22 Facts About Brands Hatch

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Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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British Rallycross Circuit at Brands Hatch was designed and constructed by four-times British Rallycross Champion Trevor Hopkins.

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Unlike earlier rallycross courses at Brands Hatch, cars start on the startline then veer right and downhill on the loose at Paddock Hill Bend.

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Brands Hatch was originally the name of a natural grassy hollow that was shaped like an amphitheatre.

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Brands Hatch remained in operation during the 1930s, but after being used as a military vehicle park and being subject to many bombing raids during World War II, it needed much work before it could become a professional racing circuit.

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Just one week later, and again at Brands Hatch, Sheene took his first race win, and he did it is style by an incredible 12 seconds.

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Motor Racing is a dangerous game and there had been some fatalities at Brands Hatch including the deaths of George Crossman, Tony Flory and Stuart Duncan in the mid-60s.

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Brands Hatch drove the DN5; Pryce carved his way through the field, closing upon Jody Scheckter's Tyrrell-Cosworth when Scheckter's engine blew.

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The Brands Hatch race was run on the Club Circuit which was then renamed the Indy Circuit in honour of the guests.

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10.

In 1984, Brands Hatch become the first British circuit to hold Grands Prix in three consecutive years since the 1950s.

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11.

On 22 September 1985, Brands Hatch hosted the second British round of the World Endurance Championship in the form of the Brands Hatch 1000km.

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12.

Brands Hatch was perceived as a poorer facility, and it did have very little run-off and room to expand, something Silverstone as a former World War II airfield had in acres.

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Almost exactly a year later, Brands Hatch echoed to the sound of the sports car, although the championship was now called, World Sports-Prototype Championship for Teams and the race was the Shell Gemini 1000 run on 26 July 1987.

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Brands Hatch has held sixteen Superbike World Championship, since 1993, when Giancarlo Falappa's double victory in the pouring rain, including two rounds in 2000.

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Brands Hatch has featured in many of the pivotal moments in the championship's history, including Carl Fogarty's double victory in 1995, and more recently James Toseland's double in 2007, not forgetting Shane 'Shakey' Bryne's double as a "wildcard" entrant back in 2003.

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16.

Brands Hatch would attract a record crowd of 100,000 spectators to Brands.

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17.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Palmer, head of Brands Hatch owner MotorSport Vision, said the decision to part with the DTM was a mutual one.

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Brands Hatch had hosted Britcar's 'Into the Night' race from 2008 to 2011.

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19.

The Rallycross Grand Prix ran at Brands Hatch between 1982 and 1994 and was an open competition for anyone who owned a Rallycross car.

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20.

In September 2012, Brands Hatch was the base for the Road Cycling events of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

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21.

Riders raced around a course that starts and finishes at Brands Hatch and encompasses both the circuit and local roads surrounding it.

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22.

Brands Hatch set this on his Yamaha at the April round of the 2017 British Superbike Championship.

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