1966 Triumph GT6 Mk1

I took this photograph during the Equipe GTS race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1966 Triumph GT6 MkI of Gethin Chislett and has the 6-cylinder inline 1,996cc engine. Triumph went on to produce a MkII then a MkIII, and 40,926 cars were built between 1966 and 1973.

1935/37 Railton LS Tourer

This car took part in two races at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1935/37 Railton LS Tourer of Anthony Fenwick-Wilson and has an 8-cylinder inline 4,168cc Hudson engine.

Here's the car at Brittens chicane during the morning practice session.

1948 Alvis Goodwin Special

This was one of the competitors in the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy Race for Post-War Racing Cars at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1948 Alvis Goodwin Special of Alex Simpson - I've not been able to find out much about the history of the car but it was built by the Goodwin brothers in 1948, apparently using the 6-cylinder inline  4,387cc engine that powered the Alvis Speed 25 in the late 1930s.

Here's the car at Druids Corner during the race.

1989 TVR Tuscan Challenge

This car didn't take part in any of the races, but was in one of the public car parks at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's a 1989 TVR Tuscan Challenge and this note telling the history of the car was on the windscreen:

1925 AC/GN Cognac

This car competed in the Boulogne Trophy Race for Vintage Cars at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1925 AC/GN Cognac  of Tony Lees which is one of several Specials that were constructed in the 1920s and 30s using the chassis of a GN Cyclecar and either an AC or a Frazer Nash engine. The car was built by a Mr S.A.Cohen and 'Cognac' is an acronym composed from the maker’s name –  Cohen, the fact that it had a GN chassis and an AC engine that gives CO-GN-AC. One long time owner was Ron Footitt and the subsequent owner was a good friend of his, Freddy Giles, who told this story of 'Ron's last race' in the programme of the 2005 VSCC meeting at Oulton Park:

Ron’s Last Race…….

‘Ron Footitt of Cognac Special fame, winner of umpteen trophies and five times winner of the Vintage Seaman Trophy Race at Oulton Park, died in November 1990 and wanted his ashes spread at the Cheshire circuit. Ron wanted me to own the Cognac, and when I bought it from him we had quite a conversation about scattering him on the circuit from the back of his car. I could not carry out his wishes last year – the VSCC didn’t go to Oulton and anyway I had broken his favourite toy. This year was different – the car was going well and we were at Oulton. At what point of the weekend, and where on the circuit and how was I to release the ashes? Testing on Friday? Practice session? NO – let Ron do his last Vintage Seaman. Going by the practice times on Saturday, then it seemed quite possible that the Combination of Cognac, self and Ron in a small leather bound box could win the race. It was not to be – young Majzub in a type 35B (breathed on, it is said by Ivan Dutton) who didn’t practice until Sunday morning, had beaten our best practice times of Saturday. Never mind – let’s not give up before we start! The Sunday weather didn’t start too well and soon we were into rain. The expert opinion of Martin Stretton was called for – how to drive Oulton in the wet. It was fast, it was slippery, Old Hall got more and more slippery as the race went on. Ron and I couldn’t live with Julian, but we were well ahead of Alex Boswell in the Bequet-Delage and then in the mirrors appeared the great giant-killer, Stu Harper in the Morgan. At one time I’m sure that we were welded together and then he made his move, that I couldn’t stop and he was past, only to lose it at Old Hall! I didn’t get past him and I’m sure Ron was kicking me! Anyhow we finished a creditable third and on the slowing down lap I let Ron out as we came up Deer’s Leap under the Dunlop Bridge and just after Knickerbrook. It had been arranged with the photographers for that to be Where, and How was from the box that had been with me for the race. Sorry Ron, we weren’t first home, but we all three enjoyed it nonetheless.’

1929 Frazer Nash Super Sports

I took this photograph at Druids corner during the 45th Bill Phillips Race for Standard & Modified Pre-war Sports Cars at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's Mrs Jo Blakeney-Edwards in a 1929 Frazer Nash Super Sports which has 4-cylinder inline 1,496cc engine. About 165 of these chain drive cars were built between 1925 and 1930, mainly with Anzani engines.

