Oulton Park Gold Cup (pics)

[GransportFan1]

Pics from yesterday.

Some nice stuff in the car park.

 

[GransportFan1]

Most of the racing did not interest me much but the Birdcage and Classic Touring Cars were mega.

 

[GransportFan1]

The pics are not full resolution so if you want a full res copy, i will post it on here.

 

[dem maser]

Lovely adam.....

 

[Andyk]

Great pics Adam....looks like my EXige....nice.

 

[GransportFan1]

I thought of you when i saw the Exige, cant be too many Yellow ones.

 

[dem maser]

Dont know my lotus at all......
Is the exige a hard top elise??
Like the cayman is to a boxster??

 

[Andyk]

Dont know my lotus at all......
Is the exige a hard top elise??
Like the cayman is to a boxster??

Yes Dem.....The Exige was a road going track car...Very hardcore.........No sound deadening, high tuned engine and track tyres...It was brilliant and I used mine everyday.....Love it, but it was not ideal as an every day car....If it wasn't warmed up properly it was stuttered and jump if you put your foot down so you had to learn how to drive it....We went to the Lotus factory in Norfolk in it and Liz had to wear ear plugs as it was so loud.....

Anyway I know I've posted these many time but any excuse to put them up again...

 

[dem maser]

Beautiful.....i do like them....

 

[GransportFan1]

I do love the S1 Exige, that and the 340R are the 2 Lotus's that i would love to drive.

 

[Andyk]

S1 Exige is one if not my fav Lotus............

 

[GransportFan1]

They are just no nonsense, back to basics, pure drivers cars.

 

[dem maser]

there was a nice one today in black......looked sexy...............

 

[Emtee]

Thanks for the photo's Adam. Always nice to see a Birdcage (that's the Jon Minshaw Birdcage I think?) doing what it was built to do, but I have to say I do have a hankering for the Lotus Cortina's and Anglia's. Only in the UK could cars as butt ugly as those become iconic.

 

[GransportFan1]

Lotus Cortina's are worth around 40-50k now Miles, i bet ex racing cars are worth even more, i know what you mean, quite ugly but i sort of hanker for one, same will the hillman imp.