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XII Gold Cup Oulton Park

Oulton Park, Great Britain

Date: 21/9/1963
Track length: 4.443 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 27 and 2 reserves
Starters: 25
Finishers: 23

Pole position: Gurney in 1.52,4
Fastest lap: Gurney in 1.53,2 = 141,30 kmh

Distance: 19 laps
Average speed: 138,51 kmh
Weather: Dry
Ruleset: Group 2
Car info:  

 

Dan Gurney made a thunderous start with rear wheels spinning madly, but Graham Hill in his Galaxie took it easier and was out-accelerated by Sears and Taylor, and Adam's Jaguar. However, on Knickerbocker straight, Hill boomed past the trio to take second place.
The unfortunate Whitmore had his Mini-Cooper S become mixed up with a gaggle of cars at Druids, there was a considerable amount of bumping and he emerged with a flat tyre, having punctured it on someone's wheel nuts. This put paid to his chances of the saloon car championship and his prospective battle with Sears.
Gurney was completely master of the race, using the immense acceleration of the drum braked Galaxie to the limit, with a conspicuous absence of wheel-winding and tearaway cornering - in fact, the perfect example of a polished performer. Less familiar with the Galaxie, Graham Hill was not exactly hanging around, but gradually fell back to be pursued by the incredible Lotus Cortinas of Sears and Taylor, which had changed positions.
From the back row of the grid, Salvadori had the unenviable job of trying to get up with the big American cars - so much so that he had a spectacular spin at Old Hall, losing many places before recovering. Leading the Jaguars was Mike Salmon who had edged past Adams.
Mike Young's Anglia led the 1300 cc category, but only just, from Edward Lewis's Mini-Cooper S.  Highest place pushrod Cortina was Bob Olthoff's Willment car.
Gurney eventually overwhelmed the rest of the field and when he crossed the line he was 31 seconds ahead of Hill, and the only others on the same lap were Sears, Taylor and Salmon. Lewis, in a tremendous struggle with Young, pipped the white Anglia by just one tenth of a second, almost a dead heat.
Source : Autosport


Class A-D
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 84 Alan Brown
Ford Galaxie
Dan Gurney, USA
6997 V8 D 19 laps, 36.34,2 1 1.52,4 1.53,2  
2 2 83 John Willment Automobiles
Ford Galaxie
Graham Hill, GB
6997 V8 D 19 laps, 37.05,2 2 1.54,2    
3 1 79 John Willment Automobiles
Ford Lotus Cortina
Jack Sears, GB
1594 L4 B 19 laps, 38.38,2 3 1.58,6 1.59,6  
4 2 82 Team Lotus
Ford Lotus Cortina
Trevor Taylor, GB
1594 L4 B 19 laps, 38.38,4 4 1.58,8    
5 3 88 Atherstone Engineering
Jaguar Mk II 3.8
Mike Salmon, GB
3781 L6 D 19 laps, 38.44,0 5 1.59,8    
6 4 86 Team Tourist Trophy
Jaguar Mk II 3.8
John Adams, GB
3781 L6 D 18 7 2.01,4    
7 5 85 Tommy Atkins
Jaguar Mk II 3.8
Roy Salvadori, GB
3781 L6 D 18 27 no time    
8 3 80 John Willment Automobiles
Ford Cortina GT
Bob Olthoff, ZA
1498 L4 B 18 26 no time    
9 6 89  
Jaguar Mk II 3.8
Chris McLaren, GB
3781 L6 D 18 6 2.01,2    
10 4 78 Fibrepair Ltd
Ford Cortina GT
Mike Donegan, GB
1498 L4 B 18 17 2.10,6    
11 1 68 Westover Racing
Morris Mini Cooper S
Edward Lewis, GB
1071 L4 A 18 10 2.06,0    
12 2 62 Superspeed Conversions Ltd.
Ford Anglia Super
Mike Young, GB
1198 L4 A 18 11 2.06,4 2.04,6  
13 3 64 Cooper Car Co.
Morris Mini Cooper S
Timmy Mayer, USA
1071 L4 A 18 8 2.04,2    
14 4 70 Broadspeed Engineering
Morris Mini Cooper S
John Handley, GB
1071 L4 A 17 12 2.07,8    
15 5 66 Vitafoam Developments
Morris Mini Cooper S
Rupert Jones, GB
1071 L4 A 17 14 2.09,8    
16 6 65 Team Red Rose
Morris Mini Cooper S
Harry Ratcliffe, GB
1071 L4 A 17 13 2.09,4    
17 7 67  
Austin Mini Cooper S
Phil Middlehurst, GB
1071 L4 A 17 16 2.10,2    
18 8 61  
Ford Anglia Super
Anita Taylor, GB
1198 L4 A 17 18 2.11,8    
19 9 71 Broadspeed Engineering
Austin Mini Cooper
Ralph Broad, GB
997 L4 A 17 19 2.14,4    
20 10 76 R.A.F. Motorsport Association
Morris Mini Cooper
Tom Threlfall, GB
997 L4 A 17 22 2.17,0    
21 11 74 Team Red Rose
Morris Mini Cooper
M.E. Caulton
997 L4 A 17 20 2.14,8    
22 12 72  
Morris Mini Cooper
Max Wilson, GB
997 L4 A 17 21 2.17,0    
23 13 75  
Austin Mini Cooper
J.C. Brown, GB
997 L4 A 14 25 2.25,0    
DNF   63 Cooper Car Co.
Austin Mini Cooper S
John Fitzpatrick, GB
1071 L4 A   9 2.04,4   Puncture
DNF   73 Grosvenor Racing
Austin Mini Cooper
Tony Rutt, GB
997 L4 A   24 2.19,4    
DNS   87 Ecurie Red Rose
Jaguar Mk II 3.8
Charles Bridges, GB
3781 L6 D   15 2.09,8    
DNS   77  
Austin Mini Cooper
Michaelle Burns-Grieg, GB
997 L4 A   23 2.17,4