Oulton Park Curcuit (Motor Racing)

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Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track set in the grounds of Oulton Hall. The circuit was originally developed by the Mid-Cheshire Car Club, with the track attracting a crowd of 40,000 during the 1950s. Oulton Park regularly hosted the prestigious Gold Cup non-championship Formula 1 race which attracted many leading teams and drivers (Stirling Moss won it 5 times), but as the F1 calendar shrunk to include only Grand Prix events, the Cup became less well-known. The event has been run for a number of other categories including Formula 5000, sports cars and touring cars, but has now been re-established as a highlight of the classic racing calendar. The British Touring Car Championship, the British F3, British GT Championship and the British Superbike Championship meetings are also highlights of the year.
The track is famous for its rapidly changing gradients and blind crests leading into unforgiving corners. The full track is 2.8 miles long, with a selection of shorter circuits also possible.

www.oultonpark.co.uk/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulton_Park
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Coordinates:   53°10'35"N   2°36'58"W

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