1959 Lola FJ

This is a photograph that I took at Lodge Corner during the Lenham Storage Formula Junior Championship race at the HSCC Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It’s David Grant in his 1959 Lola FJ which has a 4-cylinder inline Ford Kent 1,098cc engine. Formula Junior was introduced in 1959 as a class of racing where younger drivers could be introduced to single-seater racing. It ended when Formula 2 and Formula 3 were re-introduced to the racing scene for the 1964 season. Formula Junior has continued to be featured at historic racing events.

Formula Ford Racing

 

This is a photograph that I took at the Knickerbrook chicane during the HSCC Historic Formula Ford race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Summer Race Meeting at Oulton Park in July 1992.

Leading is Gary Pearson in his 1971 Merlyn Mk20 followed by the 1971 Crossle 20F of Mike Whatley and the 1969 Lotus 61 of Simon Hadfield.

1962 Brabham BT2

 

This is a photograph that I took at Lodge Corner during the Lenham Storage Formula Junior Championship  race at the Historic Sports Car Club’s Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It’s the 1962 Brabham BT2 of Mike Harrison which has a 1,098cc Ford Cosworth engine. Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac founded the MRD, or Motor Racing Developments team in 1961 and produced one car, the MRD1, latter changing the name of the team to ‘Brabham’ (and that car to ‘BT1’) when it was pointed out that the French pronunciation of MRD was a rather rude word. Eleven examples of the BT2 were  built.

1959 Lola MkII FJ

I took this photograph on the approach to Druids Corner during the Lenham Storage Formula Junior Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1986. 

It's Tony Steele in his 1959 Lola MkII Formula Junior car which appears to have a 4-cylinder online Ford Kent 1,098cc engine. Formula Junior was introduced in 1959 as a class of racing where younger drivers could be introduced to single-seater racing. It ended when Formula 2 and Formula 3 were re-introduced to the racing scene for the 1964 season and Formula Junior has continued to be featured at historic racing events.

1959/60 Lola MkII FJ

This car competed in the Lenham Storage Formula Junior Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It's the 1959/60 Lola MkII Formula Junior car of Tony Steele and appears to have a 4-cylinder online Ford Kent 1,098cc engine. Formula Junior was introduced in 1959 as a class of racing where younger drivers could be introduced to single-seater racing. It ended when Formula 2 and Formula 3 were re-introduced to the racing scene for the 1964 season and Formula Junior has continued to be featured at historic racing events.

1987 Maserati Biturbo

This is a car that I photographed in the paddock at the Historic Sports Car Club’s Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It’s a 1987 Maserati Biturbo, a car that was produced between 1981 and 1994, but the early cars had a reputation for poor quality and reliability. There were three different sized twin-turbocharged V6 engines offered at 2.2, 2.5 and 2.8 litres, and this car had the 2,491cc unit. The DVLA record says it has been untaxed since December 1994.

1962 Aston Martin DB4

This is a photograph that I took at the Historic Sports Car Club’s Spring meeting at Oulton Park in May 1986.

It’s a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 and has a 6-cylinder inline 3,670cc engine. The DB4 was in production from 1958 to 1963 and 1,110 examples of the basic DB4 were built together with 75 DB4 GTs and 19 DB4 GT Zagatos.

1959 Lister Jaguar

I took this photograph at Lodge Corner during the HSCC Pre ’60 Historic Sports Car Championship race at the HSCC Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It's a 3.8 litre Lister Jaguar driven by Aidan Mills-Thomas and has the 'knobbly' body which featured on the early Lister Jaguars. The car was apparently severely damaged at one point, to the extent that it's registration number (WTM 446) and chassis number (BHL126) were transferred to another Lister Jaguar. This change of identity was subsequently disputed, and the result was an extremely expensive court case in which the judge finally decided that it was not his place to decide such a matter.

1965 Brabham BT14

The H.SCC Spring Historic Race meeting at Oulton Park in May 1986 included a race which included a class for Formula 1 Cars (1961 – 1965).

This car competed in that race and it's John Jarvis's 1965 Brabham BT14 with a 1,500cc engine according to the programme of the event. The BT14 was designed for the then popular Formula Libre racing but was raced in period, and since, with a variety of mainly Ford engines in different racing categories, even with a 1½ litre engine in Formula One races during 1965.

1957 Austin Healey 100/6

This car took part in The HSCC Pre '60 Historic Sports Car Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1986.

It's Peter Riley's 1957 Austin Healey 100/6 with what the programme of the event says was a 2,912cc engine - presumably the one that powered the Austin Healey 3000.  The Austin Healey 100/6 was a replacement for the Austin Healey 100 (or 100/4) and was  produced from 1956 to 1959. It had a six-cylinder inline engine with a capacity of 2,639cc. 

