Brands Hatch ( Paddock Hill bend ) alterations (1960's ?)

[gfm]

God knows Peter, sorry. F R C Fred Boothby owned two of them, both with 1100 Climaxs. We were very 'novice' with them, this in 67 -68. I remember them as being less than perfect, rather like the Lotus 30/40; they endured some fairly major shortcomings in the rear suspension dept. Along with Nellemans, it looks as though someone has given them a bit of thought since.
Thanks very much (again) Andrew for putting the pictures up. One or two of those Anglias were quick.

[pirenzo]

My dad did a small amount of racing at Brands from 1975-76 and remembers Paddock Hill bend changing. Looking at his racing school pass thing for the two years you can see they also moved the cooper straight further up south bank at the same time, creating a tighter surtees bend.

[D-Type]

They were able to make the changes to the circuit in 1976, including the improved paddock, because the construction of the M20 meant that some planning restrictions were lifted.

[MikeHoyer]

Those were some great pictures guys, anybody got any more of brands in the 50's, or Snetterton? Cheers.

[RAP]

In Sato San's photo you can't see the paddock in the background as you would in a simliar picture today. I assume that the paddock was just what is now the upper paddock. Anyone recall when it was extended, was that as late as 1976? 200 cars in the top paddock must have been crowded! If I recall, the pits were first built as part of the 1960 GP circuit work.
RAP

[gfm]

If I could post pictures, I have one or two shots of the early paddock on the hill with the corrogated roof. But unfortunatetly I can't. Anymore. (Andrew, what the ....?)

[Andrew Kitson]

John, you can no longer post pictures directly onto this forum, but if you register with the free picture hosting site www.imageshack.us , you can then link them to this forum either as a full image or as a thumbnail ( recommended).
Or if you wish, e-mail your shots to me of the old paddock and I'll put them up for you. info@andrewkitson.com

I remember the old paddock at Brands well. Stalls made of scaffolding with the tin roof. The main memory of them was as a 7 year old kid, steering the Lotus 23b down to scruitineering as my dad and the owner pushed, but I 'lost it' into one of the scaffold poles cracking the front bodywork. Ooops!

[Sato san]

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

, but I 'lost it' into one of the scaffold poles cracking the front bodywork. Ooops!

the days before left foot braking ay Andrew .

[D-Type]

Originally Posted by RAP

In Sato San's photo you can't see the paddock in the background as you would in a simliar picture today. I assume that the paddock was just what is now the upper paddock. Anyone recall when it was extended, was that as late as 1976? 200 cars in the top paddock must have been crowded! If I recall, the pits were first built as part of the 1960 GP circuit work.
RAP

I'm pretty sure it was 1976. As I said earlier , the construction of the M20 led to the lifting of some of the planning restrictions. Some of the material excavated for the M20 cuttings was used to build up the Brands paddock. Al in time for the 1976 GP.