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Oulton Park

Extremely challenging and diverse track in Cheshire

The full international circuit is almost 2.8 miles long and even the shorter Island circuit is 2.3 miles of twists, turns, rises and falls. The Fosters circuit cuts the track down to just 1.6 miles. but still includes many of the challenging parts of the circuit.
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10th November 2009
lazyitus
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"What a place !"

I love this park and track. It's a national treasure.

A great challenge for drivers with a great mixture of fast straights and corners with slower technical sections.

I've driven the circuit in various cars over the years and it neve...

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20th August 2007
juansolo
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"Technical and very rewarding."

Technical and very rewarding. But it has little or no runoff in places and some challenging sections. In the wet it is particularly unforgiving. A highly rewarding circuit for the more experienced track driver.

10th January 2006
cjs 28
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"fantastic on a bike"
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oulton is a great track as it is full of different types of corners as is cadwell, but not as fast because there are no long straights ,I did my first track day here and thought I had made a big mistake on the sighting lap, but after a few sessions you ge...

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9th January 2006
PCV8
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"Go for the full circuit trackday."
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In damp to wet to completely dry all in one day trebled the entertainment value at this challenging circuit. With dips, crests, off camber and on camber slow and medium speed corners Oulton is a very rewarding circuit to drive quickly,especially in a Mona...

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9th August 2005
mini saltire
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"Scream if you wanna go faster!!"
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1st time to Oulton and it won't be my last. I would race here every week if I had the chance to. The track is so technical and demands your respect. When testing here 2 red flags per session are the norm. The corners are off camber and mainly blind apexes...

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1st August 2005
Sundeep
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"Technically challenging with many features"
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having done the full circuit on a wet day, I was pleasantly surprised at how entertaining Oulton Park was. Technically very challenging but not really a high speed circuit. It has many track features that very much enhanced the experince to a mini-nurburg...

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4th December 2004
Stock
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"nice-very technical-very satistying when you get a fast lap"

worth speaking to someone who has experience of this track if thinking of driving here as it is quite complicated if you want to drive very fast ( long circuit )

1st October 2004
melv
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"Top Track......"

....I drove Cadwell, and they sadi if I like that I'll like Oulton -they weren't wrong!!

My all time favourite -have to do it at least once per year, although it's a four hour haul from home.

Bl**dy dangerous in places iff you fall o...

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30th August 2004
cortell
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"My favourite UK track"

I've driven Oulton twice now (2003) and each time have been fantastic. It's a technically very challenging circuit to learn but you can easily learn it well enough in a full day. Moreover, it also requires a lot of commitment to drive it at a fastish pace...

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30th January 2004
Bananaman
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"Lot's to offer."

Oulton's my local track & was the first ever track i spectated at & drove on.
Requires concerntration & skill to get right but when you do it's well worth it.

Short "Cascades" curcuit is good.
Med "River Island" curcuit is better.

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22nd November 2002
MikeWW
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"Fast,challenging and not for the feint hearted"

Fast track, lots of gradient change and certainly one of the better circuits.Druids is the big challenge-double apex and one of the last parts of the track to dry. Get it right and it's hugely rewarding. Wrong can be expensive. Island can be taken flat bu...

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18th October 2002
James
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"One of the most challenging circuits in the country."
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There's so much to do at Oulton, you can keep going back for more. Being one of those hilly circuits, I love it.

A good run to Old Hall can make you up a couple of places, as the circuit is pretty open until you reach Cascades. Druids has got...

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11th October 2002
Digga
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"My favourite track I've driven yet."

Either I'm particularly dim, or Oulton really is challenging, because it's only on my third, latest trip that I've really felt like I'm starting to get the hang of the place.

There are some monumentally challenging corners - all of them seem to p...

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11th October 2002
tvrolet
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"Fast bits, twisty bits, crests, dips...it's got the lot. Excellent."

Only done long [International?] circuit. If you are going, it would be worth checking what circuit you're on. Basically all the same track but with sections skipped/included. I guess the shorter circuit options would be a wee bit less fun than the full...

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11th October 2002
Stig
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"If you've got the balls, you'll LOVE Oulton"
recommended review

Comparable with Cadwell, Oulton Park is a fantastic circuit and gets better depending on which version of it you're on. The popular 'Island' and 'Fosters' layouts give plenty of action with good overtaking opportunities through Cascades and Fosters. The l...

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11th October 2002
2SPN
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"Fast and dangerous"

Sweeping bends, overhanging trees, tight chicanes - Oulton has it all. 1.47.3 was a Grp 1 lap record in my Golf until last month.

A bit like Cadwell, a real drivers circuit.

11th October 2002
GetCarter
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"Hard work - and that's why it's so good"
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Most people I speak to seem to agree that Oulton is the most technically demanding circuit in the UK (perhaps Cadwell might be in the frame, but I can't comment).

Very narrow, very fast, very hilly and very pretty. If you can catch it on a s...

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