HSCC announces Oulton Park Tourist Trophy tribute

The HSCC has announced an all-new pre '66 saloon car race to be run at the Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting on the Bank Holiday weekend of August 30/31.

The hour-long race, run in the spirit of the Tourist Trophy, will have the option of two-drivers and will run to the regulations used for the 2008 British Grand Prix support race. Demand for entries is expected to be high, as the race fits in very well with key historic saloon car dates this summer. The Historic Sports Car Club hopes to attract as wide a cross-section of cars as possible, and the race will run in addition to the regular ByBox Historic Racing Saloons Championship round.

The race will celebrate the 1967 Tourist Trophy at Oulton Park, which was the first time the famous race had been run for saloon cars. As a round of the European Touring Car Championship, the race had an international field and was won by Italian Andrea de Adamich in an Alfa Romeo GTA.

Swedish racer Bo Ljungfeldt put his Ford Mustang on pole position, but failed to finish. The entry included Chevrolet Camaros, Ford Mustangs, Alfa Romeos, Porsche 911s, Lotus Cortinas, BMWs and a fleet of Mini Coopers.

Finishing in tenth place overall 42 years ago was Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams in a Mini Cooper S, and his 51-year racing career will be marked during the 2009 race. The HSCC hopes that 'Whizzo' will be on the grid in August and a special award will be presented in his name to the most entertaining driver in the race. The award will be judged by the marshals, as a way of thanking them for supporting HSCC race meetings and to acknowledge Barrie's role as president of the British Motorsport Marshals Club.

Drivers interested in entering the race should contact the HSCC office on 01327 8584500, by fax to 01327 858500 and by e-mail to office@hscc.org.uk