Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1960s

A lifelong motor racing enthusiast, Peter McFadyen was Autosport magazine s regular photographer and later reporter at Oulton Park from the late sixties through to the 1980s, also covering racing at Aintree, Donington Park and the now defunct Longridge circuit in Lancashire. Since then, he has been Competition Secretary of the Lotus Drivers Club and, for a time, edited their magazine Chicane. He is currently Press Officer of the Classic Sports Car Club and races his own Lotus Elan in the CSCC s Swinging Sixties series and other classic races. By profession he is a physical chemist and, for a day job, manages a scientific instrument supply company from his base in Worcestershire.

1. Introduction Brief history of circuit plus an overview of motor racing at Oulton in the period 1965 70 and the changes to the cars, the circuits and commercial sponsorship 2. Champions Leading drivers such as Clark, G Hill, Rindt, Brabham etc 3. Before they were famous Up and coming drivers at Oulton e.g. Hunt, Pace, Walkinshaw, Derek Bell etc 4. Formula 5000 major national events at Oulton 5. Formula 3 Races incl, British Empire Trophy 6. Sports & GT racing major races incl. RAC TT 7. Old Timers Vintage Sports Car Club races (Seaman Trophies) 8. Images of Oulton Photos of club racing, local drivers, Chevrons ( local car) 9. Index