Where is oulton park

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Oulton Park hosts final circuit racing of this Saturday. Upcoming Race Events - For our full calendar click here. About this site Privacy Policy. Everyman Motor Racing Activities Ltd. Tragically, Foulston never got to see his plans fully realised, being killed testing an old Indycar at Silverstone in John Webb would run the circuits until before Foulston's daughter Nicola took charge.

By the s, the headline series were the British Touring Car and British Superbikes, though the fast F single-seaters also visited to contest the Gold Cup. Tragedy struck during the race, when Paul Warwick — younger brother of F1 driver Derek — crashed at Knickerbrook due to suspension failure.

His car disintegrated when he ploughed head-on at mph into the barriers and he was killed instantly. The race was abandoned and Paul awarded the victory posthumously. The incident prompted changes and the insertion of a new chicane before Knickerbrook in time for the season. Major changes would be needed at the Kent venue and much energy and money was invested in the project, somewhat to the detriment of the other circuits in the group. Ultimately, Octagon was unable to secure the necessary planning permissions for Brands Hatch and was thus left having to lease Silverstone to hold the race.

Against this backdrop, it was perhaps slightly surprising that there was still investment at Oulton. Winter saw the s pit facilities torn down and modern garages and a two-storey control tower built in their place. The pit lane exit was also modified at this point, being extended to now enter onto the circuit after Old Hall corner. At the same time, modifications were made to the Knickerbrook chicane, which was enlarged and pulled further back from Knickerbrook corner itself.

An immediate programme of improvements was begun at the venues, with the aim of tidying competitor and spectator facilities, reversing the decline seen in previous years. The British Touring Car round is now among the best attended, while the Gold Cup has been restored to prominence as a meeting for historics, becoming regarded as the 'Goodwood Revival of the North'.

The nearest airports are Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester Airport, both less than 25 miles away and around a 40 minute drive. Birmingham Airport to the south is a 90 minute drive. By road, the circuit is best accessed from the A54 or the A From the north take junction 19 off the M6 and follow the A through Northwich towards Chester, from the south leave the M6 at junction 18 and follow the A Allow plenty of time to arrive for major race weekends, since the roads immediately around the circuit are narrow and likely to be congested.

Regular train services to Crewe and Chester operate on the mainline from London Euston and the nearest station is at Winsford. All rights reserved. Timeline to date Circuit Info. What's in a name? Old Hall — named after Oulton Hall, which originally stood to the rear of where the circuit's first turn is now located. The grounds were laid out by Eames and Webb as his pupil.

Thomas Helsby adds 'and subsequently by Gilpin'. In the house burned down. During World War 2 the site was used as an Army staging camp. After the War the site deteriorated. It was taken over in the s by the Mid-Cheshire Car Club.