Alan Auto

Wall mounted March 701 of C #Amon. Photo taken in the 80s @DoningtonParkUK. 11 cars were built and driven by @GrumpySirJackie @MarioAndretti @jpjarier (in the @OP_GoldCup @Oulton_Park) H #Pescarolo, J #Siffert, F #Cevert, R #Peterson. @LienhardRacing @LegenF1 @ClassicFormula1 #F1

@norramot It's classic racing! As it should be. I'd be in!

I really need to go to an IndyCar race. Who’s with me?

With Russell's win in Brazil last weekend, it now means that 60% of the grid in Abu Dhabi are Grand Prix winners. I wonder when this last happened, if at all. Perhaps @karunchandhok or @MBrundleF1 may know?

@dwh43 @Motorcardiaries Yes, John Brindley won the Libre race driving a March 821, RM09.

Absolutely amazing, atmospheric Chris Higginbotham photo of the Oulton Park paddock in 1985. Yes - that is a 312T sharing awning space with M8D-3. Both owned at the time by John Foulston. I believe the 312T is 024, aboard which Clay Regazzoni won the 1975 Italian Grand Prix.

@wtf1official The protection of the drivers, marshalls and other trackside workers is the most important priority. Many national and international races finish under the safety car. These measures are in place to protect everyone and honour those who have lost their lives for motorsport.

Should F1 races be allowed to finish under the Safety Car?

Should F1 races be allowed to end under safety car? wtf1.com/post/should-f1…

The second race for the HSCC Historic Formula Ford Championship at Oulton Park on Saturday 6th August was a great race with 6 drivers contending for second place.  @oultoparkofficial  @HistoricSCC #FormulaFord #merlyn #lotus #marchracingcars

@DavidLawTennis Agree. Best strategy at this point. Get prepared for conquering best of 5 sets.

@FormulaScout A round away from the Grand Prix circus would be a cool idea. It would allow fans who find F1 tickets too pricey to go and attend. Like back in the 70s and 80s. After all, F2 should be able to promote itself enough to successfully host occasional rounds where it's the main event.

Formula 2 is planning to replace the races it would have run at the Russian GP with a round elsewhere that would bring the 2022 season to a record 14 events long formulascout.com/f2-working-to-…

@hartleycomms @Oulton_Park @comms_box @BritishGT @GB3Championship @GB4Championship @GinettaCars All good now and we can enjoy your commentary! Thanks

@alan_auto19 @Oulton_Park @comms_box @BritishGT @GB3Championship @GB4Championship @GinettaCars Thanks - Oulton's electrician whizz Ian has been working hard to resolve the tech issues. Hopefully all good now.

All set in the Knickerbrook box for day two of commentary @Oulton_Park with @comms_box for a great day of @BritishGT @GB3Championship @GB4Championship @GinettaCars

@Motorcardiaries @TrevorCarlin It looks like it might be in the colours Felipe Nasr ran when he won the championship.

@TrevorCarlin I think the car on the left is the F308 which won four consecutive British F3 titles? Can’t remember the chassis number and I’ve lost the Autosport article about it 😩 Most successful single F3 car in history.

Where it all began , everything seemed a little simpler then even the race cars 👍

@___BMA___ Are there any historic cars testing at Donington today?

@uMfuuh @RagnhildF1 I think you are right. If you win a race you deserve to be in the top 10. Let's face it during this period of time only a few drivers are winning Grand Prix.

Top 10 F1 drivers of 2021. Don't fight me. 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Lando Norris 4. Valtteri Bottas 5. Pierre Gasly 6. Carlos Sainz 7. Sergio Perez 8. Fernando Alonso 9. Yuki Tsunoda 10. George Russell

Graham de Zille won the first race of the Ferrari Challenge @oultonpark on Friday 1st October in a Ferrari 488, entered by Meridien Modena.  Graham also raced in FF1600 and the British Formula 3 Championship in the 1980s. In 1987 he raced a Ralt RT31 with a VW Brabham engine

@bencommentator Would you also consider Oulton Park Fosters or full International track? You would have my vote😁

Still think if you want to spice up the F1 grid - qualifying races should be held in identical RF92s and on either the Brands Hatch Indy circuit or pre-91 Silverstone national circuit - regardless of GP location

The winners of the 3 Formula 4 races @Oulton_Park on the 31st July and the 1st August. Race 1 James Hedley Race 2 McKenzy Cresswell Race 3 Joseph Loake @jameshedley67 @Joseph_Loake @fortecmotorsports @jhrdevelopments @britishf4 #druidscorner #clayhill #oultonpark

The Brabham BT62 racing in the GT Cup @Oulton_Park on Sat 3rd July 2021. It finished 5th in race 1 and gained a podium in race 2. The car generates 700 bhp from a naturally aspirated 5.4 litre V8 engine and sounded fantastic around the circuit. @brabhamauto @BrabhamMotorsp1

@NavalAirHistory @rwilliams1947 Perhaps, yes. I presume the issue with be finding funding for this. We're blessed in the UK by having great track investment from MSV and the BARC. French circuits are not so fortunate. Ecclestone's investments at Paul Richard helped with keeping it uptodate for F1's return.

In its present form, Paul Ricard has to be the worst circuit ever used by #F1. Simultaneously garish and featureless, it makes a travesty of the French GP, a race once held at Reims-Gueux, Rouen-les-Essarts and Clermont-Ferrand. Worse than the Caesars Palace car park.

1970 was a very successful year for the Porsche manufacturer in the World Sportscar Championship. They won 9 out of the 10 races that year with a second place for Steve McQueen and Peter Revson in the 12 hours of Sebring in a Porsche 908.