Hillman imp Oulton Park Gold cup 2011

[@michaelevans2975]

I'm only 11 yrs late but that's awesome. Love the engine sound.

[@thehillmanator]

Interesting it was the souls that first attracted me similar age to yourself!

[@thehillmanator]

sound not soul

[@2000jago]

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[@thehillmanator]

@minimr2 Thanks, yes ended up 3rd behind 2 lotus cortina's, was my first time ever on the podium ! roll on 2012

[@Classiccarbscouk]

what a launch and what a race!!!!

[@matthewalexander3891]

Brilliant racing!👌🏽👌🏽

[@a1tripod]

I don't know if anyone has told you but, there is far more grip on the black than on the green.

[@andyracksthecams]

Love the direction change technique at the slow chicane.

[@ban2310]

Great vid,and great final pass on the other Imp.

[@shed_racing]

I love this

[@2000jago]

Wouldn't it be great if the video just suddenly ended prematurely? I mean why wait for the finish line when you can just cut the footage mid-corner...

[@isuavingalaff]

i loved watching the screen crack as 49seconds....good driving.

[@marlzeiss]

at 0.49 the windscreen is cracked, a stone or was the vibrations? however fantastic race !!!

[@wilspu5590]

No radio?

[@georgejacob3162]

The most hectic 65 mph I've ever seen! 65 in all gears and on all surfaces!

[@knutspeed]

Fabolous racing as usual! You are lucky to have such a tight field to fight! Very impressed by driving & handling - if i was in the UK i'd tak you to a pub and fuel you up until I knew all your setup & driving tricks :) keep the excellent vids coming!

[@simonbertioli4696]

Again, most enjoyable... pity not longer... However, good clean driving...

[@baltymora2]

Very nice 👍

[@mrradman2986]

Great in car footage for 2011.

[@ytwos1]

Is this guy an off-roader? Great sounding engine.

[@ribbo1]

I approve of this imp related Oulton'ness, Bravo!

[@KuervoCharrua]

better than f1 !!

[@csykes23]

Watching my mother play video games is better than F1

[@csykes23]

That's not to say that this video isn't excellent though, I think I was there that day!!

[@magna59]

Amazing .... great footage. The guy in the red was being a bit of a gear lever end !

[@TheCashinater]

some good racing, i was watching there from old hall corner just before the straight, that guy infront didnt seem to give up on you

[@gunarone1]

Nice driving, she sounded bloody brilliant too.

[@georgegunn150]

Lovely stuff and sounds brilliant.

[@chrisharper832]

Nice driving-great footage!

[@newtronix]

Nice bit of Imp on Imp action.

[@thehillmanator]

thanks i am a sensible driver now 🤣

[@p911997gt3]

Nice footage, i am surre you had Lots of Fun

[@ThePugMonkey]

Loved it - great stuff

[@minimr2]

Nice video and great driving did you catch the cortina s

[@badassgameruncut7757]

Do u know lee shorthouse ?? He just joined the imp club

[@jonnytheboy23]

Looks like top fun, Hillman Imps rock!

[@houseofproducers8167]

Great driving mate!

[@Avtovaz21057]

i must be the 29,000 watchers of this vid, its good whne your pissed :) Imps are amazing

[@67Colint]

Fantastic racing!!

[@thehillmanator]

@AquariousRS Hi Tim, i remember you, did you used to help out ron and barry at the workshop in skemersdale? or have i got you mixed up?

[@DavidHoldenWoodturning]

That was boss! Great racing!

[@ianrkav]

Hillman Imps! I thought they were extinct! What engine have you got in this?

[@djmidg]

Awesome. Gripping the keyboard as though I'm driving !

[@minislayer2010]

Both Imps sounded sweet Andy. I bought Poppy from Ron back in 2009 and rebuilt to rally spec, but never got to turn a wheel in anger :( Are you still racing ??

[@69waveydavey]

Poetry in motion.

