OULTON Park supremo Jonathan Palmer has promised the circuit will not apply for more Sunday racing in the foreseeable future.

He hopes to continue to be a good neighbour to people living in the surrounding villages including Little Budworth where the circuit is based.

Restrictive planning conditions for the picturesque track mean it can only stage four Sunday race days a year.

Sunday is to motor racing what Saturday is to football, the traditional day for the main event, but Mr Palmer, chief executive of Motor Sport Vision which is custodian of Oulton Park, Cadwell Park,

Snetterton and Brands Hatch, said he did not intend to start upsetting the applecart as he launched the 2007 race season.

'It is not in our interests or anyone else's to shake things up now,' he said. 'I am proud of the work we have done to accommodate high-quality racing within the calendar restrictions we face.

'This season we have done some more small things which have barely affected us but will make a real difference to the local residents.

'We met with the surrounding parish councils here and discussed further measures we could take on race-days to improve conditions for those who live nearby.

'One of the main things we were asked to do was to turn the public address down in between races.

'That is not a problem at all because when there are no engines roaring we can afford to bring the tannoy level down and everyone can still hear what's going on.

'We are always happy to find more ways to improve our relationship with our neighbours and, with the circuit welcoming back the British Formula Three Championship and the Avon Tyres GT Championship this season we have proved we can do it without compromising on the quality of racing.'