oulton park gold cup 29th/30th august

[bigvalvehead]

Hi
The full entry list is on the HSCC site under calender then enrty list.
The Gaurds race for GT cars should be good with the elans up against some big engined opposition.
Malcolm Ricketts will be out in his (dare I say it) SHAPECRAFT (i'll take lots of pics!!!!)
How can we get together during the lunch break Monday?
Dave Hughes
26-R-9

[twincamman]

shapecraft?????? SLOWLY I TURNED ---STEP BY STEP--- ---ed

[elansprint71]

shapecraft?????? SLOWLY I TURNED ---STEP BY STEP--- ---ed

Ed, how is it going with you? Let's see how many 26/R cars we have at Oulton tomorrow- twice as many as last year I'll bet.

Rickets (Kosher) Shapecraft is a nice car but shame about the fixed roof.

[elansprint71]

I'll be there in my Elan # 46 in Historic Roadsports. Debating whether to race the Red/White S4, or the Green/White S1. Oh how fortunate I am to have the choice. S1 is quicker, but I haven't driven the S4 since it was pummeled at Spa last October, so it might be nice to see how quick it is.
Tough decision. I'll look forward to seeing any of you there in the paddock Saturday or Sunday.

On the first lap it was all going so well........

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16096573@N02/4938196901/

[elansprint71]

After a ding-dong with the Ginetta G4, Paul got just a bit too much momentum into the chicane and almost disappeared out of my frame sideways!

[theelanman]

Gold Cup Rendezvous

Little Chef Middlewich
A54
just off J18 (Holmes Chapel) off the M6

http://www.littlechef.co.uk/findalittle ... ant&id=119

meeting time 10am to depart at 10:30

first race is 11.20am.....

any spare tickets (if you want to bring a friend in a lotus), or for those who have a problem and cant make the rendezvous time
these will be left at the LEFT hand ticket booth/lane at the entrance.....

we will probably be parked in front of the Foggarty Moss centre...in our own enclosure

cheers
Gareth
my number is 07778609393 if you need to speak to me

[elansprint71]

Thanks Gareth, the arrangements worked well enough today (after I persuaded the ticket booth lady to take the spare tickets from me!). At least one person said to me that he would be arriving late on Monday, so if you could leave any spares on the gate..... etc.

Forecast looks good, see you folks tomorrow.

btw, any racers who want photos, drop me a PM, I usually snap anything with a Lotus badge, e.g. all the Elans and Sevens today, plus some with only one seat.

[elansprint71]

For once the forecast was correct- best day at Oulton for years, great to meet so many Elan fans and old friends.
I seem to have lost the ability to link large images from flickr, maybe I changed one of my settings, or lost some of my marbles (or maybe they "improved" it). Any advice?

[paddy]

I thought the Guards GT race was fantastic, almost the right result at the climax.

Met a few CLOGgers but nobody I spoke to seemed to have heard of Pete

Paddy

[bigvalvehead]

Some pics from today
Dave Hughes
26-R-9

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26498488@N06/?saved=1

[Old English White]

Some pics from today
Dave Hughes
26-R-9

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26498488@N06/?saved=1

Hi Dave ,
Nice pictures .Thanks for sharing .
Seems than the Elan's were fast each side of the channel that week-end...
Christian.

[elansprint71]

I thought the Guards GT race was fantastic, almost the right result at the climax.

Met a few CLOGgers but nobody I spoke to seemed to have heard of Pete

Paddy

Yes, so close to a perfect ending.

Funny how ALL the CLOGs deny knowledge of me.

Good photos of a brilliant event.

[elansprint71]

I've put just a few on flickr (had some images stolen from there so I don't use it much now).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16096573@N02/

I'll put some more on my website over the next few days, look in the "Motors" gallery.

I think that all photo posts should really be in the Elan Gallery section, not in Racing- probably my fault.

[bigvalvehead]

a pic of the infamous oil warning light in a very original 26R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dave hughes