{"id":754096,"date":"2007-04-17T23:57:15","date_gmt":"2007-04-17T23:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=754096"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:05:01","slug":"book-review-motor-racing-at-oulton-park-in-the-1960s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/book-review-motor-racing-at-oulton-park-in-the-1960s\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1960s"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1960s<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Peter McFayden<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-678966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1-1024x919.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1-100x90.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1-770x691.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/PR200611-p3-1-293x263.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>Oulton Park in the late \u201960s was one of the last circuits to play host to nonchampionship Formula One races. Set in Britain\u2019s scenic Cheshire region, it has always been a favorite with drivers who value its challenging layout and spectators who savored the great sight lines and bucolic setting. In Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1960s\u2014the latest edition from Veloce Publishing in their \u201cThose were the days\u2026\u201d series\u2014Peter McFayden takes a nostalgic look back at the various highpoints and race series that ran Oulton in the swinging \u201960s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each chapter is devoted to a different segment of racing, such as Formula One, 2, 3, Sports &amp; GT, F5000, historics and even retrospectives of the champions that raced there and many future champions before they made their mark. The accompanying photographs and layout are nicely done and give the book a personal, scrapbook feel. This is a great little period piece on an interesting slice of British motorsport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Available for US$24.95 (\u00a312.99) either directly from the publisher at www.veloceco.uk or from Classic Motorbooks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorbooks.com\">www.motorbooks.com<\/a> or (800) 458-0454.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1960s By Peter McFayden Oulton Park in the late \u201960s was one of the last circuits to play host to nonchampionship Formula One races. Set in Britain\u2019s scenic Cheshire region, it has always been a favorite with drivers who value its challenging layout and spectators who savored the great sight lines and bucolic setting. 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