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53-463: Oulton Park is a hard surfaced track used for motor racing , close to the village of Little Budworth , Cheshire , England. It is about 5-mile (8.0 km) from Winsford , 13-mile (21 km) from Chester city centre, 8-mile (13 km) from Northwich and 17-mile (27 km) from Warrington , with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line . It occupies much of the area which

106-400: A Canadian diplomat accused of being a Communist who committed suicide Egerton Ryerson (1803–1882), Canadian Methodist minister, educator, politician and public education advocate Egerton Ryerson Young (1840–1909), Canadian teacher, Methodist missionary, lecturer, and author Egerton Swartwout (1870–1943), American architect Egerton Ryerson Young (1840–1909), author of My Dogs in

159-501: A Formula 3000 car in 50.09secs (119.30 mph (191.99 km/h)). The Knickerbrook chicane was re-modelled slightly between 2002 and 2003, aiming to slow the cars through Knickerbrook up Clay Hill and onto Druids. The circuit was now officially measured at 2.692 mi (4.332 km) long rather than 2.775 mi (4.466 km). Oulton Park circuit was acquired by MotorSport Vision (MSV) in January 2004. The circuit hosts rounds of

212-419: A poor start, setting a new lap record on the way. The 1961 Gold Cup was Moss's final Cup win, in a unique car. The race was run in damp conditions and this enabled Moss to take the flag with the four-wheel drive Ferguson P99 . It was the only race victory for the 4WD F1 car although the car did win the 1964 British Hill Climb Championship . Oulton Park was bought by Grovewood Securities in 1964, to increase

265-516: A runaway win driving the Church Farm Racing McLaren M10A . The last RAC Tourist Trophy to be run at Oulton Park took place on Whit Monday 1969 and ended in tragedy. Paul Hawkins lost control of his Lola T70 at Island Bend and hit a tree; he was killed instantly and the race stopped, Trevor Taylor (who had bravely tried to save Hawkins from the blazing wreck) being declared the winner. Good Friday 1971 saw Formula One return to

318-427: A short course and a longer course which uses part of the shorter one, usually the main straight, such as Brands Hatch . The Le Mans road race venue is centred on a smaller permanent circuit within its complex. Surfaces include: Race tracks are primarily designed for road racing competition through speed, featuring defined start-finish lines or posts, and sometimes even a series of defined timing points that divide

371-630: A very long way (possibly as far as Roman times) and is mentioned in Domesday Book as ‘Aleton’. The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) brought the British Empire Trophy to Oulton Park in 1954 and ran it for sports cars on the new 2.356 mi (3.792 km) Island Circuit. Alan Brown won the race in a Cooper - Bristol from Roy Salvadori , driving a Maserati A6GCS , who set a new lap record at 74.73 mph (120.27 km/h). In August, Oulton Park saw its first international meeting when

424-483: A year of the opening meeting had grown again, to 2.761 mi (4.443 km). On Easter 1975, another circuit layout, measuring 1.654 mi (2.662 km), came into use. Oulton Park is unique amongst the new post-World War II circuits in that it is a true road circuit whilst its contemporaries were, with one exception, converted airfields (the exception being the short-lived Blandford ). It has something in common with Mallory Park in that it can trace its history back

477-558: Is Nardò where high-speed manufacturer testing often takes place, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . Some oval tracks are variations on an oval shape, for practical reasons or to introduce varying difficulties such as Talladega (a tri-oval). Most race tracks have meandering circuits with many curves, chicanes and changes in height, to allow for a challenge in skill to the competitors, notably motocross and touring car racing – these tend to predominate throughout most of

530-458: Is 1.660 mi (2.672 km), comprises half of the "Cascades" corner followed by the "Hislop's" chicane, it then heads onto Knickerbrook and up the 13% gradient of Clay Hill to work its way round to the start/finish straight. The British Touring Car Championships uses all of the Cascades Corner and Lakeside but then forks off into a hairpin before Island Bend. This hairpin cuts out all of

583-448: Is a common alternate term for race track, given the circuit configuration of most race tracks, allowing races to occur over several laps. Some race tracks may also be known as speedways , or raceways . A race course , as opposed to a racecourse , is a nonpermanent track for sports, particularly road running , water sports , road racing , or rallying . Many sports usually held on race tracks also can occur on temporary tracks, such as

