Oulton Park British GT

JAG · 5 Apr 2006, 22:16 (Ref:1571801)

Any new on an entry list for Outlon Park on Easter Monday?

Can we expect an LNT Panoz, Barwell (think thats right) Aston Martin DBRS9.

What are the support races?

With some good weather (fingers crossed) this could be a fantastic day out.

Flat12-Aircool · 6 Apr 2006, 00:41 (Ref:1571850)

According to the British GT website the timetable for Oulton Park is this...

SATURDAY - 15th April 2006

Ginetta 1 - Qual - 08:30 30mins
British GT - Pract - 09:15 - 75 mins
UK Formula Ford - Qual - 10:45 - 25 mins
British F3 - Qual 1 - 11:25 - 30mins
Caterham - Qual 1 - 12:10 - 20mins
Lunch - 12:30 - 40mins
British GT - Qual 1 - 13:10 - 15mins
British GT - Qual 2 - 13:40 - 15mins
Heritage Touring Cars - Qual - 14:10 - 20mins
British F3 - Qual 2 - 15:05 - 30mins
Ginetta - Race 1 - 15:50 - 20mins
British GT - Race 1 - 16:35 - 60mins
VW Cup - Qual - 17:50 - 20mins

MONDAY - 17th April 2006

VW Cup - Race 1 - 08:30
British GT - Warm Up - 09:00 - 10mins
Caterham - Race 1 - 09:25
Ginetta - Race 2 - 10:10
Heritage Touring Cars - Race 1 - 10:45
British F3 - Race 1 - 11:55
UK Formula Ford - Race 1 - 12:40
Lunch 13:00
British GT - Race 2 - 13:45 - 60mins
VW Cup - Race 2 - 15:00
British F3 - Race 2 - 15:45
Ginetta - Race 3 - 16:30
Caterham - Race 2 - 17:15
UK Formula Ford - Race 2 - 18:00

All times provisional and subject to change at organisers discretion

Hopefully I'll be there myself on the Monday, never been to Oulton Park before so I'm quite looking forward to it!

Garry Holmes · 6 Apr 2006, 08:37 (Ref:1571998)

Optimistic I think is the best way to describe the timetable.

Graham Goodwin · 6 Apr 2006, 11:28 (Ref:1572161)

Remember if you are going that there is no racing on the Sunday!

dj choc ice · 7 Apr 2006, 09:13 (Ref:1572911)

unfortunately im on holiday in austria skiing while the british GT is on at oulton park so this year i will not be able to go but hopefully it will go to oulton park twice like it did last year

Ian Sowman · 7 Apr 2006, 09:29 (Ref:1572917)

British GT didn't go to Oulton at all last year, let alone twice...

Tim Dunlop · 9 Apr 2006, 18:07 (Ref:1574698)

According to the timetable there is a British GT race on Saturday afternoon, yet according to all the promotional adverts etc I have seen they say they championship kicks off on Monday 17th April.

Is there definately a race on Saturday. If so I might go along then as opposed to Easter Monday.

Regards

Tim

Piglet · 9 Apr 2006, 18:10 (Ref:1574699)

Race 1 for BGT is scheduled for around 4.30pm on Saturday - 1 hour race.

Truckosaurus · 10 Apr 2006, 09:45 (Ref:1575358)

Is there any racing on the Sunday at all?

Ian Sowman · 10 Apr 2006, 10:01 (Ref:1575378)

No.

Matthews Dad · 10 Apr 2006, 13:55 (Ref:1577621)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Dunlop

According to the timetable there is a British GT race on Saturday afternoon, yet according to all the promotional adverts etc I have seen they say they championship kicks off on Monday 17th April.

Is there definately a race on Saturday. If so I might go along then as opposed to Easter Monday.

Regards

Tim

Just pulled this off the British GT website which confirms what I already thought

The opening race of the season takes place on Saturday 15th April at 16:35, with second on Easter Monday scheduled for 13:45. A packed racing schedule at Oulton Park features the opening rounds of the British F3 series. Support races by the Volkwagen Racing Cup, Ginetta, Caterham Superlights, UK Formula Ford, Formula Palmer Audi and Heritage Touring Cars.