1958 Peerless

This car competed in the Equipe Pre-63 race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in 2019 and is pictured at the Knickerbrook chicane during the morning practice session.

It's the 1958 Peerless of Dan and Lucas Smith and is here leading the 1962 Jaguar E-Type of Paul Kennelly. The Peerless was based on the running gear of the Triumph TR3 with the 4-cylinder inline 2,138cc engine and about 325 were produced between 1957 and 1960.

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza

This car competed in two races at the VSCC's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019 and is pictured at Britten's chicane during the morning practice session.

It's the 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza of Chris Mann which he drove for about 10 years in the red colour of Italy until it was rebuilt recently and given this two-tone blue colour scheme as a tribute to prewar French racing driver Hellé Nice. Vittorio Jano designed the 8-cylinder supercharged engine in 1931 originally with a capacity of 2,336cc and Tazio Nuvolari's victory in the 1931 Italian Grand Prix gave it the 'Monza' name. In 1933 the engine was enlarged to 2,557cc and in 1935 to 2,905cc. As Chris Mann's car is a 1932 model it should have the 2.3 litre engine, but the programme of this event shows the capacity as 2,750cc.

1938 ERA Parnell Challenger

This car took part in one of the races at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Formula Vintage meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's Duncan Ricketts' 1938 ERA Parnell Challenger, a car that was conceived by Reg Parnell for the 1½ litre Formule Internationale which was expected to be introduced in 1941 - events in 1939 obviously stopped that from happening. It was apparently intended to be fitted with an MG engine, but its only appearance before the war was at Prescott in early 1939 when it had an ERA engine. After the war Reg Parnell fitted it with an 8-cylinder inline Delage engine, but lost interest in the project after acquiring a Maserati 4CL. It was driven by David Hampshire in a couple of events with the Delage engine in 1947 and more recently came into the ownership of Duncan Ricketts who restored the car with a supercharged 1,488cc ERA engine.

Here's Duncan Ricketts at Hislop's chicane during the morning practice session.....

.....and at Druids Corner during the race.

1934/35 Riley ERA

This car was entered in the Oulton Park Trophy race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1934/35 Riley ERA of David Hawkins and was driven that day by James Baxter. Originally a 4-cylinder inline 1½ litre 1934 Riley 12/4 it was given a 6-cylinder 1,981cc ERA engine at some time in the 1980s.

Here's James Baxter at Knickerbrook during the morning practice session when he qualified in third position on the grid, but unfortunately during the race failed to complete the first lap.

Friday's Ferrari

This is one of the cars I photographed in the car park at Old Trafford before a match there in October 2019.

It's a 2017 Ferrari 488 GTB with the 3,902cc twin turbocharged 32 valve F154 V8 engine which has two overhead camshafts per bank. Manufacture of the 488 started in 2015 and ended in February 2019. Its successor is an updated version of the 488, the Ferrari F8 Tributo.

1930 Alvis Silver Eagle

I took these photographs in one of the pit garages at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's James Mac Hulbert's 1930 Alvis Silver Eagle receiving some attention early in the morning prior to the start of the day's activities where it was driven by Edward Williams. The programme of the event says that it has a 2,580cc supercharged engine.

Lamborghini

I took these photographs at the Stockport Lamborghini dealer, H R Owen in August 2019.

Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce Coupe LP750-4

Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce Roadster LP750-4

The Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 is a 4-wheel drive car and has a 6,498cc V12 engine which produces 750 PS (which apparently stands for Pferdstarke, German for Horsepower, which is slightly less than the 'hp', or Horsepower that has been used since the late 18th century).

Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4

Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder LP640-4

Lamborghini Huracán Performante Coupe LP640-4

The Lamborghini Huracán is a 4-wheel drive car and has a 5,204 cc V10 engine, the LP610 producing 610 PS and the LP640 640 PS.

Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2, which has rear wheel drive only and has the 5,204 cc V10 engine, producing 580 PS.