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636-571: Is little surprise that the second meeting and last of 1953, on 3 October, attracted a crowd of 40,000. It was a joint motorcycle and car event, the Wirral 100 Motor Club joining the Mid-Cheshire Car Club in organising it. The car side of the day was confined to three Formula III races and a final, which was won by Glaswegian Ninian Sanderson from Ken Tyrrell . By April 1954, the track had grown to 2.356 mi (3.792 km) in length and within

689-463: Is named after an event that occurred when the British demolition expert and raconteur, Blaster Bates , was removing tree stumps with dynamite close to the corner with a colleague. After the first detonation, a courting couple were seen to run off at speed and in some disarray from a nearby a bush or bank. On the closer investigation, the pair discovered some ladies underwear in the brook and this resulted in

742-568: The Daily Dispatch sponsored the Oulton Park Gold Cup . Apart from the 11-year period when Aintree ran international Formula One races, it fell to Oulton Park to bring the major formulae to the northwest of England and the Gold Cup was run for all the major formulae: Formula One, Formula Two, Formula 5000 and the big sport cars. Its first running over the second new circuit of the year,

795-615: The BRSCC's Daily Herald Trophy for sport cars was almost rained off. The race was reduced from 56 to 40 laps and the Le Mans-winning Ecurie Ecosse team was withdrawn. Moss won in his works Aston Martin DB3S from his teammate Tony Brooks . Ahead of the 1957 season, Moss and Brooks tested the Vanwalls at Oulton and advised that the surface should be replaced at Island Bend. Their advice

848-815: The British Touring Car Championship , two visits for the British Superbike Championship , and the season opener for the British GT Championship , while the Historic Gold Cup classic car meeting in August is dubbed 'the Goodwood of the north'. The BTCC meeting in 2014 attracted a record attendance of 43,000. Oulton Park currently hosts the following major UK race championships: The HSCC Oulton Park Gold Cup has also become one of

901-598: The GB3 meeting in 2023 . The outright lap record set for the International Circuit in use between 1992 and 2002 (2.775 mi (4.466 km)) was 1:24.68 (117.91 mph (189.76 km/h)), set by Gareth Rees , in his Reynard 95D in the British Formula Two Championship on 6 July 1996 at the circuit's last running of the Gold Cup as a single-seater event. On two wheels the outright lap record for

954-723: The Middle Ages , and records exist of a public racecourse being opened at Newmarket , in London, in 1174. In 1780, the Earl of Derby created a horse-racing course on his estate at Epsom; the English Derby continues to be held there today. Racecourses in the British Isles are based on grass, known as turf tracks. In the United States, the race tracks are soil. With the advent of the automobile in

1007-794: The Monaco and Singapore Grands Prix in Formula One . Some evidence remains of racetracks being developed in several ancient civilizations. The most developed ancient race tracks were the hippodromes of the Ancient Greeks and the circuses ( circi ) of the Roman Empire . Both of these structures were designed for horse and chariot racing. The stadium of the Circus Maximus in Ancient Rome could hold 200,000 spectators. Racing facilities existed during

1060-692: The Monaco GP , and the Circuit de la Sarthe circuit in Le Mans , France. These are not permanent facilities built for racing (although parts of the Circuit de la Sarthe are purpose-built, and closed to the public). After World War II , many wartime airfields, particularly in Great Britain, were left without further use. This coincided with a post-war boom in motorsport, and many airfields were converted to race tracks, where

1113-458: The 1920s, many of the races on the AAA Championship circuit were run on such board tracks. Modern racetracks are designed with spectator safety being paramount, following incidents of spectator and track marshals fatalities. These often involve run-off areas, barriers, and high fencing. Racetracks are used for: Some racetracks offer little in the way of permanent infrastructure other than

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1166-429: The 2.761 mile International circuit, and was for Formula One; the entry was entirely British with the exception of Jean Behra in his Gordini . There were 19 starters; Stirling Moss started from the back of the grid in his new Maserati 250F which had only arrived from the factory on the morning of the race. By the end of lap one, he had passed twelve of his rivals and took the lead from Reg Parnell 's Ferrari 625 on

1219-648: The Cheshire circuit to contest the Rothmans Trophy. Victory went to the Mexican Pedro Rodríguez , driving a Yardley BRM P160 ; he set a new highest race average speed at 115.13 mph (185.28 km/h). The fastest lap was shared with Peter Gethin driving a McLaren M10A (who had harried Rodríguez throughout the race) in 1min 25sec at 116.93 mph (188.18 km/h). Until 1973 racing had always been restricted to Saturdays and Bank Holidays but that year

