Hooton Park with Brad Philpot

Expert Hooten Park track guide from the new GX-UK O-plate champ!

Hooten Park Circuit

Hooton Park Airfield

West Rd.

Hooton

Birkenhead

Ellesmere Port

CH65 1BR

Hooton Park Track Guide

Fast footage

A detailed guide from the winner of the O-Plate at Hooton Park in the GX-UK Class. GX-UK is a low budget race series built around the Honda GX160 and GX200 engines. To keep costs down, GX-UK mandate any chassis UK or CIK homologated chassis up to and including 2018. This hot lap was taken from the Grand Final of the 2023 GX-UK O-Plate in October 2023.

Date: October, 2023
Conditions: Dry
Type of video: Voice over hot lap with slow mo and highlights
Lap time: 44.78
Position: P1, O-Plate Champ
Camera: Go Pro Hero 11 Black Mini

Driver notes

Overtaking:
Into the main hairpin.

Pro tips:
Use the grass with your inside wheel at Turns 1, 2, and the final chicane.

Kart review:
GX-UK TonyKart from 2017 with a Honda GX200 engine.

GX-UK series value for money:
Good.

Inside track

Location: Ellesmere Port
Vibe: Relaxed
Cafe: Small portacabin
Staff: Friendly
Toilets: Recently revamped

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