Sunday wanderings.................................... a nosey around Oulton Park

I intended to walk around Little Budworth Country Park this morning and was going to park close to the entrance of Oulton Park motor racing circuit.

As I approached the entrance to the race track I decided to go in and have a look around as it wasn't a race day.

It covers a large area of parkland... the full circuit is 2.8 miles long.
A lot of improvements have been made in recent years and the building are all fairly new.
Cars and bikes have raced here since the 1950's.

The kiosks were empty so I just drove through.

The track is set in the grounds of Oulton Hall which were used as an army staging camp by General Patton prior to the Normandy landings and his PT instructor the Heavyweight Champion of the World Joe Louis gave exhibition bouts at Oulton Park in the vicinity of the Deer Leap section of the circuit.

I parked at the Chequers Restaurant and set off on foot towards the Pits.

This was what was going on today... members of the public can drive the circuit on special track days.

 Race Control Centre and pit garages.

This area of the circuit is roughly were Oulton Hall stood.... it was destroyed by fire in 1926.

I spotted a couple of garages were open so had a nosey around.

There was nobody around so I spent a few minutes taking images of a couple of single seaters.

For £150 ($235) you can drive one of these around the circuit after tuition.....

.....or one of the BMW's for £99 ($155).

Heading across to the other side of the park you can see it's in a beautiful setting.

Almost back at the car park I passed the Fogarty Moss Centre.

A conference and meeting centre... they have thought of everything to bring in revenue.

As I left I drove around the perimeter wall.

 I had to smile.....

.....all this to keep out non-payers... and I get in through the front door for nothing.