[@wendellfugate9069]

The Imp!!

[@alancollard8939]

andy i run a ginetta in the u s a, it had a so called c r box ,that dropped 2k between 3/4 gears,i noticed that you must have a dog box , which is what im building now , but im try to figure out the top gear as we have never had any data to go by , i see you use 9k to shift what do you pull in top oulton does have much straight , say snett for instance , if you dont want to post this info i understand

[@ArnaudShanghai]

Brilliant!

[@TheGoprokid22]

0:48 cracked windscreen

[@63hezemans]

0.49 wrong line has cost a windscreen

[@tealjacks9125]

kin brillz ...😎

[@paulrunell7821]

good battle with the 97

[@thehillmanator]

@AquariousRS i am who are you ?

[@caseyjones8477]

Damn, go little car go.

[@stuartliddle7228]

I KNOW its real, but it blurs the lines between real and sim..... GREAT GRAPHICS!

[@eddkennedy6458]

brilliant those two imps were in a dog fight.

[@DarrenRavenscroft]

Brilliant little dog fight with the blue car there! Although i have say.. you seem a little impatient trying to pass him on corners? Massive Kudos :)

[@bugattieb110ss]

Think I saw nearly 10,000rpm at one point near the beginning - all from a 1950's design of engine.

[@MrHarleyoldfart]

1950's?

[@nickclark6001]

yes Coventry climax F1 engineering ..

[@thehillmanator]

ha ha not at all he is my pal,he hadnt seen me, none of these lads do intentional moveovers we are all gentleman!

[@schadeduivenvoorde264]

window breaks at 0.49

[@suffolkngood]

Nice vid... novice in front had quite a quick car though !!! bugger,....

[@maxgraphix2004]

Hillman Imp or Sunbeam Chamois = my first car in life !

[@Retro_Rich]

Singer Chamois. Sunbeam Stiletto ;-)

[@danvorobiov]

Far better than F1

[@rabp]

Cracking

[@houseyUK]

Evidence, not that it's needed for those of us who race, that track times mean nothing when it comes to racing enjoyment.

[@psk5746]

Nobody blips on down changes anymore ... weird, poor engines and driving wheels. Looks like a heck of a lot of fun though

[@LTTPUK]

'Kin ell fire - I thought you were never gonna get past that other imp!! ;-) I love imps - but I reckon they're best at rally - don't seem to have the straight line speed for track racing.

[@spitharoo]

I had a Hillman Imp in the early 80s. It could only do 50 m.p.h. tops. LOL

[@nickclark6001]

must have been something wrong with it , 80+ was the norm

[@darticulate8751]

far too slow 4 me! Also it songs like a ruddy lawnmower ! Gads Zuk !

[@simonbertioli4696]

Great...bit stupid the start...why tangle with the red imp...equally why tangle...these are becoming rare cars. But it is great to see them racing still... Great video...👍👍👍👏

[@Down_The_Rabbit_Hole]

poor mans porche my dad had two ........ we were poor ....... but happy.

[@ollie2052000]

Theres some bad drivers in this vid!

[@monkeyboy85]

Some silly driving cutting onto the grass at the start and more patience would of allowed you to attack more on the straights but good vid all the same : )

[@jamiewallace7685]

The dude in the red & white Imp should've been blacked flagged! Terrible race driving!

[@cocodog85]

9000 RMP‼ yikes

[@thehillmanator]

9000 is tame compared to what the racers used in period ! 👍

[@cocodog85]

@@thehillmanator and on a three bearing main crank. i never owned an imp. although there were a few in my neighborhood here on the other side of the pond. i recall seeing one with a flat tire and the frame was so stiff that when the owner jacked up the left rear corner the front left wheel was off the ground as well. it was a cool little car for a teenager. my friends had an austin a40 and a ford anglia, so i'm sort of familiar with brit econo boxes. thanks for the vid.