1900 Georges Richard Dogcart

This vehicle is waiting to join in the Track Parade of the Cheshire Life Concours entrants during the lunchtime break at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1900 Georges Richard Dogcart entered by Mrs H Peacop and Rodney Fowler, and has a 2 cylinder 9hp 708cc engine.

1950 Comet MkI F3

This was one of the competitors in the F3 500s race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Formula Vintage meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's Duncan Rabagliati in his 1950 Comet MkI at Britten's chicane during the morning practice session. The Comet MkI was built by Brian Heyward and his father to replace an aged Cooper MkIV and it originally had a JAP engine, later replaced with a Norton unit. There's a 500 Owners Association site that has lots of details about the 500cc Formula 3 years, including details of the many different marques that were created for the Formula.

Here's the Comet at Druids Corner during the race.

Three Aeroplanes

I took the photographs of these three aeroplanes passing over Hyde on a sunny day in February 2019 a few minutes before they landed at Manchester Airport.

This is Emirates flight EK17 from Dubai and it's an Airbus A380-861, registration number A6-EEJ

This is TUI flight BY2627 from Chambery and it's a Boeing 737 MAX 8, registration number G-TUMC. After two fatal accidents the MAX 8 was grounded in March 2019 and has only recently been cleared to resume service.

This is Saudia flight SV123 from Jeddah and it's a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registration number HZ-AR23.

1938 Lagonda V12 Le Mans

This car competed in the Bill Phillips Race for Standard & Modified Pre-war Sports Cars at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's Mark Butterworth's 1938 Lagonda V12 Le Mans, two of which were built for the 1939 Le Mans 24 Hour race, and afterwards several of the short chassis Lagonda Rapide models were converted to Le Mans Replicas.

The cars that competed at  Le Mans in 1939 had a 4,479cc V12 engine with 4 SU carburettors and finished in third and fourth places driven by Arthur Dobson/ Charles Brackenbury and Lord Selsdon/ Lord William Walleran respectively.

Here's Mark Butterworth at Britten's chicane during the morning practice session.....

.....and here at Druids Corner during the race.

Frazer Nash BMW 319

For 12 years from 1922 Frazer Nash Limited, and from 1927 AFN Limited, produced only chain driven cars. In 1934 AFN Limited became the British agents for BMW, importing and assembling the cars at their Falcon Works in Isleworth, badging the cars as 'Frazer Nash BMW'. Here are photographs of three Frazer Nash BMW 319s that took part in the AutoSolo Driving Tests in the paddock at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

This is the 1935 Frazer Nash BMW 319 Type 45 Saloon of Richard Gatley and has a 6-cylinder inline 1,911cc engine. 

Brooke Saunders' 1936 Frazer Nash BMW 319 Type 55 has a 6-cylinder inline 1,971cc engine.

The 1937 Frazer Nash BMW of Mark Garfitt has the 6-cylinder inline 1,911cc engine.

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza

This car competed in two races at the VSCC's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

Shown here in the scrutineering bay, it's the 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza of Chris Mann which he drove for about 10 years in the red colour of Italy until it was rebuilt recently and given this two-tone blue colour scheme as a tribute to prewar French racing driver Hellé Nice. Vittorio Jano designed the 8-cylinder supercharged engine in 1931 originally with a capacity of 2,336cc and Tazio Nuvolari's victory in the 1931 Italian Grand Prix gave it the 'Monza' name. In 1933 the engine was enlarged to 2,557cc and in 1935 to 2,905cc. As Chris Mann's car is a 1932 model it should have the 2.3 litre engine, but the programme of this event shows the capacity as 2,750cc.

Here's Chris Mann at Britten's chicane during the morning practice session.

2017 McLaren 570GT

I was walking down the road past the local Shell filling station in Hyde one rainy day towards the end of last year when I spotted this car waiting to refuel.

It's a 2017 McLaren 570GT which has a 3,799cc twin turbocharged V8 M838T engine with twin overhead camshafts and 4 valves per cylinder. The 570GT first made an appearance in 2015 and is still being produced.