Visit to Oulton Park - Tuesday 12th May 2015

Had a fantastic day out today with the College, and the Sun came out too! We visited Oulton Park Race Circuit, which was a most welcomed break from our previous years studies.  We arrived at College at 9 am (mostly) ready to be counted and then awaited the arrival of our transport, which was scheduled for departure at 10 am.  With all heads counted and the minibus present, we were duly escorted off to Oulton Park Race Circuit under the supervision of Kev "the college stig" Rogers (as he was affectionately named), even though the minibus was speed limited.  There was suggestion on the way that Kev should take the College Chariot onto the circuit for a bit of "drifting", however I am pleased to report that eventuallity did not manifest itself!

Level 3 Crew
De-bused

This was another first for me, even though I spent most of my school years living a stone's throw away from Thruxton!  The days' attraction was road cars on a track day, and there were some outstanding examples of performance tuned and balanced vehicles taking part (one in particular made my day, and one in particular made Wendy's)!  After a quick comfort break and a caffiene shot at the cafe (ouch), we set off to find a good vantage point to capture some photographs of the cars being put through their paces.

My reactions were nowhere quick enough to capture any detailed photographs of the cars in action, however we were granted exclusive access to the pits at the circuit stand down, and managed to catch up with the crews and have a closer look at the cars, which was awesome!  I

Austin

eventually caught up with my favourite, which caught me completely by humoured surprise in performance testing, as it was the very last car I expected to see cutting along at a "very" respectable pace with the others.  I have a great video on my phone which I will treasure for evermore, and as soon as I find a way of getting the video on my phone compatible with Blogger, it will be included!

E-Type Jaguar

There was one other car that caught my attention, and that was an E-Type Jaguar.  Absolutely "mint" condition also, and how the heck those drivers have the kahoonas to drive them at such a pace without fear of giving them a "ding" is beyond my comprehension!

E-Type Engine!

After chatting with the crews' of a few more of the other cars it was unfortunately "time up" for us all, and back to the bus we all duly headed for the short journey back to college.  Big thanks to Kevin for his guidance and driving, and also to Carl Roberts for making the event possible in the first place - very much appreciated, and thanks again!