1272-521: The Company's motor sport portfolio, and later in the year Grovewood also acquired the freehold, thereby ending nearly 500 years of ownership by the Egerton family. Grovewood's takeover coincided with the increase in required safety measures. Being set in parkland, Oulton Park was more difficult and more expensive to bring up to standard than other circuits but the decision to make motorsport first and parkland second

1325-530: The International Circuit is held by Bradley Ray on a Yamaha YZF-R1 on 2022: in race 2 of the British Superbikes category he set a record of 1.33.620. As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Oulton Park are listed as: The BRSCC's F5000 championship, organised in the UK but taking in events across Europe, started in 1969. The title sponsorship moved from Guards to Rothmans to Shellsport before

1378-485: The Island section of the circuit and takes the cars straight back over Hill Top. Beginning in 2007, all the circuit's marshalling stations were redesigned with protective cages. This was to prevent incidents similar to those seen in the 2006 season when cars had collided with marshalling posts. A cage-protected marshals station was also built at the bottom of the back straight near the chicane preceding Knickerbrook. The corner

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1484-613: The Royal Automobile Club's Tourist Trophy came to the Cheshire track. It was run for Sports and GT cars in two 2-hour heats and was won by Denny Hulme in a 2-litre Brabham BT8 . On 2 April 1966, prospective spectators at the British Automobile Racing Club 's Oulton Park 200 were turned away, as the circuit was covered in snow. Good Friday 1969 saw the birth of Formula 5000 in Europe: Peter Gethin had

1537-643: The biggest historic events on the racing calendar, with hundreds of classic cars competing. Recent additions to the calendar include a Family Fun Day during the May Bank Holiday weekend, which offers family activities, driving experiences and activities not accustomed to racing tracks, such as medieval jousting, while a festival dedicated to the Mini has also been added. During the week the circuit offers some general test days and driving experiences, and can also be hired out for private testing and track days. The Gold Cup

1590-521: The circuit layout usually combined parts of the runways and the surrounding perimeter taxiways. The famous British track at Silverstone is a former Class A airfield , as are Castle Combe and Goodwood . The long runways were perfect for drag strips such as at Santa Pod Raceway . This type of track also appears on the popular motoring show Top Gear , which is filmed at Dunsfold Aerodrome , in Surrey, United kingdom Egerton (name) From Misplaced Pages,

1643-510: The circuit. At the close of the 2000 season the outright lap record on the International circuit stood to the credit of Gareth Rees , driving a Reynard 95D in the British Formula Two Championship on 6 July 1996. He circulated in 1min 24.68secs, at a speed of 117.91 mph (189.76 km/h). The outright lap record on the Fosters circuit was held by Luca Riccitelli  [ it ] in

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1696-412: The day was the 33-lap 49.6 mi (79.8 km) Formula Two race, won by Tony Rolt driving Rob Walker's Connaught A Type. The supporting Formula III event was divided into three 10-lap heats (won by Don Trueman , Charles Headland and Don Parker ) and a 17-lap final which went to Les Leston . Oulton Park has a vast catchment area which includes Liverpool, Manchester, Chester and Crewe so it

1749-436: The end of a downhill straight called Hilltop. Deep kerbing on the inside of the corner combined with an off camber could easily affect a cars' handling causing it to veer to the outside of the circuit. As an Armco barrier on the outside of the corner eventually intersected with the grass verge, there was a significant lack of run off area for drivers forced wide on the bend. Since 1991, a right-left chicane (named Hislop's)

1802-561: The entrance gates, lodges and screen designed by Joseph Turner . During the Second World War , Oulton Park's grounds were used as one of the staging camps for US Army units under the command of General Patton (he stayed at nearby Peover Hall ) before the Normandy landings in 1944. American World Heavyweight Champion boxer Joe Louis put on several exhibition bouts for the troops garrisoned at Oulton Park. The fights were staged within

1855-601: The fourth lap to win by 1min 14.4sec at the end of the 36-lap race. Bob Gerard 's Cooper-Bristol and Don Beauman 's Connaught were the only two other cars on the same lap as Moss. This was the first of Moss's victories in the Gold Cup – he went on to win it another four times, repeating the win in 1955, 1959, 1960 and 1961. In 1956 the Vintage Sports Car Club brought the Richard Seaman Memorial Trophy Race to Oulton Park from Silverstone , but

