This was a hybrid meeting for both cars and circuit karts, and is just a small gallery. The mixed springtime weather made things interesting for some of the karters, with some lairy moments at the high speed Knickerbrook corner. The races for cars we the Champion of Oulton and Formula E FF1600s, with a turbocharged Doug Lague taking the E race, somewhat controversially,...
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The full circuit at Donington was used for the May ’86 visit of the British Formula 3 Championship, with a packed supporting card of races. It was the first of 4 wins in the 1986 championship for Martin Donnelly, who took a dominant victory from Mauricio Sandro Sala. The production saloon race featured a great scrap between Gerry Marshall’s Monza and a pair of...
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As far as my memory goes , this meeting was sponsored by the local radio station Signal, and was a typical Oulton Park clubbie for the usual suspects; Champion of Oulton (won by “String”, the BTCC Safety car pilot), Formula E FF1600 (Roger E winning again), Clubmans, Formula Vee and a combined Sports/Saloon race with an eclectic collection of machinery,...
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The Renault 5 Turbo racers made their annual visit to the Lincolnshire venue in late May, and provided some great entertainment for the crowd as usual. Also on the menu were races for Formula Libre, Ford 2000′s and Sports/Saloons. The R5 boys seemed to enjoy wagging their rear wheels in the air on the approach to the Mountain, in typical front wheel drive style. Tim...
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Kirkistown, situated near the fishing village of Portavogie on the picturesque Ards Peninsula in Co Down has been home to the 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland since 1953. Back in 1986, the North of England based Formula E series paid a visit to the former wartime airfield, and received some spectacular hospitality from the organisers and local competitors. The feature...
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One of the best supported historic racing events of the season was always the Richard Seaman meeting at Oulton Park. For those who enjoy the smell of Castrol-R, it is petrolhead heaven. There were a mouthwatering collection of cars that carry, and developed the DNA of today’s motor racing marvels, and are worthy of recognition for their contribution to the sport....
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