03/09/2026
105 Cup Race Report
Oulton Park Gold Cup
29th to 31st August 2026
The 2026 Oulton Park Gold Cup will be remembered for not only it’s weather, but the exceptionally exciting racing that both competitors and spectators were treated to. At times biblical, the rain hit qualifying and both races, standing water, spray so dense drivers could barely see the car in front on occasions. But driving standards were high and there were no incidents involving damage, although there were a few excursions off the tarmac at times.
The 105 Cup, run by the Historic Sports Car Club, were once again sharing a grid with 70’s Roadsports, a pairing that has proven to be very successful all season.
In the GT class we saw Nick Edmond in his Giulia Saloon for the first time this season. An ex rally driver Edmond humbled most of the field in qualifying and race 1, pushing his car to the limit, the crowd loving his sideways approach to many of the corners. Nick won Race 1 splitting the faster GTA cars, followed by Jonny Horsfield who showed his experience in the wet conditions. Nick Peart was 3rd and Harrison Compton-Goddard 4th.
On Monday Race 2 saw a very wet start again but after a restart due to breakdown in lap 1 the track dried significantly. This eroded Edmonds advantage and lap times were much closer. Victory again went to Edmonds, but Peart came in second and Chris Compton-Goddard third.
In the GTV class there was a single runner, Jon Wagstaff, so he was odds on favourite for the Class win provided he could keep in on the black stuff in the very challenging conditions. With the faster GTA cars unable to put their power down on the slippery surface Wagstaff’s skills came to the fore, scrapping with Edmond in Race 1 and splitting the GTA’s to finish 3rd overall. An even better performance in race 2 humbled the whole grid with Wagstaff, enjoying the rain, coming in 1st Alfa – an overall win.
The GTA’s saw some very tight racing in race 1 between Alex Child and Andy Hill. The spectators very much enjoyed Childs somewhat exuberant driving style, his rear end dancing through every corner as his teetered on the edge. Hill sat on Childs tail for the whole race, unable to get past and finished second. Nigel Musto finished third followed by Paul Wallis in 4th.
Race 2 saw a bit of a shake up as Child got a poor start and Hill got ahead in the first corner putting a few cars between him and Child who also had Musto on his tail. In his desperation to catch up Child came off at Lodge but managed to get back on the tarmac just in front of Musto who was getting faster and faster, this weekend being his first in the rain. As Hill built his lead Child came off again at Cascade letting Musto through who started eating into Hills lead. With 2 laps to go Hill span at Lodge, stationary for just enough time for Musto to drive past into the lead, a position he hung on to until the finish.
Despite the weather everyone was thrilled by the Gold Cup experience. They say it’s the wet ones you will always remember and that will certainly be true of this event. A very successful weekend of racing. Our thanks to the HSCC, 70’s Roadsports whose driving standards in the very poor conditions were exceptional and to Oulton Park.
The next event will be the finals at Silverstone on 10th and 11th October.
Results Race 1
GT – 1st Nick Edmond, 2nd Jonny Horsfield, 3rd Nick Peart
GTV – 1st Jon Wagstaff
GTA – 1st Alex Child, 2nd Andy Hill, 3rd Nigel Musto
Results Race 2
GT – 1st Nick Edmond, 2nd Nick Peart, 3rs Chris Compton-Goddard
GTV – 1st Jon Wagstaff
GTA – 1st Nigel Musto, 2nd Andy Hill, 3rd Alex Child
