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#1 Oulton Park Gold Cup

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:56 pm
by Alty Ian
I dont know how many people attended last weekend, but it was a superb event, especially for E type owners up north, plenty there and about 20 racing in the Jaguar Classic Challenge series, here was the timetable http://www.oultonparkgoldcup.co.uk/medi ... etable.pdf

Some highlights

Steve with 77 RW, its there every year as owner lives nearby.
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Superb circuit for viewing from here
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One of the leading E types (2nd)
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Even my S3 got a day out :bigrin:
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Steve is very keen to start racing now, he has started helping a team to get some experience
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1999 Touring car and 1974 Capri
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We are deciding what car to race, he's a quick driver but a complete racing beginner :scratchheadyellow:

Question. Where was the E Type first raced in 1961 and who won?

#2 Re: Oulton Park Gold Cup

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:23 pm
by christopher storey
Answer : it was at Oulton park and I think Salvadori won in ECD400 with Graham Hill 2nd , or was it the other way round ?

#3 Re: Oulton Park Gold Cup

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:09 pm
by Alty Ian
Nearly Chris.

15 April 1961 GT Trophy race.

1st : G. Hill (Jaguar E-type). • 49 min. 46.0 sec.-83.22 m.p.h. Reg No BUY 1
2nd : I. Ireland (Aston Martin DB4 6.T.)
3rd : R. Salvadori (Jaguar E-type) Reg No ECD 400

Oulton Park is the most picturesque and undulating circuit in the UK.

#4 Re: Oulton Park Gold Cup

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 4:27 pm
by Dawnpatrol
Not quite Ian,
You have the cars the wrong way round!
Salvadori was in BUY1 (4WPD), third due to apparently only changing the front pads and not discs as well as on ECD400, so brakes ran out towards end of race. :studyinggray:

#5 Re: Oulton Park Gold Cup

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:59 pm
by Alty Ian
I thought so too, but what I put above was cut and pasted from a published race result I found.
However, I am sure you are right.