1952 Lancia Aurelia B20

This car took part in the HSCC Pre ‘60 Historic Sports Car Championship Race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Historic race meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It's the 1952 Lancia Aurelia B20 of Tim Burrett. The B20 Series I car was introduced in 1951 with a 1,991cc V6 engine, followed by the Series II car, 721 of which were produced between 1952 and 1953 and which had a more powerful version of the same engine. The programme of the event says that this car has the 2,451cc V6 engine that was only introduced with the Series III car in 1953.

1950 Kieft F3

This was one of the competitors in the Formula 500 class in the Lenham Storage Formula Junior Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club’s Spring Historic Race meeting at Oulton Park in May 1986.

It’s the 1950 Kieft of Malcolm Carter, Kieft being one of the most successful of the 500cc Formula 3 manufacturers alongside Cooper. There's a thriving 500 Owners Association with details of lots of the cars that have competed in 500cc racing since it started in 1946. In the background are two cars that took part in the same race, both of them Formula Junior cars. Number 4 is the 1960 Lola FJ Mk 2 of Josie Tolhurst and number 17 the 1961 Gemini Mk 3A of Bill Burrows.

1969 Lola T142

This is a photograph that I took on the approach to Lodge Corner during the HSCC Historic Formula Racing Car Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Summer Race Meeting at Oulton Park in July 1992.

It's the 1969 Lola T142 of Nick Buttress and is thought to be chassis SL142/37. Formula 5000 was introduced in 1968 as an open-wheel single seater Formula for cars with a maximum capacity of 5,000cc, and most cars had American V8 engines of that size with Chevrolet being the most favoured unit.

1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk I

I took his photograph at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It's a 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk I and has the 2,580cc version of the 6-cylinder inline Lagonda engine. The Aston Martin DB2/4 replaced the DB2 and was in production from 1953 to 1957, first with the 2,580cc version of the engine which was replaced by a larger 2,922cc engine in October 1954. This car is chassis LML/516 and it has since been repainted in the traditional Aston Martin metallic green colour.

1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ

This was one of the competitors in the HSCC Historic Road Sports Championship race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2008.

It's the 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (or Sprint Zagato) of James Wiseman which was one of 217 produced between 1959 and 1962 and has a 4-cylinder inline 1,290cc engine.

1959 Lotus Elite

This was one of the competitors in the HSCC Classic Sports Car Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Summer Race Meeting at Oulton Park in July 1992.

It's the 1959 Lotus Elite of George Hadfield which has a 4-cylinder inline 1,216cc Coventry Climax FWE engine. Over 1,000 of these cars were built between 1957 and 1962.

1985 AC 3000ME

I spotted this car when walking from Lodge Corner towards the paddock at Oulton Park during the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Historic Race Meeting in May 1987.

It's a 1985 AC 3000ME and has a 2,994cc V6 Ford Essex engine. The prototype was introduced by AC at the 1973 London Motor Show as the AC 3000, but only went on sale in 1978 - though the first customer cars were not delivered till 1979. Sales were poor and only 76 vehicles had been built when production was halted by AC in 1984. The car and the AC name were licensed to a company called AC (Scotland) plc but only 30 cars had been built when that company went into receivership in 1985.

1954 Austin Healey 100

This car took part in the HSCC Pre '60 Historic Sports Car Championship  race at the HSCC Spring Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1986.

It's Andrew Usher's 1954 Austin Healey 100. Two versions of the Austin Healey 100 were produced from 1953 to 1956, the BN1 from 1953 to 1955 and the BN2 from 1955 to 1956, the main difference being that the BN2 had a four-speed gearbox instead of the three-speed of the BN1. Both the BN1 and BN2 were powered by the 2,660cc 4-cylinder inline engine of the unsuccessful Austin A90 Atlantic. Logically Andrew Usher's car should be a BN1 model, but the two-tone paintwork was only introduced with the BN2.

1960 Lola MkII FJ

This car competed in the Formula Junior Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Summer Race Meeting at Oulton Park in July 1992.

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It's the 1960 Lola MkII Formula Junior car of Tony Steele and appears to have a 4-cylinder online Ford Kent 1,098cc engine. Formula Junior was introduced in 1959 as a class of racing where younger drivers could be introduced to single-seater racing. It ended when Formula 2 and Formula 3 were re-introduced to the racing scene for the 1964 season and Formula Junior has continued to be featured at historic racing events.

1958 MGA Prototype

This car competed in the HSCC Pre '60 Historic Sports Car Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It was entered by Smith & Latimer Ltd and driven by Colin Pearcy, and it's a 1958 MGA Twin Cam Prototype. The MGA Twin Cam had a 1,588cc engine, but the programme of this event shows the engine capacity as 1,800cc.