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Post by chrish on Jun 23, 2011 19:41:48 GMT
Here's a few I took on Sunday from the iconic Brands Hatch circuit just to the south east of London. It held Grand Prix racing until 1985 when Nigel Mansell won the last race. Now it's used for British Touring Cars, British Superbikes, Supertrucks and the German DTM championship. I think it's probably the best circuit in the British Isles as it has lots of dips, hills, corners and a nice forested area. On Sunday it was the turn of the British GT and the Formula 3 Championship. Not quite Wimbledon prices but £20 quid for almost 8 hours motor racing is a very good deal. 1. Lotus Evora GT4  2. A Formula 3 car  3. Brake, brake, brake.  4. Downhill from Druids  5. Sepia Shot  6. Ferrari 430 Scuderia of the Rosso Verde Team  7. A magnificent Ford GT  8. An Audi R8  9. Oh Fuchs!  10. Porsche 997 GT3 of Trackspeed Racing  |
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Post by stuartB on Jun 23, 2011 19:45:39 GMT
JamesB close your eyes, you are not old enough for this high class pornography  |
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Post by lambethgull on Jun 23, 2011 19:57:11 GMT
Not quite Wimbledon prices but £20 quid for almost 8 hours motor racing is a very good deal. Sounds a good deal Chris. I've cycled past it several times, as it's only an hour and a bit away from South London by bike. I'd imagine there are very few people who arrive at Brands Hatch on a bicycle however ;D Nigel Mansell...looked and sounded like a suburban Dad. Great driver though apparently  |
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Post by chrish on Jun 23, 2011 21:00:14 GMT
Not quite Wimbledon prices but £20 quid for almost 8 hours motor racing is a very good deal. Sounds a good deal Chris. I've cycled past it several times, as it's only an hour and a bit away from South London by bike. I'd imagine there are very few people who arrive at Brands Hatch on a bicycle however ;D Nigel Mansell...looked and sounded like a suburban Dad. Great driver though apparently It's well worth it. I paid an extra fiver to park inside the circuit opposite the Cooper Straight rather than park for free in the field just to the north of the main grandstand. I think it was worth it. I watched the rain interrupted Formula Ford Race from the comfort of my own car. |
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Post by JamesB on Jun 24, 2011 10:58:24 GMT
Great pics. Just a shame that this year British F3 isn't going to Thruxton, and for most of the summer they're on a tour of European circuits
Love the Lotus there in Gold Leaf colours that the F1 team used before the famous JPS black and gold
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Post by aussie on Jun 24, 2011 11:05:59 GMT
Funny how there`s no pictures of tennis but there is of racing!
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Post by lambethgull on Jun 24, 2011 11:31:07 GMT
Not really. Chris has a camera, an eye for a shot and an interest in photography; I have none of those things!
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Post by chrish on Jun 24, 2011 21:24:41 GMT
Great pics. Just a shame that this year British F3 isn't going to Thruxton, and for most of the summer they're on a tour of European circuits Love the Lotus there in Gold Leaf colours that the F1 team used before the famous JPS black and gold Yes I love those colours as well, although the JPS colours have their own iconic status as well. Yeah, the GT series is going to Spa next. I'm tempted I have to say. |
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Post by chrish on Jun 24, 2011 21:26:27 GMT
Not really. Chris has a camera, an eye for a shot and an interest in photography; I have none of those things! It's a good job I didn't go to Wimbledon last night, otherwise I would've just taken pictures of Sabine Lisicki's shapely thighs! |
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Post by stuartB on Jun 24, 2011 21:59:43 GMT
Great pics. Just a shame that this year British F3 isn't going to Thruxton, and for most of the summer they're on a tour of European circuits Love the Lotus there in Gold Leaf colours that the F1 team used before the famous JPS black and gold Yes I love those colours as well, although the JPS colours have their own iconic status as well. Yeah, the GT series is going to Spa next. I'm tempted I have to say. Spa has got to be the greatest circuit ever!! The JPS Lotus was very iconic and i still have the model car from when I was a kid. Nigel Mansell was driving it then but got to see Senna's at Birmingham Motorshow (84/85?) |
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Post by chrish on Jun 24, 2011 23:00:31 GMT
Yes I love those colours as well, although the JPS colours have their own iconic status as well. Yeah, the GT series is going to Spa next. I'm tempted I have to say. Spa has got to be the greatest circuit ever!! The JPS Lotus was very iconic and i still have the model car from when I was a kid. Nigel Mansell was driving it then but got to see Senna's at Birmingham Motorshow (84/85?) I remember Nigel Mansell binning his JPS Lotus at the Monaco GP when he was leading by a fair distance. He's still my favourite ever racing driver. I was glad he finally become World champion even though the car was miles better than anything else. He was so close to winning it twice before he had the exploding tyre in Adelaide and the crash at Suzuka. The late charges he used to do kept people watching Grand Prix until the end. I think Spa is up there with the truly great circuits. |
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Post by lambethgull on Jun 25, 2011 0:25:06 GMT
Not really. Chris has a camera, an eye for a shot and an interest in photography; I have none of those things! It's a good job I didn't go to Wimbledon last night, otherwise I would've just taken pictures of Sabine Lisicki's shapely thighs! Stewards have a different role at SW19, Chris |
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Post by chrish on Jun 25, 2011 8:26:36 GMT
It's a good job I didn't go to Wimbledon last night, otherwise I would've just taken pictures of Sabine Lisicki's shapely thighs! Stewards have a different role at SW19, Chris Confound it! They ruin everything. |
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