F1 Lotus 25 warm up engine sound 1.5 litre V8 Gold Cup 2009 Oulton Park

Gold Cup meeting over the Bank Holiday weekend of 30/31 August 2009

The Lotus 25 was one of the most significant cars in Formula 1 development of the 1960s, and was the first such car to feature a monocoque chassis construction. Clark won the 1963 World Championship in chassis R4, taking wins in the Belgian, Dutch, French and British Grands Prix as well as in the non-championship Gold Cup race at Oulton Park. In September 1963, Clark dominated the Gold Cup and recorded the first 100mph lap of the Cheshire track.


Now, after a gap of nearly 46 years, Lotus 25 chassis R4 returned to Oulton Park for the Gold Cup weekend to race in the pair of races for the Historic Grand Prix Car Association. Subject to a final shakedown at the Lotus test track, chassis R4 will race for the first time in nearly 40 years. At the wheel will be Lancastrian former touring car racer Andy Middlehurst, who is a life-long fan of Jim Clark.




The famous Lotus sold for close to US $1 million at auction late last year and is not thought to have raced since 1970. The car has spent most of the intervening years in New Zealand and Australia; it is now owned by Australian John Bowers and is being tended by Classic Team Lotus. "The owner wants to see the car race in Europe," said CTL's Clive Chapman, the son of Lotus founder Colin.

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