusually- no as I will be away touring the Highlands. But I shall be at this weekend's Croft Nostalgia meeting which is a mini Gold cup meeting in itself - highly recommended with good viewing and easy access to all race cars(unlike the up its own a**e BTCC then..)

AnimalMkIV

685 posts

143 months

Thursday 31st July 2014
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The gf has shown interest in going this year and suggested it as a belated birthday prezzy for me so we might be down, not sure what day/days yet, not had a chance to properly discuss it.

Look out for a hairy metalhead in a waistcoat full of patches and a dirty XK8 biggrin

fenby9

Original Poster:

71 posts

169 months

Monday 4th August 2014
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Another potentially leaky addition will be joining our small campsite in the shape of a black 1979 MG Midget (will be wearing its PH smiley with pride). Younger brother picked it up from Kings Lynn yesterday and enjoyed a 50mph drive all the way back to Teesside! Cheap open top motoring and hopefully it stays dry.

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Bought tickets for me and the old man last night, looking forward to it, although a bit disappointed that they're not running the F5000 anf F2 on the Sunday like they did last year, the noise was something else!

lazyitus

19,926 posts

265 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Matt_N said:
although a bit disappointed that they're not running the F5000 anf F2 on the Sunday like they did last year, the noise was something else!
You're joking!? That was the highlight last year. That's a shame.

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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lazyitus said:
You're joking!? That was the highlight last year. That's a shame.
Nope, they had qualy at the end of the day on Sunday last year and me and Dad just stayed on and enjoyed the noise, but not this year.

Sunday:

12:05 Historic Road Sports (Sports and GT Cars) Race 1
12:40 Historic Formula Junior (Front Engined) Race 2
13:15 Super Touring (90s Touring Cars) Race 3
13:50 Historic Formula Three Race 4
14:25 Martini Trophy (1970s Sports Prototypes) Race 5
15:00 Guards Trophy GT (Historic GT Cars) Race 6
15:55 70s Road Sports (Sports and GT Cars) Race 7
16:30 Guards Trophy SR (Historic Sports Racing Cars) Race 8
17:25 Historic Formula Junior (Rear Engined) Race 9
17:55 Fiscar (1950s Sports Cars) Race 10

Monday:

08:30 Historic Touring Cars Qualifying
08:55 Classic Racing Cars (Historic Single Seaters) Qualifying
09:00 Derek Bell Trophy (Historic F5000 and F2 Cars) Qualifying
09:40 Formula Ford 2000 Qualifying
10:05 MRL Historic Touring Car Challenge Qualifying
10:40 Classic Clubmans Qualifying
11:05 Historic Formula Ford Qualifying
11:35 Derek Bell Trophy (Historic F5000 and F2 Cars) Race 11
12:10 Super Touring (90s Touring Cars) Race 12
12:45 Classic Racing Cars (Historic Single Seaters) Race 13
13:05 Lunch
13:45 Martini Trophy (1970s Sports Prototypes) Race 14
14:20 Historic Touring Cars Race 15
14:55 Formula Ford 2000 Race 16
15:30 MRL Historic Touring Car Challenge Race 17
16:25 Derek Bell Trophy (Historic F5000 and F2 Cars) Race 18
17:00 Historic Formula Ford Race 19
17:35 Classic Clubmans Race 20

Super Tourers are the other main highlight for me.

Hybrids

838 posts

242 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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We plan to be there on the Monday, got our free pass as we are coming in the Corvette.

37chevy

3,280 posts

155 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Hybrids said:
We plan to be there on the Monday, got our free pass as we are coming in the Corvette.
are you parking up with th e American boys or not? any idea where your allocated space is? im bringing my drag car along but no idea where they are putting me yet

Hybrids

838 posts

242 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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We are turning up on our own, I did bounce the idea round the Corvette forum but nobody seemed interested, so I just applied for my own pass.

37chevy

3,280 posts

155 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Hybrids said:
We are turning up on our own, I did bounce the idea round the Corvette forum but nobody seemed interested, so I just applied for my own pass.
ahh ok fairy nuff!....well il be with my car all weekend, hopefully in a spot where I can watch some racing, pop by and say hi :-)

fenby9

Original Poster:

71 posts

169 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Hopefully the forecast will change for Monday, looking a bit wet according to BBC (other weather forecasters are available). makes for some exciting racing, hopefully no incidents.