This small photo gallery is from the Fiesta 100 meeting at Oulton Park in 1986, which was a semi-endurance race, counting for the Fiesta Challenge championship. The redoubtable Barrie Williams, who was a veteran back then, and is amazingly still active today, won the race in his Goodliff Racing prepared car. The supporting race was a round of the London Motor Fleet...
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For many saloon racing fans (and sports cars fans in the early years), the Willhire 24 hour race held at Snetterton from 1980 to 1994 was one of the highlights of the calendar. The Spa and Nurburgring 24 hour races may have enjoyed a more prestigious standing in the tin-top world, but “The Willhire”, as it was known, always attracted some of the cream of...
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This photo gallery contains action shots taken at one of the biggest meetings of the year at Oulton Park, when the Lucas British Formula 3 hot-shoes made their annual visit in June. The race was won by Martin Donnelly in a Swallow Racing Ralt. The high quality supporting races included rounds of the Monroe Production Saloon championship, Metro Challenge, Renault 5 and...
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Canadian Champ Car and Indy legend Paul Tracy spent a few months in the UK back in 1986, racing in FF1600 and FF2000, competing in a handful of events. This small gallery is a series of pictures from his time driving the Richard Dutton Racing prepared Reynard SF86 in the BARC FF2000 championship events at Donington Park and Thruxton. Paul bought a couple of prints from me...
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This summer clubbie had races for Production Saloons, Formula Fords and various other categories. There is some dirt kicking action from the prodsaloon guys, while the Formula Ford race provided another opportunity for Roger Eccleston to lose his nose cone, although he wasn’t the only one! Oulton Park June-86 - Production...
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The largest gallery so far, it features the 1986 Portuguese GP at Estoril, which was won by Nigel Mansell. Autocourse said that this was one of his finest ever races, suggesting when he is sitting by the fireside with his grandchildren, he could look back at the results of this race and chuckle. “Look at that, kid. Not bad eh? First, Mansell; Second, Prost; Third,...
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