1908-3221: The 💕 The English toponymic surname Egerton may refer to: Politics [ edit ] Alfred Egerton (1854–1890), British politician Algernon Egerton (1825–1891), British politician Lady Alice Egerton (1923–1977), British courtier Arthur Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton (1833–1885), British peer and politician Edward Egerton (1816–1869), British politician Sir Edwin Egerton (1841–1916), British ambassador Egerton Reuben Stedman (1872–1946), Canadian politician George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (1823–1862), British peer and politician Sir Roland Egerton, 1st Baronet (died 1646), English landowner and politician Samuel Egerton (1711–1780), British politician Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (1681–1744), British peer and courtier Wilbraham Egerton (MP died 1856) (1781–1856), British landowner and politician Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton (1832–1909), British nobleman, businessman and politician William Egerton (originally William Tatton) (1749–1806), English politician Sports [ edit ] Billy Egerton (1891–1934), English footballer Bob Egerton (born 1963), Australian rugby player David Egerton (1961–2021), English former rugby union player Military [ edit ] Caledon Egerton (1814–1874), British Army general Ernest Albert Egerton (1897–1966), English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient George Egerton (Royal Navy officer) (1852–1940), British admiral Lebbeus Egerton (1773–1846), Vermont militia officer, farmer, Lieutenant Governor Arts [ edit ] Daniel Egerton (1772–1835), English actor Daniel Thomas Egerton (1797–1842), British landscape painter Elizabeth Egerton (1626–1663), English writer Frank Egerton (born 1959), British novelist Helen Merrill Egerton (1866-1951), Canadian writer Judy Egerton (1928–2012), Australian-born British art historian and curator Julian Egerton (1848–1945), British clarinetist Sarah Fyge Egerton (1670–1723), English poet Sarah Egerton (actress) (1782–1847), English actress Seymour Egerton, 4th Earl of Wilton (1839–1898), British peer and musician Tamsin Egerton (born 1988), English actress and model Taron Egerton (born 1989), Welsh actor Other [ edit ] Henry Egerton (died 1746), British clergyman, Bishop of Hereford Jack Egerton (1918–1998), Australian trade unionist Walter Egerton (1858–1947), British colonial administrator Disambiguation [ edit ] Charles Egerton (disambiguation) Francis Egerton (disambiguation) John Egerton (disambiguation) Philip Egerton (disambiguation) Stephen Egerton (disambiguation) Thomas Egerton (disambiguation) Given name [ edit ] Egerton Cecil (1853–1928), English cricketer Sir Egerton Coghill (1853–1921), Irish painter Egerton Leigh (1815–1876), British soldier, landowner, politician and author Egerton Marcus (born 1965), Canadian retired boxer Egerton Herbert Norman (1909–1957; better known as E. Herbert Norman, E. H. Norman, or simply Herbert Norman),

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2014-563: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, race tracks were designed to suit the nature of powered machines. The earliest tracks were modified horse-racing courses. Racing automobiles in such facilities began in September 1896, at Narragansett Park in Cranston, Rhode Island . The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was opened in August 1909. Beginning in the early 1900s, motorcycle races were run on high, banked, wooden race tracks called board tracks . During

2067-473: The local council gave permission for four Sunday meetings – but it was to last for only a year. That first Sunday meeting on 13 May featured F5000 as the top race of the day and saw a 1-2-3 win for Chevron , victory going to Teddy Pilette . In 1987 a chicane was added between the Shell Oils Hairpin and Knickerbrook, with the intention of reducing speed to improve safety at what was the fastest section of

2120-433: The naming of the corner. Despite its colourful name, it was a notorious corner on circuit because of accidents and driver fatalities. The death of Paul Warwick in 1991 led to a chicane being added at the entry to the corner. Before Warwick's death, the bend had a reputation as a "racers' corner" because it demanded a driver's full commitment and total courage. Originally it was a fifth gear, off camber right-hand bend at

2173-426: The same track, or incorporating many tracks in one venue. Commonly, running tracks are incorporated within general use or soccer stadiums, either permanently visible or covered by stands or pitches. Many horse and motorsport tracks are configurable, allowing different routes or sections. Some venues contain smaller tracks inside larger ones, with access tunnels and bridges for spectators. Some racetracks incorporate

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2226-650: The series let in Formula One, Formula Two and Formula Atlantic cars for 1976. + endurance race + Replacement for cancelled Brands Hatch race Race track A racetrack is a permanent facility or building. Racecourse is an alternate term for a horse racing track, found in countries such as the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates. Race tracks built for bicycles are known as velodromes . Circuit

