Loton Park

Track Guide

Loton Park is a deer park owned by Sir Michael Leighton. It is at Alberbury, near Shrewsbury (map reference 126/358143).

The venue is used for hill climb events. The first section (to Triangle) can be very slippery when wet and takes time to dry out because of the trees. Pictures are from a track walk. Notes relate to a run in a 4/4 Zetec.

[ Start Line ]
The track dips down hill at the start. Accelerate and change into 2nd gear.

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It sweeps up and right.

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Along a short straight.

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Pick your braking point for Hall Corner.

[ Hall Corner ]
Hall Corner is a sharp 90° left hander.

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The exit is quite tight.

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Accelerate towards Loggerheads.

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Brake.

[ Loggerheads ]
Balance the car round the left hander.

[ Loggerheads ]
The track runs downhill.

[ Loggerheads ]
Brake late for Fletchers Dellow.

[ Fletchers Dellow ]
Fletchers Dellow is a sharp downhill left hander.

[ Fletchers Dellow ]
A tricky off-camber exit.

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Accelerate and change into 3rd gear on the short straight.

[ Triangle ]
Brake hard and change down to 2nd gear for the sharp right hand bend - Triangle.

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Let the car run out wide, accelerating hard.

[ Keepers Corner ]
Accelerate through the right hander, stay in 2nd gear.

[ Keepers Corner ]
A quick dab on the brakes before the left hand Keepers Corner.

[ Keepers Corner ]
Tight exit.

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Then flat out up the hill.

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Take 3rd gear.

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Pick a braking point near the crest.

[ Fallow ]
Brake hard, change down into 2nd gear and steer to the right on the approach to the sharp left hand Fallow bend.

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Tight exit.

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Accelerate hard.

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Accelerate hard.

[Museum Corner ]
Keep left, brake just before the crest for the blind Museum Corner.

[ Museum Corner ]
Keep tight to the inside.

[ Museum Corner ]
Accelerate as the bend opens.

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Flat out across the finish.



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