The Cheshire Cats' Trophy meeting organised by the Jaguar Drivers' Club at Oulton Park in April 1987 included, as was usual in this type of event, Inter-Marque races in which drivers of other makes of car were invited to participate. Several Ferrari 308GTBs took part and the photographs below show three of these cars.
Car entered and driven by Colin Lee - being unloaded from its trailer above, and below exiting the chicane which was then known as Foulstons and heading towards the Knicker Brook corner. The area where cars are gathered and prepared prior to racing is known as the paddock and the paddock at Oulton Park in 1987 suggests the original meaning of the word - 'a fenced area used chiefly for grazing horses'. The whole area is now completely covered in tarmac. In the background you can see the footbridge which used to cross the circuit near to the start/finish line, but which was removed some years ago.
Another 308GTB in the paddock, this one being entered by Trafford Brake and Hose Services Ltd and driven by Malcolm Little. This car contested the Gordon Russell Furniture Inter-Marque Championship race together with the above car of Colin Lee.
This car, entered by Huntington Antiques Ltd with the driving shared by Mike Golding and Tony Harvey and seen here rounding Lodge Corner, took part in the later 100 mile Cheshire Cars' Trophy race.
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