Changes To Oulton Park

[MICK CHESTER]

HAS ANYONE GOT A PLAN OF THE CHANGES BEING MADE TO OULTON PARK IN THE KNICKERBROOK AREA

[DSM]

Anybody got a plan of the changes at Mallory too?

[O'Schumacher]

DSM,

There's a big article with a map in this week's autosport, in the CLub section.

[Dave Brand]

Originally posted by MICK CHESTER
HAS ANYONE GOT A PLAN OF THE CHANGES BEING MADE TO OULTON PARK IN THE KNICKERBROOK AREA

I haven't seen a drawing, but as I understand it the new section will curve off gently to the right somewhere just after the crest at Hilltop & rejoin the existing circuit on a fairly tight radius more or less on the apex at Fosters. Gotta be better than that chicane!

[roys1]

you can also see mallory changes on
etracks.freeserve.co.uk

[DSM]

Thanks O'S. Do you mean last week's or this coming? (23/1 or 30/1).

[Andrew Kitson]

I doctered an aerial shot of Mallory and posted it in this thread: http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...allory+Changes
Have not got an aerial shot of Oulton but have a good idea of how it will look. If I have time, will knock something up.

[Andrew Kitson]

Ok, from what I can work out from a few photos and descriptions, I think it will bend to the right after Hill top, join the Fosters circuit with a tight left hander (near to the Fosters right hander) and join the original old circuit and go through the old knickerbrook as used on the shorter Fosters circuit. I think this is fairly close.

[speedy king]

looks interesting

[Muppet]

I heard they're rebuilding the pit complex + race control.

Any news on this?

[KayBee]

Originally posted by Muppet
I heard they're rebuilding the pit complex + race control.

Any news on this?

There were pictures of theold pits being demolished in Motorpsort News just before Christmas and according to MSN Octagon are going to make an announcement about all the track alterations sometime next month.

[Adam43]

Thanks Andrew, that's not that bad a change. A chicane for a slightly quicker chicane? Nowadays that's as good as it gets really!

[O'Schumacher]

with regard Oulton Park's pit area, there'll definiteley be a new commentary box. That's all I know.

[Dave Brand]

Originally posted by Muppet
I heard they're rebuilding the pit complex + race control.

The old buildings have been demolished, but apparently there's not much sign of any new ones yet. They had better get a move on!

[Andrew Kitson]

As kaybee states above, there will be new pits and commentary box. There were photos in last weeks MN of the steel structure going up and of the earthworks for the new section.

[PaulPerkins]

Originally posted by O'Schumacher
with regard Oulton Park's pit area, there'll definiteley be a new commentary box. That's all I know.

If there's a new commentary box, does that mean there'll also be new commentators?

[Maisie]

We can only hope!!

[Schoey]

Taken from www.valeroyal.gov.uk, the website of the District Council in which Oulton Park lives.

Planning Register
The Council maintains a register of all planning applications, which is available for inspection by members of the public at Wyvern House, Winsford. For further information contact Planning and Building Control Services.
Tel: 01606 867714.

Location: Wyvern House
Telephone: 01606 867715
Email: planning@valeroyal.gov.uk

They'd have the formal planning documents, which will probably give you most, if not all, the information you're looking for.

[Andrew Kitson]

Having looked again at the photo of the earthworks in last weeks MN on page 8, together with some other shots I have taken of the knickerbrook area - I think the map I did above is not entirely accurate. Sorry folks!
It would appear that the changes are not as dramatic. The new right hander after hilltop starts at the point where the Fosters circuit rejoins the long circuit. It then takes shape as a larger chicane than before. A left hander just before the small lake then leads the new section back to the the old knickerbrook corner where it rejoins. This means that the chicane is moved further towards hilltop but larger than before and not so 'mickey-mouse'. Hope I'm right this time!

[MICK CHESTER]

Andrew thanks for the infomation are do doing an updated plan. I think this will be an improvement over the old one.

[Flagman]

Andrew - I agree with you last post about it being nearer to KnickerBrook than your original drawing - though I think your original would have been more interesting - especially if one plonker went straight on down the escape road at Cascades just as another got it wrong in the new chicane. That would have given Dave B plenty of sweeping up to do and KayB plenty of arm waving practice...

[Dave Brand]

Originally posted by Flagman
[B That would have given Dave B plenty of sweeping up to do [/B]

Isn't that the trainees' job? Mind you, the number of people I've talked to who intend to go flagging this year, I may be on my own!

[pixie]

Shouldn't the changes to Oulton be to move it further South ????

[Chris Y]

No

Anyway - judging by the changes, if you get it wrong in the middle of the new chicane, there'll be no sweeping up to do - you'll be in the lake!

[JimW]

Shouldn't the changes to Oulton be to move it further South ????

Cerainly not. By all means welcome those from further South, after all that includes me. Since Oulton is hardly in the North how could it move further South anyway?

(The North of England begins North of the Manchester ship canal, at least in my book.)

Regards

Jim

Speaking from the fine county of Worcestershire.