Both days should be worth going to

Dave Brand · 10 Apr 2006, 14:07 (Ref:1577632)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthews Dad

Formula Palmer Audi

When did they creep in? They are not on the timetable I've got!

Ian Sowman · 10 Apr 2006, 14:12 (Ref:1577635)

They didn't - they were originally going to be there, many moons ago, but they actually start at Spa next month.

PaulSands · 10 Apr 2006, 14:44 (Ref:1577663)

How many Sunday a year does Oulton get? I know the Gold Cup meeting runs over the Sunday but what else does. I have to say it seems a bit f..messed up that a championship like the British GT can't play on the Sunday...they definitely raced on the Sunday 2004

Ian Sowman · 10 Apr 2006, 14:54 (Ref:1577678)

You have to remember this is Easter Sunday so may be subject to more restrictions than other Sundays. But generally on Sundays the action can't start until noon, so that's three hours or so effectively gone to waste...

Dave Brand · 10 Apr 2006, 15:13 (Ref:1577696)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulSands

How many Sunday a year does Oulton get? I know the Gold Cup meeting runs over the Sunday but what else does.

TOCA & BSB also run on Sundays. As Ian has said, race meetings at Oulton can't start until mid-day on Sundays, so it makes one-day Sunday meetings pointless.

Quote:

I have to say it seems a bit f..messed up that a championship like the British GT can't play on the Sunday...they definitely raced on the Sunday 2004

I don't think there's ever been racing on Easter Sunday at Oulton. Certainly, in the last few years there have been Saturday/Monday bike meetings.

Britcarfan · 10 Apr 2006, 16:06 (Ref:1577755)

Me and the missus are going on Monday. We haven't been to The British GT/F3 at Oulton before. I went to Oulton for the first time for the EERC meeting last Saturday. At the EERC meeting I was able to drive around the infield rather than having to abandon the car in a certain place. Its better that way because its quicker and easier to move to a different viewing point between or even during races. The point I am taking my time to get to is- Can anyone tell me if you normally have to abandon your car for the bigger meetings such as British GT/F3 at Oulton, or will I still be free to drive around the infield?

Happy Snapper · 11 Apr 2006, 06:54 (Ref:1578259)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

Is there any racing on the Sunday at all?

There isnt anything on Sunday! Pity but thats Easter Sunday for you.

rdjones · 11 Apr 2006, 06:58 (Ref:1578264)

Does anyone know which layout they are using this weekend is it the International or the Island?

Matthews Dad · 11 Apr 2006, 07:17 (Ref:1578276)

OUlton Park web site has it down in the calendar as on International circuit but I have been fooled before,

Truckosaurus · 11 Apr 2006, 07:35 (Ref:1578288)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Britcarfan

Can anyone tell me if you normally have to abandon your car for the bigger meetings such as British GT/F3 at Oulton, or will I still be free to drive around the infield?

You should be ok for driving about, as there won't be huge crowds. Although OP does draw decent crowds (and it is a bank holiday, and the first big meeting of the season).

Flat12-Aircool · 11 Apr 2006, 21:14 (Ref:1578885)

So what exactly is the parking procedure at Oulton Park, can we park where we want to or not?

JAG · 11 Apr 2006, 21:23 (Ref:1578901)

That was the case last time I visited a few years back.

BTW, if you've not been before you'll really enjoy the meeting.

Fantastic, compact circuit, like a mini Nurburgring, lol

Flat12-Aircool · 11 Apr 2006, 22:23 (Ref:1579014)

Well after driving it a few times on Race Driver 3, I've spotted a few "viewing places" which should be good to hang out in for a while.

One thing I have noticed from the game and pictures etc is those crappy semi-temporary chicanes they seem to have like Foulstons and the one before Knickerbrook. It seems to me that they really ought to tidy those places up and have something more permanent in place rather than the unsightly walls of tyres blocking the track.

Either that or get rid of them completly and enlarge the run-off area at Knickerbrook.

Ian Sowman · 11 Apr 2006, 22:58 (Ref:1579047)

There are no semi-temporary chicanes there, I am slightly puzzled by that remark. Both Britten's and Hizzy's, to give them their latest names, are permanent corners. Possibly tyres or similar are used to block the 'straight on' route - but you can't really put anything more permanent there as those bits of track are still used in different configurations, for example on the Fosters circuit.

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