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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
I used to go to Brands loads, from the mid '70s to the late '80s, including the very last F1 GP ever held there. I went to the Champ Car race as I hadn't been to Brands for years and it was CART, in the UK. Although it was great to see those Reynards and mostly Lolas charge around, I didn't think the Indy Circuit was long enough, for the event and they should have used the full circuit. The full circuit was ideally suited for Group C, saw some excellent races.
As much as I would like to see F1 return, I don't see it happening. From what I've heard from people who go now and looking at the track photos, the facilities are not up to spec and it would involve a lot of time and a lot of money.
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I watched a Mini and a Mustang go at it at Brands once. They crossed the line side by side every lap, then the Mini would sail past into Paddock and it would all begin again. It was just magical, thanks to a brilliant track design.
You would have to spend millions to have a GP there, and as host tracks are losing money with F1's exorbitant fee's it would never make sense. Brands is a bit of a mish mash of developments that don't really fit together that well. It needs a grandstand like a NASCAR oval. They are painted into a corner having the pits where they are, you can barely get an artic in there.
I just like being able to sit in one place and see the whole track, rather than a glimpse every few minutes like at Silverstone. I used to be nuts about F1, but now I find it so dull I don't really care that it will never come back to Brands Hatch. Next weekend is the Bathurst 1000 and that is a proper race on a proper track that can really make me jump up and down in excitement.
