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The group behind 500 c.c. single-seater racing cars was the 500 Club and it, together with the owners, invested the sum of £17,000 on a tarmac surface. Thus Brands Hatch was born as a motor racing venue, and on 16 April 1950, the opening meeting was scheduled for the first purpose-built post-war racing circuit in England, approval having been ...
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The Brands Hatch 1000 km was an endurance sports car event that was part of the World Sportscar Championship for varying years from 1967 until 1989. Originally a six-hour race running under the name BOAC 500 , the event was eventually extended to 1000 kilometres under a number of different sponsorship titles.
Facetti/Finotto had a dramatic time at Brands Hatch, when they lost the lead of the 500 km race. They were comfortably head of the field for 100 of the 120 laps, when the gear level broke in their old BMW CSL.
The following is a list of motor racing venues, ordered by capacity; i.e. the maximum number of spectators they can accommodate.Due to the length of motor racing courses, and the fact that the cars pass each point frequently, it is often not possible to see the entire track from any one seat.
Mugello 500 km Mugello Circuit: All 23 July 8 - 9 8 BOAC 500 (6 Hours) Brands Hatch: Proto/Sports 30 July - 4 - - Coppa Citta di Enna Autodromo di Pergusa: Proto/Sports 6 August - 5 10 9 Sports Car Grand Prix Österrich: Zeltweg Airfield: Sports 20 August - 6 11 10 Swiss Mountain Grand Prix Villars-sur-Ollon: All 27 August - 7 - - 500 km ...
The pair were keen to promote American racers in the UK. They met with Chris Lowe of Motor Circuit Developments (MCD), who ran Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Mallory Park circuits, and Jim Swift of the British Motorcycle Racing Club at the 1970 Daytona 200 and the plan for the Transatlantic Trophy was formulated.
The series was again decided at the final round at Brands Hatch, this time Potter came out on top and won the championship. He also won Snetterton's 'Race of Aces'. [8] The long-awaited Yamaha 500-4 was available for 1980 and Potter returned to competing in the ShellSport 500cc Championship. With a win at Brands he finished 3rd in the series.