OULTON PARK
HSCC GOLD CUP
28-30 JULY
Oulton Park’s 70th anniversary year provided a perfect opportunity to reflect on the Cheshire venue’s illustrious past, with a colourful three-day retrospective showcasing its most famous contemporary event. First run in 1954, the Gold Cup was principally a non-championship Formula 1 race through the pre-1966 era covered by the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association’s members, who turned out in force and raced their heroes’ steeds hard, making the celebration memorable for spectators.
The spectacle of John Spiers and Guillermo Fierro Eleta four-wheel-drifting their priceless Maserati 250Fs, twitching their shapely tails just beyond the limit of adhesion through the corners – particularly on Sunday when rain anointed the surface – was a treat for