2279-574: The track into time sectors. A racetrack for cars (i.e. a car track) is a closed circuit, instead of a street circuit utilizing temporarily closed public roads . Race tracks can host individual or team sports. Racetracks can feature rolling starts , or fixed starts, with associated equipment (starting blocks, cages, wheel traps etc.) They invariably feature a pit lane , and usually timing equipment. Some car tracks are of an oval shape, and can be banked, which allows almost universal spectator views or high speed racing (cycling, stock cars). A famous one

2332-501: The track; others incorporate spectator facilities such as grandstands , hospitality or facilities for competitors, such as pit lanes and garages, paddocks and stables. Several racetracks are incorporated into larger venues or complexes, incorporating golf courses, museums, hotels, and conference centres. Some racetracks are small enough to be contained indoors, for sports such as motocross , track cycling , and athletics . Many racetracks are multi-use, allowing different types of sport on

2385-536: The vicinity of the Deer Leap section of the modern circuit. After the war, much of the estate remained unused. The estate's original house had been destroyed by fire in 1926 leaving vacant parkland. By the early 1950s England had a number of motor racing tracks but the northwest was not well served. The members of the Mid-Cheshire Car Club took it on themselves to rectify the situation. The circuit they developed

2438-509: The wayside, the last true F1 race taking place in 1972. The Gold Cup would continue albeit with different formulae: Formula 5000, Formula 3000, British Formula One through to British GT and British Touring Cars. Since 2003, the Gold Cup meeting is an event run by the Historic Sports Car Club. The current lap record for the International Circuit 2.692 mi (4.332 km) is 1:28.619, set by Joseph Loake , in his Tatuus MSV-022 in

2491-688: The world, but especially in Europe. Flatter meandering motorsport courses are sometimes called 'road circuits', originating in the fact that the earliest road racing circuits were simply closed-off public roads. Some car racetracks are specifically configured in a long straight, namely drag racing . True road circuits are still in use, e.g. the Australian GP has been run in Adelaide and continues to be in Melbourne on regular city streets. The most famous of these are

2544-403: Was a prize originally awarded to the winner of a non-championship Formula One race held annually at Oulton Park. First ran in 1954, Stirling Moss won the cup and he would go on the win it four more times. Although the race regularly attracted the top teams from across Britain and Europe, the increasing costs of F1 and more countries wishing to have their own Grand Prix led to the Gold Cup falling by

2597-617: Was acted on. There was a new look to the Cheshire circuit for the 1961 season, the pits being rebuilt into a two-storey affair with a concrete wall to protect the pit crews when working on their charges. The Oulton Park Trophy was a televised event for GT cars which was won by Mike Parkes in the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 250 GT from Graham Hill in a Jaguar E-Type and Tony Maggs in an Aston Martin DB4 GT; Innes Ireland fought his way to fourth in another 250GT after

2650-579: Was effected. The spring meeting that year had a distinctly Scottish flavour, Jimmy Clark winning the sports, GT and saloon car races and Jackie Stewart, starting out in International career, winning the Formula Three race in Ken Tyrrell's Cooper-Austin. Clark was the reigning World Champion yet had time to enter a relatively minor meeting in England. 1965 saw the revival of the world's oldest motor race when

2703-455: Was installed about 135 m (443 ft) before Knickerbrook to reduce the speed of cars coming down Hilltop. In the early 18th century the Oulton Estate comprised a manor house and a formal garden surrounded by Cheshire farmland. By the end of the century this farmland was converted into a park, which now is the site of Oulton Park. Some buildings that were part of the estate still exist;

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2756-630: Was on the estate of the Grey- Egerton family. With Sir Philip Gray-Egerton's permission, a circuit was mapped out starting early in 1953 and by August the new track was in existence, measuring 1.504 mi (2.420 km), almost rectangular in shape. The first meeting took place on 8 August, but the RAC would not allow the public to attend, wanting an opening meeting to be run successfully before allowing paying spectators; nonetheless some 3,000 club members and their guests attended as spectators. The main event of

2809-519: Was previously known as the Oulton Estate . The racing circuit is owned and operated by Jonathan Palmer 's MotorSport Vision organisation. The track is characterised by rapidly changing gradients, blind crests and several tight corners. The full circuit is 2.692 mi (4.332 km). The highest part of the course is Hill Top. Paddock facilities are reasonable in size with large areas of hard-standing and some power points. The race track can be adapted for shorter courses. The "Foster's" Circuit, which

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