MGCC Race Meeting: Oulton park - 1st September

[Keith Williams]

The next race will be at Oulton Park

Races will include
The Knight Industries MGCC MG Trophy Championship (DH)
MGCC Peter Best Insurance MG Cup (DH)
MGCC TN Racing BCV8 Championship (DH)
MGCC Drayton Manor Park MG Metro Cup
MGCC Cockshoot Cup
British Motor Heritage North West 100
MGF/TF Race

We again get to see the F/TFs out on track this year at Oulton Park. David Coulthard quotes on Facebook that "The MG Car Club are very keen to build on the momentum gained as a result of the 20th Anniversary race. If we can capitalise on the success of Silverstone, then we may get a non-point scoring series for 2019 and possibly a full blown championship in 2020". This will be great for the MGF Register members to have a race to support again and would be an ideal thing to have in place for the 25th Anniversary year o f the MGF in 2020.

Tea and coffee will be provided in the MGCC hospitality area which is usually in one of the garages close to race control.

If time allows, parade laps around the circuit will be held at the lunch break for MG Car Club members. Sign on will happen in the MGCC hospitality area, so don't forget your MGCC membership card.

[c13amb]

Thats fantastic news re.an F/TF race so soon after Silverstone...come on people (competitors drivers and MGCC members ) lets all turn up in our numbers and lend this our support for Oulton and future dates!!

[David Dixon]

Well worth attending, this is a superb circuit and totally enjoyable meet, chance to drive the course and MGF/TF race. MG best days ever

[Keith Williams]

Advanced discounted tickets are still on sale ..... via https://oultonpark.msv.com/OP-18-MGCC

[Keith Williams]

The race timetable is attached .....

The MGF/TF race is not until late afternoon. A small but select number of cars will be out on track ..... hopefully more will brave the track in next years race season.

Oulton-Park-Timetable.pdf

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[c13amb]

The race timetable is attached .....

The MGF/TF race is not until late afternoon. A small but select number of cars will be out on track ..... hopefully more will brave the track in next years race season.

Oulton-Park-Timetable.pdf

Brilliant...thanks very much Keith

[c13amb]

The race timetable is attached .....

The MGF/TF race is not until late afternoon. A small but select number of cars will be out on track ..... hopefully more will brave the track in next years race season.

Oulton-Park-Timetable.pdf

Brilliant...thanks very much Keith

I hope the Trophy boys behave themselves so we get our parade laps in

[Keith Williams]

I hope the Trophy boys behave themselves so we get our parade laps in

The trophy boys have a very full grid so it will be interesting to see if they get around that tight track OK. It should make good spectacular racing seeing 30 ZEDS leaving the start line.

[Keith Williams]

Sadly the MGF/TF race was withdrawn this morning as with only 5 confirmed entrants, the drivers themselves withdrew from the race. It really was not worth putting just five cars out on track for a race.

The F/TFs will now revert back to their normal championship races so we will still see them out on track but just racing each other.

Most of the other grids have a good number of cars except the North West 100 which is only showing a grid of 10 at present.

[Keith Williams]

Revised race time table is attached - minus the MGF/TF race

Oulton-Park-Revised-Timetable.pdf

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[colintf]

Sadly the MGF/TF race was withdrawn this morning as with only 5 confirmed entrants, the drivers themselves withdrew from the race. It really was not worth putting just five cars out on track for a race.

The F/TFs will now revert back to their normal championship races so we will still see them out on track but just racing each other.

Most of the other grids have a good number of cars except the North West 100 which is only showing a grid of 10 at present.

Sad, but understandable.

[Keith Williams]

Sad, but understandable.

There was not much notice given for the race since MGLive! to get all the cars out again.
There is also an issue of taking cars from existing championships, so reducing numbers in them to create a set of MGF/TF races. I still hope it will get many more cars out of storage and racing next year which will add to the numbers not just spread out the cars we already have racing with the MGCC. Time will see and with a backing from the MGCC and race committee, we may yet get to see F/TFs back out on track in larger numbers.

[colintf]

Sad, but understandable.

There was not much notice given for the race since MGLive! to get all the cars out again.
There is also an issue of taking cars from existing championships, so reducing numbers in them to create a set of MGF/TF races. I still hope it will get many more cars out of storage and racing next year which will add to the numbers not just spread out the cars we already have racing with the MGCC. Time will see and with a backing from the MGCC and race committee, we may yet get to see F/TFs back out on track in larger numbers.

That really would be great to see Keith